the top 5 reasons why i love the magnetic fields.
4. i think i need a new heart
5. crazy for you [but not that crazy]
from richmond virginia is gregor samsa who named themselves after the lead character in franz kafka’s novel “metamorphasis.” listen to: red lantern girls
so last night i went to see sia. and it was perfect. standing in the center of the balcony behind the soundboard, clearly staring down between the white christmas lights over the bowery ballroom in nyc. laughing and being with jj, our reactions from running into citizen*cope and hearing sia mention that she wrote the song *numb* for her friend who was addicted to heroin. watching the ways her BEAUTIFUL seductive voice took over that room and hushed the crowd. “the peacefulness.” the surprise of 3 classic ZERO 7 tracks [destiny, distractions, somersault.] sia’s adorable sense of humor talking to the audience feeling comfortable making everyone happy like we were there to support an old good friend.
i was really proud of her.
the best part of all was the end. for the last song, they gave out 3d glasses that turned all the lights in the room into silhouettes of rainbow hearts. i swear, ill never get rid of them. on our drive home with loud music and the lights of new york, i wore those glasses to see the skyline as a city of love and i couldnt stop smiling.
“Our quoting for our album is: 40% Chanson, 20% R’n’R, 10% Punkrock, 3% DAF-Sequencer, 4% Jacques Dutronc-Rhythmique, 7% Brigitte Bardot and Serge Gainsbourg, 1,5% Cosmonaute, 10% really old synthesizers, 10% 8-bit Amiga-sampling, 10% transistor amplifier, 1% really expensive and advanced instruments.”
STEREO TOTAL is a berlin duo comprised of the glamorous singer françoise cactus and her musical partner brezel göring. sung in the languages of french, german and english over cool synth sounds mixing eclectic, clever, melodic electronia with pop casio-keyboard punk.
in the same year that favorites radiohead and portishead are about to project wonderful releases of their own; its official, the new tool album 10,000 days arrives on may 2nd in exactly 16 days. [dont get too confused.]
all good patient tool fans around the world have been waiting 5 years for the new tool.
the first single, vicarious, was originally set to hit radio this monday.. except a lil easter celebration was made in vein and the music arrived early this weekend. [thanks charlie!]
still inside the same quality of epic alternating time signatures, odd chord/note progressions, explosive pulsating drumming, understated BEAUTIFUL chaotic bass lines
….
true listeners know, tool takes time.
the band’s personal time to make the art and our own time to lay back, vision, anticipate and surrender.
im ready to let go again.
are you?
the universe is hostile, so impersonal
devour to survive — so it is, so its always been
we all feed on tragedy, its like blood to a vampire
vicariously, i live while the whole world dies
much better you than i
from germany, micha archer (the notwist, 13 & God, lali puna) and stefanie bohm [couch] present ms. john soda.
through luscious soft vocals over body-engaging bass lines, perfect reverbrating beats and calming hypnotic strings, you can’t help but get lost in the warmth of it all.
there is no me
that would exist
without you
listen to:
one day while scanning through music videos, the organ’s brother resonated and i couldnt help but press rewind and play over and over again. then came the headphone listening test of their debut album grab that gun which gave the impression as if they had been performing for years. at times, to hear katie’s howling longing screaming in my ear was worth the addictive listen just in itself. for their next release, it will be interesting to see how far they have grown, as they have proved true potential for simply good things to come and more.
martina topley bird. there were two versions released.. the us album was renamed anything and the tracks were stripped and reordered due to the labels’ belief that americans wouldn’t understand it. however, when listening to the uk official album quixotic, the real songs appear the way it was meant to be heard found inside an elegant journey of trip hop mixed within true passionate soul.
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