Le tracce che hanno definito il mio 2010 | Guylum Bardot Si consolida la tradizione delle (personali) tracce che, in un modo o nell’altro, hanno definito l’anno che ci lasciamo alle spalle. Rispettando i dogmi della setta guylumbardonesca, la classifica è per sua natura eclettica come solo un blog eclettico ospitante può essere. Tutto sommato, sono in molti in rete che scrivono di musica, recensioni, riflessioni, paragoni, storia etc., ma, infine, quel che conta è quella dannata e non trascurabile roba che troviamo nei lettori mp3 che ci trasciniamo dietro, e che ci porta più volte a premere PLAY and REWIND. Ho evitato di citare ulteriormente, per quanto possibile, gli album già eletti, con eccezioni troppo eclatanti per fare degli omissis. The Knife – Colouring of Pigeons: è qui un oltraggio, inserire solo questa canzone, dal misterioso e sperimentale lavoro che i Knife hanno fatto su commissione per un opera teatrale. The Irrepressibles – In this shirt: l’album degli Irrepressibles non ha soddisfatto tutte le papille gustative. A Bientot!
Nature Sounds Piccadilly Top 100 Albums 2013 from Piccadilly Records After a breakthrough year that saw his exceptional solo debut "Queen Of Denmark" win MOJO’s album of 2010 and countless other accolades John Grant hasn’t rested on his laurels but created a follow-up that underlines his uncanny and charismatic talents. Recorded in Iceland and featuring Sinead O’Connor on guest vocals, the brilliant "Pale Green Ghosts" adds sublime notes of dark, gleaming electronica to the anticipated velveteen ballads, calling on all of Grant’s influences and tastes, presenting an artist at the peak of his powers. It’s been an extraordinary journey for John Grant, from a point where he thought he would never make music again or escape a life of substance abuse to winning awards and accolades, collaborating with Sinead O’Connor, Rumer and Hercules & Love Affair and having his music featured in the award-winning film Weekend. That Grant has made his mark is blatantly clear from how Queen Of Denmark was rapturously received.
Alex Ross: The Rest Is Noise Esmahan Ozkan De superbes clichés par cette photographe originaire de Turquie, Esmahan Ozkan. Agée de seulement 23 ans, elle capte les gens dans leur quotidien et dans des lieux insolites. Des portraits pour la plupart en noir et blanc, et en sépia. A découvrir dans la suite. Four Tet’s Text label to reissue lost garage single, ‘First Born’ by the Crazy Bald Heads The next 12″ on Four Tet‘s Text label is a reissue of ‘First Born’, a lost garage single by the Crazy Bald Heads. Many Four Tet fans will already be familiar with the single, as it features on his Fabriclive CD. Released in 1998, it’s a hard one to track down, with no copies on Discogs (for reasons detailed below), so this Text release provides it a welcome second life. Here’s what Four Tet told us about the 12″, via email today (this will also be used as sales notes): I bought the First Born 12” from the Sounds of the Universe record shop in Soho in 1998. I told a couple of A+R guys I knew about the record because I really thought more people needed to hear this (pre internet situation) and this guy Ben really liked it and tried to sign the Bald Heads. TEXT027 will be released on January 27. You can stream ‘First Born’ below, via Youtube.
Another Way To Hide The Bed: Put It In A Box We often show ingenious ways of hiding the bed . French architects Emmanuel Combarel Dominique Marrec offer a new one: turn it into a sculptural element, in this case a box hanging from the ceiling. Watch Video: World's Greenest Homes From the other side, it is a short step up from the existing mezzanine. The architects write: The bedroom as a hut in the middle of the flat Suspended right in the center of the apartment, leaving untouched the floor and the circulations around, it divides the space, reversing the perception of the atmosphere in the apartment by making private what is usually not : the living room. Wherever you stand below or above, it truncates the perception of the occupiers bodies of whom one only sees the legs sitting, crossing or walking around in the place. Lots more pictures at Archdaily More on Hiding the Bed 7 Ways to Get Rid of the Bed Hey, You've Got to Hide Your Bed Away Living with Less: First, Hide the Bed Lollipop: Hide-Away Bunk Bed System
Four Tet and Terror Danjah to release collaborative single ‘Killer’ / ‘Nasty’ Four Tet‘s Text label will follow its reissue of Crazy Bald Heads’ ‘First Born’ with a collaborative Four Tet / Terror Danjah single. His tracks instantly recognisable due to their signature “gremlin” cackle, Terror Danjah has been releasing grime anthems since the early ’00s, with Planet Mu compiling his best work on 2009′s Gremlinz compilation. The years since have seen Terror find a regular home on Hyperdub, releasing two albums on the label (Undeniable and The Dark Crawler) while also becoming a firm affiliate of the Butterz label. No release date yet for the Four Tet / Terror Danjah single, but Four Tet has tweeted that the tracks are titled ‘Killer’ and ‘Nasty’ (he has, however, since deleted that tweet, so this may have changed).
Illustrations by Daniela Uhlig | Designerscouch #thecritiquenetwork Freddie Gibbs, Madlib, Earl Sweatshirt, Domo Genesis: "Robes" Freddie Gibbs photo by Peter Beste Freddie Gibbs and Madlib: "Robes" ft. Domo Genesis and Earl Sweatshirt (via SoundCloud) Madlib and Freddie Gibbs will release their collaborative album Piñata on March 18 via Madlib's label Madlib Invazion. Piñata also features guest spots from Danny Brown, Raekwon, Scarface, Mac Miller, Ab-Soul, and BJ the Chicago Kid. Madlib and Gibbs have also announced a handful of North American tour dates. Freddie Gibbs and Madlib: 03-07 Chicago, IL - Metro03-08 Denver, CO - Cervantes03-15 Austin, TX - North Door (Stones Throw SXSW showcase) #03-21 Boston, MA - Middle East Downstairs #03-22 New York, NY - Gramercy Theatre03-27 San Francisco, CA - 103 Harriet03-28 Los Angeles, CA - Echoplex # Madlib only Watch Gibbs on "Selector" and Earl on Pitchfork.tv's "Over/Under":
NATIVE AMERICAN QUOTES "The American Indian is of the soil, whether it be the region of the forests, plains, pueblos, or mesas. He fits into the landscape, for the land that fashioned the continent also fashioned the man for his surroundings. He once grew as naturally as the wild sunflowers; he belongs just as the buffalo belongs... "If you talk to the animals they will talk with you and you will know each other. I hope the Great Heavenly Father, who will look down upon us, will give all the tribes His blessing, that we may go forth in peace, and live in peace all our days, and that He will look down upon our children and finally lift us far above the earth; and that our Heavenly Father will look upon our children as His children, that all the tribes may be His children, and as we shake hands to-day upon this broad plain, we may forever live in peace. ...everything on the earth has a purpose, every disease an herb to cure it, and every person a mission. The life of an Indian is like the wings of the air.
Thank You Jay Dee, Act 3 & 4 mixed by J Rocc Thank You Jay Dee, Act 3 & 4 mixed by J Rocc This was the third of a four-part series, mixed by J Rocc, released yearly from 2006-2009. This one was originally posted as episode 29 of the Stones Throw Podcast. Thank You Jay Dee Act 4 (released a year later) is meant to play continuously with Act 3, and was originally released as Stones Throw Podcast 43. Cover images for both by Jeff Jank. Act 3 MP3: Thank You Jay Dee Act 3Act 4 MP3: Thank You Jay Dee Act 4 Thank You Jay Dee Act 3 – Tracklist: Sample for Welcome 2 Detroit Intro 0:00 “Welcome 2 Detroit Intro” 0:48 “The Other Side Instrumental” 0:51 Beat 2:35 Beat 3:48 Beat ? Thank You Jay Dee, Act 1Thank You Jay Dee, Act 2
Watch the full-length Brandy & Coke documentary Didn't catch last week's Channel 4 premiere of Brandy & Coke, Ewen Spencer's definitive documentary on UK garage? Catch up with the full-length doc here. Produced in association with Somesuch & Co, the legendary UKG photographer takes us back to a heady decade of underground pirate radio, Gucci loafers and nights out in Ayia Napa. You can catch up on all the special Garage Day content for our Channel 4 premiere here. Below the cut, Dazed talks to Ewen Spencer about UKG and the continuing appeal of dance music in British culture. DD: What initially attracted you to photographing garage nights? DD: America’s got Chicago house and Detroit techno, but it seems like dance music is a part of British culture in a way that it isn’t in other countries. Ewen Spencer: It’s because Britain’s diverse. DD: So much of British music culture is the result of immigrants, or kids who were born to immigrants, right? Ewen Spencer: And do you know where they go and live, most immigrants?