Horsehead Nebula 12/11/13 (Podcast Up!)

The Horsehead NebulaHorsehead Nebula 12/11/13 (Podcast Up!)

Hello, hello, hel-lo!  The Horsehead Nebula's truly living up to its name this time around, with music reminescent of that one time in The Venture Bros. where Dean listens to prog rock for the first time and trips out and rides dragons with damsels and stuff.  I mean, you know, we've also got an hour of black metal, if you're looking for something… darker. 

Following that, bringing you back into space and away from those snarling, guttural vocals and blast beats and tremelo-picking of the abyss is this morning's main event, Yes's Close to the Edge, in its entirety, on vinyl.  We're playing it straight through, with all the fuzz, cracks and pops of an old vinyl from the bargain bin of a local record shop.  Because that's what it is, a bargain bin record, and I love it, and those bits of error make the listening experience all the better.  There's a moment on Side 2, during Siberian Katrue, when the record seriously skips.  Like, seriously.  But it sounds awesome, like alien children singing to you as you stand bewildered on their planet devoid of oxygen, and your vision fades as your body slowly yet comfortably shuts down, those childrens' crystaline voices echoing and refracting as everything fades.  If that skip happens, we're gonna let it drone for a little while.  If it doesn't, so be it.

I've got Kyle Sulzberger in the studio with me tonight.  This.  Shall.  Be.  Cool.  Click the read more for a playlist and a link to the podcast, hosted on Google Drive.

https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B_8hlEgM-9F-Yi02djVDVnZJSVE&usp=sharing