Cold Cave (continued)

Have you ever driven the highway late at night? There's a certain peace to it, generally and sometimes there are certain songs that fill the space of that particular drive. No two night drives are identical... Personally, I'm very fond of the night drive on the highway -- I actually always love going on a roadtrip, whether I drive or someone else does, and I have definitely driven more than twenty hours straight through with only a couple hours of someone else driving. Somehow, i always feel more centered and at peace while driving... it gives my brain a chance to relax and think in a way that makes the words flow. I'm always most productive at writing, real writing, when I'm traveling.

That said, last night's drive back from Milwaukee was far from calming because of the road construction coupled with post-Brewers and post-Summerfest (i.e. drunk) drivers. Oy.

What was really cool about that portion of the drive, however, is that the Cold Cave song Life Magazine (Pantha du prince Remix) came on and it perfectly suited everything that was happening on the drive and the very look of the road as the orange barrels popped up on the horizon line of the highway or flashing lights came on. It was very cool.

Now, about the song itself.

If you couldn't tell by listening to the song, Cold Cave is a synthpop group from Pennsylvania by way of Manhattan. One thing that really sets them apart is the fact their vocalist used to sing for hardcore metal bands. Like most synthpop groups, much of their music is available online for free -- including this version of Life Magazine. Of course if you are interested in purchasing this song, the record label just released the vinyl of Life Magazine which contains many remixes including this one.

Much of their music is only available for sale on vinyl or cassette, for reasons best known to the band. If you really like their music, I recommend (and I rarely recommend this) going on an internet hunt for what you want if you can't get a good copy of it.

Here's a (legal) link to acquire this track.

(And there are no readily discernible lyrics in this remix...)