cloud floating

in the middle of a weekly blog rummage and condensing session, my dream from the night before stared me in the face in a prophesy of what i could write. so i'll start by backtracking a few years...

when music blogs were first popularised by the use of hype machine and other such aggregate functions, i was introduced to i guess i'm floating- an american music blog headed by connor and nathaniel. this time in my musical journeys i was very much in love with elliott smith, sufjan stevens and general american indie saddle creek types. IGIF pretty much accurately matched up with my tastes, and so I followed it religiously to be on top of what direction i could be going in next. i became so used and reliant on the two lads in charge that they pretty much shaped all my tastes for the next couple of years and any other blog i tried to peruse over just never seemed good enough, especially, for this matter, british blogs, which just seemed too bent upon exposing the kooks and any other band that referenced the kooks. the layout of IGIF is neat and easy, which sharp, witty and succinct music journalism and a constant flow of 'save target as' downloads to explain their points. they are ahead of the game and are great at predicting trends without falling out of love with all their favourites just because others have become cooler.

i weened my way off the blog in later years, although i still check it every few weeks. but last night i dreamt that i met a girl in london who was in charge of the blog, and the two lads were people she hired from america to write about the american scene. it was such a ridiculous dream and i was being a massive suck up to her like "wow, you are so amazing for managing such an amazing blog" and "i always knew there would be a woman behind it somewhere" and other rubbish. but it wasn't real of course, and connor and nathaniel are real people who manage their own writings, but the dream definitely brought back home how important the blog has been to me in the last few years, more than any other music publication to be honest.

it was also through these guys that i heard a first demo of artic monkey's new release - crying lightning from an upcoming album humbug. although i somehow glided right through the artic hype without so much as a backward glance (see- american indie phase) this new release hit me instantly as a great track with much to come. i think all this somehow relates to my dream, i guess i'm floating, prophesies, and things to come. so there we go!

web: i guess i'm floating!