03/01/2009
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Here's the first post, containg music by Antiqcool and Hermanos Inglesos.
27/12/2008
New form for the new year
07/12/2008
14/10/2008
Rewind the video : Pepper - The Butthole Surfers
A weird song by a band I didn't know at all, in 1996 I was struck with astonishment. It has something spell-bounding about, if you know what I mean... I have since grown to like The Butthole Surfers...
And I own an orange-red picture vinyl disc of this single, which just goes so well with the extravaganza of the band and the song...
You can buy the album Electriclarryland which contains the song, here
07/10/2008
Slowing down a bit...
This is the song I've been singing along all week :
Kids (mp3) - MGMT
Buy their album Oracular spectacular here
19/09/2008
Low
Some months ago, I saw the documentary You may need a murderer, about this band. Filmed by David Kleijwegt, it shows how this Mormon band, around husband and wife Sparhawk and Parker, struggles to find a balance between their beliefs and their need to make exactly the songs they are making, how Alan Sparhawk has struggled (and still does) with his demons and how the couple struggles to maintain a balance between making music and touring on one hand, and their family life (with children) on the other hand.
The song after which the documentary was named, Murderer, is one of the most intruiging songs of last year, and in the documentary Alan explains how their closest friends and relatives were shocked by the lyrics, considering it even blasphemous.
They way they play the song and the way the words are sung, intensifies the feeling that crawls through every line of it.
This is a video for the song, with images from the documentary No end in sight :
These are the lyrics :
One more thing before I go
One more thing I'll ask you Lord
You may need a murderer
Someone to do your dirty work
Don't act so innocent
I've seen you pound your fist into the earth
And I've read your book
It seems that you could use another fool
Well I'm cruel
And I look right through
You must have more important things to do
So if you need a murderer
Someone to do your dirty work
Enjoy these three songs from the album Drums and guns :
- Murderer (mp3)
- Hatchet (mp3)
- Take your time (mp3)
You can buy the album here
You can watch the documentary here
18/09/2008
Free music : Scala
Contrary to their previous albums, it's not a cover album. This time, the Kolacny Brothers wrote all of the songs.
If you want to know what they sound like, here's a teaser :
- their cover of Smells like teen spirit (Nirvana)
- their cover of With or without you (U2)
- their cover of Friday, I'm in love (The Cure)
- their cover of The bitter end (Placebo)
To download the album, go here
17/09/2008
Rewind the video : Off the record
Off the record (mp3) - My Morning Jacket (from the album Z)
Although I have to admit I don't really get the lyrics (well, English is my second language after all...), I really like the atmosphere of both song and clip.
For your enjoyment, I have added the live version from their live double album Okonokos :
Off the record (live) - My Morning Jacket (mp3)
You can buy the albums Z and Okonokos here
15/09/2008
Tracks that never get to be chosen...
Well, whatever reason kept them out, this post is a good reason for them to be heard. So enjoy :
- Heart it races (mp3) - Architecture In Helsinki
- Ankle injuries (mp3) - Fujiya & Miyagi : I know their name sounds Japanese but they are very British...
- Nada (mp3) - Feu Thérèse
- See you on the moon ! (mp3) - Great Lake Swimmers : listen how they blend in the meowing of cats...
- Upside down (mp3) - Jack Johnson
- To the country (mp3) - Laura Veirs : wouldn't you just want to go there after hearing this ?
- Now she sleeps in a box in the good soil of Denmark (mp3) - David & The Citizens : what a great title : it evokes a whole tale and then you haven't heard the song yet...
Buy their albums :
- Places like this - Architecture in Helsinki
- Transparent things - Fujiya & Miyagi
- ça va cogner - Feu Thérèse
- See you on the moon ! Songs for kids of all ages - Great Lake Swimmers
- Sing-a-longs and lullabies from the film Curious George - Jack Johnson
- Saltbreakers - Laura Veirs
- David & The Citizens (EP) - David & The Citizens
12/09/2008
Big in Belgium : Monza
For me, this album is their best so far. More diverse, more to the point and with a much better finishing touch, it beats everything they have released before. And I firmly believe that you don't need to understand the lyrics in Dutch to enjoy these songs :
- Wie danst er nog ? (mp3)
- De dag is helder (mp3)
- Lobby (mp3)
- Wenen in Wenen (mp3)
You can buy the album here
10/09/2008
Another animated clip
M Ward's Chinese translation is, of course, also accompanied by a delightful animated clip, and as is VanGaalen's clip, it tells the story of the song with simple yet appealing drawings.
The stories of both songs are as blinking, shining diamonds, with a clarity that makes the beauty so easy to see. They both strongly depend on the literary style characteristic of repetition.
And both songs and clips have an outstanding concurrence of atmosphere : each (light) change in atmosphere in the song is captured amazingly in the clip.
Enjoy : Chinese translation - M Ward (mp3)
You can buy the album Post-war here
Here are the lyrics to both songs :
Chinese translation - M Ward :
I sailed a wild, wild sea
climbed up a tall, tall mountain
I met a old, old man
beneath a weeping willow tree
He said now if you got some questions
go and lay them at my feet
but my time here is brief
so you'll have to pick just three
And I said
What do you do with the pieces of a broken heart
and how can a man like me remain in the light
and if life is really as short as they say
then why is the night so long
and then the sun went down
and he sang for me this song
See I once was a young fool like you
afraid to do the things
that I knew I had to do
So I played an escapade just like you
I played an escapade just like you
I sailed a wild, wild sea
climbed up a tall, tall mountain
I met an old, old man
he sat beneath a sapling tree
He said now if you got some questions
go and lay them at my feet
but my time here is brief
so you'll have to pick just three
And I said
What do you do with the pieces of a broken heart
and how can a man like me remain in the light
and if life is really as short as they say
then why is the night so long
and then the sun went down
and he played for me this song
Molten light - Chad VanGaalen :
They dumped her body into the molten light
Floated to the surface and it did not ignite
She rose up slowly and walked to the shore
She stood up on the bank and whispered
I'll find you and I'll kill you
I'll find you and I'll kill you
I'll find you and I'll kill you
They ran back into town and hid in the church
They explained their situation and they feared for the worst
The priest told the brothers that she could not be killed
She flew out of the stone cold ground and
She'll find you and she'll kill you
She'll find you and she'll kill you
She'll find you and she'll kill you
Oh oh oh oh...
There was a knock at that door that shook through their hearts
She blew it right open and put it apart
She shot a string of flame from the center of her chest
As she watched their bodies burn she whispered
I found you and I killed you
I found you and I killed you
I found you and I killed you
09/09/2008
Molten light
Enjoy Molten light - Chad VanGaalen (mp3)
You can buy the album Soft airplane here
08/09/2008
Lazy Monday : Bon Iver
- Flume (mp3)
- The wolves (act I and II) (mp3)
- Skinny love (mp3)
You can buy the album here
05/09/2008
Sepultura
Enjoy these songs :
From Chaos A.D. :
- Refuse resist (mp3)
- Territory (mp3)
From Roots :
- Ratamahatta (mp3)
You can buy the albums here
02/09/2008
Kiss The Anus Of A Black Cat
Here are some songs from their previous album, An interlude to the outermost :
- The firesky (mp3)
- Salt (mp3)
- You will reap a whirlwind (mp3)
You can buy the album here, and the new album is for sale (after release, of course) here
31/08/2008
Big in Belgium : Arno
- It's all over now (mp3) : a Womack & Womack cover, originally played with all star band Charles et Les Lulus
- I'm not myself (mp3) : featuring Tom Barman from dEUS and Stef Kamil Carlens from Zita Swoon
- Les yeux de ma mère (mp3)
- Putain putain (mp3) : orginally a T.C. Matic song
You can buy the album Give me the gift, which features all above songs, here
25/08/2008
Goldie
One track however does stand out and is vintage Goldie stuff, for all of you drum 'n bass fans :
I know who I am (mp3). It's got it all !!!
And just to let you experience the true Goldie experience, I've added an old time favorite :
Temper temper (mp3). It features Noel Gallagher of Oasis on guitar.
Enjoy !
You can buy the new Goldie album here
24/08/2008
Just a selection...
- Goons & Goblins (A Milli) - Shakeyface vs. Weezy (mp3) : summer vibes remixed by Shakeyface
- a remix of 80s songs for almost an hour by Buffetlibre DJ's
Tracklist:
1. Buffetlibre Theme
2. Ray Parker Jr. - Ghostbusters
3. CFCF - Big Love (Fleetwood Mac cover) (Rewind new song)
4. Animotion - Obsession
5. Belinda Carlisle - Heaven Is a Place On Earth (Hidden Cat remix) (Rewind)
6. Pet Shop Boys - Always On My Mind
7. Mr. Mister - Broken Wings (Hostage remix) (Rewind new song)
8. Communards - Don't Leave Me This Way
9. Anoraak - Talking In Your Sleep (The Romantics cover) (Rewind)
10. Camouflage - Love Is A Shield
11. Madonna - Into The Groove (Sidechains remix) (Rewind)
12. No Name - Fashion
13. A-Ha - Hunting High And Low (Louis La Roche remix) (Rewind)
14. New Order - Bizarre Love Triangle
15. Moulinex - Come On Closer (Pineapples cover) (Rewind)
16. Mr. Flagio - Take A Chance
17. Marietta - Destination Unknown (CSK OK remix) (Rewind)
18. Klapto - Queen Of The Night
19. Roger Troutman - Do It Roger (Xinobi remix) (Rewind)
20. Secret Services - Flash In The Night
Enjoy !
21/08/2008
Music for one apartment and six drummers
Better check your appartment after returning from a walk...
16/08/2008
Isaac Hayes aka Chef
But to me, Isaac Hayes will always be the man behind one of the best South Park characters : Chef.
This is the song that says it all : Chocolate salty balls (mp3)
You can buy the album Chef Aid : The South park album here