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Originally, I had plans to post a different music post, but I realised almost immediately that it would have taken a rather long time to get it done considering my schedule (of packing, studying, more packing, et cetera) and thus I decided to take a different route. Earlier today, someone retweeted a tweet that I originally made late last month asking for people who were Bandcamp and/or SoundCloud artists to send me their stuff to check out because I need new music. Towards the original post, I actually hadn't gotten any responses and I think it was mostly because of the timing of the tweet.
Nonetheless, I a couple hours later, I was mentioned by a band named Zeit and asked to check out their newest EP. So I decided to do it in my own way and introduce them to you as I am getting introduced to them at the same time...therefore, it's an experience for all.
So 가자!
Zeit (which is German for the word time) is a four piece band that hails from Göteborg (Gothenburg), Sweden. Consisting of members Erik Engblom, Cecilia Nord, Erik Jonsson, and Björn Alm, Zeit is a band that combines the genres of Noise, Pop, and Shoegaze to create one beautiful sound. Their music has been described as "pop music that makes you feel like you're travelling through a long-abandoned ghost town, with a body full of tranquillizers." As of September of this year, Zeit has released one EP ( Life Is Just A Blur) and one full length album (the self titled, Zeit).
Zeit's Releases:Life Is Just A Blur and Zeit // view larger: one | two
So what do I think of Zeit? I dig them a lot. I've only listened to Life Is Just A Blur, but I absolutely love their sound. When it comes to bands that play music that fits under the genre of Noise, whether or not it's combined with something else, I tend to find it hit or miss and miss is far, far too often. However, when I listened to the Life Is Just A Blur EP, I was amazed. Partly because I went into listening to the album not expecting much and came out loving it, but also partly because it took me by surprise just how good it was. See, Zeit is the type of band that combines so many elements of different genres and makes them combine in a way that not only enthrals you, but leaves you shivering in the aftermath. Combing Shoegaze and Noise is hard enough, but adding in the element of soft Pop, is mind boggling and as a band, they pull it off amazingly.
I've no idea whose the main vocalist, as they are still relatively new for me, but who it (or they) is(/are) know what they are doing. The vocals are soft in comparison to melodies that are subtly tantalising and thoroughly daunting, haunting and just the slightest bit of something in between. And really, it just works. I normally have a thing for stronger vocals in certain genres of music, but rarely (and I mean, rarely), there is a band or an artist that just has the right amount of vocal prowess that I find myself loving how they sound when the vocals are softer. In some weird way, Zeit reminds me a bit of the song "Fey Wolf" from the soundtrack of the game, The Path.
Overall, I really, really fancy the sound that Zeit brings forth and when I get paid next, you can assure that I will be purchasing their music and adding it to my playlists to play as long as I can. You can check out their EPLife Is Just A Blur below and visit their bandcamp to listen to the album Zeit.
So, that's that and I hope you guys go on and take a listen to the band. They're actually really, really lovely and I think you lot will like 'em...at least to some extent. What's an artist you listen to that you think I might be interested in? Any song, album, or EP recommendations? Leave them in a comment below and we can have a fun little chat about musical happiness.
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Welcome to Waiting for June. Waiting for June is a Lifestyle Blog that focuses predominantly on daily life shenanigans and nerd culture, but occasionally dabbles in health & beauty, food, and prattling about serious topics.
Waiting for June is the sixth iteration of the same blog with a different name and structure. The original iteration of this blog was started back in November of 2012 as a purely Beauty and Lifestyle blog under the name Monochromatics which later got abandoned and restarted under the name sumeoseo. With sumeoseo came more beauty and review based blog which quickly lost its appeal. From that point on, there were three name changes, multiple hiatuses, and two blog changes before coming to where we are now.
Throughout this journey, I've learned that this blog shouldn't be limited to what I feel fits in with what I read from other bloggers nor should I put myself in a position to compromise my integrity and the feeling of transparency that I feel should always be there. I've also learned that blogging is probably never going to be a huge source of income the way I always expected it to be. So when I finally returned back to blogging with a fresh blog and an equally fresh name, I decided to make this blog about anything that I wanted to and break the mold of trying to fit into the mold. I can only imagine where this experience is going to take me.
Prattle about the twenty-something university student behind the blog.
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Welcome to the little about me section of the blog. If it isn't obvious by now, I'm Mochizuki and I'm kind of pretty important here. Admittedly, Mochizuki is a nom de plume, but I digress. I'm currently somewhere in my twenty-somethings and doing that thing where I'm learning how to be a proper adult while balancing being a student and a worker. Speaking of school, I'm a Graphic Design major who's concentration is Web Design and I take my classes online. If I'm being honest here, I do everything online because of my apprehension towards too much social interaction.
I'm typically reading something, playing a video game, watching anime, or something otherwise nerdy because that's how I roll. I don't engage with people unless I'm positive there is something in common there simply because I don't want to make it weird for anyone involved. That said, the reason I originally created this blog, or rather, any of my blogging adventures, was so that I could engage with people wo share the same interests as me while simultaneously sharing my own things with people.
I'm not terribly good at about me's, so expect this to be updated sporadically in a lot of ways.
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Originally, I had plans to post a different music post, but I realised almost immediately that it would have taken a rather long time to get it done considering my schedule (of packing, studying, more packing, et cetera) and thus I decided to take a different route. Earlier today, someone retweeted a tweet that I originally made late last month asking for people who were Bandcamp and/or SoundCloud artists to send me their stuff to check out because I need new music. Towards the original post, I actually hadn't gotten any responses and I think it was mostly because of the timing of the tweet.
Nonetheless, I a couple hours later, I was mentioned by a band named Zeit and asked to check out their newest EP. So I decided to do it in my own way and introduce them to you as I am getting introduced to them at the same time...therefore, it's an experience for all.
So 가자!
Zeit (which is German for the word time) is a four piece band that hails from Göteborg (Gothenburg), Sweden. Consisting of members Erik Engblom, Cecilia Nord, Erik Jonsson, and Björn Alm, Zeit is a band that combines the genres of Noise, Pop, and Shoegaze to create one beautiful sound. Their music has been described as "pop music that makes you feel like you're travelling through a long-abandoned ghost town, with a body full of tranquillizers." As of September of this year, Zeit has released one EP ( Life Is Just A Blur) and one full length album (the self titled, Zeit).
Zeit's Releases:Life Is Just A Blur and Zeit // view larger: one | two
So what do I think of Zeit? I dig them a lot. I've only listened to Life Is Just A Blur, but I absolutely love their sound. When it comes to bands that play music that fits under the genre of Noise, whether or not it's combined with something else, I tend to find it hit or miss and miss is far, far too often. However, when I listened to the Life Is Just A Blur EP, I was amazed. Partly because I went into listening to the album not expecting much and came out loving it, but also partly because it took me by surprise just how good it was. See, Zeit is the type of band that combines so many elements of different genres and makes them combine in a way that not only enthrals you, but leaves you shivering in the aftermath. Combing Shoegaze and Noise is hard enough, but adding in the element of soft Pop, is mind boggling and as a band, they pull it off amazingly.
I've no idea whose the main vocalist, as they are still relatively new for me, but who it (or they) is(/are) know what they are doing. The vocals are soft in comparison to melodies that are subtly tantalising and thoroughly daunting, haunting and just the slightest bit of something in between. And really, it just works. I normally have a thing for stronger vocals in certain genres of music, but rarely (and I mean, rarely), there is a band or an artist that just has the right amount of vocal prowess that I find myself loving how they sound when the vocals are softer. In some weird way, Zeit reminds me a bit of the song "Fey Wolf" from the soundtrack of the game, The Path.
Overall, I really, really fancy the sound that Zeit brings forth and when I get paid next, you can assure that I will be purchasing their music and adding it to my playlists to play as long as I can. You can check out their EPLife Is Just A Blur below and visit their bandcamp to listen to the album Zeit.
So, that's that and I hope you guys go on and take a listen to the band. They're actually really, really lovely and I think you lot will like 'em...at least to some extent. What's an artist you listen to that you think I might be interested in? Any song, album, or EP recommendations? Leave them in a comment below and we can have a fun little chat about musical happiness.
