Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Be the judges of my music

aka a few album suggestions

The following I’m able to provide in hard copy:

Aides “Aides“ (2010) – Intense-rock = a mixture of rock, ambient, punk, indie, metal and jazz sounds. Probably the best Estonian band out there at the moment.

Loits “Ei kahetse midagi” (2001/2005) – Wicked Estonian black metal with a patriotic twist, taking you right back to the battlefields of 1940s

Stem “Marble Men” (2007) – Modern melodical thrash/death metal, as they categorise themselves, straight from Tartu btw

Herbie Hancock “The Best Of/The Hits” (1999) – Some legendary sounds from the grand master of jazzz

Brides In Bloom “Bad and Beautiful” (2011) – Sweet alternative rock (that says a lot), both classic and contemporary. Half best-of, half brand new album but defo worth listening to

And a few names worth downloading:

Erykah Badu “Baduizm (live)” (1997) – Neo soul, r’n’b, funk.. PS Album sometimes entitled only “Live”

Looptroop “The Struggle Continues” (2002) – White hiphop to fight “the long arm of the law” and reveal the dark side of the Swedish super-society

Taylor Hawkins and the Coattail Riders “Red Light Fever” (2010) – Hawkins’ solo project beats FF’s new album by far

So leave a comment if any of these succeeds in provoking interest and needs to be taken to class next week (:

Cheerio,

f

Monday, April 18, 2011

Strange Sounds Vol...

Oh, and then there's this. Not likely to perform at your wedding. Or is he?

This week:

Avoidance of current Estonian music has not been intentional! Here's something for you trainspotters:

http://www.the-fly.co.uk/words/blogs/9804/tallinn-music-week

Monday, April 11, 2011

This week

As mentioned last time, it's ad lib for most of this month, so your suggested reading/listening is most welcome! Something very recent, for a change, to spark off the discussion: the Singles Jukebox again, on the latest Friendly Fires and Cut Copy issues. Debated and debatable.

Monday, April 4, 2011

This week:

6 Apr Sonic Fiction

Loving The Alien - Black Science Fiction
The Wire Magazine, Issue #96 (Feb 92) | Essays
By: Mark Sinker | Featuring: Sun Ra/Arkestra
http://www.thewire.co.uk/articles/218/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-DH4cDUVLo

Fear Of A Wet Planet
The Wire Magazine, Issue #167 (Jan 98) | Essays
By: Kodwo Eshun | Featuring: Drexciya
http://www.thewire.co.uk/articles/123/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9y9Snt1g5E

More hypnagogic/hauntological stuff

This Paper Dolls opening again, as it has this quintessential VHS wobble and garish eightiesness:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlvuhZn4SKc

Talking about Kate Bush, it's somehow hard not to think of Cocteau Twins and Portishead, and of course, the Lynch lady, Julee Cruise, though on the other hand, they don't seem to be particularly often mentioned in the same breath. Dream logic? Haunto-logic? And that "Cloudbusting" vid actually recalls this to me more than anything else... Distinctly hauntological.

Then there's all that sub(?)-trend in hauntology of the (long)deceased acts still "releasing" records. Elvis, 2Pac, you name it. Even duets with the dead...

Monday, March 28, 2011

This week:

30 Mar Strange Sounds 2

Childhood's End
By David Keenan
http://jonesthought.wordpress.com/2009/07/17/hypnagogic-pop/
(you need to click "vaata pilti" after the right click to make it better readable)

Hauntology Now
By k-punk (Mark Fisher)
http://k-punk.abstractdynamics.org/archives/007230.html

Estonian hypnagogy new and old

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

weird/bizarre/fantastic.

Did some exploring in Youtubeland and found that:
a) ..some people really seem to enjoy a simple French TOAST;
b) ..even David Lynch can be compared to THIS level of psychedelism;
c) ..VAMPIRES are not only the hiptrend of the last few years.

Also, if someone volunteers & wants to review
Bizarre - 'Café de Flor'
or
Badass Yuki - 'Black Apple Trip'
one can leave a comment here & I'd be kindly willing to upload or bring my hard-copy.
Why these albums in particular? They both seem positively gnarley and somewhat unusual to an average listener, like Thai food for an Italian.

/

My mind was racing in class
but still couldn't think of any music (genres, pieces)
I'd normally never listen.

The thing I just remembered: I don't listen to reggae. Ever.
With no disrespect to Bob Marley et al. -
I consider him as a true phenomenon - but it just isn't
something I would put in my playlist,
maybe the riddims just don't cut it for me..

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Ad break

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EESTI INDIKINO VIIMANE SÕNA
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HAIGUSTE RAVI (2011)
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Rež, stsenaarium: Raul Viitung, Margus Univer
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Osades: Roland Laos, Piret Laurimaa, Marco Laimre, Kristy Leek, Igor Maasik, Kristo Sild, Raul Velbaum, Ott Aardam.
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KOGU TÕDE ANSAMBLIST KORMORANID (2011)
Skandaalne uurimus ansamblist Kormoranid (1968-1969), mis avaldas lootust murda kõik ühiskondlikud ahelad, ent kaotas au ja koha kullafondis ning millest jookseb kinodes komöödiafilm “Kormoranid – ehk Nahkpükse ei pesta”. Selgitame välja, milline oli levimuusika kuldajastu kultuuriline kliima ja linastuv mängufilm võiks olla olemata. Eesti biit- ja rokkmuusika lapsepõlvele aitavad valgust heita Tõnis Mägi, Ivo Linna, Olav Ehala, Jaanus Nõgisto, Siim Nestor ja Jaanus Raudkats.
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