today's favourite song is by fool's gold.
Luke Top ,who is the lead singer of this fantastic afro pop group was born and raised in Israel and he sings in hebrew.He made me love this language!
Also,this band elists former members of We Are Scientists, The Fall and members of Foreign Born and Glasser.So many different influences always have a good result.
Monday, January 11, 2010
Royal Kitsch
Back to Jordan.
The picture of their king was everywhere.Really.See for yourself.Even in mcdonalds.
The picture of their king was everywhere.Really.See for yourself.Even in mcdonalds.
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
The Desert.
I was in Jordan for a little more than a week.That's where I discovered this place of indescribable beauty.
Magic.
Magic.
Sunday, December 20, 2009
#1
album of the year(2009)
Kings of Convenience-Declaration of Dependence
I' ve been waiting for this album release for months!Their first album in 5 years!Finally I would listen to some news songs!
And of course when it came out I bought it.And they didn't disappoint me.They never do.
They still have those stunning voices that I can't get enough of and these fingerpicking melodic guitars and a few more acoustic instruments-only that!Their music doesn't need anything else to appear beautiful!It doesn't need to dress up!Just simple,acoustic songs that invite you to fall in love with them.You can never say no.Just like the pretty ladies in ths video...
album of the decade 2000-2009
Adam Green-Gemstones
He's a satyr!There's no doubt for that!But it gets so ironic because his music is so good!And he sings so seriously you don't expect from him to sing about...well the stuff he sings about.For example if someone doesn't know what the phrase "getting head" means ,the lyrics "i'll be getting head under the rainbow "will sound quite romantic.(it happenned with me I have to admit...until someone told me about the meaning of the phrase and I felt so stupid.).
Well this song is not in this album I just thought it should be mentioned..
Nothing more to say,just listen to some of his songs and you'll have double experiences:The beauty of the sοng ,his jazzy voice etc and the hilarious/sick lyrics
that brings to your face this weird expression which means"did he really say that now or I just thought he did?"Like the first line of the following song.."Carolina
, she's from Texas,Red bricks drop from her vagina ..."
Kings of Convenience-Declaration of Dependence
I' ve been waiting for this album release for months!Their first album in 5 years!Finally I would listen to some news songs!
And of course when it came out I bought it.And they didn't disappoint me.They never do.
They still have those stunning voices that I can't get enough of and these fingerpicking melodic guitars and a few more acoustic instruments-only that!Their music doesn't need anything else to appear beautiful!It doesn't need to dress up!Just simple,acoustic songs that invite you to fall in love with them.You can never say no.Just like the pretty ladies in ths video...
album of the decade 2000-2009
Adam Green-Gemstones
He's a satyr!There's no doubt for that!But it gets so ironic because his music is so good!And he sings so seriously you don't expect from him to sing about...well the stuff he sings about.For example if someone doesn't know what the phrase "getting head" means ,the lyrics "i'll be getting head under the rainbow "will sound quite romantic.(it happenned with me I have to admit...until someone told me about the meaning of the phrase and I felt so stupid.).
Well this song is not in this album I just thought it should be mentioned..
Nothing more to say,just listen to some of his songs and you'll have double experiences:The beauty of the sοng ,his jazzy voice etc and the hilarious/sick lyrics
that brings to your face this weird expression which means"did he really say that now or I just thought he did?"Like the first line of the following song.."Carolina
, she's from Texas,Red bricks drop from her vagina ..."
Saturday, December 19, 2009
#2
album of the year(2009)
Andrew Bird-Noble Beast
Obviously!There's nothing that would prevent this record to be in the first place except for my enormous love for the band in the first place.(You'll find out tomorrow).
I met a boy from England who was lucky enough to see him playing live.He was there with his mother and his little sister.They were so touched by his performance they couldn't help but burst into tears.
album of the decade 2000-2009
Benoît Pioulard-Précis
Aka Thomas Meluch.I simply love his music.I don't know why so much!It's the typical late afternoon emotional charging music that somehow always expresses me.But at the same time ,even if his sounds are quite experimental and "icelandic" ,his melodies are so pop and well structured and romantic and"catchy".So,catchy melodies with beautiful sounds-that he's been recording since he was 14 years old-from forests,rivers,mountains and trains.Add an extremely charming voice,childlike sweet but also mature.All these by a 24 year old man(who is quite handsome fyi...).
This album came out in 2006 in kranky(I really trust this record company)
Andrew Bird-Noble Beast
Obviously!There's nothing that would prevent this record to be in the first place except for my enormous love for the band in the first place.(You'll find out tomorrow).
I met a boy from England who was lucky enough to see him playing live.He was there with his mother and his little sister.They were so touched by his performance they couldn't help but burst into tears.
album of the decade 2000-2009
Benoît Pioulard-Précis
Aka Thomas Meluch.I simply love his music.I don't know why so much!It's the typical late afternoon emotional charging music that somehow always expresses me.But at the same time ,even if his sounds are quite experimental and "icelandic" ,his melodies are so pop and well structured and romantic and"catchy".So,catchy melodies with beautiful sounds-that he's been recording since he was 14 years old-from forests,rivers,mountains and trains.Add an extremely charming voice,childlike sweet but also mature.All these by a 24 year old man(who is quite handsome fyi...).
This album came out in 2006 in kranky(I really trust this record company)
#3
album of the year(2009)
girls-album
Yeah they are not actually girls.But they sing about girls!They are from San Francisco and they play kind of indie pop but the singer looks as if he's playing in a grunge band.
I read somewhere that he grew up in the childrens of god cult where they don't believe in medicine and that's how he lost his brother in a young age.His father left him and his mother was forced by the cult to prostitute herself.Then a local millionaire took Owens under his wing, and Owens moved from Texas to San Francisco.That's how the simple lyrics of lust for life make real sense:
"Oh i wish I had a boyfriend,I wish I had a loving man in my life,I wish I had a father and maybe then I would have turned alright.But now I'm just crazy,and totally mad,I am just crazy and fucked in the head".
But enough about the personal stuff.Let's talk about music!But really,I don't know what to say...I can admit that maybe they don't deserve the 3rd place in this list because this is not "the masterpiece"of the year technically and musically.I am not sure if they bring anything new to the music.Maybe you will think you've heard them before.You can understand their influences by the first listen of the album(I really love this Buddy Holly-like hiccupy thing he does with his voice).
BUT (I don't know how to make this "but" look bigger but imagine it is.It is a rrrreally big BUT.)These songs about heartbreaks sang with his simple, playful way are so powerful even if they are just classic break up songs.And they have this enormous ability to stick in your head for a long time(i've been singing inside my head the song lust for life for the past week).
So this is the video for this absolutely fantastic song.Enjoy !
But it's not over.Guess what,there's another video made by the same director made by all the scenes that couldn't make it to the original video(gay porn,boobs,drugs etc)
WATCH IT NOW HERE!!!!!!!!!!!
album of the decade 2000-2009
Franz Ferdinand-Franz Ferdinand
I would be insane and with absolutely no taste in music and no gratitude if I didn't put this album in this place.What a piece of art!Every single song was a hit!I am so proud of my 16 year old self that I was so obsessed with this band.
girls-album
Yeah they are not actually girls.But they sing about girls!They are from San Francisco and they play kind of indie pop but the singer looks as if he's playing in a grunge band.
I read somewhere that he grew up in the childrens of god cult where they don't believe in medicine and that's how he lost his brother in a young age.His father left him and his mother was forced by the cult to prostitute herself.Then a local millionaire took Owens under his wing, and Owens moved from Texas to San Francisco.That's how the simple lyrics of lust for life make real sense:
"Oh i wish I had a boyfriend,I wish I had a loving man in my life,I wish I had a father and maybe then I would have turned alright.But now I'm just crazy,and totally mad,I am just crazy and fucked in the head".
But enough about the personal stuff.Let's talk about music!But really,I don't know what to say...I can admit that maybe they don't deserve the 3rd place in this list because this is not "the masterpiece"of the year technically and musically.I am not sure if they bring anything new to the music.Maybe you will think you've heard them before.You can understand their influences by the first listen of the album(I really love this Buddy Holly-like hiccupy thing he does with his voice).
BUT (I don't know how to make this "but" look bigger but imagine it is.It is a rrrreally big BUT.)These songs about heartbreaks sang with his simple, playful way are so powerful even if they are just classic break up songs.And they have this enormous ability to stick in your head for a long time(i've been singing inside my head the song lust for life for the past week).
So this is the video for this absolutely fantastic song.Enjoy !
But it's not over.Guess what,there's another video made by the same director made by all the scenes that couldn't make it to the original video(gay porn,boobs,drugs etc)
WATCH IT NOW HERE!!!!!!!!!!!
album of the decade 2000-2009
Franz Ferdinand-Franz Ferdinand
I would be insane and with absolutely no taste in music and no gratitude if I didn't put this album in this place.What a piece of art!Every single song was a hit!I am so proud of my 16 year old self that I was so obsessed with this band.
Thursday, December 17, 2009
#4
album of the year(2009)
Animal Collective-Merriweather Post Pavilion
Some obvious choices like this one don't need any words to come along.Their 8th and their greatest (and longest)record.
album of the decade 2000-2009
Mulatu Astatke-Inspiration Information
It was released in 2009 but is definitely in the top of the whole decade.
Born in 1943 in western Ethiopia, Mulatu was musically trained in London, New York City, and Boston, where he was the first African student at Berklee College of Music.
He has even worked with Duke Ellington in the 70s.
Today,being 67 years old,he is still productive and surprisingly innovative.He has managed to combine jazz with traditional ethiopian music and he does it sooo good!
Animal Collective-Merriweather Post Pavilion
Some obvious choices like this one don't need any words to come along.Their 8th and their greatest (and longest)record.
album of the decade 2000-2009
Mulatu Astatke-Inspiration Information
It was released in 2009 but is definitely in the top of the whole decade.
Born in 1943 in western Ethiopia, Mulatu was musically trained in London, New York City, and Boston, where he was the first African student at Berklee College of Music.
He has even worked with Duke Ellington in the 70s.
Today,being 67 years old,he is still productive and surprisingly innovative.He has managed to combine jazz with traditional ethiopian music and he does it sooo good!
#5
album of the year(2009)
Flaming Lips-Embryonic
Everything has already been told about this album.I have nothing to add.Just that I don't know anyone who can admit he doesn't like it.
album of the decade 2000-2009
Arcade Fire-Funeral
I suppose that this album is one of the top 5 for most of the people who participate in this "event".And I know why.
Flaming Lips-Embryonic
Everything has already been told about this album.I have nothing to add.Just that I don't know anyone who can admit he doesn't like it.
album of the decade 2000-2009
Arcade Fire-Funeral
I suppose that this album is one of the top 5 for most of the people who participate in this "event".And I know why.
#6
album of the year(2009)
Black Moth Super Rainbow-Eating Us
A psychedelic, folk, electronic, and pop group which uses instruments like the vocoder, Rhodes piano, and Novatron.But really,the most interesting thing about them is their name.With this name even if they played like s club 7 I would still listen to them.
Fortunately their music is brilliant!In fact,their music is brilliantly weird.Although they should admit they sound a lot like flaming lips(but they have toured together so I think they both know it).
album of the decade 2000-2009
Amon Tobin-Foley Room
Another genius.A man ahead of his time._
Black Moth Super Rainbow-Eating Us
A psychedelic, folk, electronic, and pop group which uses instruments like the vocoder, Rhodes piano, and Novatron.But really,the most interesting thing about them is their name.With this name even if they played like s club 7 I would still listen to them.
Fortunately their music is brilliant!In fact,their music is brilliantly weird.Although they should admit they sound a lot like flaming lips(but they have toured together so I think they both know it).
album of the decade 2000-2009
Amon Tobin-Foley Room
Another genius.A man ahead of his time._
#7
album of the year(2009)
Sleeping States-In the Gardens of the North
Sleeping States , aka Markland Starkie started in 2004 and has released some 7"s on diy and lo-fi labels but also on queercore labels such as homocrime or local kid.He is not the typical queercore artist though.
His harmonic vocals reminds me of old folk songs and his nostalgic melodies stay keenly in my head every time I listen to his songs.His voice is really addictive.
I love bella union for releasing this album and re-releasing some old self-releases as if it wouldn't be for the promo cd of bella union,that somehow I got,I would have never heard of this magnificent artist.
What more should I say?Listen to his music and you'll be convinced!
album of the decade 2000-2009
Patrick Wolf-Lycanthropy
I've heard this record a million times and i still love it.This hardly ever happens to me.I get bored easily ,and I'm usually quite snobbish with artists I used to listen in my adolescence.But this record is so damn good!This guy is really a genius!
Of course I used to be in love with him(I know he is kind of effeminate but i wouldn't care)What's not to love about him?He has a great voice,he had finally overcome this stupid overuse of guitars,instead he plays the cello,he refers to virginia wolf in his songs and he lives in a farm near london with his beautiful fat cat.And he refers to himself as Tristan.His name is Tristan and he is alive!
Sleeping States-In the Gardens of the North
Sleeping States , aka Markland Starkie started in 2004 and has released some 7"s on diy and lo-fi labels but also on queercore labels such as homocrime or local kid.He is not the typical queercore artist though.
His harmonic vocals reminds me of old folk songs and his nostalgic melodies stay keenly in my head every time I listen to his songs.His voice is really addictive.
I love bella union for releasing this album and re-releasing some old self-releases as if it wouldn't be for the promo cd of bella union,that somehow I got,I would have never heard of this magnificent artist.
What more should I say?Listen to his music and you'll be convinced!
album of the decade 2000-2009
Patrick Wolf-Lycanthropy
I've heard this record a million times and i still love it.This hardly ever happens to me.I get bored easily ,and I'm usually quite snobbish with artists I used to listen in my adolescence.But this record is so damn good!This guy is really a genius!
Of course I used to be in love with him(I know he is kind of effeminate but i wouldn't care)What's not to love about him?He has a great voice,he had finally overcome this stupid overuse of guitars,instead he plays the cello,he refers to virginia wolf in his songs and he lives in a farm near london with his beautiful fat cat.And he refers to himself as Tristan.His name is Tristan and he is alive!
Monday, December 14, 2009
#8
album of the year(2009)
Dirty Projectors-Bitte Orca
Their first album by Domino.
Dave Longstreth ,Dirty projectors frontman is a yale grad and he has a weird voice.And he did a great job with this album.The most inventive album of the last year(or years?)
album of the decade 2000-2009
The Coral-The Coral
I think the coral are one of the most underrated bands of this decade.They are not even known outside europe and here their only song you can listen outside your home is "dreaming of you".But,really,they are such a good band.They sound as if they came back from the late 60s and some times 50s.They were retro long ago before it was fashionnable.And they are sooo young!You can tell that James Skelly has been staying up late as a kid listening to oldies radio.
Dirty Projectors-Bitte Orca
Their first album by Domino.
Dave Longstreth ,Dirty projectors frontman is a yale grad and he has a weird voice.And he did a great job with this album.The most inventive album of the last year(or years?)
album of the decade 2000-2009
The Coral-The Coral
I think the coral are one of the most underrated bands of this decade.They are not even known outside europe and here their only song you can listen outside your home is "dreaming of you".But,really,they are such a good band.They sound as if they came back from the late 60s and some times 50s.They were retro long ago before it was fashionnable.And they are sooo young!You can tell that James Skelly has been staying up late as a kid listening to oldies radio.
#9
album of the year(2009)
Monsters of Folk-Monsters of Folk
A supergroup, consisting of Jim James from My Morning Jacket, Conor Oberst and M. Ward could not not be included in the top ten of this list.
album of the decade 2000-2009
Libertines-Up The Bracket
For old time's sake.
Because I was 15 when I first heard this album and that's the perfect age to fall in love with a band.I genuinely believed this record had changed my life for ever.
Monsters of Folk-Monsters of Folk
A supergroup, consisting of Jim James from My Morning Jacket, Conor Oberst and M. Ward could not not be included in the top ten of this list.
album of the decade 2000-2009
Libertines-Up The Bracket
For old time's sake.
Because I was 15 when I first heard this album and that's the perfect age to fall in love with a band.I genuinely believed this record had changed my life for ever.
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