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The Microphones Is The Name Of A Project That Anacortes WA's Phil Elverum Has Headed Since 1996. Its Sound Is Best Described As Lo-Fi "fuzz Folk " Including Drum-Crashing Bass-Thrashing Sonic Freakouts Strummy Classical Guitar Love Songs Angelic Vocal Choirs And Almost-Whispered Vocals Over Harmoniums And Bell Kits. In 2004 Elverum Abandoned The "Microphones" Name To Begin Recording As Mount Eerie Briefly Returning In December 2007 When He Began Selling A New 7" Single By The Microphones "Don't Smoke" / "Get Off The Internet" On His Website And At Concerts. In 2020 Elverum Returned To The Microphones Name Once More To Release The Project's 14th Album Microphones In 2020. Microphones Members/collaborators Include Karl Blau Dennis Driscoll Kyle Field Aka Little Wings Mirah Khaela Maricich Aka The Blow Adrian Orange Aka Thanksgiving Adam Forkner And K Records' Founder Calvin Johnson Of Beat Happening And The Halo Benders.
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The-Microphones - Mount Eerie
The Second Track Off Mount Eerie "ii. Solar System" By The Microphones Is An Exploration Of Isolation And A Desire For Love And Connection. The Song Dives Into Themes Of Personal Change Likewise The Search Of One's Meaning And Surrendering To External Forces Of Nature. In The Inaudible Opening Lines Phil Describes Himself As A "ball Of Fire " Representing His Inner Passion // Spirit. He Expresses A Sense Of Lacking And A Yearning For Something They Can't Perceive. Through This Analogy He Signifies The Loss Of Something Significant From The Line It Transitions To "in Shaded Valleys" Phil Finds Himself In A Metaphorical Creek Bed Feeling His Way In The Darkness Symbolizing A State Of Uncertainty And Isolation. Overall "ii. Solar System" Is The Hope Of Finding Meaning And Connection And Love And Knowing Its Out There Waiting. "i Know You're Out There."
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The Microphones Is The Name Of A Project That Anacortes WA's Phil Elverum Has Headed Since 1996. Its Sound Is Best Described As Lo-Fi "fuzz Folk " Including Drum-Crashing Bass-Thrashing Sonic Freakouts Strummy Classical Guitar Love Songs Angelic Vocal Choirs And Almost-Whispered Vocals Over Harmoniums And Bell Kits. In 2004 Elverum Abandoned The "Microphones" Name To Begin Recording As Mount Eerie Briefly Returning In December 2007 When He Began Selling A New 7" Single By The Microphones "Don't Smoke" / "Get Off The Internet" On His Website And At Concerts. In 2020 Elverum Returned To The Microphones Name Once More To Release The Project's 14th Album Microphones In 2020. Microphones Members/collaborators Include Karl Blau Dennis Driscoll Kyle Field Aka Little Wings Mirah Khaela Maricich Aka The Blow Adrian Orange Aka Thanksgiving Adam Forkner And K Records' Founder Calvin Johnson Of Beat Happening And The Halo Benders.
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the second track off mount eerie "ii. solar system" by the microphones is an exploration of isolation, and a desire for love and connection. the song dives into themes of personal change, likewise the search of one's meaning , and surrendering to external forces of nature.
in the inaudible opening lines, phil describes himself as a "ball of fire," representing his inner passion // spirit. he expresses a sense of lacking and a yearning for something they can't perceive. through this analogy he signifies the loss of something significant, from the line it transitions to "in shaded valleys" phil finds himself in a metaphorical creek bed, feeling his way in the darkness, symbolizing a state of uncertainty and isolation.
overall, "ii. solar system" is the hope of finding meaning and connection and love, and knowing its out there waiting.
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