How's your weekend been treating you? Not psychedelic enough for your tastes? Me and Tommy G from Between the Buried and Me have got just what the doctor ordered.
Of course, that assumes that your prescribing doctor is some kind of mad scientist. The video for "Siphon the Bad Blood", the latest track to be released from Thomas Giles' upcoming solo record Modern Noise, is awash in strange hues and superimposed footage reminiscent of the nightmare-inducing boat scenes in the 1971 classic Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory.
The result is a trippy take on a somewhat simple video concept for a fairly straightforward song. Giles' solo work is usually pretty far removed from his work with Between the Buried and Me, and "Siphon the Bad Blood" is no exception, but that's not necessarily a bad thing. Check "Siphon" out, and if it's your cup of tea, keep an eye out for the release of Modern Noise in about two weeks.
Showing posts with label Thomas Giles. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Thomas Giles. Show all posts
Sunday, 16 November 2014
Monday, 6 October 2014
Thomas Giles - Mutilated World
If you're a fan of Between the Buried and Me, you're no doubt aware that the band recently released their Future Sequence: Live at Fidelitorium live DVD/Blu-Ray performance of The Parallax II: Future Sequence in its entirety (what a mouthful!) But you might be somewhat less cognizant of the fact that the band's frontman Tommy Rogers is a little over a month from releasing his second solo effort under the Thomas Giles moniker.
Or maybe you're super aware of this already, I don't know. Maybe you've already heard "Mutilated World", the first single from the upcoming Modern Noise, and discovered that it's pretty different from Between the Buried and Me while still having flashes of heavy-ish-ness. The little guitar run/drum fill bits that serve as transitions at a couple of points in the song seem particularly BTBAM-ish to my ear, as if the band were experimenting with their kind of style in a new musical context.
But it's a Thomas Giles record, not a BTBAM record, which means the whole thing will likely be a somewhat mellower affair. Does that mean you as a metalhead won't find anything to get behind? Not necessarily. Check out "Mutilated World" and see if you dig Tommy's vocal work in a non-prog/tech/death setting.
Or maybe you're super aware of this already, I don't know. Maybe you've already heard "Mutilated World", the first single from the upcoming Modern Noise, and discovered that it's pretty different from Between the Buried and Me while still having flashes of heavy-ish-ness. The little guitar run/drum fill bits that serve as transitions at a couple of points in the song seem particularly BTBAM-ish to my ear, as if the band were experimenting with their kind of style in a new musical context.
But it's a Thomas Giles record, not a BTBAM record, which means the whole thing will likely be a somewhat mellower affair. Does that mean you as a metalhead won't find anything to get behind? Not necessarily. Check out "Mutilated World" and see if you dig Tommy's vocal work in a non-prog/tech/death setting.
Friday, 28 February 2014
Wednesday: Thomas Giles - Hypoxia
Well, my midterm marking is finally done, which means I've got some time to get caught up on a bunch of shit. And the first order of business on my shit list is you guys! So let's get started with something for Wednesday.
That something is going to be a little mellow, but hopefully a little eye-opening for some of you. First, listen to "Hypoxia" from the 2011 album Pulse by Thomas Giles. Then answer a couple of questions for me: Does that name look familiar? And does he sound familiar? He should. Those layered vocals can also be found in the chaotic mix of sound that is Between the Buried and Me, since Thomas Giles is also Tommy Rogers, the band's vocalist and keyboardist.
(I know, it's like when teenaged me and my friends realized that Jason Lee the actor is in fact also Jason Lee the pro-skateboarder from the early 90's. In the words of Neo, "Whoah".)
So think back to Wednesday, chill out a bit, and most importantly, keep breathing.
That something is going to be a little mellow, but hopefully a little eye-opening for some of you. First, listen to "Hypoxia" from the 2011 album Pulse by Thomas Giles. Then answer a couple of questions for me: Does that name look familiar? And does he sound familiar? He should. Those layered vocals can also be found in the chaotic mix of sound that is Between the Buried and Me, since Thomas Giles is also Tommy Rogers, the band's vocalist and keyboardist.
(I know, it's like when teenaged me and my friends realized that Jason Lee the actor is in fact also Jason Lee the pro-skateboarder from the early 90's. In the words of Neo, "Whoah".)
So think back to Wednesday, chill out a bit, and most importantly, keep breathing.
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