Sad to hear the news of Ginger Baker's passing away. He was an incredible drummer and at the same time an amazing character...
I remember listening to his wonderful drumming with Cream and Blind Faith. I did not follow his works too much later on but he was always active in various musical endeavors.
He was a difficult person and his relation with fans, band members, promoters etc. were volatile,
and you can witness this in the below documentary called "Beware of Mr. Baker" made by Jay Bulger in 2012.
Back from South Africa with a lot of good memories (and some wine too)...It is always sad to see such beautiful and rich countries suffering from so many meaningless conflicts. Anyhow we still need to keep our chins up and hope that the world will be a better place.
As Aaron Copland once said;
"To stop the flow of music would be like the stopping
of time itself, incredible and inconceivable."
Here is our list for this weekend;
Clare Maguire - "Falling Leaves"
Steve Lehman & Sélébéyone - "Laamb"
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - "Red Right Hand"
Björk - "It's Oh So Quiet"
Messer Chups - "Magneto"
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.
This week the song proposal is coming from a dear friend with whom I share the passion of electronic music and instruments. You may also follow his blog/website from the below address:
"Warm Leatherette" is a song by Daniel Miller's project The Normal, released in 1978. The lyrics of "Warm Leatherette" reference J.G. Ballard's controversial 1973 novel Crash, which had heavily influenced Daniel Miller. Together with his college friend, he had worked on a film script based on the book, but after the project was abandoned, Miller decided to "write a song encapsulating [the script] in 2 and a half minutes". The song was recorded in Miller's apartment using two Revox B-77 tape machines. A series of sawtooth waves were recorded on a $150 Korg 700S synthesizer.
Miller took the record to a few independent music shops, including Rough Trade in London, where it would be played to customers. "Warm Leatherette" was released as the B-side to "T.V.O.D.", the only single by Miller's musical project The Normal, and the very first release on his Mute Records label. However, since it was "Warm Leatherette" that gained more public attention, it was featured as the lead song on subsequent single re-releases. Although Miller did not expect the single to be successful, it sold thirty thousand copies.
The single was an early example of the then-burgeoning industrial music genre, emerging on a wave of numerous electronic pop experiments of the late 1970s in the UK. It has since been described as having "revolutionised electronic music with its punk aesthetic, stark sound and dark subject matter" and has been covered by numerous artists.
And here are the 3 versions I chose for you;
Grace Jones -"Warm Leatherette"
Trent Reznor, Jeordie White, Peter Murphy and Atticus Ross-"Warm Leatherette"
Deathface - "Warm Leatherette"
Now the floor is yours, go ahead and make your comments (here, Instagram, Facebook wherever you feel like...).
nb. Please note that I intentionally do not include the original versions of the songs as it would be a little unfair to the artists covering the songs, and I am sure that sometimes you will be surprised to see that the songs you thought were the originals are just covers...
I would like to thank the blog followers for their interactivity because this series have been one of the most popular posts ever. I even started to get song requests. So thank you all for that. Please keep your requests and comments coming...
Our song for this week is;
"The Man Who Sold the World"
"The Man Who Sold the World" is a song written and performed by David Bowie. It is the title track of his third album, which was released in the US in November 1970 and in the UK in April 1971. This song is about a man who no longer recognizes himself and feels awful about it. For years, Bowie struggled with his identity and expressed himself through his songs, often creating characters to perform them.
The song was reworked by Bowie, featuring atmospheric synths, a new bassline, techno-style drums and a notably darker mood, for performances in concerts from 1995 to 1997, including the 1995 MTV Europe Music Awards. Bowie later returned to playing the original version in the 2000s.
And here are the 3 versions I chose for you;
Lulu - "The Man Who Sold the World"
Nirvana - "The Man Who Sold the World"
Midge Ure - "The Man Who Sold the World"
Now the floor is yours, go ahead and make your comments (here, Instagram, Facebook wherever you feel like...).
nb. Please note that I intentionally do not include the original versions of the songs as it would be a little unfair to the artists covering the songs, and I am sure that sometimes you will be surprised to see that the songs you thought were the originals are just covers...
