More from the highest point in heaven…

…OK, not literally. But it’s a cachy title for a news item with a bunch of updates.

The release dates in the sidebar have been updated, according to some people’s suggestions. Given how this has been going on, I can only tell you that I HOPE they’re right. >_< Another thing in the sidebar has changed and it waits for your input. It's a rather obvious poll in which you can select up to three answers. The question is so predicable, that it hurts: what is your favourite song off The Empyrean?

Thanks to Eleni Philos, the first part of 25th January episode of The Watt From Pedro podcast featuring John and Josh has been transcribed and you can read it here. The continuation is coming soon.

The above podcast’s edit the other day was corrupted. Travis was so kind to fix the file and now everything’s there. If the size of your file isn’t 67.60 Mb, you probably have the corrupted one, so right-click and pick save as/save link as to download the new one. The file was already downloaded times. You can also get it from the most obvious place it could be at.

Thanks to the kindness of Japanese I-M.net reader, Joh-Un and his wife, the interview from this month’s Guitar Magazine Japan is currently being translated and a large portion of it is already up. The rest is coming soon, please do not push the translators as they have a busy life.

There’s a 4.5/5 stars review of The Empyrean over there at Stereokill.net. You can read it by clicking here and this excerpt will give you an idea of how good it is:

I could sit and write about each song on this album, but, alas, I shall not. However, I will state that The Empyrean is simply stuffed with tasty musical moments: when “God” kicks in, the melody in “Dark”, the beast of a song that is “Central,” and “One More of Me,” – a song which sounds like it belongs in a musical based on John Frusciante’s life; during this song, it’s not hard to imagine an older, more robust, Frusciante standing upon a stage with his sting section – dubbed the Sonus Quartet – playing in a pit beneath him.

And here’s an excerpt of one more review, from th3stranger:

The biggest rocker by far on the album, only on the Japanese version, is “Today”. With seemingly oriental vibes, maybe just in the progression. “Today” is a modern version (lyrically/theme wise) of The Doors’ “The End”. The final song on the Japanese version of the album “Ah Yom”, meaning in hebrew, a favorable vote for an extension of time/life, is a return to classic Frusciante.

Last, but not the least, there’s a new curiosity/FAQ answer in the Recording/Techniques section (thanks to Eugene for the heads-up…it’s funny, like an Easter…egg. Click here and you’ll definitely spot it, as it’s bizzare compared to everything else.

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