My music, what do YOU think?

the disclaimer: i didn't have a drink, smoke or anything prior to listening, and while i listen to lots of different types of music, i have ever been a big fan of trip hop and only like a few groups that fall into the ambient or "jam" categories. So even among your target audience, if I like it, it's not necessarily a good sign ;P That said, I found your stuff pretty interesting. "A Simple Question" at first reminded me of Main and some of the other ambient stuff that I like, then moved into a more jammy spacerock sort of thing that had some nice momentum for a while but didn't seem to really go anywhere. Which would have been fine if you cut a minute off of it, but by the end I felt like it was just a little too new-agey. I really liked Inspiration from Vi..., sorta a mellower version of Muslimgauze. I also really liked I Forget - excellent guitar work that I wish would have been a little more raw and energetic, but that's just my own personal taste. Great musicianship and while I would suggest burying the vocals in the mix a bit more, that's also probably due to my penchant for bands like Slint, Rodan, Codeine, Sonic Youth, Seam, Spatula, etc. Lust Obstains Virtu... was a nice little straight ahead indie piece that reminded me a bit of a cross between Sebadoh and the Beatles...until the odd neo-classical second half came in. I dunno - this one just didn't hold together for me, but is probably the one that is the most radio friendly. Lyrics and vocals often ruin songs/bands for me - not that I only listen to instrumental music, but a lot of what I listen to is primarily instrumental. The major exceptions being the hip hop I listen to or stuff where I am totally in love with the lyrics and/or vocals - like the Silver Jews. "All my favorite singers couldn't sing" - David Berman