Hello dear readers, another week passed by and here I am with a new weekend songs list. Just noticed how fast the time is ticking away. Art is what's making this life a bit more bearable so please go out and enjoy the concerts, shows, theaters, exhibitions and movies. After all, these are the things that can connect us to the peaceful and pleasant world that all of us dream of.
As Pablo Picasso once said;
“Art is the lie that enables us to realize the truth.”
So here is our 5 songs for this weekend;
David Bowie - "Wild Is The Wind"
Curtis Harding - "Need Your Love"
Isaac Gracie - "The Death of You and I"
The HU - "Yuve Yuve Yu"
Theon Cross - "Candace of Meroe"
Hope you have a great weekend.
nb. You can open the actual youtube page by clicking the name on the upper left side of each video.
Talk Talk was one of my favorite bands in the 80s. They were truly a different synth-pop group with a relatively different sound. Mark Hollis was the co-founder and the lead singer of Talk Talk and also the writer of the hits "Life's What You Make It", "Such A Shame" and "It's My Life". I am sure everyone remembers those hits but Talk Talk's later years and their recordings that came after their biggest success "The Colour of Spring" are also remarkable (not commercially but musically though...).
Talk Talk - "It's My Life"
The group disbanded in 1992 and Mark Hollis did keep his hands off the music industry to spend more time with his family until he recorded a solo album in 1998. This recording was called "Mark Hollis". It was a special album recorded without any commercial concerns or expectations. It was minimal, quiet but intense with lots of meanings. AllMusic called it "quite possibly the most quiet and intimate record ever made".
Mark Hollis - "A Life (1895-1915)"
Most probably that was his last musical endeavor. He was really quiet till the day he passed away on February 25th.
I am sure he will always be remembered as a great musician.
No I didn't misspell the word "Spellling" because that's how Chrystia Cabral names her band, actually a one person band. Can only one person form a band I don't know, but she sure doesn't sound solo.
Spellling is an artist from Berkeley, California. Her first album called "Pantheon of Me" was self-recorded at home in 2017. 2 years later came the second album, "Mazy Fly" which I believe could be the best issue of the year so far.
The songs in the recording sound great but especially her soulful voice is amazing. You can hear wonderful synth riffs and cool textures almost in every song.
"Haunted Water" by Spellling
When I was listening to the full album I felt a different vibe that is difficult to explain but kinda lofty and benevolent, really don't know why... There is this naiveness in the songs that take you away from the evils of this world even though some of the songs are really dark in nature but still...
"Hard to Please"
Listen to the album. I am sure you will not regret it.
Strange post title, Kankyō Ongaku, that can be translated from Japanese as "environmental music". In this post I will try to introduce to you a great album issued by "Light in the Attic" records. The title of the album is "Kankyō Ongaku: Japanese Ambient, Environmental & New Age Music 1980-1990".
The compilation is dexterously made by Spencer Doran, creator of the American electronic music duo Visible Cloaks and it includes many leading artists such as Haruomi Hosono, Ryuichi Sakamoto and Joe Hisaishi, as well as other pioneers like Hiroshi Yoshimura, Yoshio Ojima and Satoshi Ashikawa.
One note; you may only find the abridged version in music streaming services, the actual album consists of 3 LPs or 2 CDs.
Listening to the full album is a great experience and probably one of the best opportunities to get to know Japan's best ambient, minimal, avant-garde and new age musical examples from the 80s.
The genre of ambient music has always been an interest to Japanese musicians and other artists after the 70s and this type of music has been used in many different areas of the Japanese art scene. The pieces you hear in this collection were once in commercials, exhibitions and even in Muji stores.
The album proves the capacity of the Japanese ambient musicians that have been following the footsteps of Eric Satie, John Cage and Brian Eno. You will hear a lot of synth music and sound effects in a minimal but at the same time spacious atmosphere.
One last remarkable point on the collection is that all the artists taking place in the compilation are coming from very different musical backgrounds and yet the recording gives the listener a sensation that there is an immense continuity between each piece. I almost got the feeling of being beamed up to a magical space...
Let's conclude with two fine examples from the album.
Hello everyone from a foggy town. Looks like we will have a snowy weekend, a good opportunity to stay at home to listen to music and tidying up the collections and archives.
As Mr. Tom Waits says;
“The Universe is making music all the time.”
Here is our list for this weekend;
The Chemical Brothers - "Got To Keep On"
Thom Yorke - "Suspirium"
Mitski - "Geyser"
Kamasi Washington - "Fists of Fury"
Mansun - "Electric Man"
Hope you have a great weekend.
nb. You can open the actual youtube page by clicking the name on the upper left side of each video.
Hello everyone, another entry for the weekend songs. Just heard a cool band thanks to my dear friend from Basel. You may listen to them as the first song of the weekend list. I found out that the band is going to be in my hometown next week but all nights are sold out, meaning that I am already a bit late for discovering them...
As Rachmaninov once said;
“Music is enough for a lifetime, but a lifetime is not enough for music.”
Here's our list of 5 songs for the weekend;
Khruangbin - "White Gloves"
Sharon Van Etten - "Seventeen"
Cécile McLorin Salvant - "You're My Thrill"
Colin Stetson - "Aftermath"
Old and New Dreams - "Chairman Mao"
Hope you have a great weekend.
nb. You can open the actual youtube page by clicking the name on the upper left side of each video.
Sorry for being a day late for the weekend list, I was away on a business travel in Dubai. Lovely break weather wise and wonderful opportunity to meet up with old dear friends.
As Kahlil Gibran once said;
“Music is the language of the spirit. It opens the secret of life bringing peace, abolishing strife.”
So here is our weekend's list;
Brad Mehldau - "And I Love Her"
Kraftwerk - "The Man Machine"
Tamino - "Habibi"
CAN - "Vitamin C"
Lead Belly - "Where Did You Sleep Last Night?"
Hope you have a great weekend.
nb. You can open the actual youtube page by clicking the name on the upper left side of each video.
