the arcade fire - funeral

It's been awhile... and that's only because i haven't been able to pull myself away from a couple of new cds i had picked up. The most notable has to be the arcade fire - funeral. They put on an uber-amazing set at lollapalooza and had the entire crowd begging for more. I went to get my more at the local Best Buy, hoping that their CD would capture even a fraction of that aura they had put on live. It delivered, and i swear, i haven't been able to stop listening to it. I listen to it on the way to work, at work, and on the way home from work. I can't get enuff of it. These guys/gals are just plain amazing.

I noticed that they did most of the recording in their apartment on a couple 8 tracks and i could only imagine how crazy that must of been (i swear, they play sooo many damn instruments on this thing...). It's impossible to name a song that would be a "single" (although i believe Neighbourhood # 2 (Laika) is officially their single, and yes... they are canadian..) from this album, because they all should be. They have a refreshing unique sound unlike anything else i have ever heard.

Their first EP has just been re-mastered and re-released. That one is equally as good, but you can see how they have grown into their newest album. The songwriting, instrumentation, arrangements.... it's just too damn good.

So other than that taking all my time away, i've begun playing Starcraft again (Angelz of Mercy!). I'm hoping to regain my chops, and become once again pseudo-korean good at that game (which is impossible, but i can damn well try). You can find me under the alias: rawkon. I am currently 13-3, which isn't too bad for having not played in like 2-3 years. I guess it's like riding a bike, you just don't forget. Either that, or because i'm asian (other perks include being automatically good at Street Fighter 2, and knowing old skewl kung-fu once i get old).

Well, nothing too deep tonight, cause i have to get back to playing starcraft. Oh, my dwarf is now level 51, with his bo-staff skill slowly rising. rawk!