Barack Obama’s election to the post of President of the US of A has caused a recurring image to haunt my tiny little mind: Princess Diana’s dead and mangled corpse trapped in the mess of a brutal car wreck.
Mass hysteria is all about and I feel left out. Idiots besiege me; they are in my life, on the net and making stupid toasts the world over. These are the people that I’d normally consider to carry some intelligence and depth. These are my people.
It’s not that I think that I’m clever, far from it, so how can all these people be so dumb?
Whatever skin the man wears, the man is still a politician.
I’m as delighted to see the back of Bush, but that doesn’t make his Democratic replacement the new messiah, and even if it did, what have messiahs brought? For the most part, war.
Afghanistan, enjoy...
Here I am having a nice walk in the Sussex countryside:
The fuss will all die down now. Yay.
It was only 90% dark when I left work. Yay. Yay. Yay.
Fabpants Recommends: There’s so much music I want to recommend I could wet myself. I have been listening to CDs in the mornings and it’s lovely.
Gone is ‘The Today Show’. I’m boycotting the news. I’m living in a different time zone. Gaza all kicked off after I started reading a book about Palestine. The book is set in the early nineties. I need to stick with the rave years for now. Otherwise, my book reading will get confused. I will catch up with current affairs later. If anything happens that I need to know IMMEDIATELY, please let me know. Otherwise, shhh.
My morning CDs are not fresh releases. They are heavily vetted items, considered worthy of purchase. Here are the two that have been getting me up for the past week.
Deerhoof – Friend Opportunity (2007)
It’s old, but gold. Here’s a sample for you:
Download MP3: Deerhoof - 81 (courtesy of krs5rc.com)
Radar Bros. – Auditorium (2008)
This album was bought at their lovely Brighton gig. Taste it with me and dream:
Download MP3: Radar Bros. - Warm Rising Sun (courtesy of mineorecords.com)
Download MP3: Radar Bros. - Hearts of Crows (courtesy of mineorecords.com)
Download MP3: Radar Bros. - Happy Spirits (courtesy of mineorecords.com)
Loney Dear – Dear John
As for 2009, Loney Dear is back with the album ‘Dear John’. Oh me oh my, new Loney Dear. Please play the UK again Mr Loney Dear.
Download MP3: Loney Dear - Airport Surroundings (courtesy of spin.com)
Download MP3: Loney Dear - I Was Only Going Out (courtesy of idisk.mac.com)
M Ward - Hold Time
M Ward is about to release ‘Hold Time’ and it’s everywhere after being played in full on NPR Music. It’s sweetly wonderful. I’m particularly enchanted by the cover of ‘Rave On’. I love Buddy Holly, and listen to him on my MP3 player when on long journeys. He always cheers my rotten old heart.
Download MP3: M. Ward - For Beginners (courtesy of kickinthepeanuts.com)
Download MP3: M. Ward - Never Had Nobody Like You (pathfinderpat.files.wordpress.com)
Download MP3: M. Ward - Jailbird (courtesy of puddlegum.net)
Download MP3: M. Ward - Hold Time (courtesy of jamsbio.com)
Download MP3: Buddy Holly – Rave On (courtesy of fusion45.com)
Marissa Nadler - Little Hells
For the future, I am 100% looking forward to Marissa Nadler’s new album. Eee. Eee. Eee. In the meantime, I’m enjoying her blog and this escapee track:
Download MP3: Marissa Nadler - River of Dirt (courtesy of kemado.com)
As for new finds, Brontosaurus Chorus is a band I stumbled across whilst following a winding internet path into strange new lands. They have the makings of something rather good.
Download MP3: Brontosaurus Chorus - The Myth of Love (sorry, this link has died)
Finally, here’s a song for cyclist like me. This song intrigues me. It takes you on a very long and weird journey that is sometimes nearly good, sometimes fucking awful, but strangely fascinating. More than anything, I just want to share the experience. Be disturbed:
Download MP3: The Grave Architects – The Bike Song (sorry, this link has died)
There is more, so much more music, but that’s it for now. As a parting note, I really wanted to give you the track ‘Petty Sessions’ from Half Man Half Biscuit, but I’m a bandwidth thief and no one else is hosting it. Truly, I have searched, and searched and searched.
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