Thursday 20 December 2007

Oh yeah!

almost forgot this (alternate) video for Kanye West

(features Will Oldham)

Once Upon A Time In The Arcade Fire

My Body is a Cage

I know you probably saw this already but it's a lovely song and my pick for best video of the year (well, best of the 6 or 7 videos I saw this year)

Tuesday 11 December 2007

Sumatran pop song

Just thought I'd add this because you've probably heard the Panda Bear song already. He has been, after all, very hip for the last few years (daddio).
So this is a song from Sublime Frequencies - Folk and Pop Sounds of Sumatra Vol.1
The sound quality might not be the best because I just recorded it while it was streaming. I have the record somewhere, but I'm not sure where it is, and I just stumbled upon it now...so give it a spin.

Panda Bear

Comfy In Nautica from Person Pitch

I saw him perform this live a few months back. Unfortunately it was totally boring. The album is great though

Friday 30 November 2007

Sunday 11 November 2007

Marianne Faithfull

Who Will Take My Dreams Away
performed by Marianne Faithfull, but written by Angelo Badalamenti.

From the soundtrack to La Fille Sur Le Pont (which I just watched)

Saturday 10 November 2007

Tuesday 30 October 2007

as an aside...

This is quite an interesting radio programme on the nature of music.

You should subscribe to the weekly Radiolab podcast; it's really good.

Asa-Cang and Junray

Hana (m4a)
I have definitely played this to you before, but it's worth sending again just because it's one of the most amazing songs I've heard.
By chance I came across the video today:

Here's a quote from the site that had posted the video:
"It should jar, but it doesn't. Instead, a whole new way of marrying voice to sound opens up, and -- without sacrificing warmth and empathy at all -- instantly makes more trad songsmithery look like fusty hackwork."

I can't say it any better than that.

Monday 29 October 2007

Daedelus

A Mash Note

Friday 26 October 2007

Thursday 25 October 2007

Theramin and robot drummer

Crazy
(not sure if I sent this to you already)

Otomo Yoshihide's New Jazz Quintet

Strawberry Fields Forever
They can play this at my funeral.