the flaming lips | "thirty-five thousand feet of despair" | zaireeka | 1997
this month i have been on a big flaming lips kick. i downloaded and mixed down the four-disc album zaireeka and love every bit of it. (although, i am still trying to figure out how to remove the ultra-high frequencies that make "how will we know? (futuristic crashendos)," otherwise a fantastic song, unlistenable.) also, their new album at war with the mystics has some brilliant moments (as well as some abysmal songs, e.g. "haven't got a clue"). i listened to it a couple of weekends ago while falling asleep and saw truly wonderful visions in my semiconciousness. also, i broke down and purchased the 5.1 remix of yoshimi a few weeks ago and proved myself a true audio nerd by hearing a big difference and enjoying it all the more.
