So from looking at the YDN (Yale Daily News) over the last few days, Spring Fling is one event which is getting a lot of attention. For those of you unaware of what spring fling is, it is a big outdoor music event which takes place on Yale campus every year. Previous acts to feature in this event include Ludacris and other big names. I found myself looking at the list of potential bands playing this year and was starting to get pretty pumped for the whole thing. On the list were some of my favorite bands including muse, bloc party, MGMT and vampire weekend. Although a lot of these bands are probably nothing short of urban myths, the idea of someone like muse playing in yale is just unbelievable.
Muse aren't too big in the states but back in Europe these guys are kings. They sell out stadiums and headline the biggest summer festivals. I've been lucky enough to see them play twice in Ireland. Matt Bellamy, lead vocalist and lead guitarist is forever pushing the limits in relation to the sounds he can produce from a guitar. Despite not being a strictly electronic band, there is unending effects used in their music, synthesizer etc all play a huge part in their music. They are also renown for having the sickest live shows going. Lights and stage design play a huge part in their shows. This is a video of a live performance from the European music music awards. Learning about synthesizers in class has given me a greater appreciation for their roles in music and this song is a great example. If you want to see the sick light shows I'm talking about then skip to 1.30.
Can you imagine these guys playing Yale?
I wanted to end this blog just by talking briefly about house and techno. I used to listen to a lot of this when I was younger and the last few classes really made me realize how much I missed it. Looking forward to creating a few bangin tunes on reason that when I'm done will sound like this.
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