My hiking pants are tumbling in the dryer…though I don’t really see the point as it looks like my hike at Gowlland Tod will be in the rain. Sipping a coffee and checking some emails while I wait for adventure and I punched up a song that came from Perth, Western Australia. Probably less rain there.
The group is called Water Graves and they describe their music as “lo-fi textures combined with watery synth and dreamy harmonies.” Sounds like my kind of chillwave for a rainy weekend in the forest kingdom of Victoria. Debut ep is out later this year. Until then…
I think my pants are getting pretty close to dry. Time to hit Red Barn for a sandwich to pack and then a muddy trail. See you tonight at Veneto (I am DJing a Saturday for a change).
New M83 record is out tomorrow… I hope the iTunes download goes hot tonight, I am going to buy it for sure. Actually… if Ditch has the vinyl tomorrow… I’d really like that. I wonder?
Initial reviews have been promising. I adore the first single “Midnight City.”
Today I have been jamming out track one/side one, “Intro” Easy right… first song should be called intro.
Pitchfork loves this cut… I’m a little more meh on it… I am sure, in the context of the whole double album, this song serves well. As a stand alone single or song, it doesn’t have the payoff that I enjoy in a 5 minute ditty.
This is an epic, building, bright cut that you can imagine really crushes down for the next song… have a listen. It features vocals from Nika Roza Danilova of Zola Jesus.
I brought Mads so I couldn’t stay the whole time… but I will say that Madelyn is finally getting to an age where she can enjoy the process. She sits in her chair. Loves to clap. Pays attention enough to know that Victoria is the “Purple” team (the jersey is more blue-ish but shhhh). Yells “Go ‘Toria!” And loves her treats.
The Royals played the Kelowna Rockets (Grandpa Rob’s team) and gutted out an overtime win!
We also got to see super-stud #9 Kevin Sundher assist a Soudek goal. He is tied for the top scorer in the WHL right now. Nice.
I hope that I am fortunate enough to get another pair of tickets to take Madelyn again this season.
In other hockey news… Coral and I will be heading to Van for a game verse CBJ in November. Fun attack!
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It was an eventful weekend. I kinda like not working my weekends away. I get that whole mantra that to be successful you gotta be working and creating all.the.time… but I’ll save that Radio Stars of the world. I’ll take some pleasure in a glorious Fall hike.
My brother CJ is turning into a true weekend warrior on the trail. I had to miss out so much on the hikes because of work, but this weekend was about living Island Time and having fun. CJ and Caitlin and I hit Gowlland Tod Park for an “easy” assent up to a lookout that offered an amazing picnic spot. We spied the Saanich Inlet and Malahat Mountain.
I kinda want to do it again next weekend… but I think CJ already has designs on East Sooke. Though, my bro will need a rain coat as we won’t always be so lucky to hike in the glorious sun in our temperate rain forest.
Do you have any favourite hiking spots that are an easy drive from the city?
The Morning After 