I\u2019m listening to today\u2019s show while writing up today\u2019s show notes and I\u2019m listening to today\u2019s show loud<\/i>.<\/p>\n
It recently occurred to me that I no longer listen to music the way I did when I was a kid. When I was a kid I had two modes of listening to music. One mode was to listen to music on headphones cranked to 10. At that volume I could hear every nuance of David Gilmore<\/a>\u2018s guitar on The Wall<\/a><\/i>, it became obvious just how much<\/i> Yoko Ono<\/a> appears on the White Album<\/a><\/i> and hidden samples emerged out of Meat Beat Manifesto<\/a>\u2018s albums. At that volume I was enveloped in the music of Yes<\/a> and The Orb<\/a> and transported to other realms. My other mode of listening to music was blast it out over speakers. It\u2019s a more visceral experience when you can feel the bass line throbbing in your loins and the snare drum kicking you between the eyes.<\/p>\n What those two modes have in common is making the experience of listening to music more vivid. Listening to music over headphones made me appreciate the richness of sound it lacked the physicality of music blaring through speakers. But both modes made the music more<\/i> real.<\/p>\n I no longer listen to music at those levels for practical reasons. It\u2019d be foolish to constantly bludgeon my eardrums with music piped through my little white ear buds. And it\u2019d be rude to subject my neighbors to whatever I happen to be listening to. I certainly don\u2019t appreciate it when they blast their music.<\/p>\n But sometimes as an adult when you can indulge yourself now and then and turn the music up so loud the windowpanes rattle. And this is just the shot to listen to loudly because it rocks and<\/i> it\u2019s groovy.<\/p>\n Lady Sovereign<\/a> spits a medley of rhymes and Lady Saw makes an appearance on a track by Talen<\/a> (and remixed by Stereotyp<\/a>!). And you can\u2019t go wrong with Roots Manuva<\/a> and it\u2019s great to play Santigold<\/a> and Ms Dynamite<\/a> on the show. If you\u2019re able, give yourself permission to crank today\u2019s show up on your headphones or speakers.<\/p>\n If you liked today\u2019s show, why keep it to yourself? Share it with a friend. Play it at a party. I\u2019ll make it worth your while because next week I\u2019ve got special live set by Igorrr<\/a> just for you.<\/p>\n Before I go, the winner of last month\u2019s Bassweight<\/a><\/i> dubstep documentary directed by Suridh Hassan<\/a> is @northsideindian<\/a>. Expect the DVD to arrive on your doorstep in a few weeks!<\/p>\n Photo Credit: \u00a9 Karen Reyniers<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n