A little spring cleaning over at Lerida Drive…
I haven’t felt compelled to write about a new band in awhile, but last night I was lucky enough to see a band called Soft Moon open for Autolux at San Diego’s local music venue, the Casbah.
Autolux, as always, was very good. Loud, loud, loud! Just like I like it, a wash of sound. It had been about 5 years since I last saw Autolux and it was a treat getting to see them in such a small venue.
But the real discovery for me that night was one of the opening bands. Sitting in the back, i noticed the room go dark and saw a single strobe light start going off. Fog slowly filled the dark space and created an eerie ambiance. I was intrigued and walked towards the stage. Then the show began. Industrial drum machines started rhythmically thundering as the bass lines rolled underneath the single guitar. The singer’s voice more of a primal scream with rhythmic breathing than singing.
I would describe their sound as post-industrial rock, almost Gothic; maybe a cross between old Joy Division, She Wants Revenge, and a Place to Bury Strangers. They definitely stand out with a sound of their own though. If you get a chance I highly recommend checking them out. And if you get a chance to see them live, take it!
Over thanksgiving Max and I built a new extension on the mini-ramp. Our first version was about 3′ high off the top deck…way too much speed coming back off that so we cut it down to about 20″. Perfecto!
After seeing a few friends of mine rocking out on their scooters with stereos, I finally took the task on of developing a new stereo configuration for the Elite.
The scooter already had a stereo installed from the previous owner but there were a few things about that stereo setup which made me rarely use the system. My main gripes were:
- The speakers were installed internally behind the dash vent screens so it was hard to get good sound out of them
- There was no easy way to control the volume (I got a little tired of rolling up to stop signs with the music BLASTING from having to turn it up so loud when riding, especially since right at that time some moody sad acoustic song would come on)
So with those things in mind I set out to install a new stereo system. Here’s what I did and how I did it.
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