Sunday, November 22, 2009
ELECTROSCOPE walk the plank
.
music to introduce the soundtrack of a baltic-sea-movie. a fishermen-boat trying to find its way through thick fog.
listen.
.
music to introduce the soundtrack of a baltic-sea-movie. a fishermen-boat trying to find its way through thick fog.
listen.
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AIR playground love
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on many occasions, in my first college-year, this song was played at partys in the early morning to preserve a feeling of weightlessness.
in vain.
listen.
.
on many occasions, in my first college-year, this song was played at partys in the early morning to preserve a feeling of weightlessness.
in vain.
listen.
.
PINBACK tripoli
.
i once went to one of their shows in Montréal, in the fall of 2004.
Brendan, to my surprise, was there too. he was standing in the very front of the band, seeming totally absorbed by the songs. the crowd was having fun; not him.
after the show, we briefly talked about the band. "listen to the lyrics: these songs are not what they pretend to be. this is sad music."
the copyright-sharks came by.
.
i once went to one of their shows in Montréal, in the fall of 2004.
Brendan, to my surprise, was there too. he was standing in the very front of the band, seeming totally absorbed by the songs. the crowd was having fun; not him.
after the show, we briefly talked about the band. "listen to the lyrics: these songs are not what they pretend to be. this is sad music."
the copyright-sharks came by.
.
Monday, November 16, 2009
HOOD the lost you
.
read german? dig this review.
not much to add.
a modern hymn. to listen to as long as not all the leaves have fallen from the trees.
if not a relief, it still makes you feel alive to shout and move.
take any train, get out at any station. it doesn't really matter.
listen.
.
read german? dig this review.
not much to add.
a modern hymn. to listen to as long as not all the leaves have fallen from the trees.
if not a relief, it still makes you feel alive to shout and move.
take any train, get out at any station. it doesn't really matter.
listen.
.
Sunday, November 15, 2009
THEE OH SEES carol ann
.
thank you, S., thanks a lot for this awesome gift.
on A.s brilliant Slow Boy label.
good luck getting a copy.
listen.
.
thank you, S., thanks a lot for this awesome gift.
on A.s brilliant Slow Boy label.
good luck getting a copy.
listen.
.
DEAR NORA girl from the north country [Dylan cover]
.
what a cover-version!
an awesome split with Mates of State (that cover Nico's these days).
buy it as long as you can.
.
CLUES ledmonton (7" endless forever version)
.
they played yesterday night at the Bang Bang Club. one of the best shows this year in town.
55 minutes of grace and energy.
Alden and Brendan (and of course the other three musicians involved) are musicians. doing music.
until you haven't seen them playing live, you won't be able to really get it.
this song reminds me a lot of the original Arcade Fire (until Brendan, Myles, Dane and all the other musicians left; at that time, they were closer, in their spirit, from Neutral Milk Hotel than from U2).
a dynamic born out of uncramped concentration, seemingly boundless in its scope.
there would be so much to say about this band.
there will be. soon.
this song appears in a rawer version on the b-side:
it's Brendan who sings on that one, of course.
he should do this more often. (listen to his vocal appearence on Think About Life's first album's Bastian and the boar - it's devastating, really.)
listen.
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Friday, November 13, 2009
PLONE electronic beauty parlor
.
definitely one of the best Wurlitzer Jukebox-releases.
and the first Plone-release. (Keith Jenkins, the label founder, actually discovered them.)
listen.
.
definitely one of the best Wurlitzer Jukebox-releases.
and the first Plone-release. (Keith Jenkins, the label founder, actually discovered them.)
listen.
.
WIN FOSTER a man's heart
.
the obscure second release on Western Vinyl (when i ordered it from the label-mailorder, they were sincerely surpried i even knew about the release. a bloody completist i am.), and the only in existence of Win Foster.
not essential - appealing, though, by its artwork (you might agree) and the spareness of the musical resources employed.
Casiotone for the Painfully Alone meets Jandek - to put it in a flattering name-context.
listen.
.
the obscure second release on Western Vinyl (when i ordered it from the label-mailorder, they were sincerely surpried i even knew about the release. a bloody completist i am.), and the only in existence of Win Foster.
not essential - appealing, though, by its artwork (you might agree) and the spareness of the musical resources employed.
Casiotone for the Painfully Alone meets Jandek - to put it in a flattering name-context.
listen.
.
JAMES & BOBBY PURIFY everybody needs somebody
.
a classic.
maybe only exciting for non-americans?
tell me.
listen to the song searching for it on the net (the post was taken down following the request of some silly copyright-sharks).
.
a classic.
maybe only exciting for non-americans?
tell me.
listen to the song searching for it on the net (the post was taken down following the request of some silly copyright-sharks).
.
IDA post prom disorder
.
the first Long Distance Lovers split 7" on Tree Records.
an early gorgeous Ida-song.
a song to fit in your twenties and, by how i can foresee it, also quite well in your thirties.
listen.
.
the first Long Distance Lovers split 7" on Tree Records.
an early gorgeous Ida-song.
a song to fit in your twenties and, by how i can foresee it, also quite well in your thirties.
listen.
.
DURA-DELINQUENT all lushed up
.
bought for pure completism-reasons.
but this song is not that bad - would fit well on a late nineties -In The Red comp.
listen.
.
bought for pure completism-reasons.
but this song is not that bad - would fit well on a late nineties -In The Red comp.
listen.
.
Thursday, November 12, 2009
APPENDIX OUT second perthshire house song + round reel of eight + twelve of them + hay bale blues
.
an exception to the rule. four songs in a row - the whole a-side of this unique split 7inch.
part of my all time top ten.
you have to listen to these songs considering them as an entity.
maybe the best stuff Ali Roberts has ever recorded.
and definitely the best season, the best month! to listen to it.
enjoy.
.
an exception to the rule. four songs in a row - the whole a-side of this unique split 7inch.
part of my all time top ten.
you have to listen to these songs considering them as an entity.
maybe the best stuff Ali Roberts has ever recorded.
and definitely the best season, the best month! to listen to it.
enjoy.
.
KISSYFUR sunny
.
Susanne Lewis - Azalia Snail's sister-in-mind. together they played under the Hail/Snail-moniker.
very prolific artist.
what about sunny?
to me: like the memory of a sunny beach while walking through a snowstorm.
listen.
.
Susanne Lewis - Azalia Snail's sister-in-mind. together they played under the Hail/Snail-moniker.
very prolific artist.
what about sunny?
to me: like the memory of a sunny beach while walking through a snowstorm.
listen.
.
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Monday, November 9, 2009
BUILT TO SPILL scarin
.
an untypical Built To Spill song - at least considering their (here lacking) epic guitar sound.
a great opportunity to pay more attention to their lyrics.
listen.
.
an untypical Built To Spill song - at least considering their (here lacking) epic guitar sound.
a great opportunity to pay more attention to their lyrics.
listen.
.
PALACE no more rides
.
the first Will Oldham 7" i bought.
a song to listen to at night. alone, at home.
this is post #200.
listen.
.
the first Will Oldham 7" i bought.
a song to listen to at night. alone, at home.
this is post #200.
listen.
.
PJ HARVEY man-size (demo)
.
remember she did at that time some big Doc Marten's advertisement?
was that cool?
the studio-version:
listen to the song searching for it on the net (the post was taken down following the request of some silly copyright-sharks).
.
remember she did at that time some big Doc Marten's advertisement?
was that cool?
the studio-version:
listen to the song searching for it on the net (the post was taken down following the request of some silly copyright-sharks).
.
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