Question Existence
An eclectic mix of existential tunes to arouse your psyche and stare down your third eye
featuring artists like
Morosity, Days Of The New, Cult Of Luna, Chelsea Wolfe, Failure, Matt Elliott
hat’s right, what’s wrong? What’s morality? Is any of what we perceive as “life” even real or a simulation or…? Does any of this matter? Plunge into the murky abyss and bathe your conscience in the mirror pool of existence.
An eclectic mix of existential tunes to arouse your psyche and stare down your third eye.
World in Your Mouth – The Infinite Three
16 May 2018
This weeks pick to question existence comes from the London based, three piece “The Infinite Three” and with a name like that, they’re a match made in space for the playlist.
Weightless Again – The Handsome Family
24 April 2018
A simple Folk-Country/Americana toe tapper that’s both light and campy yet manages to be oh so heavy. Taken from the 1998 LP – Through the Trees, “Weightless Again” by The Handsome Family may just leave you feeling a bit bi-polar…
Nightcrawler – Magic Moon
3 April 2018
There’s no time for sleep for these 4 gentlemen from The Hauge, Netherlands.
The newest single from Magic Moon, “Nightcrawler” (2018) is a 60’s-70’s psych-rock, blues, party banger. Tremolo and verbed-out multi-colored guitar and organ riffs, layered punching vocals, a rock solid extra-tasty-crispy snare beat, and bouncing bass lines that’ll keep your head bobbin’…
Grand Delusion – Matt Boroff
20 March 2018
After a long 20+ year music career, Matt Boroff only made it to my radar last year when I asked friends for some new music recommendations via Facebook. While I received a unhealthy dose of somber expressions (guess my friends know what I like), Matt’s tunes pierced through the dark walls of my black heart. (Thanks Patrick)…
Selfish Thoughts – Holy Sons
6 March 2018
This week on “Music To Question Existence” we take a ride down the dark and pothole ridden Self Reflection Lane. It’s a good thing we’ll be riding on the electrified sponge between your ears, cuz this could get bumpy,,,
Solaris – Failure
20 February 2018
Picking up where we left off from last week’s ethereal themed tune that was The Black Angels “Life Song,” this week we have “Solaris” by the 90’s Alt. Rock band Failure. Crafted by the band after seeing the 1972 Soviet “Psy-Fi” film by Andrei Tarkovsky aptly titled “Solaris”.
Life Song – The Black Angels
14 February 2018
“Life Song” – A psychedelic, kaleidoscopic trip into the colorless unknown.
Weightless, warbling keys, and the impassioned cries of Alex Mass guide you through this solo mission to the other side….of stardom…
White Noise – Murder by Death
9 February 2018
Murder by Death – Sounds like a metal band, right?… wrong. While this 5-piece folk-rock clan may ride parallel universe tracks when it comes to the dark themes of Metal music, when it comes to the instrumentation, vibe and composition, they’re on the polar end of the cosmos.
Dust, Dust – The Chaw
9 February 2018
Imagine yourself a dimly lit, smoke filled speakeasy, ripped leather booth (stuffing exposed), and a neat glass of warm bourbon in hand… enter “The Chaw”. A Brooding, sulky, psychedelic blues rock band with a rattlesnake bite, desert vibe. Hailing from the California, East Bay area,…
Knock Yourself Out – Jon Brion
9 February 2018
Taken from the quintessential existentialist 2004 film “I Heart Huckabees”, which was ever so charmingly scored by Mr. Brion himself. This playful ditty pokes fun at the exhausting, never-ending quest for the meaning of existence.
Here – Vast
9 February 2018
A methodically slow swell of keys that float angelically behind a cinematic, ominous string section. Roll the percussive crescendo….the curtain explodes open and BLAM!!! you’re in.
“Here” may be one of the strongest opening songs on a debut album I’ve ever experienced. Jon Crosby, the mastermind behind VAST, is essentially screaming out to the universe “I’m fuckin’ HERE!”
Anywhere Out Of The World – Dead Can Dance
9 February 2018
Lyrically, the song’s a seekers utopia as much as it is a mid-evil torcher device.
Do you endure on an epic, never-ending quest in pursuit of answer to all things life?
