Fri 28 Jul 2006
Fridays are special days. I love poetry, I love music and I have a blog where I can highlight both of them. So I do. Each Friday I usually highlight a poet, including at least one poem. I also highlight a musical artist who makes at least one track available for free download. I also link to other people who are encouraging artistic thinking/living, whether it be the photography of Joe Kennedy, Alex Forrest, Timmy Brisster, Joe Thorn, Steve McCoy, or the history musings of Will Turner (not quite as artistic, but valuable nonetheless!). This week however, we’ll only feature music. My love for poetry has not waned, but my time for the blog this week has. VBS and planning for this year’s Fellowship of Reformed Churches conference took priority, so it’s just music today. But it’s very good music!
Today’s musical offering comes Austin, TX band Explosions in the Sky. An instrumental band often associated with the post-rock genre, Explosions in the Sky plays extended, moody, often explosive pieces specializing in the “building tension” formula.
In October of 2005, the band released a limited-edition 8-song offering as part of the Temporary Residence “Travels in Constants” series, which was a series of subscription only EP’s by bands associated with the label. They were run in limited quantites once only. For their offering, Explosions in the Sky recorded eight songs in eight days and called it “The Rescue.” For a band that says it takes months to write a single song, this was quite a task! Since the album is out of print and unavailable, the band has been so kind as to make it available for download to those unable to obtain an original copy. Enjoy:
- Download “Day One”
- Download “Day Two”
- Download “Day Three”
- Download “Day Four”
- Download “Day Five”
- Download “Day Six”
- Download “Day Seven”
- Download “Day Eight”
- Download the album cover
- Visit the band’s official website
- Buy Explosions in the Sky recordings
- Download the band from eMusic
on 28 Jul 2006 at 1:16 pm 1.DJ said …
Hello… You just picked up a new reader. We have the same theological convictions, and you have good taste in music. I am thrilled to of found this blog!
on 28 Jul 2006 at 1:31 pm 2.DJ said …
BTW - by theological convictions I mean reformed baptist…
on 28 Jul 2006 at 3:27 pm 3.William E. Turner Jr. said …
Hey, what do you mean history is not as artistic! :) I didn’t have time to do anything for today, but I am thinking about doing a post on The Art of History!