In this episode I talk with another good friend of mine from School of Rock and a fellow bandmate from a newer music project called Grindstone. Eli Froment is a fantastic guitarist and a fascinating deep thinker of a musician with never ending, skilled endeavors in music. It's been an honor to work with him thus far and it was a pleasure to have him on the podcast. Content-wise, most of our discussion in this episode is driven towards recent video game releases, next generation gaming technology, and ramblings about music, musical habits, and music experiences. Apologies for the sudden increase in volume about 70% through the episode, it happened when I had to restart the recording for technical reasons and there wasn't much I could do on the spot to correct it but tweak the levels where I could, be weary of that volume spike and here's hoping I don't blow your ears out.

(This episode contains occasional explicit language).

Welcome to Season 2 of Dane's World! Being the first episode of the new season, I thought it was time to move the podcast to the next level with the introduction and ongoing inclusion of guest speakers. This is something I've wanted to do since the podcast started but haven't had the technical means to make it happen. Finally, I am in a place to where I can have guests regularly on the podcast. Today's guest is Jace Kimbrell, an amazing friend from school of rock and a fellow musician/bandmate in our current project 'Formalities'. Jace is an extremely talented guitarist/vocalist and one of the greatest people I have had the honor of meeting and playing music with. As my current biggest supporter, I thought I'd give him the honors of being my first guest in this new evolution of the podcast. Stay tuned for more guests in the near future, and thank you for watching! 

(Sorry for the small amount of audio issues throughout this episode, I can only mix these guest episodes on the spot while recording so it may be a little rough around the edges until I get the hang of things.)

In this episode I dig into the concept of hatred and ask pressing questions about why we hate as humans, what creates a hateful mind, and how hatred may be a more passive and natural experience than many may think. Lots of talks about the distinction between positivity and negativity and when one or the other is appropriate along with the important balance that should be struck between the two.

Article Covered: https://www.scienceofpeople.com/hate/

In this return from hiatus, I discuss a sociological concept known as the Dramaturgical Model (developed by Erving Goffman). Simply put, the theory paints life and the social interactions within it as that of a theatrical production. I first learned about this theory in my Sociology textbook for college and found it not only fascinating but strangely aligned with how I have viewed my own life for a very long time. Feel free to take a listen to find out more. Thank you!

"Choose your self-presentations carefully, for what starts out as a mask may become your face." - Erving Goffman

Source: Seeing Sociology: An Introduction (3rd edition) by Joan Ferrante-Wallace

https://www.amazon.com/Seeing-Sociology-Introduction-Joan-Ferrante/dp/1305094360

In this episode I have decided to pack three new records into one review.

Deftones - Ohms

The Pineapple Thief - Versions of the Truth

Gazpacho - Fireworker

In record time, I discuss my thoughts on these three albums that have been on repeat in my music library for the past 2 months. Thank you for listening!

Deftones - Ohms:

1. Genesis

2. Ceremony

3. Urantia

4. Error

5. The Spell of Mathematics

6. Pompeji

7. This Link Is Dead

8. Radiant City

9. Headless

10. Ohms

Pineapple Thief - Versions of the Truth:

1. Versions of the Truth

2. Break It All

3. Demons

4. Driving Like Maniacs

5. Leave Me Be

6. Too Many Voices

7. Our Mire

8. Out of Line

9. Stop Making Sense

10. The Game

Gazpacho - Fireworker:

1. Space Cowboy

2. Hourglass

3. Fireworker

4. Antique

5. Sapien

This is a simple one! I just wanted to check in after a break to let you all know that I'm still here and tell you about what's been going on behind the scenes, nothing too crazy! Just having a chat. New episodes and reviews in the works. Thank you so much for your patience!

In this episode I review and break down the newest and darkest release from Louisville Desolation Americana project, Jaye Jayle. Despite my initial hesitation towards Evan Patterson's newly electronic approach to his hauntingly desolate sonic mantras of storytelling, I have become totally fascinated with the story that this album tells and find myself captivated by Jaye Jayle's approach to an electronic folk album. Written and Composed while on the road during an international tour, Evan Patterson projects intriguingly odd anecdotes from his confused and tired mind; musically journaling his experiences throughout a journey across the world in what was considered an inescapable, hallucinogenic, mobile purgatory.

Jaye Jayle - Prisyn:

1. A Cold Wind

2. Don't Blame the Rain

3. Synthetic Prison

4. The River Spree

5. Making Friends

6. Guntime

7. Blueberries

8. I Need You

9. The Last Drive

10. From Louisville

Here's my second monthly ramble where I catch you up on what I've been up to and what's been going on in life. I talk about how my last month has gone along with a brief summary of what days will look like moving forward, capitalizing with an unplanned ramble about the state of our world and where I think things may take us in the future. Thank you so much for listening!

In this episode, I bring to you my second album review and hopefully a much better review all around. In this review I break down the most recent release from German Post Rock Band: Long Distance Calling. This band ranks high on my favorite bands list and has continuously pushed the boundaries of instrumental storytelling and progressive rock. Does this new release hold strong with it's predecessors? Or does it fall short, leaving much to be desired? That's what I discuss here with my most critical mindset on a piece of music so far, only because I have seen the magic that this band can work up... can they do it consistently? Thank you so much for listening, it's great to be back!

Long Distance Calling - How Do We Want To Live?:

1. Curiosity, Pt. 1

2. Curiosity, Pt 2

3. Hazard

4. Voices

5. Fall / Opportunity

6. Immunity

7. Sharing Thoughts

8. Beyond Your Limits

9. True / Negative

10. Ashes

In this episode I talk about how stories can be told through pieces of music without the use of lyrics or vocal melodies. This is a concept that is rarely talked about and most commonly utilized by instrumental bands with the creative goal to tell a story or take listeners on a journey (especially within the genre of post-rock). Below is a link to the one other mention of storytelling without lyrics by composer, Xueran Chen (The only public mention that I have seen about the concept). Also listed below are all of the albums I mention in this episode that have utilized instrumental Storytelling to the best I've heard.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DenwAoABr8I&list=FLHMWV1LHORqna639nGYA-BQ&index=3&t=0s

Albums Mentioned (Highly recommend listens to all of these if you're interested!):

- Explosions In The Sky - Those Who Tell The Truth Shall Die, Those Who Tell The Truth Shall Live Forever

- Explosions In The Sky - How Strange, Innocence

- Explosions In The Sky - The Earth Is Not A Cold Dead Place

- Explosions In The Sky - All Of A Sudden I Miss Everyone

- Long Distance Calling - Satellite Bay

- Long Distance Calling - Long Distance Calling

- Long Distance Calling - Boundless

- Russian Circles - Station

- Russian Circles - Geneva

- Russian Circles - Guidance

- Duster - Stratosphere

- Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Lift Your Tiny Fists Like Antennas To Heaven

- Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Yanqui U.X.O.

- Hunter Gatherer - Scavenger

- If These Trees Could Talk - If These Trees Could Talk

- If These Trees Could Talk - Above The Earth, Below The Sky

- If These Trees Could Talk - Red Forest

- If These Trees Could Talk - The Bones Of A Dying World

- I Hear Sirens - Beyond The Sea, Beneath The Sky

- Jakob - Solace

- Irepress - Samus Octology

- Kerretta - Saansilo

- Trigg & Gusset - Legacy Of The Witty

- This Will Destroy You - Young Mountain

- This Will Destroy You - S/T

- This Will Destroy You - Another Language

- Toundra - (I)

- Toundra - (II)

- Toundra - (III)

- Toundra - (IV)

- Boards Of Canada - Geogaddi

- The Pineapple Thief - Variations On A Dream

- The Pineapple Thief - 10 Stories Down