Showing posts with label #The Reign of Kindo. Show all posts
Showing posts with label #The Reign of Kindo. Show all posts

13 March 2021

THE REIGN OF KINDO “COMFORT IN THE ORCHESTRATION” | On being in control of your life

 


One day you're certain of how things will be
Then you're bewildered
And robbed of your glee

            Hello and welcome to the Building A Memory. Here we care about music and their memories. Today I want to bring a song from one of my favourite bands that I already mentioned here. I made a video and text recommending this band’s first album. You can check it out later and understand why they changed my musical life.

            A short reminder of who they are. The Reign of Kindo comes from the USA and they play something varying from rock to jazz. Their vocals are soothing and touching, and the lyrics talk about life (and its stages) and feelings we have towards a subject, like injustice, pop music, happiness, or sadness. The instrumentals sometimes are simple and sometimes not. Everything is sharp and precise, as it needs to be. Today’s song talks about life as a stage play.

One day you're certain of how things will be
Then you're bewildered
And robbed of your glee

            Every single person in the world has lived their life in a total surprised way. Even though plans are made, dreams are dreamt, there’s always that unexpected event happening which takes us from our traced route and, quite often, make us bewildered.

As the curtains are drawn
The stage of your life revealed
But the script is now gone

            Having that “to-do list” all messed up is complicated, but it isn’t the end of the world. Me, as a teacher, when my class takes a different route from what I planned, if I sit down and cry, students will flip out and neither sides will be benefited. Students won’t learn and probably I’ll be fired. The solution, sometimes, is learning how to improvise.

This is much less like a play and more like a grand ball

            Differently from a sport or videogame, in life we can’t practice what we are going to do. Things need to happen, and you need to act.  There’s no time to think if you want to dance along with the others: you’ve got to step forward and make the move.

            Of course, I’m not saying here you’ve got to let life take you wherever the wind blows. Plans and dreams need to be written or thought about. The difference is: if you get unprepared for what happens next, do not freak out. Regardless the situation, we’ve got the ability to handle it (sometimes flawlessly, sometimes not).

This is what happens when you realize you're not in control
Some days you'll bear the load
And others you won't

            Finally, all our dreams and desires may be scripted, but we aren’t in full control of our lives. The “unplanned” will surely hit you. Some days it’ll be easier to carry on. Some days it won’t, and when this happens, take a time for yourself. Breathe in, relax, and try one more time. Just, please, don’t let it sink you into a deeper hole of sadness that you can’t get out. In any case of this happening, understand that there are friends and professionals ready to help you finding your way out of it.

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            You can read this song's lyrics by clicking here.

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            And until our next text, keep on building your memories.

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Listen to this song on:

 Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com.br/albums/B003UBYNX6?trackAsin=B003UBOJM6
Deezer: https://www.deezer.com/us/track/10642723
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/0WOpJGI1h0boZB5e0w9nNF?si=9VnHOtSvQjSY6A2rgoSkQA

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdN3m7t8Sk4
YouTube Music: https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=jdN3m7t8Sk4

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15 January 2021

THE REIGN OF KINDO “RHYTHM, CHORD AND MELODY” | Listening To New Things Makes You Rebirth Musically

 

Since I was a small child, I’ve been listening to rock music under my older brother’s influence. With him I was presented to bands like Tourniquet, Whitecross and Galactic Cowboys. Some time later, circa 2006, also under his influence, even though unintentionally, I went to a more extreme side of music with Demon Hunter and Antestor. From these two, I started looking for and listening to similar bands like Slechtvalk, Vaakevandring, Vardøger, Crimsom Moonlight and even some Grindcore bands (there’s an old post in the Portuguese blog about this).

One oy my main researching sources was a forum that unfortunately ended back in 2010, even though there was a failed try to resurrect it in 2012, the Christian Metal Freak, or CM Freak for short. Curiously enough they had the name “Christian”, the members also chatted about non-Christian songs which had positive messages or some of the band crew were Christian. In one of these conversations, they were talking about the band The Reign of Kindo and their most recent release, the album “Rhythm, Chord and Melody”, from 2008, which was labelled as jazz/rock/pop, going astray from the name METAL the forum pointed to. It was the beginning of a musical renaissance.

Everything starts with some piano chords. Only the piano. These chords awakened me to a different side in music and showed that there is a beautiful world outside the metal bubble, even though I know the origins in Blues and Classical music. It was, then, I delightedly listened nonstop to this album. I wanted more from the band, looking for all releases and what would be released in the future.

The band The Reign of Kindo has a musicianship which, for me, is different from everything I’ve ever heard in my life. Sequence of notes, vocal melody, instrumental arrangements, official merchandise (albums covers and promotional flyers). These details made me rebirth musically and notice I CAN enjoy other musical genres. Also, do not expect frantic or fast songs. You may find something a little bit lively here or there, but in a whole concept, softness and serenity are predominant.

This album’s lyrics talk about, mainly, on the human being feelings: joy, delusion, anger, hope... even the carpe diem (cry/seize the day), creating a contrast between happy and gloom. These combinations combine and intensify what the album’s title proposes: rhythm, chord, and melody.

The five songs which captivate me the most as they are played along, although I love every song in this album, are:

  • Moments In Between
  • Breathe Again
  • Nice To Meet
  • Rhythm, Chord And Melody
  • The Mystery Of Our Day

Let the beauty of The Reign of Kindo take you to another world and make you feel rebirthed musically, just like me in 2008.

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