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Hoppipolla

January 26th 2009 00:33

Sigur Ros are a wonderful and beautiful Icelandic band. Many of their lyrics are not even in a genuine language, but an invented one called Hopelandic, based on Icelandic sounds and open to interpretation.

Hoppippolla though, is predominantly in Icelandic. The title means ‘Jumping In Puddles’. The lyrics reference a group of friends having simple childhood adventures. The film clip porteys this with a childlike group of elders, and is a wonderful piece of film.

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Tori Amos – 97 Bonnie and Clyde.

January 23rd 2009 08:05

I find great difficulty in expressing the awesomeness of Tori Amos. Her music is classy, emotional, intense. Her work is… more pretentious than I tend to like. Artistic to the point of pointless. But that’s no thing. It sounds awesome.

One thing about Tori is that she’s a feminist. So as one might be able to simply assume safely, she’s not the biggest supporter of the following song;

Horrified that people were dancing and enjoying music about the murder of a mother, Amos performed her own version of the song, keeping the lyrics essentially the same. In the recorded version, Amos sings from inside a box to give the feeling that she is in the boot of the car – giving voice to the voiceless mother. This here is a recorded live version of the song.

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Swarf Sisters

January 1st 2009 08:56

I had NOTHING to use related to the Swarf Sisters so please enjoy this unrelated image of LPs.

Swarf Sisters are a relatively unknown little bunch. As far as I know. Considering, you know that the last time I wrote an article about an artist using these such terms, he came out of retirement. (On a side note, my skill for affecting international persons of interest is not so positive; on the morning of Rosa Parks death I had made a speech about her; a bizarre synchrisity)

Ignoring this curious tangent, the Swarf Sister did disappear, before their album was even released. The story goes that the group formed and stuffed around trying o get an album recorded and released. Really nothing got done – everyone argued and could come to no kind of decisions of any kind, each instead dropping off to work on personal projects. Eventually with all possibility of an actual release all but doomed, member Swarf stepped up to the challenge, and the CD was released. The resulting piece of music was deeply curious, in it’s variety of musical styles.

The genre is hard to define. The opening song is a piece of heavy techno, and such songs appear throughout the album, one in the middle, one at the end. Songs number 2 (Sand in My Face) and 6 (Sunflowers) are fairly credible pieces of dark depressing trip-hop. The third song gives us a gentle acoustic piece. Then, just when we think we’re getting an idea of what they’re about we get a spoken word piece written by Patti Smith in the middle. Towards the end we also get Beverly – a Circus polka type song, and then we finish off with a soft Jazz number which leaves us with a secret track of… more strange spoken word stuff.It's also incredibly British, which actually works to give it some kind of coheisivity.

I obviously like it, but that doesn’t make it flawless. The Sisters have some good ideas, but they tend to have one cool idea and just repeat it for ten minutes. So some songs are good for a few listens but grow old fast. However it’s certainly a pleasant little curiosity that’s worth a bit of your time.

The album can be found on ITunes under the new title of ‘Crass Moments in Twentieth Century Culture’.

As best as I can tell they are now still around in a more sophisticated Trance outfit known as Swarf.

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Jason Webley

November 3rd 2008 01:37

I experienced the overwhelming brilliance that is Jason Webley at The Dresden Dolls performance. He stood there on stage and commanded his audience like a bold and admirable 18th century pirate ship captain.

Jason Plays with an accordion, a guitar, a hard stomping foot and a Vodka bottle filled with coins from around the world. He is so brilliant, not only because of his enviable talents, but because he is a showman, who commands his audience with deceptive ease.
This video shows a lot of what Mr Webley embodies.



And this one shows him performing a ‘traditional American folk song’.



Mr Webley spews hellfire and damnation, death and chaos, drink and vice from up upon his stand, mixed in with the fun silliness of coffee percolators and Aardvarks. If you haven’t experienced it, you don’t know what you’re missing. I swear.

Mr Webley is not simply a brilliant musical artist; he is a performer of enormous talent. If you haven’t seen him live, you’ll never understand the magnitude of his ability to manipulate an audience.

If he come to town, go see him. I recommend it.

Check out his MYSPACE PAGE.

Or check out his CD at Amazon, in the following link;

Only Just Beginning

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Get Sparkled!

August 1st 2008 02:02

The Good Doctor

Who loves a bit of the old ukulele? Well, I know I certainly do. And what’s more, I love children’s entertainment.

Children’s fiction is often the cream of the crop, with Lewis Carol and Dr Seuss high on my list. Additionally, some of the stuff that comes up in children’s film and television pwns the drivel the rest of us get dished up sometimes.

With that in mind, I wish to introduce the illustrious Doctor Sparkles.

The good Dr is a master of the miracle that, like the Muppet Show (once described as the only adult show on TV) is children’s entertainment for adults. He skilfully writes highly attractive simple and bouncy songs about the more adult subjects; like the stress of family life, the attitudes of organised religion. He also has the brilliant Rastaman Santa, featuring the jolly fat man with a sleigh full of ganja. Though that bit is perhaps less child orientated.

Experience the magic HERE.

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Harry Potter on Guitar

July 28th 2008 13:15

Sheet Music; Can be found HERE
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Andi Sexgang

May 4th 2008 08:35

Andi Sexgang is one of the great undiscovered wonders of the music world. I first discovered him when I found the Album ‘God on a Rope’ in a bargain bin.

God on a Rope is probably a bad place to begin with Andi Sexgang. It’s a great album, but easily one of the least accessible musically

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20 Best Written Songs Without Comment

March 18th 2008 02:46

Some forum inspired this, but I've forgotten where it was now...

1 Vincent Delerm – Sous Les Avalanches

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Sigur Ros Film 'Heima': Whole 90 minutes released for free

March 11th 2008 13:13

Description on Youtube Page

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GREAT SONGS - YOUNG FOLKS

February 20th 2008 14:20

Many true music fans will criticize a catchy tune. A true song is built of a foundation of skilled song writing, not just a catchy tune, it may be argued.

However, a catchy tune that can brighten up a day, put a smile on a face, stir emotions, is more than worth attention. For me, Young Folks by Peter Bjorn and John is such a song. It’s catchy, and yet has a musical depth and sincerity that it does not possess the limited shelf life of so many other such tunes

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Mad music from Last.FM

February 20th 2008 13:50

Last.FM is a site based on Socail Music enjoyment. I'm just getting into it, with working out it's potential and whatnot. Pretty soon I expect you will hear my own music on it (if you want, haha)

In the meantime, have a look at this 'album blanket' of music I've been giving a listen to of recent. I recommend it

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Music

February 20th 2008 07:36

Sincere music is a powerful friend. Music links with us in a profound way. It influences our mood. It inspires us. It gives us strength.

Music gives us hope. It gives us a reason to live, sometimes. It inspires action. It enhances or changes our perception of reality

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What I'm Listening to at The Moment

February 17th 2008 11:06

Top 25 most listened to songs on my I tunes as of early February

25. Particle Man - They Might be Giants.
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Awesomew Songs You've Never Heard of

April 25th 2007 02:58

Bjork – Hyperballad.

Bjork is probably the most successful artist in Iceland. Her music is electronic, mixed with vocals. Last album was made only with sounds from human voices. She was featured in the Athens Olympic Games Opening Ceremony, with her track Oceania

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