The best song ever
Roxy Music
Virginia Plain
Friday 20 January 2012
Thursday 19 January 2012
....best crouching ever............
Best crouching film clip ever
Simple Minds
Glittering Prize
If you know of a better crouching video than this let me know.
Bono & Hutch were all good crouchers, but I dunno if they can top this.
If you know of a better crouching video than this let me know.
Bono & Hutch were all good crouchers, but I dunno if they can top this.
.....The best song ever...err..best cover version ever.......
This is the best song ever!
Right?
This Mortal Coil
Song the Siren
I'm So Agitated!...................
Who would have thought? Here's my theme tune of recent times. Shrinks! What the fuck do they do again? Oh yeah they make a shit load of money off vulnerable people while pretending that they are somehow helping them. The word scum comes to mind. Is there any lower human form than a psychiatrist/psychologist? Thanks to Derrick in the 90s for getting me into The Electric Eels!
Tuesday 17 January 2012
........................more blah.....................
*Pan Am Stories was reviewed by turdfork eventually! Whatevs!
*PJ Harvey: I loved Dry, To Bring You My Love & others but my head right now can't engage.
*Tom Waits - Swordefishtrombones, The Black Rider, Bone Machine, Mule Variations etc. all classic. Rain Dogs would be in my top 20 of all time. But my head right now...............see above! I can't explain it. It is what it is.
*PJ Harvey: I loved Dry, To Bring You My Love & others but my head right now can't engage.
*Tom Waits - Swordefishtrombones, The Black Rider, Bone Machine, Mule Variations etc. all classic. Rain Dogs would be in my top 20 of all time. But my head right now...............see above! I can't explain it. It is what it is.
Sunday 15 January 2012
...more on 2011...
*When I first heard Peaking Lights' 936 I thought what is this shite? It sounds like lo-fi z-grade trip hop, who'd wanna listen to this? Dunno what kept me comin' back but now I love 936's hazy vibes.
*I must admit when i first heard Rangers I thought this just sounds so generic or like Ducktails. Anyhow something made me keep goin' back to their brilliant Suburban Tours many times last year......whatever happened to Ducktails anyway?
*Replica to me was disappointing. Rifts and Returnal were big faves of mine. On Replica I just kept thinking 'Why make this beautiful music less so, by making it more difficult?'. I thought maybe Oneohtrix had been reading his own critics, who wanted less kosmiche and more noise. Anyway if it was anyone else I'd probably be praising it to the hilt. It's still growing on me.
*Now a bit about the telly.
Breaking Bad is still my favourite drama even though the last couple of episodes of season 3 seamed a bit directionless Is there a season 4?
The Trip- I saw it at the cinema and thought it was great, barring the heavy handedness of the director's contrast of the two characters. Then I caught episode 4 of the telly version and was shocked by some bits that weren't in the film. These really changed the context of Rob Brydon's character. In the theatrical version they left out the ultra sleazy Delilah scene. One of the most awkward 'OMG please don't be coming onto her!' scenes in the history of TV. Making him much more respectable in the film. Why did they even edit the series into a film? After watching all 6 telly episodes the film seamed pointless. Get the telly version on DVD it's longer, better and more funny. An instant classic.
30 Rock- 5th season was good but were they getting tired or something?
100th episode though was pure gold.
*I must admit when i first heard Rangers I thought this just sounds so generic or like Ducktails. Anyhow something made me keep goin' back to their brilliant Suburban Tours many times last year......whatever happened to Ducktails anyway?
*Replica to me was disappointing. Rifts and Returnal were big faves of mine. On Replica I just kept thinking 'Why make this beautiful music less so, by making it more difficult?'. I thought maybe Oneohtrix had been reading his own critics, who wanted less kosmiche and more noise. Anyway if it was anyone else I'd probably be praising it to the hilt. It's still growing on me.
*Now a bit about the telly.
Breaking Bad is still my favourite drama even though the last couple of episodes of season 3 seamed a bit directionless Is there a season 4?
The Trip- I saw it at the cinema and thought it was great, barring the heavy handedness of the director's contrast of the two characters. Then I caught episode 4 of the telly version and was shocked by some bits that weren't in the film. These really changed the context of Rob Brydon's character. In the theatrical version they left out the ultra sleazy Delilah scene. One of the most awkward 'OMG please don't be coming onto her!' scenes in the history of TV. Making him much more respectable in the film. Why did they even edit the series into a film? After watching all 6 telly episodes the film seamed pointless. Get the telly version on DVD it's longer, better and more funny. An instant classic.
30 Rock- 5th season was good but were they getting tired or something?
100th episode though was pure gold.
Wednesday 11 January 2012
A Bit Late, Whatevs....
2011
11 Records of 2011
936-Peaking Lights
Most played album of 2011. Some vague-hypno-lovers-dub. As good as Melbourne's very own Fabulous Diamonds. Get off yer head and dig on the grooves man.
Night Dolls With Hairspray-James Ferraro
Sounds like The Residents grand kids demented account of American High School life. Killer nerds, perverted teachers and TV watching roaches. Better than a John Waters film.
Pan Am Stories-Rangers
The most underrated group in the world. Did they end up in any end of year lists. Their 5th classic in a row. Epic.
Ancient Romans-Sun Araw
More trippy grooves for another wasted generation. Big hit round here.
Far Side Virtual-James Ferraro
Apart from sounding like an 80s Italian synth library LP this sounded like the music to the bits in an 80’s teen flick where they start to get their shit together and have a glimmer of hope, not all the future/technology bullshit theory every critic espoused. Up cheese.
Cabaret Cixous-Maria Minerva
Top woozy tunes from the Estonian songstress. If it was the 80’s it would have been on 4AD.
The English Riviera-Metronomy
How the fuck did they do this? Deceptive and unique pop. Familiar and alien at the same time. Name an influence, it won’t stick.
Glass Swords-Rustie
Originally this was to be in a category of its own, Best/Worst record I’ve ever heard. Due to closer inspection I now believe it to contain much awesomeness. It makes me wanna wear something shite, score some Es, put on $1 sun glasses and get some glow sticks.
As The Crow Flies-The Advisory Circle
I thought Hauntology was over but hold your horses. This is a cracker of melancholy electronic music. The sound of brown.
Nordsee/Contemplating The Observatory-Panabrite
A little bit new age, a little bit kosmiche and a tiny bit John Carpenter. This is the biz at 3am when you can’t sleep or don’t want to.
Luminaries & Synastry-Motion Sickness of Time Travel
All the Vs: Vaporous, vague, vacuous and very .....
936-Peaking Lights
Most played album of 2011. Some vague-hypno-lovers-dub. As good as Melbourne's very own Fabulous Diamonds. Get off yer head and dig on the grooves man.
Night Dolls With Hairspray-James Ferraro
Sounds like The Residents grand kids demented account of American High School life. Killer nerds, perverted teachers and TV watching roaches. Better than a John Waters film.
Pan Am Stories-Rangers
The most underrated group in the world. Did they end up in any end of year lists. Their 5th classic in a row. Epic.
Ancient Romans-Sun Araw
More trippy grooves for another wasted generation. Big hit round here.
Far Side Virtual-James Ferraro
Apart from sounding like an 80s Italian synth library LP this sounded like the music to the bits in an 80’s teen flick where they start to get their shit together and have a glimmer of hope, not all the future/technology bullshit theory every critic espoused. Up cheese.
Cabaret Cixous-Maria Minerva
Top woozy tunes from the Estonian songstress. If it was the 80’s it would have been on 4AD.
The English Riviera-Metronomy
How the fuck did they do this? Deceptive and unique pop. Familiar and alien at the same time. Name an influence, it won’t stick.
Glass Swords-Rustie
Originally this was to be in a category of its own, Best/Worst record I’ve ever heard. Due to closer inspection I now believe it to contain much awesomeness. It makes me wanna wear something shite, score some Es, put on $1 sun glasses and get some glow sticks.
As The Crow Flies-The Advisory Circle
I thought Hauntology was over but hold your horses. This is a cracker of melancholy electronic music. The sound of brown.
Nordsee/Contemplating The Observatory-Panabrite
A little bit new age, a little bit kosmiche and a tiny bit John Carpenter. This is the biz at 3am when you can’t sleep or don’t want to.
Luminaries & Synastry-Motion Sickness of Time Travel
All the Vs: Vaporous, vague, vacuous and very .....
Other Bewdies
Tallinn At Dawn-Maria Minerva
A Young Person’s Guide To-Mark McGuire
KWJAZ cassette-KWJAZ
Urban Gothic-Xander Harris
Underneath The Pine-Toro Y Moi
Midnite Crimes-Sand Circles
Memowrekz-Ekoplekz
Tapeswap-Ekoclef
Memowrekz-Ekoplekz
Tapeswap-Ekoclef
Clutch It Like A Gonk-Moon Wiring Club
Replica-Oneohtrix Point Never
Music for Thomas Carnacki-Jon Brooks (er...forgot about this one. Should have been in the top 5 really. Spooky sounds for weird scientists and satanic magicians.)
Music for Thomas Carnacki-Jon Brooks (er...forgot about this one. Should have been in the top 5 really. Spooky sounds for weird scientists and satanic magicians.)
Who cares?
John Maus (he is Chapterhouse to Ariel Pink’s MBV)
England blah blah-pj Harvey (not listened don’t care)
Tom Waits (see above)
Amerifuckn’cana! (when will it end?)
Australians doing Amerifuckn’cana! (worse than above)*
Good Tunes
This would be usually full of top 40 tunes but Video Hits went away. However I do spend time in my wife’s car.
The Look - Metronomy
Ruff Trade – Maria Minerva
Zeke’s Dream – Rangers
Fanta – Psychic Reality
Someone Like You – Adele (sorry/up yours hipsters)
Guilty – Kasey Chambers (just up yours hipsters)**
Those Shocking Shaking Days: Indonesian Hard, Psychedelic, Progressive Rock & Funk 1970-78 - Various.
Thai Dai: The Heavier Side Of Luk Thung Underground - Various.
Flipper Psych Out: Original Italian Library Music From The Vaults Of Flipper - Various.
Mellow Mellow: Original Smooth Grooves & Chilled Beats - Various.
Psych Funk Sa-Re-Ga!: Seminal Aesthetic Expressions Of Psychedelic Funk Music In India 1970 - 1983 - Various.
Reissues/Archives/Compilations
Those Shocking Shaking Days: Indonesian Hard, Psychedelic, Progressive Rock & Funk 1970-78 - Various.
Mellow Mellow: Original Smooth Grooves & Chilled Beats - Various.
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