The Sight Below
The Sight Below is an American ambient techno/shoegaze act from Seattle, Washington. Its main member is the American post-minimalist composer Rafael Anton Irisarri.
Sam Valenti IV signed The Sight Below to his Ghostly International imprint in 2008 after listening to a demo tape. A promotional EP No Place for Us was soon released by the label as a free MP3 download on August 26, 2008.
The Sight Below debuted its live set at Seattle's KEXP radio station on September 20, 2008. The in-studio session was recorded and is available on Ghostly's website as a podcast (GhostlyCast #18). A well-received performance followed at the Ghostly International showcase during Decibel Festival. These performances paved the way for an extensive European tour that saw the artist perform at 18 different cities in the continent, including Unsound festival in Krakow, Poland, EME Festival in Lisbon, Portugal, S.O.Y. Festival in Nantes, France and TimeZones Festival in Bari, Italy.
The Sight Below's debut album Glider was released in the United States on November 2008 and January 2009 worldwide. It is available as both a physical and digital release. The album was very well received by the press and music community, including praise from Radiohead's Thom Yorke, who charted "At First Touch" on his January 6, 2009 "Office Chart" posting on the band's website Dead Air Space.
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The Sight Below
ALBUMS
- It All Falls Apart released: 2010
- Glider released: 2008
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by Kayak
The Sight
by: KayakThey say that I can read the future in the lines of
your hand
When there's darkness all around, they say that I can
understand
Normal eyes don't see
So you can't help feeling this jealousy
I seem to know the stars and stories that they whisper
in my ear
They can't see through the mist of time, but to me it's
crystal clear
You will never know
Cause your fantasy won't show
And if it did I know you really couldn't bear
The sight
Does anybody care to listen to what I've got to say
Or do you think it really doesn't matter anyway
People look at me
Waiting for my good advice and wondering what I can see
Will their luck change for the good or will they end in
ruined state
Giving a million if they only could find peace by
knowing their fate
I'm telling wicked lies
Like a devil in disguise
If I would not I don't believe they'll stand
The night
Without me the fair wouldn't be the same
So I tell them what they'd like to hear
It's part of their dreams and my crazy game
It's fun to play
The more they pay
To me your life is an open book
It's written in the cosmical signs
Oh how I wish someone could take a look
At that silly ball
To tell me all
About mine