My experiences with EITS

[kbrown28]

This board seems pretty dead but..

I first stumbled across Explosions through a friends Facebook page, circa 2008 when some 'songs listening to' app had recently premiered. I liked the name, gave 'The Birth and Death of the Day' a listen and have been hooked ever since.

I didn't really go back and listen to older stuff until after 'Take Care, Take Care, Take Care' came out when I was living in Nepal and realized all that I had been missing out on. No other music (except maybe Sigur Ros) speaks to me as beautifully. I credit them, along with other instrumental bands, with assisting me in getting into shape as I find instrumental music and running go delightfully hand in hand.

I've seen them twice and was blown away both times; last October 2012 at Moogfest and just last week in Lincoln, Nebraska en route to my moving out to Wyoming to live with my girlfriend.

I was thoroughly exhausted both times; they played last at Moogfest and started around midnight, just after Squarepusher finished (if you're familiar with him, you know how exhausting his shows are). This past time I had just driven seven hours and broke up the trip by seeing them play in Lincoln, NE. Both shows were fantastic; the only differences in sets were one had 'Yasmin the Light' and one had 'The Moon is Down'. I then was able to drive the final seven hours of my journey through the night all the way to Wyoming, with EITS songs still pumping through my head.

Such beautiful music. That's all.

[jflory7]

Oct 3, 2013 20:56:17 GMT -5 kbrown28 said:

This board seems pretty dead but..

I first stumbled across Explosions through a friends Facebook page, circa 2008 when some 'songs listening to' app had recently premiered. I liked the name, gave 'The Birth and Death of the Day' a listen and have been hooked ever since.

I didn't really go back and listen to older stuff until after 'Take Care, Take Care, Take Care' came out when I was living in Nepal and realized all that I had been missing out on. No other music (except maybe Sigur Ros) speaks to me as beautifully. I credit them, along with other instrumental bands, with assisting me in getting into shape as I find instrumental music and running go delightfully hand in hand.

I've seen them twice and was blown away both times; last October 2012 at Moogfest and just last week in Lincoln, Nebraska en route to my moving out to Wyoming to live with my girlfriend.

I was thoroughly exhausted both times; they played last at Moogfest and started around midnight, just after Squarepusher finished (if you're familiar with him, you know how exhausting his shows are). This past time I had just driven seven hours and broke up the trip by seeing them play in Lincoln, NE. Both shows were fantastic; the only differences in sets were one had 'Yasmin the Light' and one had 'The Moon is Down'. I then was able to drive the final seven hours of my journey through the night all the way to Wyoming, with EITS songs still pumping through my head.

Such beautiful music. That's all.

I guess the board is very dead, but I just wanted to comment and say that's an awesome experience that you've had. I definitely can't take credit for being a fan for as long as you have, but in the past year or two, I have found great solace in their music. I originally started listening to their Spotify top singles, but after a while, I slowly delved deeper into their music, and I began listening to full albums rather than singles. A while ago, I finally purchased All Of A Sudden I Miss Everyone on CD, and then Take Care, Take Care, Take Care arrived in the mail yesterday. I'm just beginning my journey into EITS, but so far, I am completely in love with their sound. I love bands that can portray messages without uttering a word.

Also, for the record, Take Care has the most incredible CD design I have ever seen. When I opened it up and saw it folded into a model house with a paper insert being the earth, I was just astounded. I've never seen an artist dedicate that much effort to their physical copy design, at least not much anymore in the 21st century. Everything is digital now… it's nice to see the attention to detail in the places where it's least expected.