Oh, hello.
It’s been around six months since I last updated Less Bright Eyes More Deicide. Since that final update where I couldn’t even manage to finish the top ten albums of 2010, I’ve changed jobs, I’ve changed cities and I’ve changed my home. Essentially, a lot has happened in the last half a year and I feel I haven’t been able to dedicate the time to LBEMD that it deserves. So, rather than write pointless updates that I don’t enjoy writing, I just gave the whole project a rest.
I currently work hard as a brand journalist for a marketing firm, Vertical Leap. After a long day at the office, the last thing I wanted to do was come home and write about music – a medium that I felt I was falling out of love with. To put it plainly, I just wasn’t interested in writing about my favourite new artist or album. I was sick to death about analysing every chord, comparing and contrasting artists and reviewing new albums. On top of that, I just didn’t have the ability to listen to lots of new music or have the time to interview my favourite artists.
In my six month absence, interviewing was the part of LBEMD that I missed most. My favourite part of writing for this blog has been talking to my favourite artists – Gojira, Dan Le Sac vs Scroobius Pip, Andrew WK, Joshua Radin, Alexisonfire, Devildriver – and I couldn’t be more proud of myself for organising every single interview with no external help.
As I recalled travelling to London to interview the dub K and remembered chatting casually to Joshua Radin at the back of the Wedgewood Rooms in Portsmouth, a twinge of sadness entered my soul. I missed those days. So, today, the 27th June 2011, felt like the perfect day to revive LBEMD from the ashes. Just thinking back to all the interviews I’ve conducted and all of the albums I have reviewed…it would be a waste to leave these in a digital limbo. I guess that implies I’ve forced myself to come back here, but that isn’t the case. I can’t explain it – I just had a sudden urge to come back here.
As I enter a new era with LBEMD, I don’t think I’ll have the time to conduct interviews, nor will I be writing with the frequency that I did one year ago. Nevertheless, I am bringing the blog back to life and will be updating whenever I feel inspired.
I’m sure you’ve noticed the swanky new logo and the flashy design, too. After all, a new era deserves a new design.
Either way, I hope you enjoy the new look LBEMD as much as I will enjoy updating the blog with new features, thoughts and mindless rambling from yours truly.
Oh, and before I forget…
5. Kanye West – My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
4. Solution .45 – For Aeons Past
3. Deftones – Diamond Eyes
2. Gorillaz – Plastic Beach
1. Big Boi – Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty
