idol worship?

2005-04-17T15:21:13Z

i promised emily officefurniture that i would upload more durutti column tracks. so i have. warning: casual listening will soon grow into an acute obsession.

from lc:
sketch for dawn I
jaqueline
sketch for dawn II
the missing boy

from the return of the durutti column:
requiem for a father
sketch for winter
lips that would kiss
sleep will come

from the sporadic recordings:
the final cut
sketch for a manchester summer 1989
for steven patrick

from lips that would kiss/madeline:
piece for an ideal

now that i'm done scaring you away...a few random tracks.
manic street preachers-wattsville blues
i'm not crazy, am i? i'm not the only one who thinks that nicky wire sounds like mark e. smith here. well, whatever it is, i've come to the conclusion that nicky wire should never, ever sing again. it's a bit funny.

television personalities-i know where syd barrett lives
i have seleena councilestate to thank for this...kinda. well, i found out about them through her journal, so yeah. i really like this band now.

m.i.a.-pull up the people
if i could dance, i would to this song. i think i really like m.i.a. more than i normally would because she worked with justine frischmann, who i've had a womancrush on since i was 12, and steve mackey, who got closer to jarvis than i ever will! but no, this song is really fun.

p.s. i am listening to jonny greenwood's bodysong. i would upload a track or two, but this is one of those albums that you need to listen to all together [/teasing], so i'm sorry. but...it's kind of genius, alright? so, until later.

01. random things i've been attached to

2005-04-07T21:33:24Z

erm, first post? alright.

the durutti column-you've heard it before
the durutti column-sketch for summer
i don't think many people know about the durutti column (aside from the little bit in 24 hour party people?), and i hope you don't. i don't want to begin every post with "you've probably heard this..." so.
going on, the durutti column is primarily vini reilly, an anorexic manc with a kind of puffball haircut, and his utter guitar magic-or whatever other instrument is nearby. they're quiet, lovely little understated songs that sound like summer days in the english countryside. i will definitely be posting more durutti column songs in the future.

radiohead-shot by both sides (live magazine cover)
a cover of one of the best magazine songs ever by...well, radiohead. doesn't really need an explanation. knowing that a lot of people on my lj friends list are radiohead obsessives, they've probably heard this...anyway. the quality isn't anything to brag about, but it's a faithful cover and a nice thing to say you've heard.

strangelove-sway
okay, if you want the truth, i came across strangelove for two reasons: 1. patrick duff was really fit, and 2. being the suedenerd that i am, i knew that alex lee, who replaced neil in suede, used to be in this band. now that i've actually heard it, i think patrick duff is, at times, is a bit too melodramatic for me, but this song i really love. patrick was always better when his voice was gentler, and this is a good example. and richard oakes plays strings!

art brut-these animal menswe@r
everyone probably knows who art brut is, so yeah. and apparently eddie argos is the "new jarvis cocker," even though jarvis cocker doesn't really need a new one, as he's still the fucking coolest man alive, but i digress. this song has the best. title. ever. and i really want to hear "fuck the msp" by one of eddie argos' million side projects, if only for the line "nicky wire can suck my cock." because, well, fuck lifeblood, really.

patrick wolf-teignmouth
i like to sing along to this song in a soft little choir voice. patrick wolf is a genius, end of story.

...aaaaaand i'm spent.

overdosed on that london sound.

idol worship?

01. random things i've been attached to