keep it moving : (studio en janvier)
C'est un Ed O'Brien aussi en verve qu'agacé qui a improvisé dans la nuit deux messages sur le Dead Air Space, de sa propre initiative, puisqu'il voulait prendre la parole, ce qu'il n'avait pas assez fait à son goût. Même si Ed pense parfois aller trop loin dans ses réactions, c'est agréable de savoir ce que le reste du groupe pense en ce moment, étant donné qu'on avait surtout entendu Thom.
Le premier message est plus axé sur son état d'esprit, il termine en expliquant qu'il est très faché des derniers revers politiques, notamment de ce qui s'est passé à Copenhague, de la manière de "manager" des hommes politiques, et non de réfléchir pour le bien de tous. Il partage ses lectures (un livre qui explique l'influence de certaines plantes sur notre culture, notre développement), cite des passages.
Dans le second, il remercie les fans du groupe et revient un peu sur les précédentes tournées, et sur ce que le groupe a fait en 10 ans, les changements. Petit message d'espoir pour nous, Ed explique que des surprises nous attendent, qu'il adore ce que le groupe fait, même s'il ne peut nous en dire plus (Il annonce toutefois que le groupe serait en studio en janvier)!
Il fait également son top 10 des films de la décennie, et revient sur la problématique du téléchargement, dont il regrette les débats souvent trop manichéens, nous renvoyant ainsi sur le postcast de Stephen Fry, dont il partage l'avis.
Tout cela se termine sur des voeux de joyeux noël et de bonne année 2010, que nous lui rendons aussi.
edit du 21/12 : j'ai explicité un peu plus un point, car je m'attendais à plus de réaction de votre part…
Voici le message, avec le lien vers le podcast et le top 10 :
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A rant and some other stuff
I haven’t spoken to Thom yet, but judging by his entries here and reading today’s papers the outcome of Copenhagen is a bloody disgrace … I wanted to put something up on DAS, as a kind of personal round-up to the year (also because I rather pathetically don’t contribute much to this), so excuse me if I kick off in a somewhat dejected manner, because in fact none of what I write seems at all relevant or important in the face of serious climate change …. This is the bottom line for all our lives whether we choose to face it or not, and believe me I choose not to most of the time in the name of my own personal happiness and subsequently of those around me … anyway here goes ..
I read an interesting book in the Summer by a man called Terence McKenna, entitled “Food of the Gods” .. his hypothesis is that certain natural plants have been integral in explaining mankind’s development in the spheres of language, intelligence and culture… it’s really fascinating, but a particular passage popped out at me, whilst reading, and it seems particularly relevant now: “Looking down on Los Angeles from an airliner, I I never fail to notice that it is like looking at a printed circuit: all those curved driveways and cul de sacs with the same little modules installed along each one. As long as the ‘Reader’s Digest’ stays subscribed to and the TV stays on, these modules are all interchangeable parts within a very large machine. This is the nightmarish reality….. the creation of the public as a herd. The public has no history and no future, the public lives in a golden moment created by a credit system which binds them ineluctably to a web of illusions that is never critiqued. This is the ultimate consequence of having broken off the symbiotic relationship with the Gaian matrix of the planet. This is the consequence of lack of partnership; this is the legacy of imbalance between sexes; this is the terminal phase of a long descent into meaninglessness and toxic existential confusion.” Now, I don’t walk around with this stuff in my head every hour of each day, in fact the opposite would be true. I’m happy feeling so grateful to the deck of cards that I’ve been dealt. Yet it’s always there, this knowing that we are all living in “The Age of Stupid’ … I’m sure most people feel the same way….. Yet our leaders seem incapable of leading … managing would seem a better word, or rather mismanaging…… Leadership implies wisdom; it implies vision and dynamism; the ability to foresee problems, create solutions and see them through … does that sound like our leaders? NO it doesn’t… And why is this not the case? What is preventing them from leading? Is it the power of big business/corporations/ the financial industries? It looks increasingly like it … vested fucking interests, no degree of what’s fair for all … plain and simple self-interest. I don’t know about you but most people I know don’t make decisions solely on what works best for them … it’s a balance between what is good for others too… This is officially a rant now and I may not post it .. apologies to my brothers in the band if they are reading this and don’t like it .. tell me I’m being an arse and I’ll take it down.. 10 mins. Later: 1. Harold and Maude There has to be a Bond film there and although definitely not the best I have a bit of a soft spot for Moonraker, … I always loved the Rio and South American scenes .. so much so that when it came out as a kid I went on my own and watched three consecutive matinee showings of it .. also those in the know will have noticed that Hal Ashby directed both ‘Harold and Maude’ and ‘Being there’ … he was an incredible director, well I only know those two films of his, but I intend to check out the others. http://www.stephenfry.com/2009/07/27/series-2-episode-4-itunes-live-festival/ Here’s to you all having a peaceful and happy Christmas in spite of all the current madness … and good luck to us all in 2010…
Ed
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