Everything about this man is quality over quantity. (Though I know many who, upon listening, would utter something along the lines of "There are too many notes!") X)
Nonchalant1996 I must have listened to this thousands of times now, ever since I first heard it off twenty six mixes for cash, and yet I can still listen to it regularly.... it is quite rare to find that. In anything.
i had the same experience but with WindowLicker that was the first song of his i ever heard on MTV and it blew my mind and opened up a whole world of music that i was unaware of
I like people like you. I recall myself too. I was lying in bed at night. It evoked such a dreamy mental atmosphere.. saw visions of colorful vapours.. the relaxation, the repeating lines.. 'were taking you on a journey'...'this trip is an endless journey'.. life, existence, is an endless trip. I could feel the reality of the lyrics. And then when that glorious lead synth comes in the second half of the track.. goosebumps and tears.
Coimbra, a little city in the center of Portugal, midway between Porto and Lisboa. As all around the world, you feel the modernity there, cars, smartphones, bars, clubs, companies.. but within the city walls remains a powerful and enigmatic energy that sweep the time away. Portuguese peoples would probably call that the " Saudades" spirit. The weight of the past releases so much beauty, that you end up trapped into a state of smooth melancholy. The barriers of time are falling down, and for a few minutes you are touching the infinity. With Journey, I rediscover this feeling. And I see myself again at the top of this ageless city, at the time when the sunset is blessing peoples and the Mondego river reflecting their souls. I still dont know if Coimbra have been built for this track, or this track have been recorded for this city, but they will for sure always embrace themselves.
2002 Up for 3 days Living next to the aes power plant in Huntington Beach California in a mobile home The beach is right across the street 4am Pea soup fog All the street lights are dim,everything is faint,and the fog makes everything lit to be matted Ocean waves crashing hard Got my Sony discman,and my koss headphones on. Just got to the beach Track #7 starts I'll never forget that feeling of liminal parallels , The mere feeling must've left my shadow to haunt this area for eternity This is pure magic I cannot describe ,and want to get back to that point,but canso when I am gone dead,my shadow will run wild at that place in time , For eternity It will never die
Next to the Beatles' "White Album", and Spinal Tap's "Smell the Glove", "26 Mixes For Cash" has one of the most interesting album covers I've ever seen.
I remember hearing something like this from "SEVEN FORTY SEVEN" FROM boards of Canada' This is very similar, it has the same introspective, natural and hopeful footprint I like this one a lot more because it offers me a whole setting of scenery in small details, I can create an entire fantasy universe straight from this sounds.
I'm not sure why, but this song and this "26 Mixes for Cash" album just reminds me of Los Angeles via the world of director David Lynch's Mulholland Drive. Even though I've never been to LA itself, this song somehow transports me there, amidst the weirdness and 50s-esque glory that may or may not be there. Some sort of bliss engages my being when I listen to the woman's words here. As if I'm invited and taking part in a grand party -- a party of bliss.
I've spend a lot of time in LA and your right this is very LA. I was on Sunset BLVD and this woman looking like the guy from behind Winkies asked me if I "gotta light" for her crack pipe. David Lynch is very good at characterizing the surreal horror of that area. And this Xanax luxury elite sounding song works well with it too.
Listening to this 20+ years after release the subtlety that RDJ showed in the remix is such a delight, and a rarity. It's funny how you can "date" his remixes by their sound.
"This trip is an endless story" Yes, still in 2022 is an endless story and an endless love for this track...first time in 1999, maybe listened for 10,000 times in 23 years...no doubts if I say that it's the best track that i've heard in my life...thanks to Gentle People that made the original masterpiece
Am I the only one who thinks this is an homage to the great jazz song "Rodney Yates" by David Holmes? I think it's a great track, btw, and shows that Richard James got close to jazz....nay, it's proof! He is a jazz man!
This song fills me with profound sadness for some reason. Maybe it's because the melody sounds incredibly melancholic, even regretful; like someone who has made the worst decision of their life and now has to live with the consequences for the rest of their life.
Megane kun well, on my perspective, it's more like the beginning of a bad idea, like, starts like everything is dance and happiness, then, it gets a little sadder, like the begging of a journey, where do you expect an adventure and traveling, but you end with nothing more than a box of bubblegum and cigarettes, this song it's my favorite from all the album tho, pretty good :')
not so melancholic sounds ... just terribly hypnotic, this song is a mirror , it sends you back into you. this song is as much sadness as wisdom as power as love ...
I had jaw surgery when I was 19 that involved a 6-week jaw-wired shut pause on life in general. After the surgery I spent weeks by myself, drinking liquid Vicodin through a tube and listening to this album on repeat. Sure it sucked but this album is amazing.
I looked up this album after reading your comment and read the comment section and realized that your comment was one of the craziest comments I have ever read
Despite being a 'young' person I couldn't agree more. MP3s and the internet have largely killed the soul of music in my opinion. However, the internet has made a broader range of music more accessible. But that said you still have to go and look for it, perhaps if decent stores still existed it would be found too.
@222444adam the reason I was able to find and download this song that mesmerized me long ago is that the music world is changing so I can find and buy more variety, one-by-one collect the songs I love.
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