#mikeeinziger

[myincubusupdate]

Via @brandonboyd on Twitter: I’m writing set lists. Send me your top five @incubusofficial songs you’d like to hear live this summer and I’ll be sure to make these sets the best yet. #brandonboyd #mikeeinziger #josepasillas #djkilmore #benkenney #incubus #incubustour2023 https://www.instagram.com/p/CqXk3h6ujn8/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[oscarangelreysoto]

"Aqueous transmission" Markers on paper in the notebook that #giuliaspugnoli gave me. For many years I did not listen to "Aqueous transmission" by @incubusofficial a beautiful and delicate song where stands out the interpretation of #Mikeeinziger playing the "Pipa" a traditional Chinese string instrument. Rotuladores sobre papel en el cuaderno que me dio #giuliaspugnoli. Durante muchos años me olvidé por completo de "Aqueous Transmission " de @incubusofficial una canción hermosa y delicada donde destaca la interpretación de #Mikeeinziger tocando la "Pipa", un instrumento de cuerda tradicional de China. #incubus#Berlin#oscarrey#oscarangelreysoto#oscaratelier#art#arte#fineart#figurative#cover#poem#contemporaryart#primitivedecor#acrilico#painting#portrait#artgallery#contemporary#artcollector#artaddict#Malerei#Zeichnung#curator#fineart#artdealer#artista#cardboard# (hier: Berlin, Germany) https://www.instagram.com/p/B8s18Gqoxyr/?igshid=pltxx5x8coab

[wannabeforestnymph]

According to Brandon Boyd were all supposed to get kissed by November 11th. I hope you all get a smooch by then.

[brandonboydthebest]

[ghostcultmagazine]

Sending a Happy Birthday shoutout to Mike Einziger of @incubusofficial! 📷 by @originatedesigns #happybirthdaymikeeinziger #hbdmikeeinziger #mikeeinziger #incubus #guitarist #guitar #guitarplayer #originatedesignsphotography #ghostcultmag (at Los Angeles, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/By_dyhAJAr9/?igshid=1nj5m7y5y0j0q

[xthem4me]

So Bright

Album Review #14: Incubus - 8

“Where do we go from here,” lead singer Brandon Boyd asks on “Throw Out The Map,” the last track on Incubus’ 8th studio album.  Incubus is an American band that formed in 1991, and hails from California.  They achieved mainstream success with “Drive,” a track from their 1999 breakthrough release Make Yourself.  Throughout their career the band has stayed fresh, releasing solid efforts that always see the quintet following their intuition.  On 8 nothing is different.  

So, “where do we go from here,” Boyd asks.  The answer could very well lie in the song’s title, and in turn, act as a statement for the album.  The groundwork is ‘fun’ here, with a capital F, even if the opening track is called “No Fun.”  The album as a whole is a hot mess.  This is its strength.  The only consistent thing we get is stellar (no pun intended) musicianship.  The band sounds reinvigorated (compared to their previous, somber release If Not Now When, which I loved very much), and Boyd announces it on the anthemic bridge of “Undefeated.”  “I’m not dead yet.  I’m bent, but not broken.”

The apical example of this vigor and jest is illustrated on the 56 second track “When I Became A Man,” which finds the band goofing about juicy girls teaching boys how to shower, set to what sounds like vintage Hawaiian music. The fact that it comes right after the co-produced Skrillex track “Loneliest,” which is bolstered by drum machines, harmonizer processed vocals, and a keyboard line not out of place in a 90s West Coast hip-hop song, represents a band that’s thrown out the rule book, if one even exists in art.  With industry rearing its ugly head, it’s commendable  that Incubus stay true to their vision. Though this deep in the game, the band should be afforded some deference, and in turn, thruway.

“How do you spill the paint, and then fit it into a frame,” Boyd sings on lead single “Nimble Bastard.”  It’s an accurate averment about the album.  It also points to how honest the band is about cohering the lunacy on these tracks. They never over indulge.  

“State of the Art” swims in acoustic guitars, and pulses with a steady beat that assists Boyd’s vocal intonations.  The band manages here, to capture the bittersweet warp that emerges when music magically explains the lyrics and visa versa.  “Your blissful ignorance is everything they like.”  It’s an unspoken, beautiful thing.

On “Familiar Faces” epic textures similar to the ones explored on their  2015 Trust Fall (Side A) EP emerge.  DJ/Keyboardist Chris Kilmore creates sonic landscapes that resemble what aliens adorning the furthest reaches of space with a son et lumière might attempt.

“Love In A Time of Surveillance,” is hit or miss, but Jose Pasillas II starts the track with solid galloping, and displays the versatility his fans have come to admire.  Bassist Ben Kenney also turns in some solid fuzz on the chorus.  

Whether it’s the metallic ping pong crunch of “Nimble Bastard,” or the saxophone sounding leads on instrumental “Make No Sound In The Digital Forest,” guitarist Mike Einziger once again sets the foundation for the songs, widening textures, cambering, and oscillating, but never overplaying.  In fact, no one overplays.  The clean and centering production mellows, pops, and accelerates in all the right places, showcasing how well these guys compliment one another, and how each helps the other illumine.  This occurs particularly well on the closing track, with its drum and guitar syncopations, prowling bass lines, clanking pianos, and Boyd’s echo yelps.  

Boyd’s voice is as versatile and luminous as it was in 2001.  The melodies and line break choices feel familiar yet daring, and new, particularly on the first verse of “Glitterbomb.”  His glottal fry on the track is immensely rewarding as well, like popping bubble wrap.  

In numerology the number 8 implies balance and power, beginnings and success, and I think that’s what we get from Incubus here: a band comfortable with each other, their career, and their output.  Or maybe it’s just “Chaka Khan motherfuckers,” as Boyd declares at the end of the album.  Either way, 8 is worth the price of admission.  Incubus.  Thank you. 

SMOOCH-O-METER:

[lyrasky]

Incubus【Southern Girl】和訳 レアな恋 Exception To The Rule Love

Incubus【Southern Girl】和訳 レアな恋 Exception To The Rule Love Lyraのブログへ #incubus #southerngirl #ACrowLeftoftheMurder #BrandonBoyd #MikeEinziger #BenKenney #ChrisKilmore #JoséPasillas #rare #love #rule #インキュバス #surfer #beach #california #nature

今日も蒸し蒸しな陽気。 寒かったり、暑かったりするのは梅雨の季節にありがちだから、サラリとしたクールなサウンドを皆さんにお届けましょう。 爽やかなタイトルが、この前、解説した Cheap Trickの【Southern Girls】と同じ〜。あちらは、複数系だから〜とかのツッコミ入らんからね(笑)。 だってあちらと、この曲は歌っている対象が違うし、歌詞の男性のタイプが全然、違う。 どちらかと言うと、今日紹介する方がシリアスな男性ですね。 そしてサウンドも、憂いを秘めている。 大人っぽ音であなたを酔わせましょう。 (more…)

[myincubusupdate]

Incubus at the Reading Festival 25th August 2002, Reading, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom. #throwback #tbt❤️ #brandonboyd #mikeeinziger #incubus #incubus2002 (en Reading) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpBv0a_NAt3/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[myincubusupdate]

A night with Incubus was great, couldn’t ask for a better start to the year, or a better 5th Incubus show 😎 . (Via @katteralus ) . . . @incubusofficial @brandonboyd @michaeleinziger #incubus #brandonboyd #ANightWithIncubus #MikeEinziger https://www.instagram.com/p/CobLg2xtmWx/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[myincubusupdate]

@incubusofficial at @thefillmorenola 2/4/23 The Fillmore New Orleans New Orleans, LA Extracted from a photo by @pennylane617 #brandonboyd #mikeeinziger #josepasillas #djkilmore #talwilkenfeld #incubus #incubustour2023 #setlist (en The Fillmore New Orleans) https://www.instagram.com/p/CoTbw--NYbC/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[myincubusupdate]

Light Grenades Tour. @incubusofficial in Sao Paulo, Brazil. October 14th, 2007. 📷 Luiz Felipe Leite #brandonboyd #mikeeinziger #josepasillas #djkilmore #benkenney #incubus #incubustour2007 #lightgrenades #lightgrenadestour #incubusinbrazil (at Citibank Hall) https://www.instagram.com/p/ClhtK51tWC5/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[myincubusupdate]

#throwbackthursday 📷 @tantivy_run ❤️ #brandonboyd #mikeeinziger #benkenney #incubus2007 https://www.instagram.com/p/CnmFVA-Ot1k/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[myincubusupdate]

January 7 1995- Release of Incubus' first demo cassette tape 1997- Release of Enjoy Incubus What if I had a mustard drenched cucumber tied to my leg and I did not want my pants to get dirty? (Via @tantivy_run from Incubus Fan Club on Facebook- go join us if you still haven’t) #brandonboyd #mikeeinziger #josepasillas #dirklance #djlyfe #incubus https://www.instagram.com/p/CnKhyMfu4gK/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[myincubusupdate]

#throwbacktuesday @incubusofficial during Verizon Wireless Presents Incubus Private Concert. October 20, 2006 at Bimbo's 365 Club in San Francisco, CA, United States. 📷 Steve Jennings #brandonboyd #mikeeinziger #josepasillas #djkilmore #benkenney #incubus #incubus2006 #lightgrenades (at Bimbo's 365 Club) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cmq1t7mONVV/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[myincubusupdate]

@incubusofficial at @louderthanlifefest 9/25/22 Louder Than Life Festival Louisville, KY 📷 @rocksea #instagramstories #brandonboyd #mikeeinziger #josepasillas #djkilmore #benkenney #incubus #incubustour2022 (at Louisville, Kentucky) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ci98BD2uPDF/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[myincubusupdate]

@incubusofficial at @theraveusa 9/24/22 The Rave / Eagles Club Milwaukee, WI 📷 @rocksea #brandonboyd #mikeeinziger #josepasillas #djkilmore #benkenney #incubus #incubustour2022 (at The Rave / Eagles Club) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ci8E9tzJz-h/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=