voyage

Holidays have officially started. What a great feeling even though Charlotte Gainsbourg's concert was cancelled yesterday. Luckily there was a good company around. And now: off to the airport! (but just picking up :))



voyage au bout de la nuit (...)
we could journey till the end of the world

sun will set...

eventually some time soon I suppose. Zoë depicts this state beautifully. Good. Night.

double rainbowness

I have seen two double rainbows two days in a row. Wonderfulness. And also had an inspiring conversation on the beauty of art. Both things brought me the post Zoë Keating shared on her Twitter. Please meet Adam Wolpert and his works. 



I don't relate to ugly, repulsive images that decribe our times. 
(...) there is still an enourmous amount of beauty.

a distant call

Montag talks beautifully about Trish Keenan from Broadcast. Read more about Montag's Phases here. 

  Montag - New Found Land Audio Documentary by Montag - Phases

best friend

Speaking of purple: there is this beautiful limited purple coloured vinyl of Tashaki Miyaki's The Everly Brothers's single on my shelf. It makes me truly joyful. Just as their new single "Best Friend" which is to be released by Luv Luv Luv Records on August 6.

when I dream purple

purple washes over me seeping through my open seams

(Saint) Sebastian

Monday, a new beginning, and time to dig out new bands and new tunes. Here comes Reptar. Do I hear some echos of Wu Lyf? Brilliant. Their debut album Body Faucet is now available through Vagrant Records. DIY is streaming the album this week: have a listen, fall in love and be proud of it! :)



Please meet the directors of the video Ben Fries and Jesse Cain from Deadhorse.

The clip combines performance footage of Reptar’s lead singer Graham Ulicny, shot from several angles simultaneously to create a surreal and cubistic effect, with living tableaus. The tableaus depict the story of Saint Sebastian, the Christian saint and martyr and earliest gay icon, who was tied to a tree and shot with arrows before ultimately being clubbed to death for his criticism of the Emperor.
(via Lucky Number Music)

a good night bent tune

And yet again: a brand new and fresh tune from Bentcousin. Good. Night.

the sounds of the River Thames

Being on a quest of a small research on new technologies I've been tracking consequently (as usual) recent adventures of Imogen Heap's latest projects: "data gloves" and The Listening Chair. And again, by a very fortunate stroke of luck, I was able to watch live stream from A Room For London where Imogen shared her experience and work with The Listening Chair. She has been working now on her new heapsong trying to depict musically the memories of the River Thames: "a very public area with very private thoughts". I would also have a few. This brought me to a recent discovery: a fantastic database of London sounds: The London Sounds Survey. How about a walk in Richmond? :)

endless layers of fantasy

With this werewolf it seems I keep on being in a twilight mood today :). Vladimirska has been on my radar for quite a while already (most likely ever since I paid a visit to Kraków, although I don't recall now). I am now very happy to see how accurately their retro-circus sounds blend with the visual. 



Please meet the director of the video Mateo Zaręba, see his approach to Droste Effect here and also a few of his other video works.

(...) so far gone in this strange world I've made

Holi colours | Swedish pop

Slick pop comes surprisingly always from Sweden. The feast of colours comes from India. Noonie Bao together with Mats Udd embrace both in a very easy kind of way. And again: cheerful tune, bitter lyrics. Such blends work always best.



Read more about the festival of Holi here.

when love ends (...) it's my start

there's a breeze in the tree

Waking up (it seems traditionally :)) with the twilight diva FOE. Welcome to Black Lodge.



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