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Seeking Surreal infuses a wide range of musical style and structure for their overall sound with their stated goal of bringing together people from all genres of music. Comparisons toward their music would be a Thrice, Fightstar, Incubus, Poison The Well, Radiohead incarnation.
SS has been a band and touring around the Mid-West since 2006. Throughout this time they have had the pleasure of sharing the stage with many amazing bands including The Cult, Stone Sour, Drowning Pool, Black Light Burns, Opus Dai, Dirty Little Rabbits, The Feds, and others. This talented group of musicians has seen their music featured on MTV network television, Time Warner Cable ON-Demand, national radio programming, and has their music available worldwide with Best Buy Co. and I-tunes.
They have released 2 records: The Gilded Age and Capgras Syndrome. Presently the band is working on an ep release with Producer Josh Barber (Josephine Collective, The American Life) with mixing being done by Zach Odom and Kenneth Mount (Cartel, Mayday Parade, Every Avenue) at Tree Sound Studios in Atlanta, Georgia.
DARK WHITE-This song, to me, is a about people who are standing or sitting on a ledge, metaphorically speaking. They are teetering and tottering on the brink of which side they want to be on, or what choice to make. Darkness calls from the distance tempting on one end of the spectrum, and light is on the other side. Here we sit in the middle. So, here we are, prisoners within ourselves afraid to venture out, hiding behind our safety nets while the world is out there waiting for us to make up or minds as to what we are going to do. And the vulture, metaphorically, is waiting to see where we are going to fall. Either way we go, a vulture will be there to pick our bones. So, here we are wanting to live life, live a clean moral life. What is stopping us. Really, nothing. So here we sit on our ledge, seeing dimly lit end of the tunnel wondering which way to go. Me, I've had my dark days, and I choice to live toward the light, but I do not dwell on it either way. I've got too much living to do and music to listen to to keep my ass busy for the rest of my life. Great song. To me, people need to listen to this song and decide. IF NOW-This opening is just marvelous. I love the whispering vocals coming in with the leading vocals to this song.This is a young man who is finally facing or fessing up to what has happened in this life. To me, it is as if he is having an out-of-body experience and seeing himself lying there-dead. He seems to be seeing what is going on around him. People talking, maybe even snickering some. Reliving things that have happened to him. Things that have consumed him. He is suspended in air wanting to take a breath, but cannot. It is as if he was not expecting to die so quickly. That he has not lived out his life. Wanting more before he goes. Feeling as though he was walking through his life with blinders on. Not actually seeing life for what it really is, a blessing, a gift. So, was this a dream, or did this actually take place? Continued.
TRANSCENDENCE-The opening of this piece makes me feel as though I am floating in the darkness of space. I am rising slowly and softly into the air. Off of my feet. Slowly, making my way up into the heavens. I am high above looking down at the Earth. I am seeing the stars like I have never seen them before. They seem so close. Like I can actually touch one, put it in my pocket and bring it home with me. Now, I am coming slowly back down to Earth as lightly and as softly as I went up into the sky. I love music where my mind can just take over and wonder, so that I can visualize what maybe going on with me or with a character that I may put into play. Love the instrumental. TALK IN PIECES-To me, this song kind of tells me that this is about people just allowing life to slip through their fingers, like that paintings on the wall, the artist may have had a story to tell in the paintings but we don't see what he is trying to tell us, nor do we care. We think what we want to say, but it becomes distorted when we try to speak the words. We talk only when it pleases us, possibly entering into conversations that we know nothing about, just to be saying something to someone that make no sense to them at all. So, a couple, who have not seen each other for quite some time, see the other. The distance before them has taken a toll on them. What they wanted to say to each other was not said at the time it should have been said when the time was right. Now that the time is now, there is nothing left to be said. Their actions speak louder than their words. Now the time to talk is over. It's done. Well, I have got to say, I have enjoyed listening to all of your music. Superbly done. You are welcome here anytime. Will continue to keep in touch with you..Kisses, Susan
SLEEP EASY-This song to me is sung by a friend who is either at someone's bedside or kneeling over someone's grave and singing to them a lullaby, wanting to pass down information that they have experienced together in the past. He is truly wanting this person to finally find comfort. He is reminiscing about how they felt about each other. The rough times and the good times that they have experienced during their time together. The change in the music as it gets louder makes me feel as though the time that they had together was amazing, grand, magnificent and will never be forgotten. He has said all that he has wanted to say, and he is hoping that his words through this song will be heard. Bravo, very well done. ISOLATE, LIKE YOU SAID-This song, to me, tells me that this world of ours, eventually is going to be left up to the machines. The human-kind and the human race will be put aside, pulled away from their duties and the machines will take over. They have not been perfected to take our place yet, but the work, according to the song, is being worked on. All of the imperfections have to be taken care of in this perfect world. People will eventually die in order for the machine wars to take place. We are not going down without a fight. We will not be erased from this earth. Humans will prevail for a time, but the time will come for us to be prepared for our demise, and like machines that cannot be fixed, will be pulled out, away from our jobs and replaced with better more modern efficient machinery. When I heard this music and the words to this song, I thought of Terminator, the movie, all 3 of them. I may not be on the right track, but that is what I got out of it. Another great one, guys. Continued.
SELF-MADE IN HEAVEN-I am getting weak in the knees with this drum opening and then the guitars come into play. "Can I keep you?" A line from the movie "Casper" when he is dancing with Cat. I know, one of you is married, Justin, but so am I. I am sure that we can put you in the spare bedroom. I will just have to clear it with my husband.( smiling). Just kidding, guys. I love the variety of the vocals in this song, the screams, the whole band is involved. It is almost like a march is coming with everyone being added one at a time. Then the march comes into play. The instrumentals are right on cue. This song, to me, makes me think; here we are trying to survive in a world that is headed for mass destruction. Lives being wasted. We are trying to find some peace of mind, for what is happening, when lives are being wasted in wars. So, we separate ourselves and live in our own little corners to the world, not caring about what is going on on the other side of the world. Soldiers dying for us while we live in our comfort zone. Love the instrumentals. I believe that this song should be heard because I think it concerns us and our soldiers overseas who are fighting for our freedom for our Homeland Security here in the US of A, like you say, the Land of Opportunity. Being a retired military wife, I can relate to this song. God Bless America. I just hope that we can live up to their expectations, those who are fighting for our freedom. Continued.
ALLEGORY-I love this opening where every instrument is playing so beautifully, so majestic-like. Such beautiful, harmonic and sexual vocals in this piece. Such diligence. This music is sooo haunting. Such beautiful, fluid movements on the guitars. I am such a big fan of the drums though. What feeling is put into this song. Such grace. This song, to me, is about possibly a friend, people who may have died in the war, a friend or person who may have committed suicide. In any manor someone close has died and will be terribly missed, possibly by you, the band. To, me, this person has just given up. He is being questioned by his closest of friends as to the why, with all that this person has to offer. This person was imprisoned or a prisoner made by something that has happened to him and his friends are wondering why this person is so stand-offish. Built up walls around him, as if he has been captured by an enemy and will not let anyone else in his world of sorrow, remorse, a feeling of doom that has seemed to have overcome him in some way. This is something that could not be prevented by anyone. His friends are trying to get through to him, but he still remains in his world of gloom and doom. This person had so much to live for. He had special gifts that God gives everyone, no matter how minute. But this person seemed that his only wait out was death, and this is more of a eulogy or a song done and sung for this person who will be missed either by you, the band, or a friend. This could also be a poem in music form told for other to hear who are sitting in the audience, listening intently. Either way, it was a beautiful song and done with respect and beauty. Loved it. Continued.
HAILS FROM COVINGTON, TN Thank you for requesting to be added to myspace friend's list. I hope that our friendship will continue to grow. Thank you for allowing me to be a part of your world of music. Your banner has been posted on my profile to help spread the word about your music to future friends and others who come to visit my site. I took the liberty of checking out your recording sessions on your vids and find that you take such pride in your music and how you perfect it to the way that you (Nate, lol) wants it so that when you play for your audiences, fans and friends, everything will be just the way the band as a whole thinks it should be presented. What a stunning and top-notch group all of you are. You seem to carry yourselves very well in the public eye. Love the pics of all of you. So, it this Zombie Fest just a fun thing going on or a contest just to have fun playing at with a group of other bands there to show what they've got? Good luck to you and your group. I read your bio and see that you have been around since 2005. Wow!!!Then, where in the world was I since have a couple of CDs by Stone Sour? Welcome to my little corner of the music world. Don't be a stranger. Come by anytime to visit. CAPGRAS SYNDROME-This song, to me, is about germ-warfare. An experiment of monumental proportions that has gone awry. The truth of what has happened has been destroyed to blame no one, with the exception of the people who are slowly dying in their own blood. Suffering while others make sure that their remains are not found by others to find out what had actually happened here. But leaving only one person. A person who will go to the other side. Others have accepted their fate. Nothing can be done for them. One remains. This will happen again. But until then, nothing is left behind. Nothing to tell what has happened. No bodies. No blood. Nothing. The government, or this other dark force has made sure that no remnants of this war were left behind. Everything is
The knives hover in-they're suddenly sinking-aligned as the seasons operate-no further eyes could bear to see-we watch-just as the pictures pry for the right to be believed-staring through all your love- they whisper the missed words a silence to renew-now they talked when the time was pleasing-no proof or meaning-I found some distance we've been sharing-may delightful regret pour in-its suddenly sinking right through two wait forlorn to end- and off peel the years of hope and repair
