Listless, What Else?
I never understood the importance of best-of lists appearing everywhere this time of year. Somehow they never seem to change (the best top zillion song of all time, Bohemian Rhapsody, sigh...), or I am clueless about the importance of it all, feeling 'did I miss something essential?' stupid. I am not, or shall I say, don't want to be reminded. So, no best of thingy for me, just the ten latest songs i did play/shuffled this hour thinking of this 'Change' promise (resolution?) - Still no inspiration though, but the soundtrack is ok so far, sublime in fact.
Funny, you almost would think I want of be part of it. Ah well...
Happy holidays.
ps. You might have noticed that new blue 'go to top' button to the right, it's new! Everything will be fine after all, uhu. All to your convenience. My pleasure.
Heima
"Heima" means home. And home is where the heart is. Yeah, whatever. Sigur Ros is an Icelandic band and "Heima" is a there visual presentation of playing at home. And maybe it's because I am in an 'autumnesk' mood, or maybe it is that I always have a weak spot for barren, surreal landscapes, and yes, sure it helps I physically tune in well with the eerie sound of Sigur Ros, even picked a song of theirs to play at my one someday day event funeral, so anyway, point is, even though my objective judgments are faltering as ever, I just think the trailer looks beautiful.
Ok Computer
The sun is shining, it's hot, so today I just walk away in camo shorts, hat and ipod. I won't be back before I have a tan, so in the meantime, in colorful anticipation, you could check this out.
Stereogum has put up a covers compilation album called OKX: A Tribute to OK Computer where they asked various artists to record a song from the legendary OK Computer album. Not all are great but there are some nice versions, and best thing is, it's a free download. No complaining here.
Chemical Brothers
So far the latest single "Do it again" from the Chemical Bothers. Before you start bashing me for a bad musical taste, let me point out it's not exactly my fav kinda music, though the Chemical Brothers did make some good songs in the old days. I am thinking about classics like "Hey Boy, Hey Girl" to which I once danced, late at night on the rooftop of a pension in downtown Istanbul, plugged into my discman, sorta happy and drunk on raki. But this is not one of them.
Anyway, thing is, as you smart globetrotters all must have noticed, the clip is set in Morocco, examining the footage, somewhere on the roads and mountains south of Marrakech . And hey, it's been awhile I have been there, but seeing the images, the landscapes, the people, the goats, I think it's about time I go back there and break that silly (but oh so meant, so tired of that country, pretty much on the rebound after a true love at first sight) promise not to go the Maghreb for a long long time. Also, jeez, I have been 6 times in Morocco and never ever visited Marrakech (or area), kinda stupid not? I can do better, sure.
*ps. Also it's good to see Allah/God loves music. I remember a movie where he once did send a bottle of coke. He is improving.
Future Foes
I am not a fan of The Strokes, they're ok though, but hey I am big sucker for doomsday scenarios. Born in the same year of the Cuba crisis (does anyone remember?), getting into teen adulthood in the 'No Nukes' Eighties (aw... volatile pity, soddy character me, always prone to expect the inevitable in the very soon future with the grandeur of instant annihilation, so why bother to study, so why getting a career, why grow up, all that no future crap that still makes me kinda nostalgic for firm what's the point, lets get over with it believes, the 'better be red then dead' mumbles, the easy new wave shrug of nothing matters that for some reason made me quite attractive on friday 'no way I am dancing' evenings) so yeah, what else to expect?
Ah well, of course this video is heavily based on Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey ('68), which is kinda the only nice SciFi film (the original Solaris ('68) and Soylent Green ('73) as a nice backup) they ever made.
In Control
Sure, of course I know a girl who listens to Joy Division when she is kinda down. She shouldn't be too alarmed by that, and I am sure she isn't, cause where I come from listening to yesterdays soundtrack (the feverish fridays and destroyer mondays of doomed eighties teenhood) is actually a quite adorable thing to do, even now. Also I think she is in good company, Anton Corbijn must have those same moments over and over. But not now, since his first feature film 'Control' , his portrayal of the troubled singer Ian Curtis (of Joy Division), won the title of Best European Film at the festival of Cannes. Based on 'Touching from a Distance' by Ian's wive Deborah (and now co-producer), shot in moody black and white, the film received a standing ovation at its premiere.
Nice detail, Sam Riley (born in 1980), who plays Ian (died in 1980), appeared also in '24 Hour Party People' (the film of Manchester in late seventies into the eighties) where he played Mark E Smith. Mark E Smith of the Fall still lives. Well, sort of, since he makes the same album over and over and over for the last 25 years.
Life is sorta funny I guess.
More Rain
Tuned: The Prayer
And since it a first time wonder (my personal Web 2.0 idea) I give you the lyrics too. So maybe, only maybe, one day we will sing along. I mean it's weekend after all..
"Lord, give me grace and dancing feet
And the power to impress
Lord, give me grace and dancing feet
Let me outshine them all
Is it so wrong to crave recognition?
Second best, runner-up
Is it so wrong to want rewarding?
To want more than is given to you?
Than is given to you
Tonight make me unstoppable
And I will charm, I will slice, I will dazzle them with my wit
Tonight make me unstoppable
And I will charm, I will slice, I will dazzle, I will outshine them all
Standing on the packed dance floor
Our bodies throb in time
Silent on the weekdays
Tonight I claim what's mine
Is it so wrong…
Tonight make me unstoppable…"
Bloc Party 'the prayer' © 2007
Capturing The Tick Tock In The Clock
So instead a musical intermezzo, Bright Eyes, a fav fab.
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