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LifeloggingI am Apollo Lemmon and this is my lifestream. I invite you to join me in my exploration of an integral life. I am focused on discovering what it means to live a life rooted in integral consciousness and I explore spirituality, art, community, technology, fitness and other aspects of a fully engaged life. I am now living in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Last year I wrote of Marion Raven‘s solo album, and how much I had been anticipating the release of music from Marit Larsen, who had been the other half of the duo M2M (and who I must admit having a crush on for some time). I was blown away with this album, even though I had anticipated a leap. Under The Surface is one of the most surprising albums I’ve encountered this year, a vulnerable, joyful, beautiful and devious masterpiece. The overall feeling I had once I finished listening the first time and each listen after was that this is something terribly fresh and exciting in the pop landscape. The authenticity, skillfulness and pure joy of this album will be keeping it playing in my head for a long time to come.
This Friday I’ll have the honour of seeing Buck 65 et Le Film Noir with Matt Mays & El Torpedo at The Seahorse Tavern, a very small venue. It has been a long while since I last saw either artist, so I’m thrilled to have the chance to see them in a couple days.
On Sunday Buck 65 was honoured with the keys to his home community of Mt. Uniacke, a well-deserved recognition of the fine work he has done to give that community and all of Nova Scotia a gravelly voice in the world.
I’ve been a fan for years, so it’s a joy to see such deserved attention paid to Buck 65 and his music.
And speaking of Buck’s music, he recently released a beautifully scrappy album by the name of Strong Arm for free download on his website.
It reminds me of a melding of the quickness of Vertex (his first release) and the evolutionary bits we’ve seen on recent albums like Secret House Against the World. It’s free so you’d be wise to go listen. You don’t want to miss “What Grace Means” or “Fuck Off Satan”.
This entry is music focused, so I’ll see if I can mention some other gems that have been keeping my eardrums vibrating divinely. Susana introduced me to Ensamble Galileo recently and the album she sent has been playing often as I move around the city. I’ve been playing everything I have by David Usher and his former band Moist a lot these past couple weeks; he’s one artist I’ve overlooked far too often. I’m eagerly awaiting albums from Stuart Davis and Emilie Autumn to arrive in my mail box.