I've been so overwhelmed with Imogen today, it's not even funny.
She is amazing.
All there is to it.
And to make things even better now, she is coming out with a new album. But not exactly like "a new album," since she's already released four songs and releases them every 3 months aka as soon as she finishes them. It's going to take three years. But it's amazing. What she has done.
Because each song is a project and each changes the world in some small way.
No seriously, it's amazing.
I can't get over it.
First, her soundcloud.
Here: http://soundcloud.com/imogenheap
Which has the first four songs, plus some lovely little odds and ends.
I teared up listening to them.
They are beautiful.
Someone believe me.
I'm not just crazy and a die-hard fan.
I feel like a mental health patient or something.
But for instance,
"Minds Without Fear"
Incredible.
It's a play off a traditional Indian saying that like...occurred with the resistance of the 30s or so. And talks about how they would carry their heads high. A song of hope and spirit. And she teamed up with an amazingly soulful Bollywood kind of artist, Vishal-Shekhar, and they traveled all around the city collecting sounds that they created or heard.
Ah.
Everything
she does
is art.
God save the queen.
Episode from an interesting documentary series about this, here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=JvTwd4mTwQs
Lastly, her site itself, in the flesh. Enjoy. http://imogenheap.com/
One must really research her, not just listen to her music, in order to see how truly great she is and how much of a genius she is, but most people aren't really willing to give up their time like that. Ah well, they're there if you want.
I feel like such a dork.
I really do have better things to do with my time, I promise.
Like read Gulliver's Travels.
And not study for gov ;)
On another note, this weekend I've felt like I've truly had no friends, just because of how I didn't really see anybody and the way I try too hard and the way some people have pushed me away. Oh well.
For other reasons, this weekend was fantastic.
I might have gotten caught up on sleep! :)
Stay fresh and flowy!
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