It's been almost a week since the last show The Dillinger Escape Plan ever played (at least that's the promise, and with these guys, I tend to believe it.) Funny enough, the shows made me rediscover how much I loved the band's sophmore release, Miss Machine. I wore that album out when it came out, and haven't really gone back to it since, but all week I had it in my rotation.
But you already heard what I had to say about it, but what does Ben Weinman, the dude who started this whole Plan have to say about the end of what has become his life's work? Ben checked in on Instagram with this note:
“The amygdala is a tiny, almond shaped structure deep inside the emotional part of your brain. It is visceral and autonomous Nature gave it to us for survival in a time when well thought out decisions would often have deadly consequences. Playing in @dillingerescapeplan would often put me in an extended state of fight or flight which enabled me to react almost exclusively on emotional impulse. The speed and intensity of our music and live shows were a catalyst for pure free expression with very little opportunity to reflect on my other daily stresses or even feel pain or fear. Thanks to all the people out there who contributed to allowing me this periodic meditation for the past 20 years. I will certainly miss this.”
You and me both, Ben!
