tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66705792024-03-07T01:47:51.273-08:00slow motion radio station...adrift in a sea of music...hector23http://www.blogger.com/profile/00748492969369984465noreply@blogger.comBlogger273125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6670579.post-1697340887673924572008-02-14T16:59:00.000-08:002008-02-14T17:00:02.723-08:00<script language="JavaScript" src="http://feed2js.org//feed2js.php?src=http%3A%2F%2Fsociallibraries.com%2Flibr246-13%2Fblog%2F203%2Ffeed&chan=y&num=5&desc=100>1&date=y&targ=y&pc=y" type="text/javascript"></script><br /><br /><noscript><br /><a href="http://feed2js.org//feed2js.php?src=http%3A%2F%2Fsociallibraries.com%2Flibr246-13%2Fblog%2F203%2Ffeed&chan=y&num=5&desc=100>1&date=y&targ=y&pc=y&html=y">View RSS feed</a><br /></noscript>hector23http://www.blogger.com/profile/00748492969369984465noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6670579.post-59417751488764443442007-05-07T07:57:00.000-07:002007-05-07T16:14:26.473-07:00The Modern Lovers<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rockinboston.com/images/mlovers69.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://www.rockinboston.com/images/mlovers69.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Somehow, unbelievably, I missed listening to<a href="http://www.rockinboston.com/mlovers.htm"> the Modern Lovers</a> for twenty years up until a couple of weeks ago. All the reading mentions these guys as a pivotal link between what the Velvets were doing and what Punk then became, but for some reason i just blew it off.<br /><br />In my head they marked the same area as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Chance">James Chance and the Contortions</a>. Don't ask me why it really makes no sense. Its just that sometimes in my personal cosmology of music there must be a little grease on the lens that allows me to misinterpret one band from another.<br /><br />Well as I have said before delayed gratification can sometimes make the fruit that much sweeter.<br /><span style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:comic sans ms;" >Jonathan Richman (the lead singer)<b> </b></span>apparently thought of himself as carrying on the spirit of the Velvet Underground whom he adored. To me he seems like a slightly straighter version of Iggy or more precisely a perfect precursor to the three cord English version of punk and its decedent American Hardcore. While the Modern Lovers certainly flirted more with melody than either one of those venerable institutions the energy and force is certainly there.<br /><br /><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=8,0,0,0" id="divmp3" height="60" width="340"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="sameDomain"><param name="movie" value="http://www.divshare.com/flash/divmp3.swf"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><param name="flashVars" value="myFile=http://apollo.divshare.com/apollo2/files/2007/05/07/586767/05_She_Cracked.mp3&myTitle=05_She_Cracked.mp3&myLink=http://www.divshare.com/download/586767-5f8"><param name="bgcolor" value="#ffffff"><embed src="http://www.divshare.com/flash/divmp3.swf" bgcolor="#ffffff" name="divmp3" allowscriptaccess="sameDomain" wmode="transparent" flashvars="myFile=http://apollo.divshare.com/apollo2/files/2007/05/07/586767/05_She_Cracked.mp3&myTitle=05_She_Cracked.mp3&myLink=http://www.divshare.com/download/586767-5f8" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" height="60" width="340"></embed></object>hector23http://www.blogger.com/profile/00748492969369984465noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6670579.post-71819230695156327042007-05-01T08:51:00.000-07:002007-05-01T09:02:08.631-07:00Odawas<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.jagjaguwar.com/press/odawas/jag108.300rgb4x4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://www.jagjaguwar.com/press/odawas/jag108.300rgb4x4.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>I joined E-Music recently and was pleasantly surprised at their offerings. Being limited to indie music exclusively caused me to go outside of my usual channels and look up new music totally outside of my experience. This in turn led me to <a href="http://www.jagjaguwar.com/onesheet.php?cat=JAG108">Odawas</a>.<br /><br />Their sound is a lovely combination of many bands I have treasured dearly over the years. OK Computer era Radiohead, Neil Young, Ennio Morricone (can't deny his whistling influence) and the Beach Boys all mixed together in a heady stew. The track I have up is very epic in its sound and just floors me every time. <br /><br />It is a bit solemn at times, but hey sometimes that is just what is needed.<br /><br />For your pleasure <a href="http://www.myspace.com/odawastheband">Odawas (myspace link)</a><br /><br /><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=8,0,0,0" width="340" height="60" id="divmp3"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="sameDomain"><param name="movie" value="http://www.divshare.com/flash/divmp3.swf"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><param name="flashVars" value="myFile=http://apollo.divshare.com/apollo2/files/2007/05/01/538495/04_Alleluia.mp3&myTitle=04_Alleluia.mp3&myLink=http://www.divshare.com/download/538495-671"><param name="bgcolor" value="#ffffff"><embed src="http://www.divshare.com/flash/divmp3.swf" bgcolor="#ffffff" width="340" height="60" name="divmp3" allowscriptaccess="sameDomain" wmode="transparent" flashvars="myFile=http://apollo.divshare.com/apollo2/files/2007/05/01/538495/04_Alleluia.mp3&myTitle=04_Alleluia.mp3&myLink=http://www.divshare.com/download/538495-671" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed></object>hector23http://www.blogger.com/profile/00748492969369984465noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6670579.post-12812035070312730602007-04-20T08:08:00.000-07:002007-04-20T08:20:17.317-07:00Bee Gees<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.botany.hawaii.edu/faculty/wong/BOT135/snds/beegees.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://www.botany.hawaii.edu/faculty/wong/BOT135/snds/beegees.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>I have been sitting on this one for a while. I mean who willingly admits to liking the Bee Gees? Generally they are regarded as one of those hidden pleasures that you listen to alone in a darkened room with the shades drawn to preserve your critical respectability.<br />Put on the white suit load up the cd player with Saturday Night Fever and do a turn on your light up dancefloor pretending to be a younger more attractive John Travolta.<br /><br />In any case that was the Bee Gees that I was familiar with. As my father put it "That was when they started using helium right?" <br /><br />I bought this album on a recommendation and was completely surprised with its sound. This was recorded in the late 60s and has an unmistakable Beatles influence in a lot of the songs. The arrangements are awesome and it is just an all around good album. The track I am posting is one of the more obvious, but there are tons more great tunes inside.<br /><br /><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=8,0,0,0" width="340" height="60" id="divmp3" align="middle"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="sameDomain"><param name="movie" value="http://www.divshare.com/flash/divmp3.swf"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><param name="flashVars" value="myFile=http://apollo.divshare.com/apollo2/files/2007/04/20/440947/02_Holiday.mp3&myTitle=02_Holiday.mp3&myLink=http://www.divshare.com/download/440947-b2f"><param name="quality" value="high"><param name="scale" value="noscale"><param name="salign" value="lt"><param name="bgcolor" value="#ffffff"><embed src="http://www.divshare.com/flash/divmp3.swf" quality="high" scale="noscale" salign="lt" bgcolor="#ffffff" width="340" height="60" name="divmp3" align="middle" allowscriptaccess="sameDomain" wmode="transparent" flashvars="myFile=http://apollo.divshare.com/apollo2/files/2007/04/20/440947/02_Holiday.mp3&myTitle=02_Holiday.mp3&myLink=http://www.divshare.com/download/440947-b2f" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed></object>hector23http://www.blogger.com/profile/00748492969369984465noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6670579.post-48336281326091023982007-04-02T09:11:00.000-07:002007-04-02T11:47:21.686-07:00Of Montreal<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.thewebpen.net/music/montreal.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://www.thewebpen.net/music/montreal.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Thanks to Maeda in the comments I am going to try out a new technology here today (oops, didn't work with my host) with a recent purchase from <a href="http://www.polyvinylrecords.com/hissing/">"Of Montreal."</a> This is the middle track off the album above. According to reviews of the album it ties the entire piece together. I only know that I like it and so I must foist it upon you my merry readers. Let me know what you think of the music and of the technology for sharing tracks.<br /><br /><br /><br /><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=8,0,0,0" id="divmp3" align="middle" height="60" width="340"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="sameDomain"><param name="movie" value="http://www.divshare.com/flash/divmp3.swf"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><param name="flashVars" value="myFile=http://athena.divshare.com/athena2/files/2007/04/02/325229/Of_Montreal_Hissing_Fauna__Are_You_The_De.mp3&myTitle=Of_Montreal_Hissin...&myLink=http://www.divshare.com/download/325229-929"><param name="quality" value="high"><param name="scale" value="noscale"><param name="salign" value="lt"><param name="bgcolor" value="#ffffff"><embed src="http://www.divshare.com/flash/divmp3.swf" quality="high" scale="noscale" salign="lt" bgcolor="#ffffff" name="divmp3" allowscriptaccess="sameDomain" wmode="transparent" flashvars="myFile=http://athena.divshare.com/athena2/files/2007/04/02/325229/Of_Montreal_Hissing_Fauna__Are_You_The_De.mp3&myTitle=Of_Montreal_Hissin...&myLink=http://www.divshare.com/download/325229-929" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" align="middle" height="60" width="340"></embed></object>hector23http://www.blogger.com/profile/00748492969369984465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6670579.post-3497999286508544622007-04-02T08:47:00.001-07:002007-04-02T08:48:00.068-07:00Tree of life<style type="text/css">.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }</style><div class="flickr-frame"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/hectormist/442443717/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/169/442443717_aceaa17184.jpg" class="flickr-photo" alt="" /></a><br /> <span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/hectormist/442443717/">Tree of life</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/hectormist/">hector</a>.</span></div> <p class="flickr-yourcomment"> Took my daughter to see Mark Ryden's new show in West Hollywood last weekend and she soaked it all up. She particularly loved the installation he did, but only having my phone made taking good shots out of the question. Still, this one turned out pretty ok.</p>hector23http://www.blogger.com/profile/00748492969369984465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6670579.post-28031043376957476692007-04-02T08:45:00.001-07:002007-04-02T08:45:44.898-07:00tomorrow by mars 1<style type="text/css">.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }</style><div class="flickr-frame"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/hectormist/442456922/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/172/442456922_c2f76a02da.jpg" class="flickr-photo" alt="" /></a><br /> <span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/hectormist/442456922/">tomorrow by mars 1</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/hectormist/">hector</a>.</span></div> <p class="flickr-yourcomment"> I have been spending a lot of time recently looking at art and on very rare occasions purchasing some stuff. I just picked this up from Mars-1's solo show at the Jonathan Levine Gallery in NY thanks to the miracle of the internets.</p>hector23http://www.blogger.com/profile/00748492969369984465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6670579.post-24569313648868804972007-03-30T21:11:00.000-07:002007-03-30T21:29:50.799-07:00Air<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://images.starpulse.com/Photos/Previews/Air-music-aw06.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://images.starpulse.com/Photos/Previews/Air-music-aw06.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>This has probably been done to death, but just in case this coffin needs another nail, the new Air album isn't half bad.<br /><br />Once you start doing a little research into french music and the influences of these guys it becomes apparent how much they love their influences. Now wearing your heart on your sleeve is not necessarily a bad thing. And in the case of Air they tread some delightful territory with their homages. Yet, spend some time with Serge Gainsborough's work particularly the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Histoire-Melody-Nelson-Serge-Gainsbourg/dp/customer-reviews/B000051YEG">History de Melody Nelson</a> and you will listen to Premiers Symphonies with new ears.<br /><br />One of the most enjoyable albums of my recent memory has been their <a href="http://www.amazon.com/LateNightTales-Air/dp/B000HIP42O/ref=pd_bbs_sr_3/002-0789452-5263267?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1175314826&sr=1-3">Late Night Tales</a>. A dream of a mix tape in the old sense. Remember when you made mix tapes for a friend, or girl you liked? Favorite tracks that somehow flowed together in a weird wonderful way. Stoner rock next to new wave. The Cure on the same side of tape as Black Sabbath? Good stuff.<br /><br />In any case this all goes back to a track I wanted to play from the new album <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Pocket-Symphony-Air/dp/B000KGGEUE/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/002-0789452-5263267?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1175314826&sr=1-1">Pocket Symphony</a>.<br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?5heggnmmdwn"><br />Air - Night Sight</a>hector23http://www.blogger.com/profile/00748492969369984465noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6670579.post-82316783043881915532007-03-22T10:56:00.000-07:002007-03-22T11:12:32.363-07:00Matthew Dear<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.fabriclondon.com/press/beta/uploads/label/matthewdear.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://www.fabriclondon.com/press/beta/uploads/label/matthewdear.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I was trawling about the internets, checking old spots and updating myself on the state of the world, as is my habit on weekday mornings. After a long absence <a href="http://www.philipsherburne.com/">philip sherburne</a> has started posting again on a semi regular basis. Having been off the techno tip for a while now it was interesting to catch up and best of all hear about a new album coming out by <a href="http://www.matthewdear.com/">Matthew Dear</a>.<br /><br />I really liked Leave Luck to Heaven when it came out. With Junior Boys first album it seemed to presage a return to romantic new wave sounds that in fact have come back into fashion. Imagine my surprise when I read sherburne's depiction of the new album, and better yet <a href="http://17dots.com/2007/03/09/new-matthew-dear/">Yancy's</a> more fully realized piece. Yancy also gracefully provides a <a href="http://www.ghostly.com/matthewdear/deserter/">link to a streaming version of the new single Deserter</a>. <br /><br />Great song, not track, but song. It really reminds me of some of the really late period Joy Division where they were already beginning to mutate into New Order musically but still had Ian Curtis singing for them. The music is sparkling and beautiful with that great mournful deep voice over the top. Scott Walker occasionally hits the same areas and it is a beautiful place.<br /><br />enjoy and look forward to the upcoming album.<br /><a href="http://www.ghostly.com/matthewdear/deserter/"><br />Matthew Dear - Deserter</a>hector23http://www.blogger.com/profile/00748492969369984465noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6670579.post-73134961836288727782007-03-12T08:46:00.000-07:002007-03-12T09:09:00.412-07:00Justine D.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.igetrvng.com/uploads/14_RvngMx5_Cover.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://www.igetrvng.com/uploads/14_RvngMx5_Cover.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Back again are the guys from <a href="http://www.igetrvng.com/index.php">I get rvng</a> with <a href="http://www.igetrvng.com/rvngi.php?a=shop&b=14">their latest mix cd</a> from the beautiful <a href="http://www.justined.com/">Justine D.</a><br />Now ordinarily I don't like mix cds, I want the full tracks to add to my collection so that I can quickly forget about who compiled the music and simply add to my ever expanding collection. However, once in a while something shows up that so defines the zeitgeist that I have to give my grudging respect and just jam to it.<br /><br />This is one of those cds. With the recent proliferation of "new wave" bands on my space such as <a href="http://www.myspace.com/glasscandy">Glass Candy</a>, the Chromatics and <a href="http://www.myspace.com/farahfarahmusic">Farah</a> a collection such as this was inevitable and since it speaks to my youth so successfully, quite enjoyable. Just check the tracklisting.<br /><br />01. Robert Fripp & Brian Eno - Swastika Girls<br />02. The Orb - Little Fluffy Clouds (7" Mix)<br />03. My Bloody Valentine - Soon (Andrew Weatherall 12" mix)<br />04. Shocking Blue - Acka Raga<br />05. Nitzer Ebb - Warsaw Ghetto<br />06. Turntablerocker - Love Supreme (Reduce to the Dub)<br />07. Daniel Wang - Like Some Dream (I Can't Stop Dreaming)<br />08. Ministry - All Day Remix<br />09. Glass Candy - I Always Say Yes<br />10. The Cars - Moving In Stereo<br />11. Hot Chip - No Fit State<br />12. Arthur Russell- Make 1,2<br />13. Chic - I Want Your Love<br />14. Delia Gonzalez & Gavin Russom - Black Spring<br />15. David Bowie - 1984<br />16. Crass - Walls<br />17. Malaria! - Kaltes Klares Wasser<br />18. Human League - Marianne<br />19. Christian Death - Romeo's Distress<br />20. Death In June - Nation<br />21. Goblin - Suspiria<br />22. Syd Barrett - Love You<br />23. The Zombies - Don't Go Away<br /><br />Goblin, Delia & Gavin, Bowie, Chic, Ministry and an Andrew Weatherall remix of My Bloody Valentine! What more does a growing boy need?<br /><br />What I can't figure out is how the guys from Igetrevng break even on this stuff. Five bucks for a cd is not much and each one is wrapped in a handmade case.<br />I have not listened to Diamond Dogs and particularly love the Bowie track on this compilation. 1984 is awesome!<br /><br /><object height="350" width="375"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/wbp3xOq6Q28"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/wbp3xOq6Q28" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="350" width="375"></object><br /><br />Follow the links above to the myspace pages of Farah and Glass Candy for some choice free tracks.hector23http://www.blogger.com/profile/00748492969369984465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6670579.post-64338866415418516792007-03-09T13:14:00.000-08:002007-03-09T13:50:18.252-08:00Yoko<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://beatlesnumber9.com/yokotop1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://beatlesnumber9.com/yokotop1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Once again thanks to the mechanizations of Andrew(<a href="http://www.lovefingers.org/index.html">Lovefingers</a>), I have new respect for an old artist. He recently posted a remix he did (I believe) of one of Yoko Ono's tracks. Called "Triple Fantasy" it really knocked my socks off. Melodic, wistful and downright hooky I could not stop listening to it. It appears that he has now taken it down, but expect it to pop up somewhere soon. Something that good can not simply live scattered on hard drives forever, vinyl demands it.<br /><br />After getting caught up in his remix I rethought my position on Yoko. Brought up by rabid Beatles fanatics does not give one a very fond mental image of her, but we must all one day confront our prejudices and this one was profoundly ridiculous. A pioneering artist in her own right before she met John, Yoko went on to perform music well on par with anything else available at the time. I just needed to open myself to its charms.<br /><br />I hope these two tracks do for you what they did for me. Not the most obscure, but still great<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?bonazzatoml">Yoko Ono - Walking on thin Ice</a><br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?ciyyyy0yibl"><br />Yoko Ono - Kiss Kiss Kiss</a>hector23http://www.blogger.com/profile/00748492969369984465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6670579.post-23245301637475411562007-03-05T10:31:00.000-08:002007-03-05T10:43:16.257-08:00Out of date<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.tubafrenzy.org/weblog/archives/GangOfFour-thumb.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 217px; height: 214px;" src="http://www.tubafrenzy.org/weblog/archives/GangOfFour-thumb.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>This album made a comeback a few years ago in a big way. Everyone from The Rapture to The Futureheads cited it as a pivotal record in terms of their sound. I guess I missed out at the time. Being contrary and cheap can have its advantages though. By delaying gratification for a few years the fruit, in my mind, has just grown that much sweeter.<br /><br />It took Sophia Coppala's film Marie Antoinette to really turn me on to a track from here. Although I didn't really like the movie all that much, her use of "Natural's Not in It" to characterize Marie's problems with spending was one of the most precise uses of music to document image ever.<br /><br />Learn the words and apply them to your life. Its always good to view your day to day capitalist existence with a touch of irony and removal.<br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?3kdw2nmjxm2"><br />Gang of Four - Natural's Not In It</a>hector23http://www.blogger.com/profile/00748492969369984465noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6670579.post-28511001255751938512007-02-27T08:51:00.000-08:002007-02-27T16:24:55.922-08:00Cortney Tidwell<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000CHYHQE.01._AA240_SCLZZZZZZZ_V53137002_.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 185px; height: 185px;" src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000CHYHQE.01._AA240_SCLZZZZZZZ_V53137002_.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>I came upon this artist via a yet unreleased remix by <a href="http://www.myspace.com/ewanpearson">Ewan Pearson</a>. He dancified her in a way reminiscent of the best parts of Bjork and Goldfrapp, really dazzling glamorous stuff. Not wanting to prerelease something, I tracked down one of the singles off her album and was really suprised at how different it is. In some ways it reminds me of the Dennis Wilson track I posted up here a while back. Languid and shoegazey, I really enjoy it.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.everrecords.com/cortneytidwell_tangledstars/EyesAreAtTheBillions.mp3">Courtney Tidwell - Eyes are at the Billions</a><br /><br />oh and here is her <a href="http://www.myspace.com/cortneytidwell">myspace</a> page<br /><br />and here is some <a href="http://www.residentadvisor.net/news.asp?id=8453">info</a> on said remix<br /><br />Look for it when it comes out <a href="http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=5447705&blogID=207118687&MyToken=483416e8-c7c6-4270-b503-f9138f8fa379">Courtney Tidwell - Don't let the stars bring you down (ewan pearson remix)</a>hector23http://www.blogger.com/profile/00748492969369984465noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6670579.post-48734339432687116972007-02-22T09:09:00.000-08:002007-02-22T09:32:28.570-08:00Winterpills<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.fanaticpromotion.com/current/artwork/winterpills-CD.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://www.fanaticpromotion.com/current/artwork/winterpills-CD.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Gotta be upfront with y'all and say that this is not something I was able to find on my own. Once in a while I get sent promos, some are ok some are a little bit less. Most of the time they don't even rate mentioning. Today however with an overcast sky and the last few days of Belle and Sebastian type music ringing in my head I thought it might be worth it to promote a little melancholy pop. Check it out and let me know what you think.<br /><a href="http://www.fanaticpromotion.com/mp3s/winterpills/winterpills-handkerchiefs.mp3"><br /></a><a href="http://www.fanaticpromotion.com/mp3s/winterpills/winterpills-brokenarm.mp3"><br />Winterpills - Brokenarm </a><br /><br />In other news <a href="http://www.othermusic.com/">Other Music</a> from New York is going to start offering digital downloads free of DRM for sale on their site. This should be a great place to get obscure stuff that isn't totally crippled by bits and bytes that screw with your rights as a consumer.hector23http://www.blogger.com/profile/00748492969369984465noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6670579.post-24621386591144100442007-02-15T09:12:00.000-08:002007-02-15T09:13:41.354-08:00Damn, it feels good to be a g....<object width="375" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/L__YcphmgHA"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/L__YcphmgHA" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="350"></embed></object>hector23http://www.blogger.com/profile/00748492969369984465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6670579.post-44334680059039703612007-02-06T08:19:00.000-08:002007-02-06T08:33:16.729-08:00Alice Coltrane<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.dustygroove.com/images/products/c/coltra_alic_journeyin_101b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://www.dustygroove.com/images/products/c/coltra_alic_journeyin_101b.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>In case you had not heard, John Coltrane's wife <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Coltrane">Alice</a> passed away in the middle of last month. Although her music never attained the following that her husband's had her impact on music is immense. Here on Journey in Satchidananda she works with Pharaoh Sanders on some beautiful, expansive, meditative tunes.<br /><br />Enjoy, R.I.P. Alice<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?b2nyezztznw">Alice Coltrane - Journey in Satchidananda</a>hector23http://www.blogger.com/profile/00748492969369984465noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6670579.post-37354900352267796592007-02-01T11:15:00.000-08:002007-02-01T11:31:12.866-08:00goblin<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.thisaremusic.com/images/goblin.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://www.thisaremusic.com/images/goblin.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />This may be old and played out to some of you <a href="http://www.dustygroove.com/">experienced soundtrack hunters</a> out there, but <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goblin_%28band%29">Goblin</a> are RAD! Weird building layers of keyboard <a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=off&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&hs=aDh&sa=X&oi=spell&resnum=0&ct=result&cd=1&q=arpeggiations+&spell=1" class="p"><b><i>arpeggiations</i></b></a> combined with a powerful bass make me happy.<br /><br />I picked up a<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Goblin-II-1975-1980-Outtakes-Contamination/dp/B000000PJC/sr=8-4/qid=1170357853/ref=pd_bbs_4/102-1288883-2246531?ie=UTF8&s=music"> copy</a> of a greatest hits comp and have been hooked.<br /><br />I should post more but here is one particularly fun track.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?7fnyykyzttj">Goblin - Profondo Rosso (Main Title)</a><br /><br />Any opinions out there about mediafire as a host for these tunes. Does it work ok?<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=off&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&hs=aDh&sa=X&oi=spell&resnum=0&ct=result&cd=1&q=arpeggiations+&spell=1" class="p"> </a>hector23http://www.blogger.com/profile/00748492969369984465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6670579.post-11943704159005028752007-01-25T20:36:00.000-08:002007-01-25T20:37:19.249-08:00Cause 'trippin and smokin' is all that you do<object width="375" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Z7gLRMu9YGU"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Z7gLRMu9YGU" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="350"></embed></object><br /><br />Sabbath in Paris 1970<br /><br />Long Live YouTube!hector23http://www.blogger.com/profile/00748492969369984465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6670579.post-44715776936139749052007-01-22T19:56:00.000-08:002007-01-22T19:57:56.584-08:00Andy Griffith vs. the Patriot ActJust watch it<br /><br /><object width="375" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/4CvoC551i2E"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/4CvoC551i2E" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="350"></embed></object>hector23http://www.blogger.com/profile/00748492969369984465noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6670579.post-20693832771631767942007-01-16T10:56:00.000-08:002007-01-16T11:10:15.194-08:00burialBurial, burial, dark, burial, burial, underwater, burial burial , half remembered rave anthems, burialburial, jungle? burial burial, top albums of 2006, burial burial, surprised that I was hooked, burial burial, haunting melancholy, unnerving, lovely, distant, jittery, smoky, loved, my cell phone ring<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?amjzd3xwtyj">Burial - You hurt me</a><br /><br />unlike most of the music i have loved recently this is dark, spare, haunting music.<br />Perhaps I am not allowed to turn my goth side off. I have had a lifelong fascination with the darkside (Vader be damned) and this album allowed me to indulge while feeding me a new vision of an underwater London whose memories of warehouse parties still echo through the cold still water.hector23http://www.blogger.com/profile/00748492969369984465noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6670579.post-24652234172710631622007-01-06T22:22:00.000-08:002007-02-27T16:22:37.210-08:00Stopping for a bitThis has been wicked fun, but as I have mentioned recently I am drifting. I feel my musical center shifting to some new uncharted territory and don't really feel the confidence or certainty to expound on what has moved me recently.<br /><br />Something that I was grateful to find online recently, (in its entirety) ,is an old album by Dennis Wilson entitled Pacific Ocean Blue.<br /><br />Dennis was Brian Wilson's brother and the drummer for the Beach Boys. He hung out with Charles Manson and certainly had his own distinctive take on music.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.surfermoon.com/albums/images/pob.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://www.surfermoon.com/albums/images/pob.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />I had heard of it a lot in odd circles and a dedicated search yielded some amazing results<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?8mnm3zvmytj">Dennis Wilson - Thoughts of You</a><br /><br />so melodic, soulful, and actually shoegazeyhector23http://www.blogger.com/profile/00748492969369984465noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6670579.post-2894662892799755142006-12-04T08:28:00.000-08:002006-12-06T09:46:50.885-08:00GroovinGot this track a while back, but I am just starting to groove on it. Mike Shannon, to my knowledge, has been mostly a purveyor of strict techno and IDM style electronic music.<br /><br />Imagine my surprise when I heard this tune. It is a deep groovy piece of house music, with vocals!<br /><br />I had a great weekend up in the Bay Area attending what is by all accounts a pretty famous underground annual party. Good times.<br /><br /><a href="http://download.yousendit.com/650284424B92A8D1">Mike Shannon - What's your pleasure</a><br /><br /><br />Update!!!!!<br />This is not in fact Mike Shannon. It is the Mole. Here is the correct info.<br /><br /><div style="margin: 0px;">ARTIST:<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>The Mole</div><div style="margin: 0px;">TITLE:<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Conversations With The Past EP</div>LABEL:<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Wagon Repair, CA<br /><br />The track name is: Jingoverhector23http://www.blogger.com/profile/00748492969369984465noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6670579.post-66133578571373400382006-11-27T08:29:00.000-08:002006-11-27T08:50:11.490-08:00DriftingTalking with a long time reader in the comments last week, he noticed how my taste has changed over the past few months. I agree. I spent a lot of time concentrating on minimal techno and house when I first set up the blog and for most of the last year.<br /><br />It's not that I have completely gone off techno by any means. It is just that I have recently been feeling the call of more pronounced and obvious melody. For the most part it has taken the form of beardo disco selections, but it is really across the board. I hope I don't lose to many of my long time readers (and I know you are out there even if you rarely make an appearance in the comments section). Follow along and if you know of something similar please feel free to drop some knowledge in the comments box. I hope to learn as much by doing this as anyone does by reading it.<br /><br />So for this week lets try something maudlin but distinctly American.<br /><br /><a href="http://download.yousendit.com/73E9095C685498E7">Lee Hazelwood - My Autumn's Done Come</a> (soooooooo gooood)<br /><br /><a href="http://download.yousendit.com/FABD1A443FCB65F1">Lee Hazelwood - Your Sweet Love </a>hector23http://www.blogger.com/profile/00748492969369984465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6670579.post-1164041132761220422006-11-20T08:13:00.000-08:002006-11-20T21:17:32.386-08:00Two for Monday<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.optimo.co.uk/betty.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://www.optimo.co.uk/betty.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />I have had some amazing finds over the past week and I wanted to jump up and give everyone out there a pre-turkey day treat.<br /><br />First off is the beautiful Betty Botox. Renowned for her hot legs and hot hot disco remixing action. Betty has put out a 12" on the <a href="http://www.igetrvng.com/">Rvng</a> label.<br /><br />A side project by <a href="http://www.optimo.co.uk/">Optimo</a> co-founder jd twitch, Betty delves deep into the world of pulsing disco edits with the recent <a href="http://www.igetrvng.com/shop_12_02.html">Rvng of the Nrds vol 2 release</a>. Following hot on the heels of Tim Sweeny's vol. 1 12", vol 2 uses Patrick Cowley as the basis for the A side. Check out:<br /><br /><a href="http://download.yousendit.com/47B376216D91FD5D">Betty Botox - Voodoo 1</a><br /><br /><br />Yesterday I was equally delighted and surprised to find a cd of <a href="http://www.soundsoftheuniverse.com/releases/?id=7760">Phantom Slasher</a> at Amoeba in Hollywood. A side project of the prolific <a href="http://www.glasgowunderground.com/artists/idjutboys.htm">Idjut Boys</a>, Phantom Slasher satisfies in a way that few of the beardo style disco offerings rarely have. Deeply funky takes on disco classics would adequately describe this album. Dancing around the house like a gay man on acid would also describe its effects. Check out:<br /><br /><a href="http://download.yousendit.com/FE8378E535F9BAA5">Phantom Slasher - Lasagne for 10</a><br /><br />Update - Sorry I didnt know you had to register to download on Yousendit now. I will be switching to a less invasive company. Still, these are great tracks....<br /><a href="http://download.yousendit.com/FE8378E535F9BAA5"> </a>hector23http://www.blogger.com/profile/00748492969369984465noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6670579.post-1163438364820157932006-11-13T08:57:00.000-08:002006-11-13T09:19:24.913-08:00Thinking about...This past week I have been concentrating on a few tracks that have really caught my notice. Last week the guys from <a href="http://www.myspace.com/lowmotiondisco">Low Motion Disco</a> (love that name) dropped one of their new tracks in my comments section with their now typical anonymousness. If you caught the track I featured on here before you know the style. Cough syrup beats with wondrous melodies layered over the top. I know that the last track that I featured was a slowed down version of something by the <a href="http://www.myspace.com/chromaticsmusic">Chromatics</a>. Where they got the source for this track, or if this was something they created all on their own is a complete mystery. In any case since they provided it so freely I am going to pass on the love and give it to you all. I am particularly fond of the guitar work that is responsible for the melody.<br /><br /><a href="http://download.yousendit.com/1E97AFA64EB92D7E">Low Motion Disco - frantic low moment</a><br /><br />This second track is something many of you out there may or not be familiar with. <a href="http://www.flaminglips.com/main.php">Flaming Lips</a> is certainly a big enough brand name in the world of rock. However, somehow I either never heard this track before or it simply escaped my attention. A couple of weeks ago I was letting the itunes do its shuffle thing when this track came on and just set me back. The beat is slow and steady and although it doesn't have the syncopation of a good disco track I find the strings so pleasurable that I had to draw attention to it and pass it on.<br /><br /><a href="http://download.yousendit.com/A8F15565744D2041">Flaming Lips - The Observer</a><span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span>hector23http://www.blogger.com/profile/00748492969369984465noreply@blogger.com0