kdenlive test...the 'video' is apparently only available in 144p. the audio at least sounds pretty good...to me...
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This is that late night lying alone in bed wanting to talk to someone but not feeling close enough to anyone to confide in vibe.
@Zegeebwah3 жыл бұрын
I feel that 100%
@-thesignpainter94862 жыл бұрын
con (queso) fide in me
@yawnjawn14702 жыл бұрын
:(
@mar151152 жыл бұрын
me right now
@noopthenoop2 жыл бұрын
THIS.
@antmartinez70002 жыл бұрын
watching a blank screen instead of an album cover somehow lends even more to the nature of this album
@FlowerpotRecords6 жыл бұрын
and the fact its only 144p is hilariously on point to me hahha
@narcoskeptic5 жыл бұрын
Self reflective
@pocketpicker66134 жыл бұрын
Donda album cover
@memimoose22862 жыл бұрын
@@memimoose2286 holy fuck
@FlowerpotRecords2 жыл бұрын
I refreshed the page cuz I thought something was wrong💀
@nugget_the1st9 ай бұрын
this is the vibe of "small town living" which means there is nothing to do except ride around in people's cars, sit in parking lots, lay in your bed, and look at fields of corn. it is the emo midwest//small town northeast feel.
@claudp49593 жыл бұрын
absolutely
@simonejoys62783 жыл бұрын
and its the best thing to do sometimes.
@mauriciocatonartabe61162 жыл бұрын
Small town, you have no friends, no car and no money so you sit and rot in your bed room and daydream about a future that never happens. You're 25 now, the world passed you by when you weren't even paying attention, you haven't even kissed a girl yet.
@EmergencyChannel2 жыл бұрын
It is sad, in a way, but comforting? It is upsetting to never get away from your past life, but I am too scared to change what I have always known. This album just encapsulates it all.
@claudp49592 жыл бұрын
it is oddly fun to have nothing fun to do. I end up reveling in my own lack of fun things to do, because it is nice to complain I guess. ah the small town life.
@claudp49592 жыл бұрын
144p darkness never sounded so good
@shoon80003 жыл бұрын
Does having video make the audio compressed? I wouldn't have thought it would make a difference
@samfield41142 жыл бұрын
reposting only so its upper in the comment section for me Moon Age 0:00 Heading for the Door 1:06 Gold Dust 4:14 Topical Solution 6:19 Docking the Pod 11:20 The Landing 13:11 Echo, Bravo 15:53 Constellations 20:25 The Queen of Hearts 24:09 Two Way Radio 28:29 Inside Out 28:49 Stratosphere 31:10 Reed to Hillsborough 38:06 Shadows of Planes 42:08 Earth Moon Transit 43:57 The Twins / Romantica 48:21 Sideria 52:04
@nomorepackage Жыл бұрын
ت︎
@nomwz2181 Жыл бұрын
Thanks fren
@Sneeds_Feed_And_Seed69 Жыл бұрын
thx
@azumanguy Жыл бұрын
thank!!!!!!!
@emetophobia9048 Жыл бұрын
Ilysm
@lolaghbl Жыл бұрын
so weird how a whole generation of teens/young adults got into this album 20 years after it came out
@tannerin6 жыл бұрын
It took that long for the Internet to pick up enough steam and spread it around. 20 years ago there really wasn't a way to mass stream music or video like this. Now even the most underground music from 40+ years ago is a few clicks away and easy to link to. KZhead sucks for a lot of reasons, but it's awesome for this purpose.
@RCAvhstape6 жыл бұрын
So true. Everywhere I go, every single teen and young adult, the entire generation, is raving about this group Duster 🙄
@anotheropinion86386 жыл бұрын
That's one of the best things about YT. There's so much music i prob wouldn't have found otherwise that means so much to me now.
@kimberlybarry30796 жыл бұрын
tannerin, i see you everywhere
@user-ph8gv7ld1z5 жыл бұрын
Another Man's Vinyl I know right. It's kind of weird how an indie group got so much attention after 20 years.
@onty-op55875 жыл бұрын
lifetime achievement award for coziest album of all time
@Mikethh7 жыл бұрын
Mikey Phillips IMO Homeshake makes the coziest music, I've never fell asleep to music till I listened to him
@jonathanm.98006 жыл бұрын
M. Ward The Transfiguration of Vincent O'brien
@stephenlasko92174 жыл бұрын
All of you settle down.
@eddiem59973 жыл бұрын
I would choose "Parachutes" by Coldplay actually :P But this is godly too
@pinkraven44022 жыл бұрын
@@pinkraven4402 nooooooooooooo not Coldplay
@TheHWR2 жыл бұрын
Fucking worst ad interruption I’ve ever experienced. Such a brilliant band
@Yeldineyintun4 жыл бұрын
That would piss me off so much. This Album flows so well you can't interrupt that
@jjcassanova6 ай бұрын
This album has helped me get through the worst of shit life’s thrown my way.
@user-yh6nh9vy1w3 жыл бұрын
you need a hug
@shoebill96413 жыл бұрын
Like Slint and Sonic Youth jamming on a lot of codeine.
@Akhin4 жыл бұрын
Codeine should be capitalized.
@ebo35653 жыл бұрын
@@ebo3565 You got that right ;)
@Akhin3 жыл бұрын
man what a oerfect observation hahahahahahaaha
@chakitaklla11143 жыл бұрын
Thank you for drawing me in with your comment - Good stuff :) Reminds me of Mogwai at times too
@neilcook46863 жыл бұрын
Damn I was about to make the exact same comment
@tbsq11143 жыл бұрын
A lot of people are talking about doing opiates while listening to this album, please believe me it's not worth it, stick to weed, opiates will ruin your life :(
@morioh65053 жыл бұрын
Can't hit rock bottom if you just keep falling
@From_A_Diverging_Timeline3 жыл бұрын
Idk If i was lucky or not but I did lean it had 0 effects on me. Maybe a little drowsiness but thats it.
@nunyabusiness84982 жыл бұрын
@@nunyabusiness8498 Codeine is among one of the weakest opioids.
@theseus07672 жыл бұрын
@@theseus0767 Makes sense. I tasted more of the sprite than the cough syrup
@nunyabusiness84982 жыл бұрын
The part where the drums are the loudest in Stratosphere always makes me cry
@poofgh14884 жыл бұрын
Black lodge
@insaneschizoid3 жыл бұрын
GOD THE FUCKING CYMBALS GET INTENSE GOD
@chrisbivvins10802 жыл бұрын
@@weezor9578 33:30
@rifky5661 Жыл бұрын
That's my favorite song on this album it's such a weird track but I love the feeling it brings
@noname-gs3rc Жыл бұрын
My neighbor started drilling something halfway through it and it actually fit with the flow
@user-jd6do2ls2j Жыл бұрын
Lofi beats for decaying in your bedroom
@deadinfebruary2 жыл бұрын
I just turned 16 5 days ago and I’m absolutely in love with this band. It gives me a sense of being happy of being a teenager for some reason
@duckaloony5656 Жыл бұрын
enjoy it while you have it !
@carnigob42069 Жыл бұрын
Enjoy your teenage years, I always wish I could go back in time to when I was 16
@santiagogarzasada5560 Жыл бұрын
Their music has aged pretty well
@marianovidalmelendez121511 ай бұрын
enjoy it while it lasts
@leafyclass10 ай бұрын
Enjoy being 16 thats when i first did LSD and found music like this
@therealamon9 ай бұрын
1. Moon Age (Instrumental) 2. Heading for the Door Clear a path into the room And pushing everything off of the table Crashing on the floor People start to scream Glasses in the air And the television through the window Stumbling through the crowd I was heading for the door Remembering a cooler party Angels started in song There was something in their eyes The time was standing still 3. Gold Dust (Instrumental) 4. Tropical Solution The hands have been well-used To turn it on or turn it up Maybe someone can turn it off When it gets too late And the heat is tauntious The air is on fire And the hands have become clawsious So rock out Rock out Rock out Rock out And all the kids fell out and wrote a story They should sell it to the magazines They all turn out to be crazy In the middle of the night The dogs will bark And the wheels of the wagon Turn off and turn out In your hair I can see the topical solution And no one can shut up for a minute 5. Docking the Pod (Instrumental) 6. The Landing Drunk with hope for the better things The gears all froze for the millennium The same moon as the wrong kiss South, down, east, left, out 7. Echo, Bravo It's a lot like before That was the way it had to be It's alright without you We can make it on our own 8. Constellations Reoccurring Constellations Put it to rest Terror again Horror in town No sleep 'til then Turn down the lights Don't fuck around No ins-and-outs 9. The Queen of Hearts (Instrumental) 10. Two Way Radio (Instrumental) 11. Inside Out Will I be able to speak After a stiff drink? Would it break my panic? Would the sweat stop pouring out? Slow and deliberate With her words She'll walk through My heart Those eyes light a fire In the stomach Fall apart From the inside out 12. Stratosphere (Instrumental) 13. Reed to Hillsborough Light it up, breathe it in You know they say we'll live again Needle down, candles on My favorite cup and a hi-fi stereo Everything's not so bad It's the way home should be The way the windows frame the trees And smoke fills the room Colder now than last year You know they say we'll all be dead Needle down, needle in 14. Shadow of Planets Shadows of planes, flying overhead Overhead projection Nightcrawlers in the sky 15. Earth Moon Transit It's dark around me now And cigarettes are fine I wonder if you think About me like I do Of you at night And who will write the hits With Bowie back on Earth? It's in the way It's in the way 16. The Twins/Romantica From the evening sky A thousand shining diamonds hanging Like the sparkle in the glasses on New Year's Eve Sparkling Romantica What has happened to us? What will happen to the vampire cult? Better off at home tonight Wouldn't be good company Blonde grass Strand by strand Calling out your name and gently to the twins The twins call out to the freaks All the allure So spellbound 17. Sideria (Instrumental)
@Samurai-ss5qs6 ай бұрын
thank you 💜💜
@crowbrainzz4 ай бұрын
If you’re going through it right now, you’re not alone. :)
@MrChestercheeto0074 жыл бұрын
Guys I saw "inside out" in a meme today. The day of reckoning has arrived
@Snailcrossing3 жыл бұрын
years ago, my best friend showed me this album while on DXM. we dont talk anymore, but when i miss him i listen to this. hope youre doin well, you strapping young lobster.
@dandymuffins20124 жыл бұрын
Why don't you reach out to him?
@yespls41844 жыл бұрын
You should reach out to him man.
@TIllAllAreOne1003 жыл бұрын
Same, i feel like music is more special when shared with someone
@inn52683 жыл бұрын
@@yespls4184 i'm the friend we back on this shit they can confirm
@wolf9809113 жыл бұрын
reunited, someone pass me the robotussin
@dandymuffins20123 жыл бұрын
i just found this band yesterday. fell in love, then realized that this album came out 1998. then fell more in love.
@wolfiedying3 жыл бұрын
the moment you realize your not their favorite person anymore,so you cry and lay down think you will never talk to them again just like you did before,then it hits you.
@nessi1899 Жыл бұрын
fr man i miss them
@nubcake14 Жыл бұрын
I miss her.
@myaccountgotbannedsoimause2548 Жыл бұрын
@@nubcake14 i don't, they broke me
@undeadbandit835 Жыл бұрын
I've probably only had one person I've ever loved in my life and it didn't work out, 3-4 years later still not over her.
@mrkrills88392 ай бұрын
Moon Age 0:00 Heading for the Door 1:06 Gold Dust 4:14 Topical Solution 6:19 Docking the Pod 11:20 The Landing 13:11 Echo, Bravo 15:53 Constellations 20:25 The Queen of Hearts 24:09 Two Way Radio 28:29 Inside Out 28:49 Stratosphere 31:10 Reed to Hillsborough 38:06 Shadows of Planes 42:08 Earth Moon Transit 43:57 The Twins / Romantica 48:21 Sideria 52:04
@Claviceptic7 жыл бұрын
LA femme
@pineappleacid41746 жыл бұрын
I love you
@drfuck3 жыл бұрын
thanks
@elbenhair2 жыл бұрын
thanks
@minecraftterroristschoolsh37552 жыл бұрын
Thx
@joselynrodas85492 жыл бұрын
I was absolutely elated to find this on vinyl at an affordable price locally. This album desperately needs a repress, everyone should own a copy.
@Rogueofmv8 жыл бұрын
ahhhh im so jealous you found this locally!
@Oliveoyll6 жыл бұрын
where
@CornofOsiris5 жыл бұрын
it and the rest of duster is getting repressed
@Syrillios5 жыл бұрын
hell yes now i can finally get a copy of contemporary movement to shelve alongside its older brother
@Rogueofmv5 жыл бұрын
Band signed with Numero Group who's putting out the reissues. Don't know when but I assume early next year possibly
@creekandseminole5 жыл бұрын
This album is what crying yourself to sleep on a summer night sounds like Edit: thanks everyone! remember everything will be fine hope y'all living your best lives!
@doffosont3 жыл бұрын
Me rn
@vein98233 жыл бұрын
im doing that rn
@anderlova25562 жыл бұрын
My uncle is in the band. Dove Amber
@xavb58382 жыл бұрын
anderlova thought I was the only one brother it’s ok to feel a bit of pain every now & then mate
@tar02862 жыл бұрын
ME LITERALLY RN BROOOO 😹
@antmartinez70002 жыл бұрын
the perfect album
@julesdevries52823 жыл бұрын
?
@julesdevries52823 жыл бұрын
@@julesdevries5282 “The perfect album” is the most retarded shit I’ve ever heard. Go fuck off with your pretentious shitty hipster music
@sambishop83013 жыл бұрын
lmao ok
@julesdevries52823 жыл бұрын
@@julesdevries5282 Oh wow look mr nice guy! oh look at me I’m so cool 😎 haha I’m so chill haha 😂😂
i’ve been laying in my bed for hours listening to this and not doing anything and thinking about how my younger self would’ve hated me
@elon5002 Жыл бұрын
relatable
@nubcake14 Жыл бұрын
real
@stars10000 Жыл бұрын
I will always hate myself
@underlarry8204 Жыл бұрын
just woke up listening to this. it's a little better than some loud morning alarm
@holliisixx Жыл бұрын
for me its thinking abt how desperate ive gotten
@justadrawing3799 Жыл бұрын
this is one of the best albums I have ever heard.
@anonymousDerp8 жыл бұрын
+anonymousDerp couldn't agree more.
@shoDOHC8 жыл бұрын
yuo
@bajablastmyass682 Жыл бұрын
loved this band to death since i was 17; i'll be 33 next month.
@icore0019 жыл бұрын
found this band when i was 17, will check up with you when i too am 32.
@louist73056 жыл бұрын
@ortegoat13 u better plan on making it to 32 with us king
@jackfox67934 жыл бұрын
found this band when i was 17 too.. 18 now. i’ll be back in 15 years
@oliverweaver30703 жыл бұрын
Here to check on you guys, how r u?
@Jeeter1233 жыл бұрын
curerntly 17
@saturatedneowax3 жыл бұрын
This probably only makes sense in my head but this album weighs a lot
@oscar-cm4rc3 жыл бұрын
Yeah
@iCookCrystalMeth2 жыл бұрын
It’s the weight of the entire stratosphere pushing down on you
@alzgrex5304 Жыл бұрын
bought this album on a whim based on a spaced out review. it changed my life, hit me as hard as loveless did in 91. this is still in my top 10 of all time.
@sonichris8 жыл бұрын
@maz. souvlaki, the great dismal, capsule losing contact
@oliverweaver30703 жыл бұрын
I still miss the way you looked and made me feel while you were laying on the bed listening to this with me
@evelynalondravaladezramire90653 жыл бұрын
It gets better
@liamhensley94093 жыл бұрын
This is really depressing, but beautiful at the same time. It reminds me of Slint and Polvo big time!
@dakotasnakeskin55229 жыл бұрын
yeeeeeaaah
@matiasmelow95175 жыл бұрын
Never heard of Polvo, but that is Spanish for "dust". Coincidence? I THINK NOT!
@nephilaclavipes6565 жыл бұрын
@@nephilaclavipes656 Coincidence, I think yes. Polvo is a math rock band, from the early nineties. Check out "Today's Active Lifestyles", its pretty good
@shortwaveradio9235 жыл бұрын
I get Slint and American Football vibes from the guitar work.
@NathanielByers4 жыл бұрын
The Italian word for "dust" is "polvere". We are all brothers after all
@gabrielegagliardi39564 жыл бұрын
My go-to album for reading cozy slice-of-life mangas
@jazz54343 жыл бұрын
i just wanted to say ilysm for saying this omfg
@b0ringgg3 жыл бұрын
What's the girl of your profile pic from?
@doomlver51902 жыл бұрын
@@doomlver5190 she's Meiko, from Solanin :)
@jazz54342 жыл бұрын
@@jazz5434 Now he is Fancy Pants
@minecraftterroristschoolsh37552 жыл бұрын
@@minecraftterroristschoolsh3755 he's much cooler
@jazz54342 жыл бұрын
masterpiece, i'm sad
@NKMusic2 жыл бұрын
ITS FROM 1998?! NOOOO I WANT MORE
@deminxgaming44802 жыл бұрын
Im not sure how this album flew under my radar for so long. Its like everything i ever wanted as a depressed lonely drug addicted teen. I can tell a lot of newer bands i like definitely praise them. Good shit
@Jamesjimjimmy2 жыл бұрын
reading the comments under this video while listening to the album is just fascinating
@katherinely68682 жыл бұрын
More like frustrating
@undeadbandit835 Жыл бұрын
happy 21st birthday stratosphere!!!!
@thndrbltbuddhalovesyall5 жыл бұрын
21
@mothhh21144 жыл бұрын
It can drink now!
@post_ironik4 жыл бұрын
This album perfectly encapsulates the feeling of being an astronaught alone on a ship. That sense of getting away from the oddities of everyday life and going someplace distant and other worldy. With the rising feeling of leaving the earth and that uncanny solitude that causes both comfort and slight unease. It contiuously rises and falls going through these emotions of depression and manic energy leading to an acceptance and eventual return to earth. Stratosphere is a perfect title because its one of the first steps to leaving our home and also a sign that you're in the closing stretch and will soon be back where you started. Godspeed Duster. I don't know if they intended this but fuck, I can feel it. I'm reliving those memories while I blast away from this rock, to eventually remember the people I need and then return in a crash landing.
@WickedTeaBag2 жыл бұрын
I always find the best music at 3 am
@dune17748 жыл бұрын
It always takes me a long time of strolling the Internet and taking inspiration to get to my best and most creative albums/artists.
@brendano37358 жыл бұрын
1:48 am here. A lil early i guess
@Dr1MaR8 жыл бұрын
the same
@dinoismyname6 жыл бұрын
3 am is the witching hour. That's when magic is the strongest.
@seanwayman6356 жыл бұрын
lol same
@_Fug6 жыл бұрын
I forgot how I found duster, but the one feeling I’ve been getting since I’ve started listening to them (and this might be pretty specific), is Usually this comforting calming feeing that mostly occurs when I’m flying to or from my dads house for a few hours because my parents are divorced. I feel very calm within those 7 hours because nothing is bothering me most of the time. I’m usually so stressed when I’m on the ground, but when I’m in the air, besides the occasional bumps from the turbulence, I feel actually free and not stressed or anxious. I don’t know how but Duster has somehow makes me feel that same feeling I get when I’m flying on a plane, and I always feel calm playing their music (specially this album), like there’s nothing to be worried about. I could have this burning aching feeling in my stomach and eyes, but when I listen to Duster it just goes away.
@Kiibiitz8 ай бұрын
I've seen someone else compare a lot of duster songs to a plane ride, especially ones from stratosphere and I definitely see it as well
@connormcgarvey294226 күн бұрын
this album reminds me of the feeling of being forgotten
@katvald3415 Жыл бұрын
For some reason this album reminds me of the late nights as a coming to age teen / early 20 year old roaming around your suburban town with your friends board out of your mind.
@donger111115 жыл бұрын
You spelled bored wrong 😘
@sampitman36303 жыл бұрын
It is the first time i listen to this album and reading the comments i cant believe there are more people that felt the same i'm feeling rn
@pabloinsuasti57302 жыл бұрын
I found these guys years ago and have seen them skyrocket in listens recently, and that’s honestly so damn cool because I always wondered why this band was so underrated… I have so many life changing memories to this album. I guess the people needed good music during this shitty time and uncovered this amazing album!
@mosquitoshitrock96292 жыл бұрын
Because people think they are depressed so they listen to what other people who think they are depressed listen to
@undeadbandit835 Жыл бұрын
@@undeadbandit835 I’m not depressed I’m just aware
@mosquitoshitrock9629 Жыл бұрын
@@mosquitoshitrock9629 im not talking about you
@undeadbandit835 Жыл бұрын
stratosphere. this song. listening to this song i used to turn on the heated blanket and trap myself under the covers trying to warm up my body because my anxiety gave me chills
@rxqueen16713 жыл бұрын
I've listened to every single song and every single band to come out of this project and I still yearn for more.
@hustlened74947 жыл бұрын
There's more
@jackwood60864 жыл бұрын
there's more
@NeoWhatever Жыл бұрын
this album feels so empty yet so full. although I’ve never heard this album in the pass, every song feels nostalgic. It’s scary it’s comforting
@m.m0782 жыл бұрын
Its one am what am I doing with my life and why am I still awake
@mabruick55132 жыл бұрын
same i hate myself
@cup85482 жыл бұрын
same
@nubcake14 Жыл бұрын
Saw this band live last December, amazing experience. This album means so much to me, thank you Duster.
@user-so4cr3ev2o4 жыл бұрын
This album feels like knowing you lack something important in your life, maybe you know what it is, maybe you don't. Either way you feel like you will never have this, and as such feel hopeless and lack direction.
@thyrb6803 Жыл бұрын
It’s amazing hearing this album, and then realizing how some of my other favorite bands were influenced by this. I listen to Explosions in the Sky and their first album has major influences from this album. Yes they’re different genres of music, but it’s amazing to see how Duster inspired so many bands across different genres based off of this album alone.
@noahp75466 жыл бұрын
Only took me 22 years to discover this gem.
@jakerobert31183 жыл бұрын
heading for the door hits me right in the heart
@colorfulHUE8 жыл бұрын
reposting only so it's higher up in the comment section for me Moon Age 0:00 Heading for the Door 1:06 Gold Dust 4:14 Topical Solution 6:19 Docking the Pod 11:20 The Landing 13:11 Echo, Bravo 15:53 Constellations 20:25 The Queen of Hearts 24:09 Two Way Radio 28:29 Inside Out 28:49 Stratosphere 31:10 Reed to Hillsborough 38:06 Shadows of Planes 42:08 Earth Moon Transit 43:57 The Twins / Romantica 48:21 Sideria 52:04
@0x4849 Жыл бұрын
Discovered this band today. Best thing I could have ever done at 19.
@Kirsten4260 Жыл бұрын
love how nothing this whole album is. so relaxing to sit around to. if floral wallpaper had a sound.
@loganbigpapi Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for the uploading this. I'm crying now.
@loomerama10 жыл бұрын
Girl sent me this after friendzoning me, like thanks? That sure made it alot better 😅
@joguapo Жыл бұрын
I want to meet people who really really like this music. I have no idea what you would be like
@Snailcrossing3 жыл бұрын
the beginning of this melts my brain and i love it
@bloopbeep8 жыл бұрын
one of my favourite albums, thank you duster
@nayomii13772 жыл бұрын
S tier album
@boop53 Жыл бұрын
This is what November of 2014 sounds like
@OfficialTMFM Жыл бұрын
absolutely true. i wish i could go back.
@nachteinfallt8915 Жыл бұрын
HOLY SHIT I can't believe I finally rediscovered this album! I loved it so much years back but forgot the name...glad I found it again.
@dumpsta-divrr3657 жыл бұрын
After having this album on repeat for more than a year i can safely say that this is probably one of my favorite albums of all time, i just can't get enough of it
@punchbullet3 жыл бұрын
Kisses this on the lips
@seesaweffect80953 жыл бұрын
My favorite genre. Melancholic hope...
@jackywackysmacky40312 жыл бұрын
just discovered this album and my heart feels so full
@worm50774 жыл бұрын
this album perfectly represents what it is to be an introvert, i fucking love it
@sergiovera2596 Жыл бұрын
im a proud duster girl
@violet-lp1dn Жыл бұрын
Never heard of them until now, unique but still delivers 16 years after.
@TightLoli9 жыл бұрын
youtube seems to have changed the way audio/video streaming works. the audio for me sounds exactly the same as the video file i uploaded this as, which is cool
@baldandproud10010 жыл бұрын
Okay Alex G's music makes sense now
@Frichilsasta08 Жыл бұрын
Saw these guys tonight. So happy I got to see them!
@rob1996ization4 жыл бұрын
I found out about this album In 2016 and everytime I play It somehow their music still takes e to a calm place Thank you Duster
@StepFreeDance2 жыл бұрын
The more i listen to this album the more i appreciate it, Echo Bravo and Reed to Hillsbrough are incredible, such a unique sound to the guitars all the way through in more ways than one!
@superjay21543 жыл бұрын
christ this sounds amazing, thank you for uploading.
@80sNMusic10 жыл бұрын
simplicity is ultimate sophistication
@TaggerW1lson3 жыл бұрын
Heading for the Door 1:06 Gold Dust 4:14 Topical Solution 6:19 The Landing 13:11 Constellations 20:25 Inside Out 28:49 Reed to Hillsborough 38:06 Shadows of Planes 42:08 Earth Moon Transit 43:57 The Twins / Romantica 48:21 Sideria 52:04
@mazenalawar2753 Жыл бұрын
I totally forgot about this band...last heard on some tape in a band van 20yrs ago. Wonderful sunset cruise music.
@stagbatsman89746 жыл бұрын
the best genre
@Wonderlvnd8 жыл бұрын
Every time I listen to this album it reminds me of how much my parents used to love me for who I was n they used to love me like I was no other. I used to go to sleep happy n wake up happy. Feeling the pain I feel now hurts to see how alone I am, at 14 I’m so alone it hurts to see my own reflection in any mirror type object or liquid I can’t bare to think how much I hurt from trying,over and over again it’s like my heart is shutting down on me. And after time you start to accept it because truly no one would care until ur deep down under the water and u come back up floating after so long bc they would now see your hurt. Because of them and their actions that they never realized since now. Now they see all the cuts, and bruises,broken bones, the pool of ur own tears where u rouse up from because the tears have their name all over it. This album is fr my live
@charlenearredondo7531 Жыл бұрын
you just like me fr
@marsington9249 Жыл бұрын
this album is pretty important to me
@aloov2 жыл бұрын
dude. im so happy that youtube showed me this album like a year ago when it went in everyones recommended.
@who_cares8484 жыл бұрын
This album is God tier. Holy shit
@mfdoom11675 жыл бұрын
Absolute bliss. An album to treasure.
@expedientself5 жыл бұрын
Genre: ASMR
@vgmilo2 жыл бұрын
good for when you need a break from yourself
@alexesmeralda17135 жыл бұрын
Gold Dust is such a banger... damn
@isaacstamper77983 жыл бұрын
Favorite album of all time right here
@jerf21214 жыл бұрын
This sounds like trying to play Pavement while on the cusp of falling asleep after taking valium on the same day that your dog died.
@eccles81183 жыл бұрын
jesus thats accurate
@georgepavey88712 жыл бұрын
best way to go into the new year
@user-hy3kv2tm2w3 жыл бұрын
There isnt one bad song in this immortal masterpiece .
@lileffort93334 ай бұрын
i don't think i could love an album more
@juliec51365 жыл бұрын
One of my favourites. The Landing is the perfect winter jam.
@sleepcyclesgaming10 жыл бұрын
Wow, fancy seeing you here
@theseus07672 жыл бұрын
dusters music is so cozy it almost felt like home.
@djxd3022 жыл бұрын
nah im just tired
@cup85482 жыл бұрын
Sucha a gem of an album, of the finest albums, i listen to it ALL the time.....seriously!
@Humanshieldchorus0010 жыл бұрын
Boston mid 90's, cold autumm morning and David Foster Wallace existencial boredom and loneliness vibe
@ydbarret222 жыл бұрын
You put your foot down on the accelerator as the slight downward angle of the car levels out, then gets angled the other direction. The speed limit says 35 (MPH) and you're hell bent on keeping it there. 3 AM just rolled around on the clock, and you're heading back home through the main roads of each town between points A and B. The highway is too stressful and is relatively out of the way, so the closest beeline is the route you always take. The needle wobbles up slightly above the 35 and you loosen your foot. You're determined to keep it at exactly 35. A yellow light shines by through your windshield, with a red aura lighting the road in your rearview mirror as you glance back at the distant set of headlights near the empty parking lot you just cruised by. A more residential area comes up, fences starting on the right side of the road before the left. The north side of the road before the south. Speed limit 25. My ass, you think, letting off the throttle almost entirely. You have no intentions of going 25, but plausible innocence if any bored cop happens to be nearby is your best bet. The residential area fades out into a more highway area, back to a legal thirty five. Your fuel of a wine Black&Mild and two Monster energy drinks is mostly worn off, a hollow tiredness fills up all but your eyes. Shit drugs. Legal drugs. Fuck caffeine, you think, as your right hand pries open a Pepsi you've had sitting in your cupholder. A green light greets you at two intersections as you sip intermittently. Then suddenly ahead, yellow, and red. You put your foot on the brake hoping to slow down enough beforehand that you don't need to fully stop. You do. The light stays red for some obscene amount of time, maybe fifteen seconds or more. Your seething rage from every betrayal you've experienced in your life is now directed at this unthinking, unblinking piece of glass, metal, and fuck knows what else. How dare it cross your path, to ruin your streak of good luck and a near perfect 35 MPH average and just put a sour twist on the rest of your early morning. Nobody even comes from the adjacent road, with the red light glaring at you like your nasty first grade teacher's chin mole. Fuck you, Julie S. The light turns green, a pittance to the burning hole in your chest. Foot down. That song about cigarettes replaces the minimal type lo fi song that's practically burned holes in your car speakers. Black and Mild. Black and Mild. Your brain is now just as condescending as the red light you've passed. A pothole jostles the Pepsi grazing your bottom lip, sending some dripping down your face. "Everything is not so bad" you sing along with the song, in a mocking tone. You know everything really is okay. In some way. Yeah, you're so self critical that you can't throw something out without thinking about how much environmental damage you're singlehandedly caused, but you know that's not important. If everybody dies that's okay. Everybody will die anyway. The world will come to an end and all life on it will end, and the universe will cease to exist. And that will be just fine. I've known this for billions of years, and you've known that I know for as long as I have known, but recently; very, very, very ,very recently you've grown critical. Others have. You've been around for a little over twenty years. But all the you's out there grow critical. I made you that way. Your nihilistic tendencies cause you to crush the Pepsi can in your weak palm and send it out the window, only for you to regret it mid throw. You wince. Foot off the pedal. Your car pulls in the driveway, and that song about Bowie ends.
This is that late night lying alone in bed wanting to talk to someone but not feeling close enough to anyone to confide in vibe.
I feel that 100%
con (queso) fide in me
:(
me right now
THIS.
watching a blank screen instead of an album cover somehow lends even more to the nature of this album
and the fact its only 144p is hilariously on point to me hahha
Self reflective
Donda album cover
@@memimoose2286 holy fuck
I refreshed the page cuz I thought something was wrong💀
this is the vibe of "small town living" which means there is nothing to do except ride around in people's cars, sit in parking lots, lay in your bed, and look at fields of corn. it is the emo midwest//small town northeast feel.
absolutely
and its the best thing to do sometimes.
Small town, you have no friends, no car and no money so you sit and rot in your bed room and daydream about a future that never happens. You're 25 now, the world passed you by when you weren't even paying attention, you haven't even kissed a girl yet.
It is sad, in a way, but comforting? It is upsetting to never get away from your past life, but I am too scared to change what I have always known. This album just encapsulates it all.
it is oddly fun to have nothing fun to do. I end up reveling in my own lack of fun things to do, because it is nice to complain I guess. ah the small town life.
144p darkness never sounded so good
Does having video make the audio compressed? I wouldn't have thought it would make a difference
reposting only so its upper in the comment section for me Moon Age 0:00 Heading for the Door 1:06 Gold Dust 4:14 Topical Solution 6:19 Docking the Pod 11:20 The Landing 13:11 Echo, Bravo 15:53 Constellations 20:25 The Queen of Hearts 24:09 Two Way Radio 28:29 Inside Out 28:49 Stratosphere 31:10 Reed to Hillsborough 38:06 Shadows of Planes 42:08 Earth Moon Transit 43:57 The Twins / Romantica 48:21 Sideria 52:04
ت︎
Thanks fren
thx
thank!!!!!!!
Ilysm
so weird how a whole generation of teens/young adults got into this album 20 years after it came out
It took that long for the Internet to pick up enough steam and spread it around. 20 years ago there really wasn't a way to mass stream music or video like this. Now even the most underground music from 40+ years ago is a few clicks away and easy to link to. KZhead sucks for a lot of reasons, but it's awesome for this purpose.
So true. Everywhere I go, every single teen and young adult, the entire generation, is raving about this group Duster 🙄
That's one of the best things about YT. There's so much music i prob wouldn't have found otherwise that means so much to me now.
tannerin, i see you everywhere
Another Man's Vinyl I know right. It's kind of weird how an indie group got so much attention after 20 years.
lifetime achievement award for coziest album of all time
Mikey Phillips IMO Homeshake makes the coziest music, I've never fell asleep to music till I listened to him
M. Ward The Transfiguration of Vincent O'brien
All of you settle down.
I would choose "Parachutes" by Coldplay actually :P But this is godly too
@@pinkraven4402 nooooooooooooo not Coldplay
Fucking worst ad interruption I’ve ever experienced. Such a brilliant band
That would piss me off so much. This Album flows so well you can't interrupt that
This album has helped me get through the worst of shit life’s thrown my way.
you need a hug
Like Slint and Sonic Youth jamming on a lot of codeine.
Codeine should be capitalized.
@@ebo3565 You got that right ;)
man what a oerfect observation hahahahahahaaha
Thank you for drawing me in with your comment - Good stuff :) Reminds me of Mogwai at times too
Damn I was about to make the exact same comment
A lot of people are talking about doing opiates while listening to this album, please believe me it's not worth it, stick to weed, opiates will ruin your life :(
Can't hit rock bottom if you just keep falling
Idk If i was lucky or not but I did lean it had 0 effects on me. Maybe a little drowsiness but thats it.
@@nunyabusiness8498 Codeine is among one of the weakest opioids.
@@theseus0767 Makes sense. I tasted more of the sprite than the cough syrup
The part where the drums are the loudest in Stratosphere always makes me cry
Black lodge
GOD THE FUCKING CYMBALS GET INTENSE GOD
@@weezor9578 33:30
That's my favorite song on this album it's such a weird track but I love the feeling it brings
My neighbor started drilling something halfway through it and it actually fit with the flow
Lofi beats for decaying in your bedroom
I just turned 16 5 days ago and I’m absolutely in love with this band. It gives me a sense of being happy of being a teenager for some reason
enjoy it while you have it !
Enjoy your teenage years, I always wish I could go back in time to when I was 16
Their music has aged pretty well
enjoy it while it lasts
Enjoy being 16 thats when i first did LSD and found music like this
1. Moon Age (Instrumental) 2. Heading for the Door Clear a path into the room And pushing everything off of the table Crashing on the floor People start to scream Glasses in the air And the television through the window Stumbling through the crowd I was heading for the door Remembering a cooler party Angels started in song There was something in their eyes The time was standing still 3. Gold Dust (Instrumental) 4. Tropical Solution The hands have been well-used To turn it on or turn it up Maybe someone can turn it off When it gets too late And the heat is tauntious The air is on fire And the hands have become clawsious So rock out Rock out Rock out Rock out And all the kids fell out and wrote a story They should sell it to the magazines They all turn out to be crazy In the middle of the night The dogs will bark And the wheels of the wagon Turn off and turn out In your hair I can see the topical solution And no one can shut up for a minute 5. Docking the Pod (Instrumental) 6. The Landing Drunk with hope for the better things The gears all froze for the millennium The same moon as the wrong kiss South, down, east, left, out 7. Echo, Bravo It's a lot like before That was the way it had to be It's alright without you We can make it on our own 8. Constellations Reoccurring Constellations Put it to rest Terror again Horror in town No sleep 'til then Turn down the lights Don't fuck around No ins-and-outs 9. The Queen of Hearts (Instrumental) 10. Two Way Radio (Instrumental) 11. Inside Out Will I be able to speak After a stiff drink? Would it break my panic? Would the sweat stop pouring out? Slow and deliberate With her words She'll walk through My heart Those eyes light a fire In the stomach Fall apart From the inside out 12. Stratosphere (Instrumental) 13. Reed to Hillsborough Light it up, breathe it in You know they say we'll live again Needle down, candles on My favorite cup and a hi-fi stereo Everything's not so bad It's the way home should be The way the windows frame the trees And smoke fills the room Colder now than last year You know they say we'll all be dead Needle down, needle in 14. Shadow of Planets Shadows of planes, flying overhead Overhead projection Nightcrawlers in the sky 15. Earth Moon Transit It's dark around me now And cigarettes are fine I wonder if you think About me like I do Of you at night And who will write the hits With Bowie back on Earth? It's in the way It's in the way 16. The Twins/Romantica From the evening sky A thousand shining diamonds hanging Like the sparkle in the glasses on New Year's Eve Sparkling Romantica What has happened to us? What will happen to the vampire cult? Better off at home tonight Wouldn't be good company Blonde grass Strand by strand Calling out your name and gently to the twins The twins call out to the freaks All the allure So spellbound 17. Sideria (Instrumental)
thank you 💜💜
If you’re going through it right now, you’re not alone. :)
Guys I saw "inside out" in a meme today. The day of reckoning has arrived
years ago, my best friend showed me this album while on DXM. we dont talk anymore, but when i miss him i listen to this. hope youre doin well, you strapping young lobster.
Why don't you reach out to him?
You should reach out to him man.
Same, i feel like music is more special when shared with someone
@@yespls4184 i'm the friend we back on this shit they can confirm
reunited, someone pass me the robotussin
i just found this band yesterday. fell in love, then realized that this album came out 1998. then fell more in love.
the moment you realize your not their favorite person anymore,so you cry and lay down think you will never talk to them again just like you did before,then it hits you.
fr man i miss them
I miss her.
@@nubcake14 i don't, they broke me
I've probably only had one person I've ever loved in my life and it didn't work out, 3-4 years later still not over her.
Moon Age 0:00 Heading for the Door 1:06 Gold Dust 4:14 Topical Solution 6:19 Docking the Pod 11:20 The Landing 13:11 Echo, Bravo 15:53 Constellations 20:25 The Queen of Hearts 24:09 Two Way Radio 28:29 Inside Out 28:49 Stratosphere 31:10 Reed to Hillsborough 38:06 Shadows of Planes 42:08 Earth Moon Transit 43:57 The Twins / Romantica 48:21 Sideria 52:04
LA femme
I love you
thanks
thanks
Thx
I was absolutely elated to find this on vinyl at an affordable price locally. This album desperately needs a repress, everyone should own a copy.
ahhhh im so jealous you found this locally!
where
it and the rest of duster is getting repressed
hell yes now i can finally get a copy of contemporary movement to shelve alongside its older brother
Band signed with Numero Group who's putting out the reissues. Don't know when but I assume early next year possibly
This album is what crying yourself to sleep on a summer night sounds like Edit: thanks everyone! remember everything will be fine hope y'all living your best lives!
Me rn
im doing that rn
My uncle is in the band. Dove Amber
anderlova thought I was the only one brother it’s ok to feel a bit of pain every now & then mate
ME LITERALLY RN BROOOO 😹
the perfect album
?
@@julesdevries5282 “The perfect album” is the most retarded shit I’ve ever heard. Go fuck off with your pretentious shitty hipster music
lmao ok
@@julesdevries5282 Oh wow look mr nice guy! oh look at me I’m so cool 😎 haha I’m so chill haha 😂😂
@@sambishop8301 mate what r u on about?
One of my favorite albums.
@maz. 1. Spiderland 2. Either/Or 3. Loveless 4. Stratosphere 5. Aeroplane
@@willbaska You watch lemon right
@@c6el maybe... who is lemon?
@@willbaska fantano
@@c6el no. fantano is a narcissist.
i’ve been laying in my bed for hours listening to this and not doing anything and thinking about how my younger self would’ve hated me
relatable
real
I will always hate myself
just woke up listening to this. it's a little better than some loud morning alarm
for me its thinking abt how desperate ive gotten
this is one of the best albums I have ever heard.
+anonymousDerp couldn't agree more.
yuo
loved this band to death since i was 17; i'll be 33 next month.
found this band when i was 17, will check up with you when i too am 32.
@ortegoat13 u better plan on making it to 32 with us king
found this band when i was 17 too.. 18 now. i’ll be back in 15 years
Here to check on you guys, how r u?
curerntly 17
This probably only makes sense in my head but this album weighs a lot
Yeah
It’s the weight of the entire stratosphere pushing down on you
bought this album on a whim based on a spaced out review. it changed my life, hit me as hard as loveless did in 91. this is still in my top 10 of all time.
@maz. souvlaki, the great dismal, capsule losing contact
I still miss the way you looked and made me feel while you were laying on the bed listening to this with me
It gets better
This is really depressing, but beautiful at the same time. It reminds me of Slint and Polvo big time!
yeeeeeaaah
Never heard of Polvo, but that is Spanish for "dust". Coincidence? I THINK NOT!
@@nephilaclavipes656 Coincidence, I think yes. Polvo is a math rock band, from the early nineties. Check out "Today's Active Lifestyles", its pretty good
I get Slint and American Football vibes from the guitar work.
The Italian word for "dust" is "polvere". We are all brothers after all
My go-to album for reading cozy slice-of-life mangas
i just wanted to say ilysm for saying this omfg
What's the girl of your profile pic from?
@@doomlver5190 she's Meiko, from Solanin :)
@@jazz5434 Now he is Fancy Pants
@@minecraftterroristschoolsh3755 he's much cooler
masterpiece, i'm sad
ITS FROM 1998?! NOOOO I WANT MORE
Im not sure how this album flew under my radar for so long. Its like everything i ever wanted as a depressed lonely drug addicted teen. I can tell a lot of newer bands i like definitely praise them. Good shit
reading the comments under this video while listening to the album is just fascinating
More like frustrating
happy 21st birthday stratosphere!!!!
21
It can drink now!
This album perfectly encapsulates the feeling of being an astronaught alone on a ship. That sense of getting away from the oddities of everyday life and going someplace distant and other worldy. With the rising feeling of leaving the earth and that uncanny solitude that causes both comfort and slight unease. It contiuously rises and falls going through these emotions of depression and manic energy leading to an acceptance and eventual return to earth. Stratosphere is a perfect title because its one of the first steps to leaving our home and also a sign that you're in the closing stretch and will soon be back where you started. Godspeed Duster. I don't know if they intended this but fuck, I can feel it. I'm reliving those memories while I blast away from this rock, to eventually remember the people I need and then return in a crash landing.
I always find the best music at 3 am
It always takes me a long time of strolling the Internet and taking inspiration to get to my best and most creative albums/artists.
1:48 am here. A lil early i guess
the same
3 am is the witching hour. That's when magic is the strongest.
lol same
I forgot how I found duster, but the one feeling I’ve been getting since I’ve started listening to them (and this might be pretty specific), is Usually this comforting calming feeing that mostly occurs when I’m flying to or from my dads house for a few hours because my parents are divorced. I feel very calm within those 7 hours because nothing is bothering me most of the time. I’m usually so stressed when I’m on the ground, but when I’m in the air, besides the occasional bumps from the turbulence, I feel actually free and not stressed or anxious. I don’t know how but Duster has somehow makes me feel that same feeling I get when I’m flying on a plane, and I always feel calm playing their music (specially this album), like there’s nothing to be worried about. I could have this burning aching feeling in my stomach and eyes, but when I listen to Duster it just goes away.
I've seen someone else compare a lot of duster songs to a plane ride, especially ones from stratosphere and I definitely see it as well
this album reminds me of the feeling of being forgotten
For some reason this album reminds me of the late nights as a coming to age teen / early 20 year old roaming around your suburban town with your friends board out of your mind.
You spelled bored wrong 😘
It is the first time i listen to this album and reading the comments i cant believe there are more people that felt the same i'm feeling rn
I found these guys years ago and have seen them skyrocket in listens recently, and that’s honestly so damn cool because I always wondered why this band was so underrated… I have so many life changing memories to this album. I guess the people needed good music during this shitty time and uncovered this amazing album!
Because people think they are depressed so they listen to what other people who think they are depressed listen to
@@undeadbandit835 I’m not depressed I’m just aware
@@mosquitoshitrock9629 im not talking about you
stratosphere. this song. listening to this song i used to turn on the heated blanket and trap myself under the covers trying to warm up my body because my anxiety gave me chills
I've listened to every single song and every single band to come out of this project and I still yearn for more.
There's more
there's more
this album feels so empty yet so full. although I’ve never heard this album in the pass, every song feels nostalgic. It’s scary it’s comforting
Its one am what am I doing with my life and why am I still awake
same i hate myself
same
Saw this band live last December, amazing experience. This album means so much to me, thank you Duster.
This album feels like knowing you lack something important in your life, maybe you know what it is, maybe you don't. Either way you feel like you will never have this, and as such feel hopeless and lack direction.
It’s amazing hearing this album, and then realizing how some of my other favorite bands were influenced by this. I listen to Explosions in the Sky and their first album has major influences from this album. Yes they’re different genres of music, but it’s amazing to see how Duster inspired so many bands across different genres based off of this album alone.
Only took me 22 years to discover this gem.
heading for the door hits me right in the heart
reposting only so it's higher up in the comment section for me Moon Age 0:00 Heading for the Door 1:06 Gold Dust 4:14 Topical Solution 6:19 Docking the Pod 11:20 The Landing 13:11 Echo, Bravo 15:53 Constellations 20:25 The Queen of Hearts 24:09 Two Way Radio 28:29 Inside Out 28:49 Stratosphere 31:10 Reed to Hillsborough 38:06 Shadows of Planes 42:08 Earth Moon Transit 43:57 The Twins / Romantica 48:21 Sideria 52:04
Discovered this band today. Best thing I could have ever done at 19.
love how nothing this whole album is. so relaxing to sit around to. if floral wallpaper had a sound.
Thank you so much for the uploading this. I'm crying now.
Girl sent me this after friendzoning me, like thanks? That sure made it alot better 😅
I want to meet people who really really like this music. I have no idea what you would be like
the beginning of this melts my brain and i love it
one of my favourite albums, thank you duster
S tier album
This is what November of 2014 sounds like
absolutely true. i wish i could go back.
HOLY SHIT I can't believe I finally rediscovered this album! I loved it so much years back but forgot the name...glad I found it again.
After having this album on repeat for more than a year i can safely say that this is probably one of my favorite albums of all time, i just can't get enough of it
Kisses this on the lips
My favorite genre. Melancholic hope...
just discovered this album and my heart feels so full
this album perfectly represents what it is to be an introvert, i fucking love it
im a proud duster girl
Never heard of them until now, unique but still delivers 16 years after.
youtube seems to have changed the way audio/video streaming works. the audio for me sounds exactly the same as the video file i uploaded this as, which is cool
Okay Alex G's music makes sense now
Saw these guys tonight. So happy I got to see them!
I found out about this album In 2016 and everytime I play It somehow their music still takes e to a calm place Thank you Duster
The more i listen to this album the more i appreciate it, Echo Bravo and Reed to Hillsbrough are incredible, such a unique sound to the guitars all the way through in more ways than one!
christ this sounds amazing, thank you for uploading.
simplicity is ultimate sophistication
Heading for the Door 1:06 Gold Dust 4:14 Topical Solution 6:19 The Landing 13:11 Constellations 20:25 Inside Out 28:49 Reed to Hillsborough 38:06 Shadows of Planes 42:08 Earth Moon Transit 43:57 The Twins / Romantica 48:21 Sideria 52:04
I totally forgot about this band...last heard on some tape in a band van 20yrs ago. Wonderful sunset cruise music.
the best genre
Every time I listen to this album it reminds me of how much my parents used to love me for who I was n they used to love me like I was no other. I used to go to sleep happy n wake up happy. Feeling the pain I feel now hurts to see how alone I am, at 14 I’m so alone it hurts to see my own reflection in any mirror type object or liquid I can’t bare to think how much I hurt from trying,over and over again it’s like my heart is shutting down on me. And after time you start to accept it because truly no one would care until ur deep down under the water and u come back up floating after so long bc they would now see your hurt. Because of them and their actions that they never realized since now. Now they see all the cuts, and bruises,broken bones, the pool of ur own tears where u rouse up from because the tears have their name all over it. This album is fr my live
you just like me fr
this album is pretty important to me
dude. im so happy that youtube showed me this album like a year ago when it went in everyones recommended.
This album is God tier. Holy shit
Absolute bliss. An album to treasure.
Genre: ASMR
good for when you need a break from yourself
Gold Dust is such a banger... damn
Favorite album of all time right here
This sounds like trying to play Pavement while on the cusp of falling asleep after taking valium on the same day that your dog died.
jesus thats accurate
best way to go into the new year
There isnt one bad song in this immortal masterpiece .
i don't think i could love an album more
One of my favourites. The Landing is the perfect winter jam.
Wow, fancy seeing you here
dusters music is so cozy it almost felt like home.
nah im just tired
Sucha a gem of an album, of the finest albums, i listen to it ALL the time.....seriously!
Boston mid 90's, cold autumm morning and David Foster Wallace existencial boredom and loneliness vibe
You put your foot down on the accelerator as the slight downward angle of the car levels out, then gets angled the other direction. The speed limit says 35 (MPH) and you're hell bent on keeping it there. 3 AM just rolled around on the clock, and you're heading back home through the main roads of each town between points A and B. The highway is too stressful and is relatively out of the way, so the closest beeline is the route you always take. The needle wobbles up slightly above the 35 and you loosen your foot. You're determined to keep it at exactly 35. A yellow light shines by through your windshield, with a red aura lighting the road in your rearview mirror as you glance back at the distant set of headlights near the empty parking lot you just cruised by. A more residential area comes up, fences starting on the right side of the road before the left. The north side of the road before the south. Speed limit 25. My ass, you think, letting off the throttle almost entirely. You have no intentions of going 25, but plausible innocence if any bored cop happens to be nearby is your best bet. The residential area fades out into a more highway area, back to a legal thirty five. Your fuel of a wine Black&Mild and two Monster energy drinks is mostly worn off, a hollow tiredness fills up all but your eyes. Shit drugs. Legal drugs. Fuck caffeine, you think, as your right hand pries open a Pepsi you've had sitting in your cupholder. A green light greets you at two intersections as you sip intermittently. Then suddenly ahead, yellow, and red. You put your foot on the brake hoping to slow down enough beforehand that you don't need to fully stop. You do. The light stays red for some obscene amount of time, maybe fifteen seconds or more. Your seething rage from every betrayal you've experienced in your life is now directed at this unthinking, unblinking piece of glass, metal, and fuck knows what else. How dare it cross your path, to ruin your streak of good luck and a near perfect 35 MPH average and just put a sour twist on the rest of your early morning. Nobody even comes from the adjacent road, with the red light glaring at you like your nasty first grade teacher's chin mole. Fuck you, Julie S. The light turns green, a pittance to the burning hole in your chest. Foot down. That song about cigarettes replaces the minimal type lo fi song that's practically burned holes in your car speakers. Black and Mild. Black and Mild. Your brain is now just as condescending as the red light you've passed. A pothole jostles the Pepsi grazing your bottom lip, sending some dripping down your face. "Everything is not so bad" you sing along with the song, in a mocking tone. You know everything really is okay. In some way. Yeah, you're so self critical that you can't throw something out without thinking about how much environmental damage you're singlehandedly caused, but you know that's not important. If everybody dies that's okay. Everybody will die anyway. The world will come to an end and all life on it will end, and the universe will cease to exist. And that will be just fine. I've known this for billions of years, and you've known that I know for as long as I have known, but recently; very, very, very ,very recently you've grown critical. Others have. You've been around for a little over twenty years. But all the you's out there grow critical. I made you that way. Your nihilistic tendencies cause you to crush the Pepsi can in your weak palm and send it out the window, only for you to regret it mid throw. You wince. Foot off the pedal. Your car pulls in the driveway, and that song about Bowie ends.
I have to read this someday
wow, just wow