I've been writing this blog for some time, and have yet to write anything about music. It's just been movies thus far. So, I've decided to share with you what I consider to be the best album I've listened to in a long time. The somewhat humorous thing is that the music has no lyrics. Of all the things I pick, I pick an album without words to dissect.
Mono is a Japanese post-rock band. If you're not familiar with post-rock the best way to describe it is melodic guitar riffs leading to an epic crescendo leaving you in awe at how music could be so good. Yes, I am a fan of post-rock. It is probably my favorite form of music.
Mono's album is, to me, the epitome of what post-rock should be. The tracks are slightly subdued, but they have a soothing quality to them. I listen to this album while walking around my campus, and it always makes me feel calm and composed. If I have a test and I pop this album on, everything seems to get focused. I could fail the test and not care.
It's really difficult to describe this band. The best thing to do is listen to the album. I don't ever hear one instrument dominate a track. Instead, all of the parts come together to form one whole composition. We all need a bit of epic music in our lives, and Mono does more than fit the bill. Check em' out.
