Chapter 5 Music – Voyager One
Music by: Voyager One
Recommended Listen: Afterhours in the Afterlife (LP)
Suggested Tracks: The Future is Obsolete, The Kids Take Control, Darling O.K.
Contest Alert! – Tickets/CD Giveaway, Deadline Wednesday October 15th.
THIS WEEEK we begin a three-part showcase of featured music in the show from the best bands appearing right now in the 2008 CMJ Festival in New York City. Entering the ring first, the space-rock sounds of Seattle’s Voyager One. Ding Ding.
Voyager One mixes one part psychedelic rock, one part groove and zero parts pretention to make their brand of space-infused rock. There is something organic and straightforward about Voyager’s approach to songwriting. There’s an ethereal quality to every song, lots of drone, not too dark-but to the point. Lots of feeling and seemingly removed lyrics. Lots of “wonder” inspired by lots of listening. This is a rare balance that young bands find themselves spending too much time on either side of. Not for Jeramy & Co. The point is clear. Intentionally murky at times, but clear.
Voyager One have appeared at SXSW, CMJ, played live on KEXP’s “Midday Show” and toured with Black Rebel Motorcycle Club. I caught them for the first time somewhere in between and knew right away they would have a place in The Resistance. The momentum is growing, the blogs have noticed. All aboard!
Even though Voyager One already has a few records under their belt I get the impression that there’s a bigger vision or plan they have yet to track down. It may take another solid record to get there. That said, if we’ve done our jobs right, this week’s episode should help send them on their way.
Contest Alert!
In honor of their Episode this week, the guys in Voyager One donated two copies of “Afterhours” and a pair of tickets to one of their CMJ shows next week in New York City. And how do you win this music and concert tix? Very simple, glad you asked.
Leave a comment on this post before Wednesday the 15th. That’s it. I’d love to know what you think about V1 but you are welcome to tell me anything. We’ll shuffle the names of every commenter who posts before Wednesday and draw the winners. Multiple entries always encouraged and certainly increase your odds. We’ll notify the lucky ones via their page on LG15.com this Thursday.
On the Fly, Off the Cuff
The Future is Obsolete – On your way to Boston? Tread carefully but ride to this.
Kids Take Control - Contemplative. Thoughtful. Us?
Darling O.K. – rolls along to somewhere special.
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October 13th, 2008 at 7:06 pm
Meep!
October 13th, 2008 at 7:10 pm
you always pick the best music seth!
October 13th, 2008 at 7:12 pm
can we have some details on the concert and stuff… I need to know if I have exams then so I know whether to bother continuing entering.
October 13th, 2008 at 8:12 pm
I will gladly comment.
October 13th, 2008 at 8:13 pm
OOOOOOOOOO Contest!
I’ll enter!
October 13th, 2008 at 8:14 pm
Heck you said I could enter multiple times, I really just wanted to add this: You’ve done excellent with the music choices thus far!
October 13th, 2008 at 11:06 pm
Ooooh! I like their stuff. The Future is Obsolete kind of reminds me a bit of Duran Duran, with the vocals and all. Great songs!
October 13th, 2008 at 11:14 pm
It’s nice having the player embedded here on InsideLG15 - and great having all the music in one place.
The tracks have been really good this season - I enjoyed the energy and taughtness of all the picks from Film School, Voxtrot, Push Play, and the Teenagers. I like the Voyager One songs too, but they have just a little bit too much synth sounding drums etc, and repetition for my taste. I like to hear a drummer hit and scratch and just go off - like the guy in Jack Johnson’s “Mud Football.”
October 14th, 2008 at 5:22 am
i want to win!
pleaseeeeeeeeeeeee.
October 14th, 2008 at 9:42 am
“The Future is Obsolete” is such a awesome tune!
October 14th, 2008 at 10:33 am
What if I want the tickets? Or the CD? Does my comment count?
October 14th, 2008 at 11:37 am
*throws her hat in the ring*
Great work as always Seth!
October 14th, 2008 at 2:51 pm
Can I enter? Please please please
October 14th, 2008 at 3:49 pm
I live soooo close to the city!! It’d be awesome if I could just take a train in and get to see one of their concerts!!!
October 14th, 2008 at 3:51 pm
Wait… how will the tickets help all those West Coaster’s? Wouldn’t it be pretty hard to charter a plane and fly over here just a week before the concert?
October 14th, 2008 at 4:58 pm
MEEP
o and the player wont work
October 14th, 2008 at 7:03 pm
Greg and Amanda are trying to cheat or something!
If I can’t win contests at the newspaper where I work….then you can’t win this!
(just teasing!)
October 14th, 2008 at 7:15 pm
The player seems to be working fine for me and I checked on both Safari, IE, and Firefox.
October 14th, 2008 at 8:04 pm
Well even if I win I don’t know if I could go but you could always donate the tickets to someone who could.
October 14th, 2008 at 8:19 pm
MEEP!
October 14th, 2008 at 9:09 pm
I like big butts,
And… I cannot lie.
And because I cannot lie, I must say V1 is pretty boss. Their music makes me happy.
October 14th, 2008 at 9:16 pm
Just entering one last time, since tomorrow is going to be too crazyyyy…
MEEEEEEEEEEEPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP
October 15th, 2008 at 9:34 am
I’m entering again…though I doubt I’ll win! I just want a small victory on LG15!