Between the Buried and Me

[theis]

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So great. His flow and technique is flawless.

[theis]

any favorite songs on the new one?

Fossil Genera - A Feed from Cloud Mountain is my favorite. Just too many awesome parts in that song. The "breakdown" at 05:14 is just epic. And what a beautiful ending.

[ben]

I'm waiting around to pick up some weed before I listen to this.  Tonight...may be the night.

[wither-I]

I'm waiting around to pick up some weed before I listen to this.  Tonight...may be the night.

gotta have weed to enjoy music... ouch

[ben]

Come on man, lets not jump to conclusions like that.  It's just, after waiting years for this follow-up, I want to be in the dark and listen to this stoned upon the first listen.  Second listen can be as sober as possible.  It's a tradition I have...don't jump on my case for it.

[theis]

I can't stop listening to this album.

It might top Colors for me. Soooooo many fucking awesome parts in each of the songs.

[bright lights, big city]

fuck yeah man. And you were right about Fossil Genera. At least for today that's my favorite song.

[theis]

Swim Me to the Moon is fucking incredible too. This album is giving me a boner.

I'm beginning to wonder if it's actually aliens and not humans who's behind those instruments.

[mr.sinister]

haha. Fuck my copy still hasn't come.

Fuck it im downloading it.

[theis]

Here's how I'd rank the tracks:

Fossil Genera
Swim To the Moon
Obfuscation
Disease, Injury, Madness
Mirrors
Desert of Song

[Oldnewtype]

I'm glad to see most everyone agrees Fossil Genera and Swim To The Moon are also my favorites but fuck I love the entire album. I've been listening to it all the way through 2-5 times a day since it leaked, fixing to go pick up my copy now.


Anyone else notice the horse in the background during Disease, Injury, Madness? It's right around the Muse-y solo near 7 minutes. Thought that was funny.

[theis]

Haha, yeah. That horse part is hilarious.

[bright lights, big city]

amazingly, there's also some rockin' cowbell at that part as well.

[ben]

A few initial thoughts:

1. I just have to get this out: OPETH OPETH OPETH OPETH OPETH OPETH OPETH...ok now I'll never bring it up again.
2. First song was a cool intro...kind of kept me off guard, though it's similar to Colors.  A one-two punch to begin again.  Liked what I was hearing but not extremely impressed.
3. Disease, Injury, Madness....love the song, but see number 1.
4. I was really pleased when Fossil Genera kicked in.  THIS is what I was expecting all along in the new album...just had to wait a few tracks.  Great song.
5. Desert of Song was a really cool segue.
6. Swim to the Moon is very epic, a grand way to really end this album and a new step for BTBAM,  being such a long piece.

all in all I'd give it a B.  Definitely not going to top Colors for me, I can already tell.

[bright lights, big city]

from theprp.com

Between The Buried And Me, Cynic, The Devin Townsend Project and Scale The Summit are planning a trek together early next year, tentative dates revealed thus far include:
January 09th Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade
January 11th Houston, TX - The Meridian
January 16th San Diego, CA - House Of Blues
January 17th Hollywood, CA - Sunset Strip
January 20th Denver, CO - Cervantes
January 22nd Louisville, KY - Headliners
January 24th Chicago, IL - House Of Blues
January 25th Cleveland, OH - Peabody's Downunder
January 28th Boston, MA - House Of Blues
January 29th Clifton Park, NY - Northern Lights
January 31st Philadelphia, PA - Trocadero
February 01st Baltimore, MD - Sonar
February 06th Charlotte, NC - The Fillmore

[theis]

Only minor nitpick:

I think Disease, Injury, Madness could have been cut into two seperate songs. Ending the first part with the acoustic singing and then over to a new song starting with the awesome bass intro.

[bright lights, big city]

maybe they wanted a long song again. anyone else notice that each other their albums are constantly containing longer and longer songs, but fewer and fewer tracks?

maybe the next BTBAM record will be 1 song for about 55 minutes.

[alvarezbassist17]

A few initial thoughts:

1. I just have to get this out: OPETH OPETH OPETH OPETH OPETH OPETH OPETH...ok now I'll never bring it up again.
2. First song was a cool intro...kind of kept me off guard, though it's similar to Colors.  A one-two punch to begin again.  Liked what I was hearing but not extremely impressed.
3. Disease, Injury, Madness....love the song, but see number 1.
4. I was really pleased when Fossil Genera kicked in.  THIS is what I was expecting all along in the new album...just had to wait a few tracks.  Great song.
5. Desert of Song was a really cool segue.
6. Swim to the Moon is very epic, a grand way to really end this album and a new step for BTBAM,  being such a long piece.

all in all I'd give it a B.  Definitely not going to top Colors for me, I can already tell.

dude i'm totally with you on the opeth thing, i was actually just talkin to my buddy about that today.  It reminds me a lot of watershed.

totally awesome record though.  mirrors and disease, injury, madness are my faves so far, but it hasn't totally sunk in yet.

[Oldnewtype]

maybe they wanted a long song again. anyone else notice that each other their albums are constantly containing longer and longer songs, but fewer and fewer tracks?

maybe the next BTBAM record will be 1 song for about 55 minutes.

Ever since Colors its always been one long song just split into tracks.


UPDATED list of tours dates......NEW ORLEANS BITCHES!!!!


Between The Buried And Me, Cynic, The Devin Townsend Project and Scale The Summit are planning a trek together early next year, tentative dates revealed thus far include:
January 08th Nashville, TN - Rocketown
January 09th Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade
January 10th New Orleans, LA - House of Blues
January 11th Houston, TX - The Meridian
January 12th Dallas, TX - The Prophet Bar
January 13th San Antonio, TX - The White Rabbit
January 15th Tempe, AZ - The Clubhouse
January 16th San Diego, CA - House Of Blues
January 17th Hollywood, CA - Sunset Strip
January 18th San Francisco, CA - Slim's
January 20th Denver, CO - Cervantes
January 22nd Louisville, KY - Headliners Music Hall
January 23rd Detroit, MI - Magic Stick
January 24th Chicago, IL - House Of Blues
January 25th Cleveland, OH - Peabody's Downunder
January 26th Toronto, ON - Opera House
January 27th Montreal, QC - Club Soda
January 28th Boston, MA - House Of Blues
January 29th Clifton Park, NY - Northern Lights
January 30th New York, NY - The Fillmore
January 31st Philadelphia, PA - Trocadero
February 01st Baltimore, MD - Sonar
February 03rd St. Peterburg, FL - State Theatre
February 06th Charlotte, NC - The Fillmore

March 24th Perth, AUS - Amplifier Bar
March 25th Adelaide, AUS - Fowlers
March 26th Melbourne, AUS - The Corner Hotel
March 27th Sydney, AUS - Manning Bar
March 28th Brisbane, AUS - The Hifi

[Oldnewtype]

I was bored so heres the lyrics from the cd case.




Mirrors and Obfuscation


Everything's a novelty.
Everyone grows but me.

Close one eye. Step to the side.
Everyone grows but me

Everyone's in fragments.
Close one eye. Step to the side.


From the simple idea of Change Blindness, our minds are not as they seem.
An entire existence revolving around what we can't acknowledge.
A brain malfunction we'll never admit as defeat...
a constant determination to find truths...to find reason...to find comfort.
An unspoken religion in being the ALL-DOMINANT...This is what we call a brain.

This step will allow the universe to run its course. We have a short ticket and a lot is in hiding...
so let's take in what we can for now. Just like here on Earth (a notion we do comprehend)
Hide what "others" can't understand. The universe is the biggest threat...
overachiever that commands attention. Brute force of hysterical reasonings...
There will always be a Marfa.

Close one eye. Step to the side.

As humans we could never be content with knowing all,
yet we can't be content with the fact the our brains will never know. A mental surgery...
a neverending journey...a technological drawback. Pushing us further from our natural minds.

Even things created by other humans should be considered in the experiment of an entire species of understanding.
A magician's pure joy...
A mind bend for the common folk...
Follow the straight line...
(A full house watching what we can't see)
The ultimate deceiver...

Close one eye. Step to the side.

We will ALWAYS be part of the great misdirect...stepping in and stepping out.
Mirrors and Obfuscation



Disease, Injury, Madness


Don't think. Don't speak. I will do this for you.
Every natural thought or feeling you've ever had will change tonight.
Don't think. Don't speak. I will do this for you.
Trust the pedestal, for now we become a higher being.

I am your new mind.
I am your new you.
I am your new sin.
I am for you now.

Control...and collapse...collide.
A letter plagued by a twisted word. Slave. You will become mine, for there are no more options.
There will not be a sweet consolation...this is what is supposed to happen.
A predetermined destiny put in motion by my stronger power.

YOU are ME.


Child:
   I sit on this dirty floor. A weak mind for cause. A cause I do not know. Don't know what to live for.
   A compliment I've never heard. A comfort I've never felt... it's here, even thought it won't last for long.

Man:
   Sit down. Stand up please. Lay down... drink this please. You'll be in peace soon.
   
A tribe within itself... A vision I will display... To blind the caring. I have regrets.
A tribe within itself... A vision I will display... To blind the caring.
Too late...


I am a cult by definition. I am a friend by first impression.
My task: to recycle this earth. To not repeat human history...
Start from scratch... rid every sound.
Deconstruct... deconstruct all.

I've bid every method into the hands of my employees.
(I am a cult by definition. I am a scientist by default.)
I have saved you.
Now you will follow my journey... my destiny.
Tonight's your death. Resurrect my new you.


I am a cult by definition. I will end this human world.
This world is shit and I have proved this with my followers.
Fuck humanity, end life. You are now dead, and I soon will be.
Disease, injury, madness



Fossil Genera - A Feed from Cloud Mountain


Beyond the satellites:
Sweet candy populous... a worry free entrance into the world's history.
Never underestimate... never think beyond their thoughts.
The satellites have been tapped and Cloud Mountain will carry on the commands of our ancestors.

Indeed we work from here. We have for centuries... hearing every breath... watching every disease.
(You must accept this truth)

Below the satellites:
The leaders are driving to the farthest retreat. Sit back, relax, enjoy the ride.
They have been speaking for years.
Every night while you're asleep they have been discussing what the future holds for us all.
The outer space takeover. Worlds collide in a dreary pre-determined idea brought by our fellow night owls.
Their stories have been mocked... their ideas have been crushed... but after last night they control every idea we will think from here on out.

A government overthrown...

We have come to tell you all that we could have prepared for this.


The night owls speak overhead:
The apocalypse (at least our apocalypse) will happen sooner than we think
if we don't read the journals our station has prepared for you all.
We call ourselves "night owls". We've roamed the earth for years and kept your world afloat.
We've made it so you stay comfortable in your precious homes.

While you sleep, we discuss. Discuss our future... your future.
Our journals give detailed instructions on the machines and weapons we must build.
These are weapons that none of you would even begin to think could harm the outside world...
Everything you know is false... your first instinct is now your last.
Like I said before... we've been discussing and planning this for decades. (Trust is essential)
We don't have time to explain everything, but just know that everything will soon change.

Trust us and we will all be safe. We are the new government.


Before the satellites:
In simple times we must take control.
With simple skies we create... more sky.
A simple land we must change... for man... is god.
How fast we grow...
We must move on.



Desert of Song


The Radios stopped tuning.
This Static is forbidden.
The chords quit strumming...
But we found our new home.

It will rain (falls so slow)
I will rain down here.

The drums quit thumping.
These tones are forbidden.
The throat can't start singing...
The scarecrow is watching.

It will rain (falls so slow)
I will rain down here.

Here, we're awake in the desert of song.
The silence is broken.
Here, we're awake and the silence is broken.
Silence is broken.
Silence is broken.
Here... we... sing...
Sing with the fear.

Fear: the control tower.
The new sun comes by the hour.
Ghosts slowly disappear in the fog...
Silence the suffering.
We've built this age-old sound of song.
Here... we... sing...
Sing with the fear.

Here, we're awake in the desert of song.
The silence is broken.
Here, we're awake and the silence is broken.
Silence is broken.
Silence is broken.
Here... we... sing...
Sing with the fear.



Swim to the Moon


It's been a long night... away from it all
The grabbing authority of my peers...
The rusty cage that never seems to open...
When can I escape? When can I swim to the moon?
I've heard this expression my entire life... never realized how peaceful a statement it is.
All alone on the worlds waters... here i am.
The sun's slowly drifting past the edge of the world... (can't blame our ancestors)
I'm the loneliest boat on this entire body of water.
Rest will give my awakening purpose... this is why I have come here in the first place.
A peace I have never felt... a life I did not want to live.
I will awake through sleep...
The drifting drifter... look into the picture...


(The Foreshadowing)
No more panic, no more regret.
No more hoping for a new mess.

Slide into the water.
Become one with the sea.
Life seems so much smaller.
Swim to the moon.


I awake with a cool breeze blowing through my dirty hair. Rested, stable...
a first. A caffeine junkie's longest wish: peace and quiet...
A strange feeling... suddenly drifting...
No wake-ups, no expectations...

This "as seen on tv" anchor is just another lie I guess...
hoping for something not there, filling a void that I can't quite put my finger on.

This loneliness I always seek. I'm in the middle of black water. No sign of human life in any direction...
the most peaceful event of my life seems to have typically turned into a struggle. I'm in the middle of black water...
no sign of human life. Panic takes over my body.
I have indeed floated due to a non-reversible decision to flee.
Just for a day I told myself...
my survival skills were lost years ago.
Here I am: no food, no clean water, and this extremely embarrassing attempt at a "get away outfit".
This is an inevitable death.

Slide into the water.
Become one with the sea.
Life seems so much smaller.
Swim to the moon.
...look into the picture...
(Worry leaves my body)

This is what I lived to be. This very moment is the first time in my life that I've felt pure joy.

Slide into the water.
Become one with the sea.
Life seems so much smaller.
Swim to the moon.