Tokyo

If there's one place I would like to visit soon, it's Tokyo. I don't know anyone who has been there, but the films i have watched (specially 'Lost in Translation' and 'Enter the Void'), the books i have read (Murakami) and other things i have learned over the years, have created for me an idea of Tokyo that simply makes me want to go there.

I love the lights of the cities in general, and Tokyo is full of them! Think of Shibuya district. It has the busiest crosswalk in the world. I don't like very much the aglomerations of people, but in this case the curiosity is too much. Also, I would like to feel the syncretism between the cutting-edge technology and a millenary culture. I think that the song above, from Headlights, summarize my feelings about Tokyo.

But Tokyo it's not the only place of Japan that i would like to visit. Tokyo is Japan's largest hub for rail transportation, so, I would take the train and go through Japan.

Songs for spring

Today we have to write about a random topic, so I think it's a good idea to talk about an incredible band called American Football. That's because today I received from the postman their homonymous album. I ordered it from Polyvinyl website, their record label, about a month ago. This album it's the only one they have released to date, and is somewhat old, from 1999. But in 2013 the band have reunited and they will release a new album in october.

They play a very emotional music, a mix of indie, emo and math rock. American Football have also influenced many bands of the new wave of indie chilean music, like Protistas and El cómodo silencio.

But that was not the only CD i bought. I ordered three more discs, because it was an online garage sale and the prices were ridiculously cheap. The other CDs are Some Racing, Some Stopping by Headlights, I do perceive, by Owen (it's the nickname of Mike Kinsella, the leader of American Football) and Enemies, by Pele.

I do perceive is somewhat similar to American Football album, but a little more intimate, more acoustic.

Headlights, in the other hand, swings from the indie pop to the indie rock. Some Racing is their third album and it have some delicate, soft songs.

Finally, Enemies it's a foundational album for the math rock. Pele have influenced bands like Tortoise, Toe, Maserati, and many others.

Here are some songs :)