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Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Friday, December 11, 2009
The Raveonettes 10/12/2009 @ Depot Leuven
As a big fan of the band, I couldn't let this show go by unattended, even if it was in Leuven and on a weeknight. Decided not to work the day after. I only realised the day before that the drive was going to be without gps aid, making me nervous. Had a slight traffic jam @ Zwijnaarde, nothing more after that. Missed the perifery of Brussel and Leuven at first, but quickly recovered and made it to the underground parking near the venue (max. 3 euro if you arrive after 19h) in about 2 hours, which is ok. Then strolled around for about 10 minutes to actually find the venue, the Depot is hidden in a small corner.
It was my first time at the Depot, and I gotta say, it's a pretty peculiar venue. I'm guessing this used to be a cinema or a theater, the hall where the gigs take place is very high, and 2/3 of it is filled with seats (more or less high enough to see the stage above the heads of the people standing in front of the podium). Never been to a venue where going to get a drink is this uninviting, the bar is in a really tight corridor and very cramped, and it's also where everybody goes to smoke, so bring your own booze and avoid at all cost. Weirdly enough, there wasn't a gents room to be found, so I had to make do with the ladies room. Not the best person to make crowd estimates, but I'll guess there was about 300-400 people there.
I spotted The Big Pink, The Long Blondes, and The Jesus and Mary Chain shirts, and soundtrack between bands was Florence and the Machine.
The first band, local band Willow, actually wasn't that bad. Singer's voice was like a nervous Robert Smith, there were some Reggie and Full Effect synths, and most of the songs had a kind of Bloc Party/Foals vibe.
The Raveonettes came up after 5 minutes of noise, and kicked off with my favourite song of the new record, Gone Forever. Unfortunately, the bass was drowning most of the other instruments, which got fixed more or less for the rest of the concert. Surprisingly, after this first new track, they played two tracks of their very first EP. Overall and as expected, they focused on material from the last 2 albums. Contrary to My Bloody Valentine, they proved you can be poppy and noisy at the same time, and proved they master the whole musical spectrum between those 2 opposites. Sune and Sharin both did a few tracks solo, Sune being the better singer and his renditions of 'Bowels of the beast' and 'Little Animal' definitely were among the highlights of the set. 'Heart of stone' also hit the spot and and a hypnotic 'Aly, walk with me' finished up the first and generously long part (1h) of the set before the encores. Sharin also played the drums on 2 songs.
I hope nobody got epileptic from the lighting, which was very flashy at the heavier parts of the set.
Apart from some sound issues, pretty awesome concert and well worth the drive and the money. Had passed by the merch stand a couple of times, but it was abandoned every time. Nobody else than the gorgeous (even more so post childbirth) Sharin Foo showed up after the show to sell the merch. Soooo bummed I didn't have the digicam with me. Too bad they didn't have shirts in the vein of the classy new artwork, but I bought a shirt with a raven on it. Get it? I saw people buying mugs and tote bags. Copies of the new album were sold out, only vinylheads got their fix. Only cd they brought along was Chain Gang Of Love, but she signed away the last copies of those within minutes.
Setlist:
Gone forever
Do you believe her?
Veronica Fever
Lust
Black satin
Dead sound
Bowels of the beast
Break up girls
Bang!
The beat dies
Heart of stone
Little animal
I buried you today
Love in a trashcan
Boys who rape (should all be destroyed)
Aly, walk with me
Encore:
Last dance
Attack of the ghost riders
Encore2:
That great love sound
It was my first time at the Depot, and I gotta say, it's a pretty peculiar venue. I'm guessing this used to be a cinema or a theater, the hall where the gigs take place is very high, and 2/3 of it is filled with seats (more or less high enough to see the stage above the heads of the people standing in front of the podium). Never been to a venue where going to get a drink is this uninviting, the bar is in a really tight corridor and very cramped, and it's also where everybody goes to smoke, so bring your own booze and avoid at all cost. Weirdly enough, there wasn't a gents room to be found, so I had to make do with the ladies room. Not the best person to make crowd estimates, but I'll guess there was about 300-400 people there.
I spotted The Big Pink, The Long Blondes, and The Jesus and Mary Chain shirts, and soundtrack between bands was Florence and the Machine.
The first band, local band Willow, actually wasn't that bad. Singer's voice was like a nervous Robert Smith, there were some Reggie and Full Effect synths, and most of the songs had a kind of Bloc Party/Foals vibe.
The Raveonettes came up after 5 minutes of noise, and kicked off with my favourite song of the new record, Gone Forever. Unfortunately, the bass was drowning most of the other instruments, which got fixed more or less for the rest of the concert. Surprisingly, after this first new track, they played two tracks of their very first EP. Overall and as expected, they focused on material from the last 2 albums. Contrary to My Bloody Valentine, they proved you can be poppy and noisy at the same time, and proved they master the whole musical spectrum between those 2 opposites. Sune and Sharin both did a few tracks solo, Sune being the better singer and his renditions of 'Bowels of the beast' and 'Little Animal' definitely were among the highlights of the set. 'Heart of stone' also hit the spot and and a hypnotic 'Aly, walk with me' finished up the first and generously long part (1h) of the set before the encores. Sharin also played the drums on 2 songs.
I hope nobody got epileptic from the lighting, which was very flashy at the heavier parts of the set.
Apart from some sound issues, pretty awesome concert and well worth the drive and the money. Had passed by the merch stand a couple of times, but it was abandoned every time. Nobody else than the gorgeous (even more so post childbirth) Sharin Foo showed up after the show to sell the merch. Soooo bummed I didn't have the digicam with me. Too bad they didn't have shirts in the vein of the classy new artwork, but I bought a shirt with a raven on it. Get it? I saw people buying mugs and tote bags. Copies of the new album were sold out, only vinylheads got their fix. Only cd they brought along was Chain Gang Of Love, but she signed away the last copies of those within minutes.
Setlist:
Gone forever
Do you believe her?
Veronica Fever
Lust
Black satin
Dead sound
Bowels of the beast
Break up girls
Bang!
The beat dies
Heart of stone
Little animal
I buried you today
Love in a trashcan
Boys who rape (should all be destroyed)
Aly, walk with me
Encore:
Last dance
Attack of the ghost riders
Encore2:
That great love sound
Friday, November 27, 2009
top 10 singles (01/06/2009 - 01/12/2009)
Top 10 Foreign singles:
01 The Raveonettes - Bang!
The Danish duo strikes again. No songs of their fuzzy,noisy previous album 'Lust lust lust' made the daytime radiowaves, but they go all out pop on the excellent new 'In and out of control'-record. Supercatchy, sparkling guitar pop with a slight retro touch and straightforward lyrics ("You're as cool as icecream", brilliant line). Nothing more, nothing less. Being slightly to very subjective here, a well-deserved #1-spot.
02 Chairlift - Bruises
Bassline reminds me 'The Love Cats' by The Cure, some vocal parts and the quirky lyrics kind of resemble Regina Spektor. But this is a pretty good, mysterious, almost ethereal poppy song nevertheless.
03 The Temper Trap - Sweet Disposition
The intro with echo on the guitar reminds me of 'Elegy for a lost summer' by Anne Clark, and there's a Bloc Party riff hidden somewhere at the end of the track. These guys are originally from Australia but relocated to London, this dynamic track with remarkable vocals was picked to feature on the '500 days of summer'-soundtrack. Judging from the music video, they must be disco fans.
04 Death Cab For Cutie - Meet me on the equinox
Ben Gibbard does it again. Back in the day, his band was featured on 'The OC' soundtrack, propelling them into the public eye. And now he landed the main track on the soundtrack on one of the most popular movies of the year, 'New moon'. No complaints here, the track is excellent, with dreamy guitarplaying, nervous percussion, circular song structure, and some excellent lyrics coupled with good vocal melodies. Seems to fit the movie well too.
05 Miike Snow - Animal
At first, I thought this was a Tv on the radio-track, voices are kind of similar. One of the most hyped and remixed post-summer tracks of this year I think. These guys are actually Scandinavian, and well, I don't know what else to say about this.
06 The Juan Maclean - Happy house
"Laaauunncchhh mmeeee inttoooo spaaacceeeee." Supercatchy dancy track. The vocalist Nancy Whang (also in LCD Soundsystem) had/has a thing with one of the Soulwax brothers, and their drummer (also in !!!) tragically died just recently, falling down an elevator shaft. RIP.
07 Jay-Z - Empire state of mind
I am not a hip-hop connaisseur, so I'm not sure how the fans feel about this, but I'm giving this a number seven spot. I'm guessing the title is reference to Nas, but I might very well be mistaken.
08 VV Brown - Leave!
VV Brown apparently tries to cross over between a retro vibe and a punky attitude, and succeeds well in this track about break-ups. A theme she likes to explore apparently, the follow-up single 'Game Over' brings across pretty much the same message.
09 Maria Timm - Dirty place
Probably the weirdest track in the top 10, starts out a-capella, elektronic but never really danceable, cryptic lyrics. Interesting stuff.
10 Vampire Weekend - Horchata
Looks like somebody slipped these Brooklyn dudes the 'Give up' record by The Postal Service. Apart from the electronic bleeps, this sounds like a weird and pretty confusing mix between a mellow summer track and a christmas time single.
Top 10 Belgian singles:
01 Customs - Justine
2009 saw the rise of Belgian's own Interpol/Editors. "Rex" was an excellent debut single, and follow-up "Justine" does even better. Good song structure, top notch production (most notably the drumming and the guitar riffs), strong chorus. Well done.
02 De jeugd van tegenwoordig - Deze donkere jongen komt zo hard
Personally, I attribute 90% of this band's success to Bas Bron (= Bastian), whose beats are so good that you could give them the world's worst rapper and the resulting track would still sound pretty good. "De donkere jongen des heils" is on top of his game here with a supergroovy, smooth track with rocking drums that is very hard to resist.
03 Das Pop - Never get enough
Das Pop is apparently hot in Japan right now. This poppy, supercatchy track hits all the right spots. Bright, happy melodies, not your ordinary run of the mill lyrics, good production. In a way, this is the Belgian counterpart of UK pop masters The Feeling.
04 Isbells - As long as it takes
Continuing with the Belgian answer to Bon Iver. Excellent track from this guy's debut album; for a slow track, it's still pretty dynamic and never gets boring, and it really has the warm, cosy, home-y sound that it's aiming for. Hearing this track, you just wanna curl up in front of the fireplace or something.
05 Hairglow - Let it go
Alex Callier does the eighties synthpop, all out kitsch. Production is excellent, but Callier sings here, and something tells I shouldn't be very sorry about missing their live performance at the Pukkelpop festival. I guess Callier knew from the start this wasn't going to get as big as Hooverphonic, but the least you can say is that the whole visual look and concept has been well thought out.
06 Lady Linn (and her magnificent seven) - Here we go again
Might be the best track on her debut album. Lyrics don't make a whole lot of sense though. One line they're breaking up, the next they're getting back together? Make up your mind, woman!
07 Team William - Lord of the dogs
This band did pretty good in Humo's biannual Rock Rally contest, and released one of their least obvious songs as a first single, so you have to admire their guts. This is a bouncy, unpredictable, slightly abrasive indie rocktrack, pretty good stuff.
08 The Galacticos - I'm with my girl
"You and me, dragonslaying at the beach". An intro that seems to have been resurrected from the mid-nineties, and a guitar riff that Frank Black simply forgot to write, pretty awesome. Again, these lads from Limburg have come up with a music video that's worth watching.
09 Milow - Darkness ahead and behind
I've made it quite clear in the past that I'm definitely not the biggest Milow fan out there. His voice gets whiny pretty fast. On this track, he shares vocal duties with Nina Babette, renowned studio and backup singer, so that eases the pain a little. Admittedly, on this track, Milow outperforms pretty much every other Belgian songwriter in the lyrical department. Flawless.
10 Superlijm - Michael Jordan
Do I really have to make the Grandaddy comparison again? I always wonder what would've become, had they picked Michael Jackson instead of Michael Jordan as the lyrical subject on this track.
Didn't make the top 10's:
The Horrors - Who can say
More The Jesus and Mary Chain and My Bloody Valentine influences on the second album by these enfants terrible from the UK rock scene.
La Roux - Bulletproof
Live show was a disappointment, but I like the radio singles. This one is my favourite, sang with the most attitude.
Passion Pit - The Reeling
Intro sounds a lot like One month off by Underworld, but still, enjoyable, danceable track with falsetto voice and a catchy chorus.
Guy Boratto - No turning back
Gui Boratto (born 1974 in São Paulo) is a Brazilian electronic music producer. Look at me, I just copy-pasted this straight from the wikipedia page, because I don't know anything about this.
Lenka - The show
The Vanessa Carlton/Sara Bareilles/...-flavour of the month. Track's good and well-constructed, but lacks a punch that propels it above the competition.
The Very Best - Warm heart of Africa
Summer-y vibes with guest vocals from the singer in Vampire Weekend.
Air - Sing sang sung
Very typical but solid Air-track. Music so light, if they ever make a music disc capable of floating through the air, that disc will probably have a track by these Frenchies on it.
Kanye West - Paranoid
Not the biggest Kanye-adept, but who else has got the guts to stand up during an award show to voice his opinion? It's not like any man in his right mind is going to deny his statement about the Beyonce video, right? I think it's mainly the eighties synths that make me like this track.
Chromeo - Night by night
Typical Chromeo track that actually sounds a bit like their debut single 'Needy girl' from a couple of years back. They excel at capturing the whole eighties sound/atmosphere. Cool dudes.
Alberta Cross - Taking control
This track still has to grow on me a little, but it lacks a little something to make it top 10 material.
Lily Allen - Who'd have known Not fair
I sincerely hope Lily Allen is just pulling a Jay-Z and isn't really considering quitting music for good. I'm a big fan of her lyrical style. In a way, Not Fair is pretty much her Jungle Drums. "Who'd have known, when you flash up on my phone, I no longer feel alone". + she's looking all kinds of hot in the first vid.
Julian Casablancas - Eleventh dimension
Something about this song always reminds me of the "What a feeling"-track from the Flashdance soundtrack. Definitely more synths than we're used from Julian in his 'The Strokes'-setting. "I just nod. I've never been too good at shaking hands."
Sunday, November 22, 2009
Saturday, November 7, 2009
I've been drifting along in the same stale, old shoes
I recognised a guitar riff in the closing sequence of the move 'The elementary particles', from the novel by Michel Houellebecq.
After racking my brain for an hour, I finally nailed it:
Odelay is still backed.
Oh, and Beck was already doing the La Roux sound 10 years ago, just sayin':
After racking my brain for an hour, I finally nailed it:
Odelay is still backed.
Oh, and Beck was already doing the La Roux sound 10 years ago, just sayin':
Sunday, November 1, 2009
podcast 11
Podcast number: 11
Date: 01/11/2009
Language: none
File Format: MP3
File Size: 73 MB
Duration: 78 minutes
#songs: 26
Genre: eighties compilation #4
Comments:
commercial pop, radio songs, new wave, even some new wave club classics. Anything goes on this one.
Tracklist:
01 The Pixies - Dig for fire (1990)
02 New Musik - This world of water (1980)
03 Trans X - Living on video (1981)
04 Billy Idol - Dancing with myself (1981)
05 Baltimora - Tarzan boy (1985)
06 Aztec Camera - Somewhere in my heart (1988)
07 The Romantics - Talking in your sleep (1983)
08 The Go Gos - Our lips are sealed (1981)
09 Taylor Dayne - Tell it to my heart (1987)
10 The Pursuit Of Happiness - She's so young (1989)
11 The Sisters Of Mercy - Marian (1985)
12 ABC - The look of love (1982)
13 Fleetwood Mac - Little lies (1987)
14 Tubeway Army & Gary Numan - Are friends electric (1979)
15 Soulsister - Like a mountain (1986)
16 The Smithereens - A girl like you (1989)
17 The Jesus and Mary Chain - Happy when it rains (1987)
18 Steve Miller Band - Abracadabra (1982)
19 Was Not Was - Walk the dinosaur (1987)
20 Van Halen - Running with the devil (1978)
21 Lionel Richie - Dancing on the ceiling (1986)
22 Twee Belgen - Operation coup de poing (1984)
23 The Scorpions - Still loving you (1984)
24 Fad Gadget - Ladyshave (1981)
25 Split Enz - Message to my girl (1984)
26 Fischer Z - So long (1980)
Get it here: Click
Date: 01/11/2009
Language: none
File Format: MP3
File Size: 73 MB
Duration: 78 minutes
#songs: 26
Genre: eighties compilation #4
Comments:
commercial pop, radio songs, new wave, even some new wave club classics. Anything goes on this one.
Tracklist:
01 The Pixies - Dig for fire (1990)
02 New Musik - This world of water (1980)
03 Trans X - Living on video (1981)
04 Billy Idol - Dancing with myself (1981)
05 Baltimora - Tarzan boy (1985)
06 Aztec Camera - Somewhere in my heart (1988)
07 The Romantics - Talking in your sleep (1983)
08 The Go Gos - Our lips are sealed (1981)
09 Taylor Dayne - Tell it to my heart (1987)
10 The Pursuit Of Happiness - She's so young (1989)
11 The Sisters Of Mercy - Marian (1985)
12 ABC - The look of love (1982)
13 Fleetwood Mac - Little lies (1987)
14 Tubeway Army & Gary Numan - Are friends electric (1979)
15 Soulsister - Like a mountain (1986)
16 The Smithereens - A girl like you (1989)
17 The Jesus and Mary Chain - Happy when it rains (1987)
18 Steve Miller Band - Abracadabra (1982)
19 Was Not Was - Walk the dinosaur (1987)
20 Van Halen - Running with the devil (1978)
21 Lionel Richie - Dancing on the ceiling (1986)
22 Twee Belgen - Operation coup de poing (1984)
23 The Scorpions - Still loving you (1984)
24 Fad Gadget - Ladyshave (1981)
25 Split Enz - Message to my girl (1984)
26 Fischer Z - So long (1980)
Get it here: Click
Bat For Lashes, Ancienne Belgique, 31/10/2009
Bat For Lashes show was at the AB yesterday.
I'm not among the biggest fans of the Ancienne Belgique. As a music fan, once your favourite artist reaches an AB-sized fanbase, you're basically screwed. Ticket prices are really expensive, potato chips get fished out of your backpack (you can buy a mini-bag of chips for 'only' 2 euros in the vending machine inside), plus the club is a little too big for intimate concerts.
Luckily, however, the AB sound quality lives up to the expensive prices. To my own surprise, the Bat For Lashes show ended up selling out in the final week before the show. Bearing in mind the totally undercrowded New Found Glory in the same venue at the end of May, I guess primetime radio airplay is still invaluable to artists seeking an audience.
The opening act (Heceba or something) sounded pretty electronic, nothing too memorable.
The set had a skeleton and some spiderwebs on the microphone, but with Natascha Khan, it was hard to tell whether that was a special Halloween setup or just the standard setup. If I saw correctly, she still has the same supporting band as with the earlier tours for the latest record, with the drummer from New Young Pony Club, en Charlotte Hatherley, guitar player for Ash and solo artist. I was wondering throughout the show whether supporting Bat For Lashes is really that fun, songs center around her voice and piano playing, and some beats are programmed, so the drummer is actually sitting idle a lot, singing background vocals. Some goes for the sparse bass and regular guitar play support. I guess both either like the song material a lot, or like the economic support for their other musical endeavours.
Onto the show, Natascha came dressed in some kind of black dress with a belt, and a wolf mask on her back. Crowd was asked to howl before 'The Wizard' kicked in, no other Halloween references were made. Sonically and vocally, this was an impeccable gig. Khan in her own way is a dedicated, focused performer and even though it probably was a show on routine, I didn't really came across that way. "Glass" is always a strong opener, biggest hits "What's a girl to do" and "Daniel" were played in succession around the middle part of the set, "Trophy" and "Sleep alone" being the interchangeable songs that aid the set buildup but were the weakest moments in my book, with "Siren Song" the heartbreaking highpoint of the set, definitely one of the songs of the year in my book. The crowd was appreciative, and succeeded in shutting up most of the time. A lot of songs had drums that sounded really electronic, some kind of attempt to add just a little element of danceability to the set, but I kept wondering whether more traditional drumming would've done just as well.
Setlist:
Glass
Sleep alone
The wizard
Moon and moon
Horse and I
What's a girl to do
Daniel
Tahiti
Siren Song
Trophy
Two planets
Pearl's dream
----
The Big Sleep
Wilderness
Prescilla
I'm not among the biggest fans of the Ancienne Belgique. As a music fan, once your favourite artist reaches an AB-sized fanbase, you're basically screwed. Ticket prices are really expensive, potato chips get fished out of your backpack (you can buy a mini-bag of chips for 'only' 2 euros in the vending machine inside), plus the club is a little too big for intimate concerts.
Luckily, however, the AB sound quality lives up to the expensive prices. To my own surprise, the Bat For Lashes show ended up selling out in the final week before the show. Bearing in mind the totally undercrowded New Found Glory in the same venue at the end of May, I guess primetime radio airplay is still invaluable to artists seeking an audience.
The opening act (Heceba or something) sounded pretty electronic, nothing too memorable.
The set had a skeleton and some spiderwebs on the microphone, but with Natascha Khan, it was hard to tell whether that was a special Halloween setup or just the standard setup. If I saw correctly, she still has the same supporting band as with the earlier tours for the latest record, with the drummer from New Young Pony Club, en Charlotte Hatherley, guitar player for Ash and solo artist. I was wondering throughout the show whether supporting Bat For Lashes is really that fun, songs center around her voice and piano playing, and some beats are programmed, so the drummer is actually sitting idle a lot, singing background vocals. Some goes for the sparse bass and regular guitar play support. I guess both either like the song material a lot, or like the economic support for their other musical endeavours.
Onto the show, Natascha came dressed in some kind of black dress with a belt, and a wolf mask on her back. Crowd was asked to howl before 'The Wizard' kicked in, no other Halloween references were made. Sonically and vocally, this was an impeccable gig. Khan in her own way is a dedicated, focused performer and even though it probably was a show on routine, I didn't really came across that way. "Glass" is always a strong opener, biggest hits "What's a girl to do" and "Daniel" were played in succession around the middle part of the set, "Trophy" and "Sleep alone" being the interchangeable songs that aid the set buildup but were the weakest moments in my book, with "Siren Song" the heartbreaking highpoint of the set, definitely one of the songs of the year in my book. The crowd was appreciative, and succeeded in shutting up most of the time. A lot of songs had drums that sounded really electronic, some kind of attempt to add just a little element of danceability to the set, but I kept wondering whether more traditional drumming would've done just as well.
Setlist:
Glass
Sleep alone
The wizard
Moon and moon
Horse and I
What's a girl to do
Daniel
Tahiti
Siren Song
Trophy
Two planets
Pearl's dream
----
The Big Sleep
Wilderness
Prescilla
Sunday, October 11, 2009
Bat For Lashes
Bat For Lashes is the stage name of Natascha Khan, daughter to a Pakistanian dad and an English mother. She grew up in Pakistan and then moved to Brighton, England. She is an art graduate and released her debut album "Fur and Gold" in 2006, which spawned the remarkable, eerie single "What's a girl to do" with the very Donnie Darko-ish video. Her second album "Two Suns" got released in April 2009 and again earned her succesful single, namely "Daniel" video.
I only recently started checking her out, picked up the album at the library with low expectations, but liked it a lot, and went on to check her debut album also. Many people and fans of the early hour seem to prefer the debut album over the sophomore album, whereas I'm still not sure. It's always hard to value albums if you get to know them in reverse chronological order.
"Fur And Gold" is probably liked best because it has a more uniform, pretty minimal, eerie sound. It has prolonged percussionless parts, and songs tend to center around Khan's voice and piano playing. Some songs tend to emotionally erupt with the addition of strings, more or less like Sigur Ros. Lyrically, it's a division between the real and a fantasy world. It has the Springsteen "I'm on fire" song as a bonus track, and every track has something going for it. Opener "Horse and I" and forgotten single "Prescilla" are the more dynamic tracks, whereas "Tahiti" and "Sad eyes" are the better slower tracks. Personal favorites would have to be:
"The wizard", which was the first single she ever released, and features one of her trademarked simple, beautiful yet eerie piano melodies:
"Bat's mouth" is an example of the swelling, emotional eruption, which is a really abysmal description.
"Two suns" features a couple of tracks that could've been on the debut album ("Moon and moon", "Travelling woman"), but a lot of tracks try to experiment with some new musical styles: Disco ("Daniel", "Pearl's dream", "Sleep Alone") and some tribal drums and sounds (the great opening track "Glass"). Not the biggest fan of the gospel influence in "Peace of mind", and closing track "The big sleep" fails to hit the spot with me either.
Personal favourites are:
"Siren Song", which is comparable to the "Bat's mouth" track on the debut album, a haunting song about the clash between Khan and her evil alter ego, Pearl.
"Good love", a very slow, dreamy, laidback track:
"Two Planets", an ambitious, unpredictable track with tribal drums and heavy symbolism.
Seeing this at the end of the month. Looking forward to it.
I only recently started checking her out, picked up the album at the library with low expectations, but liked it a lot, and went on to check her debut album also. Many people and fans of the early hour seem to prefer the debut album over the sophomore album, whereas I'm still not sure. It's always hard to value albums if you get to know them in reverse chronological order.
"Fur And Gold" is probably liked best because it has a more uniform, pretty minimal, eerie sound. It has prolonged percussionless parts, and songs tend to center around Khan's voice and piano playing. Some songs tend to emotionally erupt with the addition of strings, more or less like Sigur Ros. Lyrically, it's a division between the real and a fantasy world. It has the Springsteen "I'm on fire" song as a bonus track, and every track has something going for it. Opener "Horse and I" and forgotten single "Prescilla" are the more dynamic tracks, whereas "Tahiti" and "Sad eyes" are the better slower tracks. Personal favorites would have to be:
"The wizard", which was the first single she ever released, and features one of her trademarked simple, beautiful yet eerie piano melodies:
"Bat's mouth" is an example of the swelling, emotional eruption, which is a really abysmal description.
"Two suns" features a couple of tracks that could've been on the debut album ("Moon and moon", "Travelling woman"), but a lot of tracks try to experiment with some new musical styles: Disco ("Daniel", "Pearl's dream", "Sleep Alone") and some tribal drums and sounds (the great opening track "Glass"). Not the biggest fan of the gospel influence in "Peace of mind", and closing track "The big sleep" fails to hit the spot with me either.
Personal favourites are:
"Siren Song", which is comparable to the "Bat's mouth" track on the debut album, a haunting song about the clash between Khan and her evil alter ego, Pearl.
"Good love", a very slow, dreamy, laidback track:
"Two Planets", an ambitious, unpredictable track with tribal drums and heavy symbolism.
Seeing this at the end of the month. Looking forward to it.
Saturday, October 3, 2009
the xx
not a fan of all the songs yet, and the bass players voice kinda puts me off sometimes.
Big fan of the rhythmic guitar playing in this song, reminds me of explosions in the sky a lot.
Friday, October 2, 2009
I'm trying, I'm trying and I'm trying
I really had to go downtown.
Go downtown and hang around.
Was not prepared for what I found.
A baby bird was lyin' on the ground.
Lying there in front of my feet.
Dying there right next to the street.
I picked it up and felt it's heat.
I tried to wake her up but she wanted to sleep.
I'm trying, and I'm trying, and I'm trying
But I can't get away from the thought.
It's dying, it's dying, it's dying,
And it's something that I couldn't stop.
You're lying, you're lying, if you say
It's gonna make it 'cos I know that it's not.
Hanging on a telephone line.
Witnessing a million crimes.
I've been alone all this time.
I'd call someone but I don't have a dime.
I don't care for boys or girls.
I'd rather hang around with the birds.
Humans only wreck the world.
They'd kill your whole family for a string of pearls.
I'm trying, and I'm trying, and I'm trying
But I can't get away from the thought.
We're dying, we're dying, we're dying.
Our insides are starting to rot.
You're lying, you're lying, if you say
We're okay, 'cos maybe we're not.
Ooh, ooh, ooh... ooh ooh. ooh, ooh, ooh... ooh ooh.
Ooh, ooh, ooh... ooh ooh. ooh, ooh, ooh... ooh ooh.
Oooh... ooh ooh... ooh
If I had wings I'd try to fly.
But they don't make it harder to die.
You can take it up to the sky.
But no one ever stays that high.
High... high
I'm trying, and I'm trying, and I'm trying
But I can't get away from the thought.
I'm dying, I'm dying.
I already gave away all that I've got.
I'm lying, I'm lying, if I say
That I'm cool 'cos really I'm not.
For the essential nineties compilation if I ever get there.
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
tv shows
With the start of the new tv season, I've temporarily traded in my World of Warcraft addiction for a rekindled tv-show addiction. Besides pretty much daily doses of local programs Man Bijt Hond and Komen Eten, and a couple of local series (Los Zand, Code 37, De Jaren Stillekes), I'm also watching:
Mad Men won best drama for the second time in a row at the 2009 Emmy's.
Can't say this is a superexciting show, because plotlines aren't really that spectacular, but as a visually stunning document of a time era, it does a pretty good job. I love all the sixties clothes, interiors, cars and all that jazz. Let's have a look at the ladies:
And of course, Don Draper is my new hero. Stylewise, he is very reminiscent of Dale Cooper.
I quit watching House MD somewhere during the first season because I found the episode structure too formulaic (pretty much a medical CSI) and the side characters just not thrilling enough. When I heard that Olivia Wilde (if the picture below can't convince you, check out her emmy's 2009 attire here) was joining the cast in the fourth season, it was enough to convince me to give it another try, and right now, I'm pretty much hooked again. First of all, the whole plotline of House choosing a new assistant by testing which one can cope with his bullying the longest, is pretty cool. Secondly, Ms. Wilde (you may have seen her in The OC or The Black Donnelly's) is someone I never mind watching, and the makers of this series know this, because she's the only cast member that gets regular close-ups. Seeing as half of the most episodes is made of medical reasoning that us regular mortals can only pretend to comprehend, this show does a pretty good job at staying interesting.
Fifth season of Lost isn't really doing much for me at the moment. Third season of Entourage is still ok, but I'm not seeing enough Emmanuelle Chriqui, and I still hate the main character Vincent Chase. Such a douche. Second season of Flight of the Conchords remains mildly entertaining and periodically hilarious. Saw one episode of The Sarah Silverman show, major disappointment. And I would watch 30 rock on the national tv station on Saturday, but unfortunately it has to concede its time slot pretty much weekly to the Vuelta and other total non-events. Boo.
Mad Men won best drama for the second time in a row at the 2009 Emmy's.
Can't say this is a superexciting show, because plotlines aren't really that spectacular, but as a visually stunning document of a time era, it does a pretty good job. I love all the sixties clothes, interiors, cars and all that jazz. Let's have a look at the ladies:
And of course, Don Draper is my new hero. Stylewise, he is very reminiscent of Dale Cooper.
I quit watching House MD somewhere during the first season because I found the episode structure too formulaic (pretty much a medical CSI) and the side characters just not thrilling enough. When I heard that Olivia Wilde (if the picture below can't convince you, check out her emmy's 2009 attire here) was joining the cast in the fourth season, it was enough to convince me to give it another try, and right now, I'm pretty much hooked again. First of all, the whole plotline of House choosing a new assistant by testing which one can cope with his bullying the longest, is pretty cool. Secondly, Ms. Wilde (you may have seen her in The OC or The Black Donnelly's) is someone I never mind watching, and the makers of this series know this, because she's the only cast member that gets regular close-ups. Seeing as half of the most episodes is made of medical reasoning that us regular mortals can only pretend to comprehend, this show does a pretty good job at staying interesting.
Fifth season of Lost isn't really doing much for me at the moment. Third season of Entourage is still ok, but I'm not seeing enough Emmanuelle Chriqui, and I still hate the main character Vincent Chase. Such a douche. Second season of Flight of the Conchords remains mildly entertaining and periodically hilarious. Saw one episode of The Sarah Silverman show, major disappointment. And I would watch 30 rock on the national tv station on Saturday, but unfortunately it has to concede its time slot pretty much weekly to the Vuelta and other total non-events. Boo.
Leffingeleuren
Attended the small but cosy music festival Leffingeleuren for the first time ever. Here's a shortened and abysmal translation of my Dutch facebook festival report:
Expected a lot from Blood Red Shoes, but they didn't deliver, mainly because Laura-Mary had some technical issues, so she finished the set with hardly a word to/a look at the crowd. Which is a shame because they really could've won over the youthful crowd with an energetic set, had they tried. Shame.
Alela Diane played a really good set for a lame and disinterested crowd. Ashamed of my compatriots. Mostly songs from the 'To be still' album, with Alina Harden as extra singer (they made an EP together) and a rhythm section, that was useful to drown out the conversations of the people in the back. Best voice. Here's a random (older) pic of Alela with a cat:
I was very pleasantly surprised with J Tillman. He played an interesting and unpredictable set, with long instrumental jams, and some parts where he can showcase his amazing voice.
Dinosaur Jr. had to make up for the disappointing set at the Pukkelpop festival in August. Appreciated the opener 'Thumb', and they played a lot of songs I didn't know, but overall, again they couldn't live up to my expectations. Only played the Barlow track 'Back to your heart' from Beyond (I guess the reunion tour for that record was too long), and pretty much the same tracks from the new album and "hit" singles as Pukkelpop, whereas I would've liked to hear 'I want you to know', 'Ocean in the way', 'Friends' or 'See you' from the new album. Sound was pretty bad and the singing, ...well you know.
Expected a lot from Blood Red Shoes, but they didn't deliver, mainly because Laura-Mary had some technical issues, so she finished the set with hardly a word to/a look at the crowd. Which is a shame because they really could've won over the youthful crowd with an energetic set, had they tried. Shame.
Alela Diane played a really good set for a lame and disinterested crowd. Ashamed of my compatriots. Mostly songs from the 'To be still' album, with Alina Harden as extra singer (they made an EP together) and a rhythm section, that was useful to drown out the conversations of the people in the back. Best voice. Here's a random (older) pic of Alela with a cat:
I was very pleasantly surprised with J Tillman. He played an interesting and unpredictable set, with long instrumental jams, and some parts where he can showcase his amazing voice.
Dinosaur Jr. had to make up for the disappointing set at the Pukkelpop festival in August. Appreciated the opener 'Thumb', and they played a lot of songs I didn't know, but overall, again they couldn't live up to my expectations. Only played the Barlow track 'Back to your heart' from Beyond (I guess the reunion tour for that record was too long), and pretty much the same tracks from the new album and "hit" singles as Pukkelpop, whereas I would've liked to hear 'I want you to know', 'Ocean in the way', 'Friends' or 'See you' from the new album. Sound was pretty bad and the singing, ...well you know.
Saturday, September 12, 2009
podcast 10
Podcast number: 10
Date: 12/09/2009
Language: none
File Format: MP3
File Size: 73 MB
Duration: 78 minutes
#songs: 24
Genre: ultimate eighties compilation
Comments:
10th podcast w00t. This is my ultimate (inevitably highly subjective) eighties podcast, main selection criteria were:
- tracks had to have an eighties feel
- should all be tracks that I can listen to a couple of times in succession without getting bored/annoyed.
- where possible, I opted for a lesser known single
Composition: 75% radio (pop)rock singles, 10% perfect pop tracks, 15% poppy new wave stuff.
Tracklist:
01 The Cure - Just like heaven (1987)
02 Suzanne Vega - Marlene on the wall (1985)
03 Sugarcubes - Birthday (1986/1988)
04 Michael Penn - No myth (Romeo in black jeans) (1989)
05 Heaven 17 - Let me go (1983)
06 R.E.M. - Pop song '89 (1989)
07 The Pretenders - Don't get me wrong (1986)
08 Echo And The Bunnymen - Bring on the dancing horses (1985)
09 Queen - Invisible man (1989)
10 Prefab Sprout - Cars and girls (1988)
11 Simple Minds - Someone, somewhere, in the summertime (1982)
12 This Mortal Coil - You and your sister (late 80's)
13 U2 - I will follow (1982)
14 Madness - Baggy trousers (1980)
15 Sinead O Conner - Mandinka (1987)
16 Spandau Ballet - True (1983)
17 The Police - De do do do, de da da da (1980)
18 Arbeid Adelt - Lekker westers (1983)
19 Talking Heads - Once in a lifetime (1980)
20 The B-52's - Love shack (1989)
21 The La's - There she goes (1979)
22 Dire Staits - Money for nothing (1985)
23 New Order - The perfect kiss (1985)
24 The Clash - I fought the law (1979/1988)
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Date: 12/09/2009
Language: none
File Format: MP3
File Size: 73 MB
Duration: 78 minutes
#songs: 24
Genre: ultimate eighties compilation
Comments:
10th podcast w00t. This is my ultimate (inevitably highly subjective) eighties podcast, main selection criteria were:
- tracks had to have an eighties feel
- should all be tracks that I can listen to a couple of times in succession without getting bored/annoyed.
- where possible, I opted for a lesser known single
Composition: 75% radio (pop)rock singles, 10% perfect pop tracks, 15% poppy new wave stuff.
Tracklist:
01 The Cure - Just like heaven (1987)
02 Suzanne Vega - Marlene on the wall (1985)
03 Sugarcubes - Birthday (1986/1988)
04 Michael Penn - No myth (Romeo in black jeans) (1989)
05 Heaven 17 - Let me go (1983)
06 R.E.M. - Pop song '89 (1989)
07 The Pretenders - Don't get me wrong (1986)
08 Echo And The Bunnymen - Bring on the dancing horses (1985)
09 Queen - Invisible man (1989)
10 Prefab Sprout - Cars and girls (1988)
11 Simple Minds - Someone, somewhere, in the summertime (1982)
12 This Mortal Coil - You and your sister (late 80's)
13 U2 - I will follow (1982)
14 Madness - Baggy trousers (1980)
15 Sinead O Conner - Mandinka (1987)
16 Spandau Ballet - True (1983)
17 The Police - De do do do, de da da da (1980)
18 Arbeid Adelt - Lekker westers (1983)
19 Talking Heads - Once in a lifetime (1980)
20 The B-52's - Love shack (1989)
21 The La's - There she goes (1979)
22 Dire Staits - Money for nothing (1985)
23 New Order - The perfect kiss (1985)
24 The Clash - I fought the law (1979/1988)
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Thursday, September 10, 2009
degrassi, the next generation
Today, I found out there's a Canadian TV series called Degrassi: The Next Generation.
It's a typical college tv-series, but here's the cool part: (almost) every episode is named after a song from the eighties.
So looking at the episode index is kind of like an impromptu quiz of the eighties music.
Check it here.
September is going to be busy from a podcast perspective. Finishing my 'ultimate' eighties podcast this weekend, but I've got enough leftover material for 2 more eighties podcasts (I'll release the tracklist to those).
Then I'm also planning a regular podcast with some of the other stuff I've been listening to lately. Check back for updates.
It's a typical college tv-series, but here's the cool part: (almost) every episode is named after a song from the eighties.
So looking at the episode index is kind of like an impromptu quiz of the eighties music.
Check it here.
September is going to be busy from a podcast perspective. Finishing my 'ultimate' eighties podcast this weekend, but I've got enough leftover material for 2 more eighties podcasts (I'll release the tracklist to those).
Then I'm also planning a regular podcast with some of the other stuff I've been listening to lately. Check back for updates.
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
podcast 9
Podcast number: 9
Date: 06/06/2009
Language: none
File Format: MP3
File Size: 72 MB
Duration: 78 minutes
#songs: 25
Genre: Various
Comments:
Made this for a mixcd contest on a Belgian radiostation. Spent a lot of time making a booklet. Didn't win anything. FAIL.
Tracklist:
01 Los Campesinos! - Death to Los Campesinos!
02 The Presidents of the United States of America - Lump
03 Belle And Sebastian - I'm a cuckoo
04 The Raveonettes - Untamed girls
05 The Sundays - Can't be sure
06 Fence - Always ultra
07 The Feeling - Love it when you call
08 Nada Surf - Treehouse
09 The Wannadies - You and me song
10 The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart - This love is fucking right
11 The Flaming Lips - She don't use jelly
12 Green Day - Sassafras roots
13 Maxïmo Park - The coast is always changing
14 The Cardigans - Over the water
15 Third Eye Blind - Graduate
16 Death From Above 1979 - Romantic rights
17 Weezer - Surf wax America
18 Animal Collective - Summertime clothes
19 Gorky - Wacht niet te lang
20 Fountains of Wayne - It must be summer
21 Jimmy Eat World - Sweetness
22 M83 - Kim & Jessie
23 The Shins - Girl sailor
24 Beck - Deadweight
25 Evil Superstars - Pantomiming with her parents
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Date: 06/06/2009
Language: none
File Format: MP3
File Size: 72 MB
Duration: 78 minutes
#songs: 25
Genre: Various
Comments:
Made this for a mixcd contest on a Belgian radiostation. Spent a lot of time making a booklet. Didn't win anything. FAIL.
Tracklist:
01 Los Campesinos! - Death to Los Campesinos!
02 The Presidents of the United States of America - Lump
03 Belle And Sebastian - I'm a cuckoo
04 The Raveonettes - Untamed girls
05 The Sundays - Can't be sure
06 Fence - Always ultra
07 The Feeling - Love it when you call
08 Nada Surf - Treehouse
09 The Wannadies - You and me song
10 The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart - This love is fucking right
11 The Flaming Lips - She don't use jelly
12 Green Day - Sassafras roots
13 Maxïmo Park - The coast is always changing
14 The Cardigans - Over the water
15 Third Eye Blind - Graduate
16 Death From Above 1979 - Romantic rights
17 Weezer - Surf wax America
18 Animal Collective - Summertime clothes
19 Gorky - Wacht niet te lang
20 Fountains of Wayne - It must be summer
21 Jimmy Eat World - Sweetness
22 M83 - Kim & Jessie
23 The Shins - Girl sailor
24 Beck - Deadweight
25 Evil Superstars - Pantomiming with her parents
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podcast 8
Podcast number: 8
Date: 04/05/2009
Language: none
File Format: MP3
File Size: 72 MB
Duration: 78 minutes
#songs: 25
Genre: I love the eighties pt. 2
Comments:
Mix of not so commercial radio hits/one hit wonders from the glorious eighties.
Tracklist:
01 They Might Be Giants - Birdhouse in Your Soul
02 Men Without Hats - Safety Dance
03 Falco - Rock Me Amadeus
04 The Cure - In between days
05 Genesis - Land Of Confusion
06 Pet Shop Boys - Suburbia
07 The Cars - You Might Think I'm Crazy
08 Howard Jones - what is love
09 Elvis Costello - Veronica
10 OMD - Enola Gay
11 The Smiths - Ask
12 Level 42 - Lessons In Love
13 Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes
14 The Sundays - Can't Be Sure
15 The Firm - Star Trekkin'
16 Bruce Springsteen - Dancing In The Dark
17 New Order - True Faith
18 The Simple Minds - Promised you a miracle
19 Something happens - Take a parachute and jump
20 Marc Almond - Tears run rings
21 Big Country - In A Big Country
22 Tears For Fears - Everybody Wants To Rule The World
22 Van Halen - Jump
23 Het Goede Doel - Belgie (Is er leven op Pluto)
24 The Psychedelic Furs - Heaven
25 The Passions - I'm in love with a german filmstar
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Date: 04/05/2009
Language: none
File Format: MP3
File Size: 72 MB
Duration: 78 minutes
#songs: 25
Genre: I love the eighties pt. 2
Comments:
Mix of not so commercial radio hits/one hit wonders from the glorious eighties.
Tracklist:
01 They Might Be Giants - Birdhouse in Your Soul
02 Men Without Hats - Safety Dance
03 Falco - Rock Me Amadeus
04 The Cure - In between days
05 Genesis - Land Of Confusion
06 Pet Shop Boys - Suburbia
07 The Cars - You Might Think I'm Crazy
08 Howard Jones - what is love
09 Elvis Costello - Veronica
10 OMD - Enola Gay
11 The Smiths - Ask
12 Level 42 - Lessons In Love
13 Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes
14 The Sundays - Can't Be Sure
15 The Firm - Star Trekkin'
16 Bruce Springsteen - Dancing In The Dark
17 New Order - True Faith
18 The Simple Minds - Promised you a miracle
19 Something happens - Take a parachute and jump
20 Marc Almond - Tears run rings
21 Big Country - In A Big Country
22 Tears For Fears - Everybody Wants To Rule The World
22 Van Halen - Jump
23 Het Goede Doel - Belgie (Is er leven op Pluto)
24 The Psychedelic Furs - Heaven
25 The Passions - I'm in love with a german filmstar
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podcast 7
Podcast number: 7
Date: 23/04/2009
Language: none
File Format: MP3
File Size: 71 MB
Duration: 78 minutes
#songs: 27
Genre: I love the eighties pt. 1
Comments:
Mix of popular chart hits of the eighties (with some less commercial songs at the end as filler).
Tracklist:
01 Billy Ocean - When The Going Gets Tough
02 Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up
03 Jennifer Warnes/Bill Medley - I've Had The Time Of My Life (Dirty Dancing Soundtrack)
04 Huey Lewis and the News - Power of Love (Back to the Future)
05 Michael Sembello - She's A Maniac (Flashdance soundtrack)
06 Kylie Minogue - I Should Be So Lucky
07 KC & The Sunshine Band - (Baby) Give it Up
08 Genesis - Phil Collins - Sussudio
09 Glenn Medeiros - Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You
11 Belinda Carlisle - Heaven Is A Place On Earth
12 Billy Joel - Uptown Girl
13 Whitney Houston - I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)
14 Cock Robin - The Promise You Made
15 Madonna - Open your heart
16 George Michael with Aretha Franklin - I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)
17 Nick Kershaw - Wouldn't it be Good
18 Ray Parker jr - Ghostbusters theme
19 Gloria Estefan- 1, 2, 3
20 Kylie Minogue & Jason Donovan - Especially For You
21 Let's Hear It For the Boys - Deniece Williams (Footloose Soundtrack )
22 The Beach Boys -- Kokomo
23 The Human League - Tell Me When
24 Wham - Wake Me Up Before You GoGo
25 Paul Young - come back and stay
26 A-ha - Take On Me
27 Bruce Hornsby - That's Just The Way It Is
28 Roxette - She's Got the Look
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Date: 23/04/2009
Language: none
File Format: MP3
File Size: 71 MB
Duration: 78 minutes
#songs: 27
Genre: I love the eighties pt. 1
Comments:
Mix of popular chart hits of the eighties (with some less commercial songs at the end as filler).
Tracklist:
01 Billy Ocean - When The Going Gets Tough
02 Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up
03 Jennifer Warnes/Bill Medley - I've Had The Time Of My Life (Dirty Dancing Soundtrack)
04 Huey Lewis and the News - Power of Love (Back to the Future)
05 Michael Sembello - She's A Maniac (Flashdance soundtrack)
06 Kylie Minogue - I Should Be So Lucky
07 KC & The Sunshine Band - (Baby) Give it Up
08 Genesis - Phil Collins - Sussudio
09 Glenn Medeiros - Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You
11 Belinda Carlisle - Heaven Is A Place On Earth
12 Billy Joel - Uptown Girl
13 Whitney Houston - I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)
14 Cock Robin - The Promise You Made
15 Madonna - Open your heart
16 George Michael with Aretha Franklin - I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)
17 Nick Kershaw - Wouldn't it be Good
18 Ray Parker jr - Ghostbusters theme
19 Gloria Estefan- 1, 2, 3
20 Kylie Minogue & Jason Donovan - Especially For You
21 Let's Hear It For the Boys - Deniece Williams (Footloose Soundtrack )
22 The Beach Boys -- Kokomo
23 The Human League - Tell Me When
24 Wham - Wake Me Up Before You GoGo
25 Paul Young - come back and stay
26 A-ha - Take On Me
27 Bruce Hornsby - That's Just The Way It Is
28 Roxette - She's Got the Look
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podcast 6
Podcast number: 6
Date: 25/12/2008
Language: none
File Format: MP3
File Size: 55 MB
Duration: 59 minutes
#songs: 13
Genre: Various
Comments:
I'd say this one is pretty gloomy. 2 tracks approaching the 10-minute limit.
Tracklist:
01 Love is all - Wishing well
02 The Cardigans - Communication
03 Tim Vanhamel - Red river
04 Armor For Sleep - Dream to make believe
05 Mercury Rev - Little rhymes
06 Echo And The Bunnymen - Clay
07 Sonic Youth - JC
08 The Promise Ring - Why did we ever meet?
09 Deftones - Teenager
10 Nada Surf - 80 windows
11 Cut Off Your Hands - Turn cold
12 Explosions In The Sky - First breath after coma
13 Joanna Newsom - Sawdust and diamonds
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Date: 25/12/2008
Language: none
File Format: MP3
File Size: 55 MB
Duration: 59 minutes
#songs: 13
Genre: Various
Comments:
I'd say this one is pretty gloomy. 2 tracks approaching the 10-minute limit.
Tracklist:
01 Love is all - Wishing well
02 The Cardigans - Communication
03 Tim Vanhamel - Red river
04 Armor For Sleep - Dream to make believe
05 Mercury Rev - Little rhymes
06 Echo And The Bunnymen - Clay
07 Sonic Youth - JC
08 The Promise Ring - Why did we ever meet?
09 Deftones - Teenager
10 Nada Surf - 80 windows
11 Cut Off Your Hands - Turn cold
12 Explosions In The Sky - First breath after coma
13 Joanna Newsom - Sawdust and diamonds
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podcast 4
Podcast number: 4
Date: 23/05/2008
Language: English
File Format: MP3
File Size: 48 MB
Duration: 51 minutes
#songs: 12
Genre: Various
Comments:
Epic fail at a funny impression at the beginning here.
Tracklist:
01 Black Kids - Hit the heartbrakes
02 My Morning Jacket - Lowdown
03 Gorky - Wacht niet te lang
04 Tv On The Radio - I was a lover
05 The Jesus And Mary Chain - Head on
06 My Bloody Valentine - Blown a wish
07 Prong - Rude awakening
08 The Kills - Love is a deserter
09 Portishead - Machine gun
10 Simple Minds - Someone
11 MSTRKRFT - Paris
12 M83 - Farewell goodbye
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Date: 23/05/2008
Language: English
File Format: MP3
File Size: 48 MB
Duration: 51 minutes
#songs: 12
Genre: Various
Comments:
Epic fail at a funny impression at the beginning here.
Tracklist:
01 Black Kids - Hit the heartbrakes
02 My Morning Jacket - Lowdown
03 Gorky - Wacht niet te lang
04 Tv On The Radio - I was a lover
05 The Jesus And Mary Chain - Head on
06 My Bloody Valentine - Blown a wish
07 Prong - Rude awakening
08 The Kills - Love is a deserter
09 Portishead - Machine gun
10 Simple Minds - Someone
11 MSTRKRFT - Paris
12 M83 - Farewell goodbye
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podcast 3
Podcast number: 3
Date: 20/03/2008
Language: none
File Format: MP3
File Size: 65 MB
Duration: 71 minutes
#songs: 26
Genre: (pop)(punk)(rock)
Comments:
A lot of Drive-Thru records stuff here.
Tracklist:
01 Saves The Day - Deciding
02 The Movielife - Walking on glass
03 Janez Detd - Kung-fu vs. tofu
04 New Found Glory - 3rd and long
05 Home Grown - I'll never fall in love
06 Blink 182 - Dumpweed
07 Finch - Letters to you
08 Strung Out - The exhumation of Virginia Madison
09 Spitalfield - I Loved the way she said LA
10 Lagwagon - Raise a family
11 Undeclinable (ambuscade) - 7 years
12 Reggie and the full effect - Relive the magic, bring the magic home
13 NOFX - Soul doubt
14 The Starting Line - Best of me
15 Saves The Day - You vandal
16 The Movielife - This time next year
17 New Found Glory - Black and blue
18 Rufio - Road to recovery
19 Blink 182 - Pathetic
20 Midtown - It's just rock and roll
21 Ten Foot Pole - Plastic
22 Fairweather - Soundtrack to the ride
23 Pulley - Fuel
24 The Get Up Kids - Holiday
25 A200Club - An explanation is our reward
26 No use for a name - ??
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Date: 20/03/2008
Language: none
File Format: MP3
File Size: 65 MB
Duration: 71 minutes
#songs: 26
Genre: (pop)(punk)(rock)
Comments:
A lot of Drive-Thru records stuff here.
Tracklist:
01 Saves The Day - Deciding
02 The Movielife - Walking on glass
03 Janez Detd - Kung-fu vs. tofu
04 New Found Glory - 3rd and long
05 Home Grown - I'll never fall in love
06 Blink 182 - Dumpweed
07 Finch - Letters to you
08 Strung Out - The exhumation of Virginia Madison
09 Spitalfield - I Loved the way she said LA
10 Lagwagon - Raise a family
11 Undeclinable (ambuscade) - 7 years
12 Reggie and the full effect - Relive the magic, bring the magic home
13 NOFX - Soul doubt
14 The Starting Line - Best of me
15 Saves The Day - You vandal
16 The Movielife - This time next year
17 New Found Glory - Black and blue
18 Rufio - Road to recovery
19 Blink 182 - Pathetic
20 Midtown - It's just rock and roll
21 Ten Foot Pole - Plastic
22 Fairweather - Soundtrack to the ride
23 Pulley - Fuel
24 The Get Up Kids - Holiday
25 A200Club - An explanation is our reward
26 No use for a name - ??
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podcast 2
Podcast number: 2
Date: 18/01/2008
Language: Dutch
File Format: MP3
File Size: 48 MB
Duration: 52 minutes
#songs: 12
Genre: Various
Comments:
This one has a Gilmore Girls and a Curb Your Enthousiasm quote.
I'll apologise for the Polysics track, Atom is still fully backed.
That Cold World track is so out of place here.
Tracklist:
01 Mare - They sent you
02 Band Of Horses - No one's gonna love you
03 Cave In - Rubber and glue
04 Atom And His Package - Happy birthday, Ralph
05 Pinback - Loro
06 Battles - Atlas
07 Jimmy Eat World - If you don't, then you don't
08 Polysics - Electric surfin' gogo
09 The Hives - You've got it all (wrong)
10 Joy Division - Atmosphere
11 Cold World - Gods and earth
12 Fence - Always ultra
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Date: 18/01/2008
Language: Dutch
File Format: MP3
File Size: 48 MB
Duration: 52 minutes
#songs: 12
Genre: Various
Comments:
This one has a Gilmore Girls and a Curb Your Enthousiasm quote.
I'll apologise for the Polysics track, Atom is still fully backed.
That Cold World track is so out of place here.
Tracklist:
01 Mare - They sent you
02 Band Of Horses - No one's gonna love you
03 Cave In - Rubber and glue
04 Atom And His Package - Happy birthday, Ralph
05 Pinback - Loro
06 Battles - Atlas
07 Jimmy Eat World - If you don't, then you don't
08 Polysics - Electric surfin' gogo
09 The Hives - You've got it all (wrong)
10 Joy Division - Atmosphere
11 Cold World - Gods and earth
12 Fence - Always ultra
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podcast 1
Podcast number: 1
Date: 21/12/2007
Language: English
File Format: WMA
File Size: 55 MB
Duration: 48 minutes
#songs: 12
Genre: Various
Comments:
First attempt ever. Tracklist is kind of random, but could've been a lot worse in retrospect.
Tracklist:
01 Feist - I feel it all
02 Cream and Spices - Please return
03 Beirut - In the mausoleum
04 Franz Ferdinand - What you meant
05 Beck - End of the day
06 The Pigeon Detectives - I found out
07 Hum - Coming home
08 Fountains Of Wayne - Fire in the canyon
09 The Cure - The figurehead
10 Evil Superstars - Must be mystery puke
11 Baroness - The birthing
12 The Raveonettes - Blush
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Date: 21/12/2007
Language: English
File Format: WMA
File Size: 55 MB
Duration: 48 minutes
#songs: 12
Genre: Various
Comments:
First attempt ever. Tracklist is kind of random, but could've been a lot worse in retrospect.
Tracklist:
01 Feist - I feel it all
02 Cream and Spices - Please return
03 Beirut - In the mausoleum
04 Franz Ferdinand - What you meant
05 Beck - End of the day
06 The Pigeon Detectives - I found out
07 Hum - Coming home
08 Fountains Of Wayne - Fire in the canyon
09 The Cure - The figurehead
10 Evil Superstars - Must be mystery puke
11 Baroness - The birthing
12 The Raveonettes - Blush
Get it here: Click
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mainly a more anonymous place to collect my music stuffs on (mainly my average podcasts I've made in the last months), but occasional/frequent music/life blog posts may occur when I feel like it.
I'm mostly making these podcasts for personal car listening material, but I upload 'em in case someone wants to check 'em out.
I'm mostly making these podcasts for personal car listening material, but I upload 'em in case someone wants to check 'em out.
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