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  • Favourite Songs In Movie Moments

    Out 24 2009, 17h55 por thomas10

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    1 Them - It's All Over Now Baby Blue
    as used in "Basquiat"
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    2 Underworld - TocarBorn Slippy
    as used in "Trainspotting"
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    3 Gioacchino Rossini - TocarThe Thieving Magpie
    as used in "Clockwork Orange"
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    4 Love and Rockets - TocarThis Heaven
    as used in "The Doom Generation"
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    5 Bo Diddley - TocarBo Diddley
    as used in "Fritz The Cat"
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    6 Tom Waits - TocarInnocent When You Dream (78)
    as used in "Smoke"
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    7 M.I.A. - TocarPaper Planes
    as used in "Slumdog Millionaire"
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    8 Dick Dale - TocarMisirlou
    as used in "Pulp Fiction"
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    9 Simon & Garfunkel - TocarThe Only Living Boy in New York
    as used in "Garden State"
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    10 Stealers Wheel - TocarStuck In The Middle With You
    as used in "Reservoir Dogs"
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    11 T. Rex - TocarCosmic Dancer
    as used in "Billie Elliott"
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    12 Joy Division - Atmosphere
    as used in "Control"
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    13 Mulatu Astatke - Yekermo Sew
    as used in "Broken Flowers"
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    14 Laura Nyro - It's Gonna Take a Miracle
    as used in "A Home At The End Of The World"
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    15 Iggy Pop - TocarLust For Life
    as used in "Trainspotting"
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    16 Bob Dylan - Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again
    as used in "Fear and Loathing In Las Vegas"
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    17 Wendy Rene - TocarAfter Laughter (Comes Tears)
    as used in "Gegen Die Wand"
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    18 Dinah Washington - TocarWhat A Difference A Day Makes
    as used in "Lola Rennt"
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    19 Bobby Womack - TocarAcross 110th Street
    as used in "Jackie Brown"
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    20 Iron & Wine - TocarSuch Great Heights
    as used in "Garden State"
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    21 The Stranglers - TocarGolden Brown
    as used in "Snatch"
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    22 Bob Marley & The Wailers - TocarIs This Love
    as used in "In The Name Of The Father"
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    23 The Soggy Bottom Boys - TocarI Am A Man Of Constant Sorrow
    as used in "O Brother Where Art Thou"
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    24 The Velvet Underground - TocarVenus In Furs
    as used in "The Doors"
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    25 Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - TocarRed Right Hand
    as used in "Scream"
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    26 The Doors - The End
    as used in "Apocalypse Now"
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    27 Sam Cooke - TocarA Change Is Gonna Come
    as used in "Malcolm X"
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    28 DeVotchKa - How It Ends
    as used in "Little Miss Sunshine"
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    29 Esquivel - TocarMucha Muchacha
    as used in "The Big Lebowski"
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    30 Van Morrison - TocarGloria
    as used in "The Outsiders"
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    31 Tom Waits - Little Drop of Poison
    as used in "Shrek 2"
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    32 Bob Marley & The Wailers - TocarBurnin' And Lootin'
    as used in "La Haine"
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    33 Eddie Vedder - TocarThe Wolf
    as used in "Into The Wild"
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    34 Louis Armstrong - TocarWhat A Wonderful World
    as used in "Bowling For Columbine"
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    35 Nancy Sinatra - TocarBang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)
    as used in "Kill Bill"
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    36 Hot Chocolate - TocarYou Sexy Thing
    as used in "Boogie Nights"
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    37 Folk Implosion - TocarNothing Gonna Stop
    as used in "Kids"
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    38 Sergei Rachmaninoff - Piano Concerto No.3
    as used in "Shine"
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    39 Nine Inch Nails - TocarCloser
    as used in "Se7en"
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    40 Simon & Garfunkel - TocarScarborough Fair/Canticle
    as used in "The Graduate"
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    41 Derek and the Dominos - Layla
    as used in "GoodFellas"
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    42 Bee Gees - TocarStayin' Alive
    as used in "Airplane"
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    43 Death in Vegas - TocarGirls
    as used in "Lost In Translation"
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    44 Dusty Springfield - TocarSon Of A Preacher Man
    as used in "Pulp Fiction"
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    45 Ludwig van Beethoven - TocarFür Elise
    as used in "Elephant"
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    46 Public Enemy - TocarFight The Power
    as used in "Do The Right Thing"
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    47 The Pogues - Summer In Siam
    as used in "Basquiat"
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    48 Smith - Baby It's You
    as used in "Death Proof"
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    49 Daniel Lanois - TocarThe Maker
    as used in "Sling Blade"
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    50 Harry Nilsson - TocarCoconut
    as used in "Reservoir Dogs"
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    51 Jefferson Airplane - TocarWhite Rabbit
    as used in "Fear and Loathing In Las Vegas"
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    52 David Bowie - TocarCat People
    as used in "Inglorious Basterds"
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    53 The Pogues - The Old Main Drag
    as used in "My Own Private Idaho"
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    54 Cowboy Junkies - TocarSweet Jane
    as used in "Natural Born Killers"
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    55 Blind Willie Johnson - TocarLet Your Light Shine On Me
    as used in "The Ladykillers"
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    56 Sigur Rós - Samskeyti
    as used in "Mysterious Skin"
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    57 Pixies - Where Is My Mind?
    as used in "Fight Club"
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    58 Santo & Johnny - TocarSleep Walk
    as used in "La Bamba"
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    59 Gary Jules - Mad World
    as used in "Donnie Darko"
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    76 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - TocarRequiem
    as used in "Amadeus"
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    61 Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - TocarFrom Her To Eternity
    as used in "Der Himmel Über Berlin"
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    62 Marilyn Manson - TocarI Put A Spell On You
    as used in "Lost Highway"
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    63 Bruce Springsteen - TocarStreets of Philadelphia
    as used in "Philadelphia"
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    64 Carl Orff - TocarO Fortuna
    as used in "The Doors"
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    65 Creedence Clearwater Revival - TocarFortunate Son
    as used in "Forrest Gump"
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    66 George Gershwin - TocarAn American In Paris
    as used in "As Good As It Gets"
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    67 Seu Jorge - TocarRebel Rebel
    as used in "The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou"
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    68 Elliott Smith - Between The Bars
    as used in "Good Will Hunting"
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    69 The Kinks - Dedicated Follower Of Fashion
    as used in "In The Name Of The Father"
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    70 Patsy Cline - TocarCrazy
    as used in "C.R.A.Z.Y."
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    71 Smog - TocarCold Blooded Old Times
    as used in "High Fidelity"
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    72 Charles Trenet - TocarLa Mer
    as used in "The Diving Bell and The Butterfly"
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    73 Nine Inch Nails - TocarDead Souls
    as used in "The Crow"
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    74 Meat Beat Manifesto - Paradise Now
    as used in "The Doom Generation"
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    75 U2 - Daddy's Gonna Pay for Your Crashed Car
    as used in "The Pillow Book"
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    76 Richard Berry - Loui Loui
    as used in "Coffee And Cigarettes"
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    77 Giacomo Puccini - Madame Butterfly
    as used in "Natural Born Killers"
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    78 Patti Smith - TocarDancing Barefoot
    as used in "The Basketball Diaries"
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    79 The McCoys - TocarHang On Sloopy
    as used in "The People vs Larry Flynt"
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    80 Boy George - TocarThe Crying Game
    as used in "The Crying Game"
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    81 The Jimi Hendrix Experience - TocarIf 6 Was 9
    as used in "Point Break"
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    82 Girls Against Boys - Kill the Sexplayer
    as used in "Clerks"
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    83 The Young Rascals - Groovin'
    as used in "Platoon"
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    84 Portishead - TocarRoads
    as used in "Tank Girl"
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    85 Ben E. King - TocarStand by me
    as used in "Stand By Me"
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    86 Junior Murvin - TocarPolice & Thieves
    as used in "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels"
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    87 Annie Lennox - Don't Let It Bring You Down
    as used is "American Beauty"
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    88 Richard Strauss - TocarAlso Sprach Zarathustra: Einleitung
    as used in "2001: A Space Odyssey"
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    89 Frank Zappa - TocarDirty Love
    as used in "The Ice Storm"
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    90 The Smiths - There Is a Light That Never Goes Out
    as used in "500 Days Of Summer"
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    91 Ali Farka Touré - Ai Du
    as used in "L'Auberge Espagnole"
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    92 George Baker Selection - TocarLittle Green Bag
    as used in "Reservoir Dogs"
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    93 Charlie Parker - TocarApril In Paris
    as used in "Basquiat"
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    94 Nena - Tocar99 Luftballons
    as used in "Boogie Nights"
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    95 Echo & The Bunnymen - People Are Strange
    as used in "The Lost Boys"
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    96 Richard Wagner - TocarRide of the Valkyries
    as used in "Apocalypse Now"
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    97 Tommy James and The Shondells - Crimson and Clover
    as used in "Coffee And Cigarettes"
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    98 Bono & Gavin Friday - In the Name of the Father
    as used in "In The Name Of The Father"
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    99 Brian Eno - TocarBy This River
    as used in "Y Tu Mama Tambien"
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    100 Louis Armstrong - TocarLa Vie En Rose
    as used in "Wall-E"
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    101 Sonic Youth - TocarSuperstar
    as used in "Juno"
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    102 Ludwig van Beethoven - 9th Symphony
    as used in "Clockwork Orange"
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    103 Nortec Collective - Babel
    as used in "Babel"
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    104 Johnny Cash - TocarTennessee Stud
    as used in "Jackie Brown"
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    105 Elton John - TocarTiny Dancer
    as used in "Almost Famous"
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    106 Big Mama Thornton - Sing Out For Jesus
    as used in "Vanishing Point"
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    107 ZZ Top - Tush
    as used in "Dazed and Confused"
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    108 Gerard McMann - Cry Little Sister
    as used in "The Lost Boys"
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    109 Timmy Thomas - Why Can't We Live Together
    as used in "Boys Don't Cry"
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    110 Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - TocarAmerican Girl
    as used in "Silence Of The Lambs"
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    111 Pat Travers - TocarSnortin' Whiskey
    as used in "Sideways"
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    112 Elvis Presley - TocarA Little Less Conversation
    as used in "Oceans Eleven"
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    113 Urge Overkill - TocarGirl, You'll Be a Woman Soon
    as used in "Pulp Fiction"
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    114 Sly & The Family Stone - TocarEveryday People
    as used in "Milk"
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    115 Massive Attack - TocarDaydreaming
    as used in "Nowhere"
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    116 Nancy Sinatra - TocarThese Boots Are Made for Walkin'
    as used in "Full Metal Jacket"
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    117 The Troggs - TocarLove Is All Around
    as used in "Get Real"
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    118 Chavela Vargas - Paloma negra
    as used in "Frida"
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    119 The Velvet Underground - TocarPale Blue Eyes
    as used in "The Diving Bell And The Butterfly"
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    120 Bill Withers - TocarWho Is He (And What Is He to You)?
    as used in "Jackie Brown"
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    121 The Church - TocarUnder The Milky Way
    as used in "Donnie Darko"
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    122 Roy Orbison - TocarIn Dreams
    as used in "Blue Velvet"
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    123 The Coasters - TocarDown In Mexico
    as used in "Death Proof"
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    124 Harry Nilsson - TocarEverybody's Talkin'
    as used in "Midnight Cowboy"
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    125 Diamanda Galas - I Put A Spell On You
    as used in "Natural Born Killers"
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    126 Guns N' Roses - TocarYou Could Be Mine
    as used in "Terminator II"
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    127 Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel - TocarMake Me Smile (Come Up And See Me)
    as used in "Velvet Goldmine"
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    128 Ludwig van Beethoven - TocarOde to Joy
    as used in "Raising Arizona"
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    129 Bob Marley & The Wailers - TocarThree Little Birds
    as used in "I Am Legend"
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    130 Sonny & Cher - TocarI Got You Babe
    as used in "Groundhog Day"
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    131 Zapp & Roger - TocarMore Bounce to the Ounce
    as used in "La Haine"
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    132 Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - TocarHer Eyes Are a Blue Million Miles
    as used in "The Big Lebowski"
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    133 Ray LaMontagne - TocarYou Are The Best Thing
    as used in "I Love You, man"
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    134 P.I.L. - This is Not A Love Song
    as used in "Waltz With Bashir"
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    135 The Trashmen - TocarSurfin' Bird
    as used in "Full Metal Jacket"
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    136 Celia Cruz - La Vida Es Un Carnaval
    as used in "Amores Perros"
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    137 Georg Friedrich Händel - TocarAtalanta, HWV 35, Act I: Care selve, ombre beate
    as used in "Funny Games"
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    138 Nirvana - TocarSomething In The Way
    as used in "Jarhead"
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    139 ZZ Top - Mexican Blackbird
    as used in "From Dusk 'Till Dawn"
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    140 Alphaville - Forever Young
    as used in "Lilya 4-Ever"
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    141 Nina Simone - TocarMy Baby Just Cares For Me
    as used in "Shallow Grave"
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    142 Soft Cell - TocarTainted Love
    as used in "Bruno"
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    143 Lynyrd Skynyrd - TocarThat Smell
    as used in "Blow"
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    144 Wang Chung - TocarDance Hall Days
    as used in "Bachelor Party"
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    145 Bryan Ferry - More Than This
    as used in "Lost In Translation"
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    146 Edith Piaf - TocarMilord
    as used in "The Bucket List"
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    147 David Bowie - TocarLet's Dance
    as used in "Charlie Wilson's War"
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    148 Johnny Cash - TocarRing Of Fire
    as used in "U-Turn"
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    149 Selena - TocarGod's Child (Baila Conmigo)
    as used in "Blue In The Face"
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    150 Nina Simone - TocarI Got It Bad and That Ain't Good
    as used in "The Big Lebowski"
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  • Best Albums of The Noughties (2000-2009)

    Set 8 2009, 6h24 por thomas10

    2009; (Still in progress)

    1 Alela Diane - To Be Still
    2 Antony and the Johnsons - The Crying Light
    3 Fever Ray - Fever Ray
    4 Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion
    5 Dez Mona - Hilfe Kommt
    6 Lee Fields & The Expressions - My World
    7 The Veils - Sun Gangs
    8 Fat Freddy's Drop - Dr. Boondigga & The Big BW
    9 Soulsavers - Broken
    10 A Place to Bury Strangers - Exploding Head
    11 Akron/Family - Set 'Em Wild, Set 'Em Free
    12 Archive - Controlling Crowds
    13 Madeleine Peyroux - Bare Bones
    14 The Whitest Boy Alive - Rules
    15 Joe Bonamassa - The Ballad Of John Henry

    2008;

    1 Grace Jones - Hurricane
    2 Tindersticks - The Hungry Saw
    3 Portishead - Third
    4 Bonnie 'Prince' Billy - Lie Down In The Light
    5 Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago
    6 Kings of Leon - Only by the Night
    7 TV on the Radio - Dear Science
    8 Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Dig Lazarus Dig!!!
    9 Chad VanGaalen - Soft Airplane
    10 Barry Adamson - Back To The Cat
    11 Lulu Rouge - Bless you
    12 Shearwater - Rook
    13 Calexico - Carried To Dust
    14 Herman Düne - Next Year in Zion
    15 The Black Angels - Directions To See A Ghost

    2007;

    1 LCD Soundsystem - Sound Of Silver
    2 The Cave Singers - Invitation Songs
    3 Radiohead - In Rainbows
    4 Robert Wyatt - Comicopera
    5 Bruce Springsteen - Magic
    6 Andrew Bird - Armchair Apocrypha
    7 The Angels of Light - We Are Him
    8 Adrian Orange & Her Band - Adrian Orange & Her Band
    9 The Field - From Here We Go Sublime
    10 Josh Ritter - The Historical Conquests of Josh Ritter
    11 Tinariwen - Aman Iman; Water Is Life
    12 Okkervil River - The Stage Names
    13 Robert Plant & Alison Krauss - Raising Sand
    14 Editors - An End Has An Start
    15 Mary Gauthier - Between Daylight And Dark

    2006;

    1 Beirut - Gulag Orkestar
    2 Tom Waits - Orphans
    3 Ray LaMontagne - 'Till The Sun Turns Black
    4 Alela Diane - The Pirate's Gospel
    5 !!! - Myth Takes
    6 Amy Winehouse - Back To Black
    7 Burial - Burial
    8 Bonnie 'Prince' Billy - The Letting Go
    9 Cold War Kids - Robbers & Cowards
    10 Toumani Diabate's Symmetric Orchestra - Boulevard De L'independance
    11 Oneida - Happy New Year
    12 Midlake - The Trials Of Van Occupanther
    13 Guillemots - Through The Windowpane
    14 The Black Angels - Passover
    15 Snow Patrol - Eyes Open

    2005;

    1 Antony and the Johnsons - I Am a Bird Now
    2 Amadou & Mariam - Dimanche a Bamako
    3 Devendra Banhart - Cripple Crow
    4 Andrew Bird - Andrew Bird & the Mysterious Production of Eggs
    5 The Kills - No Wow
    6 Black Mountain - Black Mountain
    7 Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
    8 LCD Soundsystem - LCD Soundsystem
    9 Ali Farka Touré - In the Heart of the Moon
    10 Gorillaz - Demon Days
    11 El Michels Affair - Sounding Out the City
    12 Tosca - J.A.C.
    13 Alice Russell - My Favourite Letters
    14 Fat Freddy's Drop - Based on a True Story
    15 Bloc Party - Silent Alarm

    2004;

    1 Arcade Fire - Funeral
    2 Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Abattoir Blues/The Lyre of Orpheus
    3 Björk - Medúlla
    4 Los Lobos - The Ride
    5 Madvillain - Madvillainy
    6 Zita Swoon - A Song About a Girls
    7 The Roots - The Tipping Point
    8 Modest Mouse - Good News for People Who Love Bad News
    9 Electrelane - The Power Out
    10 J.J. Cale - To Tulsa and Back
    11 Kings of Convenience - Riot On Empty Street
    12 Ozomatli - Street Signs
    13 Iron & Wine - Our Endless Numbered Days
    14 Mory Kante - Sabou
    15 Razorlight - Up All Night

    2003;

    1 OutKast - Speakerboxxx/ The Love Below
    2 Bonnie 'Prince' Billy - Master and Everyone
    3 The White Stripes - Elephant
    4 Lhasa - The Living Road
    5 Hieroglyphics - Full Circle
    6 Calexico - Feast of Wire
    7 A. Skillz & Krafty Kuts - Tricka Technology
    8 The Mars Volta - De-Loused in the Comatorium
    9 Amy Winehouse - Frank
    10 Sun Kil Moon - Ghosts of the Great Highway
    11 Tindersticks - Waiting for the Moon
    12 Vetiver - Vetiver
    13 Kelis - Tasty
    14 Ibrahim Ferrer - Buenos Hermanos
    15 Rufus Wainwright - Want One

    2002;

    1 N.E.R.D. - In Search Of...
    2 Johnny Cash - American IV: The Man Comes Around
    3 Missy Elliott - Under Construction
    4 Peter Gabriel - Up
    5 Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
    6 Orchestra Baobab - Specialist In All Styles
    7 Moloko - Statues
    8 Clinic - Walking With Thee
    9 Coldplay - A Rush Of Blood To The Head
    10 Spinvis - Spinvis
    11 Interpol - Turn on the Bright Lights
    12 Archive - You All Look The Same To Me
    13 Sigur Rós - ( )
    14 Songs: Ohia - Didn't It Rain
    15 Queens of the Stone Age - Songs For The Deaf

    2001;

    1 Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - No More Shall We Part
    2 Manu Chao - Proxima Estacion; Esperanza
    3 Tinariwen - The Radio Tisdas Sessions
    4 Angie Stone - Mahogany Soul
    5 Gorillaz - Gorillaz
    6 Rufus Wainwright - Poses
    7 The Strokes - Is This It
    8 Noir Désir - Des visages des figures
    9 Björk - Vespertine
    10 Yann Tiersen - Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain
    11 Bilal - 1st Born Second
    12 Gomez - Liquid Skin
    13 Ian Brown - Music of the Spheres
    14 Angels Of Light - How I Loved You
    15 Fanfare Ciocarlia - Iag Bari

    2000;

    1 Johnny Cash - American III: Solitary Man
    2 U2 - All That You Can't Leave Behind
    3 Jill Scott - Who Is Jill Scott?
    4 Antony and the Johnsons - Antony and the Johnsons
    5 Radiohead - Kid A
    6 Erykah Badu - Mama's Gun
    7 Amon Tobin - Supermodified
    8 A Silver Mt. Zion - He has left us alone, but shafts of light sometimes grace the corner of our rooms
    9 16 Horsepower - Secret South
    10 Jurrasic 5 - quality control
    11 Rubén González - Chanchullo
    12 D'Angelo - Voodoo
    13 Elevator Suite - Barefoot & Shitfaced
    14 Godspeed You Black Emperor! - Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven
    15 The Avalanches - Since I Left You

    See also;
    Best Albums of The Late Fifties
    http://www.last.fm/user/thomas10/journal/2009/08/17/2y26bt_best_albums_of_the_late_fifties_%281956-1959%29

    Best Albums of The Sixties;
    http://www.last.fm/user/thomas10/journal/2009/08/17/2y23k7_best_albums_of_the_sixties_%281960-1969%29

    Best albums of The Seventies;
    http://www.last.fm/user/thomas10/journal/2009/08/17/2y22fg_best_albums_of_the_seventies_%281970-1979%29

    Best Albums of the Eighties;
    http://www.last.fm/user/thomas10/journal/2009/08/17/2y24lq_best_albums_of_the_eighties_%281980-1989%29

    Best Albums of The Nineties;
    http://www.last.fm/user/thomas10/journal/2009/08/17/2y25kn_best_albums_of_the_nineties_%281990-1999%29
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  • Best African Albums Ever

    Jul 18 2009, 19h19 por thomas10

    1 Fela Kuti - The Best of the Black President (1999)
    Nigeria
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    2 Salif Keita - The Mansa of Mali...a Retrospective (1994)
    Mali
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    3 King Sunny Adé - Juju Music (1982)
    Nigeria
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    4
    Thomas Mapfumo - Chimurenga Forever: The Best of Thomas Mapfumo (1995)
    Zimbabwe
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    5 Orchestra Baobab - Pirate's Choice (1982)
    Senegal
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    6 Tinariwen - Aman Iman; Water Is Life (2007)
    Mali
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    7
    Mulatu Astatke - Ethiopiques, Vol. 4: Ethio Jazz & Musique Instrumentale, 1969-1974 (1998)
    Ethiopia
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    8 Miriam Makeba - Pata Pata (1967)
    South Africa
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    9
    Toumani Diabate's Symmetric Orchestra - Boulevard De L'independance (2006)
    Mali
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    10 Hugh Masekela - The boys doin' it (1975)
    South Africa
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    11 Amadou & Mariam - Dimanche a Bamako (2005)
    Mali
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    12 Mahmoud Ahmed - Ethiopiques, Vol. 7: Ere Mela Mela (1999)
    Ethiopia
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    13 Ali Farka Touré - Ali Farka Touré (1988)
    Mali
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    14 Youssou N'Dour - Set (1990)
    Senegal
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    15 Khaled - Khaled (1991)
    Algeria
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    16 Baaba Maal - Missing You (Mi Yeewnii) (2001)
    Senegal
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    17 Orchestra Baobab - Specialist In All Styles (2002)
    Senegal
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    18 Franco - The Rumba Giant of Zaire (2000)
    Zaire
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    19 Baaba Maal & Mansour Seck - Djam Leelii (1989)
    Senegal
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    20 Fela Kuti - Confusion/Gentleman (2000)
    Nigeria
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    21 Babatunde Olatunji - Drums of Passion (1959)
    Nigeria
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    22 Tinariwen - The Radio Tisdas Sessions (2001)
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    23 Mory Kante - Sabou (2004)
    Guinea
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    24 Manu Dibango - Soul Makossa (1962)
    Cameroon
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    25 Toumani Diabaté - Djelika (1995)
    Mali
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    26 Miriam Makeba - Miriam Makeba (1960)
    South Africa
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    27 Femi Kuti - Femi Kuti (1995)
    Nigeria
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    28 Rakotozafy - Valiha Malaza (1995)
    Madagascar
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    29 Salif Keita - Soro (1987)
    Mali
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    30 Hugh Masekela - Grrr (1966)
    South Africa
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    31 Ali Farka Touré and Ry Cooder - Talking Timbuktu (1994)
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    32 Miriam Makeba - Sangoma (1988)
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    33 ismael lo - Ismael Lo (1992)
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    34 Rachid Taha - Made in Medina (2000)
    Algeria
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    35 Salif Keita - Amen (1991)
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    36 Alpha Blondy - Apartheid Is Nazism (1987)
    Cote d'Ivoire
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    37 Amadou & Mariam - Sou Ni Tile (1999)
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    38 Konono No1 - Congotronics (2005)
    Congo
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    39 Rokia Traore - Wanita (2000)
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    40 Habib Koite & Bamada - Muso Ko
    Mali
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  • [My Gang] Extra Golden - Anyango : Reco of the Week 31 Mar 09

    Mar 31 2009, 22h54 por Babs_05

    Track: TocarAnyango (free download)
    Artist: Extra Golden
    Album: Thank You Very Quickly (09 Mar 09)
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    Last.fm

    Oh. Em. Gee. I don't know if you know but there's a war on. Well, when I say war, I mean a virtual one online. Last.fm have proposed major changes to subscriptions and access to radios. Subscriptions in the UK will double to £3, US will pay $3 and Germany €3 though all three will still have a free service as they do now. The rest of the world is being asked to subscribe €3 or the equivalent to listen to radios. So the rest of the world still gets a free service, just they have to pay for radio. The reason for the change is advertising in UK/US/Germany is lucrative enough to subsidise running costs, but unfortunately, advertising in the rest of the world is not. If you've missed the details, which you most probably have, see the official blog or visit Forums.

    For now, the decision to introduce these changes this week have been postponed. A good thing as that gives people a chance to find out about it.

    The issue is serious enough to be debated heatedly across the web. No one doubts it's the economy that's brought this about, but there is plenty of discussion on whether it is a wise move or not. The main core of the argument is this: if something that used to be free can't be free anymore, should we support it and keep it going or is it time for another business model? Last.fm's proposal puts a foot in both camps by making key changes in both areas; it has adapted both its service and its business. By being the first to seek non-ad-based revenue to keep it global and available to as many as possible, it sets the tone for other free services who are struggling to do the same. (you may have heard Twitter and Facebook have proposed monetising their sites by introducing subscriptions) And if that happens, we're looking at an entirely different internet. So maybe war isn't the right word, maybe revolution is. Or a proposed one at any rate.



    Let's pretend it's not happening. With this week's reco, I am handing out rose-tinted sunnies and for 6 minutes, I propose we take a time out.

    No video this week. I hope I've done one better by bringing you this free download.

    Someone describing Anyango in Amazon says it "sounds like Jimmy Page grooving with Ali Farka Touré, a thrilling combination of different accented guitars calling and responding over explosive percussion."

    The music blog I Rock Cleveland writes, ""Anyango," the first song to emerge from their third full length, Thank You Very Quickly, is rhythmic, funky, and has one smokin' hot, Southern guitar lick, cutting in and out of the mix, like someone mashed The Allman Brothers into an unsuspecting, but oh so willing, cut off an obscure world music compilation. Globalization never sounded so good."

    They're both great descriptions. It sounds like classic rock, or blues rock maybe, mixed up with an African influence. On the other hand, you could also say it's a Kenyan band mixed up with American rock. Either way, you'd be right. And it doesn't really matter. What does matter is it's the real thing on both counts. Extra Golden is the joint project of two bands: Ian Eagleson's band Golden and Extra Solar Africa (the original band of Otieno Jagwasi and Onyango Wuod Omari).



    Writing in The Guardian recently, Ian Eagleson explains how this hybridisation differs from other examples, such as Paul Simon's Graceland. He says, "musicians working in disparate circumstances may have much more in common than one might expect. The music of Extra Golden's three albums was made possible and inspired by what its musicians had in common, and not the idea of a conscious juxtaposition." Working from the point-of-view of what's shared sets the foundation for the band. From here, instead of being daunted by the different styles of playing, the band members looked to complement each other. So instead of a Western-based album with exotic influences, we are offered a clever blend of both.

    The music will appeal to people who enjoy artists such as Amadou & Mariam. It's that joyful, infectious, celebratory nature of the music that's so attractive. The classic rock is the kind that's familiar and comforting, it's music we all know, and the varying African styles at times sound like those we know and other times not, giving us something different to enjoy without being too difficult. However, there the familiarity ends. Aural States writes, "Without verse-chorus-verse song structures, without polyrhythms, and often without English lyrics, this band has more to do with hard bop and fusion of the 50s and 60s than anything contemporary."

    It's music that brings people together and is ideally suited to outdoor summer festivals. It's got sunshine through and through. Let's put real life on hold another 6 minutes and play it again.

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  • DBH : The Podcast (episodes 1-15)

    Nov 11 2008, 19h41 por Nenesse

    Check out DBH : The Podcast, now on Podomatic ! It's a lot of fun and all the cool kids are doing it.

    Episodes, thus far :

    DBH#1

    Bad Party - Feathered Hair and Tightass Jeans (Coming Out Slowly)
    Neptune - The Lighthouse (Patterns)
    Butthole Surfers - Something (Butthole Surfers EP)
    Blank Dogs - Leaving the Light On (Year One)
    The Goslings - Haruspex (Grandeur of Hair)
    Crystal Stilts - The City In The Sea (Alight of Night)

    DBH#2

    Lamborghini Crystal - Dial: 747-Creepozoid (Dial: 747-Creepozoid)
    Kites - Final Worship (Final Worship)
    Les chats crevés - Putain De Merde Souviens-Toi (2)
    Oso El Roto - Enfant Caca (Mojon Po'L Agua)
    Los Iniciados - La Marca De Anubis (La Marca De Anubis)
    Palais Schaumburg - Gute Luft (Palais Schaumburg)
    Wildings - Diamond (Why did I buy those blue pyjamas)
    Indian Jewelry - Everyday ("Free Gold!")
    Ilitch - Peripherikredcommando (10 Suicides)

    DBH#3

    Demons - Deviation (Invisible Darkness)
    Latrine Ringer - Of Target Practice (Danger D'Electrocution)
    Leviathan - Lycanthropus Rex (Howl Mockery At The Cross)
    Expo '70 - Cosmic Seance (Black Ohms)
    Dressed Up Animals - Horse With Blinders (Dressed Up Animals)
    Denier Du Culte - Le Banquet (L'Archange Enflammé EP)
    Decibel - El Fin De Los Dodos (Contranatura)

    DBH#4

    Chad VanGaalen - Molten light (Soft Airplane)
    Ten in the Swear Jar - Sita Deth (Accordion solo!)
    Sonic Youth - Brother James (Confusion is sex / Kill yr idols)
    Anti - Cold Delight
    Blank Dogs - Leaving The Light On (Diana, the Herald)
    Butthole Surfers - Kuntz (Locust Abortion Technician)
    B-Film - Danger Man (Plastic 7")
    The Meteors - Teenagers From Outer Space (In heaven)
    The state of oregone - Chicago Gangster
    Ceramic Hello - Climatic Nouveaux (The absence of a canary)

    DBH#5

    ARVO PÄRT - Für Alina
    The Warlocks - Mouving Mountains
    Tardigrades - Through Crescendo And Climax

    DBH#6

    Sightings - Certificate of no effect (Through the panama)
    Functional Blackouts - Finger on you (The very bestof the monkees)
    Ty Segall - Pretty baby (You're so ugly) (Self-titled)
    Shearing Pinx - Axes (Self-titled)
    Nobunny - I am a girlfriend (Love visions)
    Iron Monkey - Supagorgonizer (Our problem)
    Tripazoïd CrocoDog Machine - Lipstick on my dick (Brainbombs cover) (unreleased)
    Emeralds - Side A (Planetarium)

    DBH#7

    John Carpenter - Main Theme (Assault On Precinct 13 OST)
    Salem - Dirt (Salem)
    Yclept Dinmakers - Thiamine Telephone Sets (Vanished Thumbs)
    XX Century Zorro - Party Me Leaving (La Cote D'Azur)
    Bubonic Plague - Polyhedron (Instant Coma)
    Heldon - Ocean Boogi (It's Always Rock And Roll)
    John Carpenter - Targets (Assault On Precinct 13 OST)

    DBH#8

    Elizabeth Anka Vajagic - Nostalgia
    Set Fire to Flames - Love Song For 15 Ontario (W/ Singing Police Car)
    Fughston - Be with me
    Brigitte Fontaine - Comme à la radio

    DBH#9

    Api Uiz - Appendice (Api Uiz de Merdre)
    Yikes - Blood Bomb (Whoa Comas Or Blood Bomb)
    A.H. Kraken - Cette Fille Est A Genoux (elle avait peut-être 19 ans mais pour moi elle en aura toujours 12)
    Ataricock - Un Titre (C'était un bon sandwich au moins)
    Black Orphan - XX Spectrum (Circuits 7")
    Catatonic Youth - I've Had It (Piss Scene 7")
    Wavves - Beach Goth (Wavves)
    The Rebel - Asian Rush (Tarscoffsky's The Snackrifice 12")
    Adam and the Ants - Prince Charming (Stand And Deliver)

    DBH#10

    Norberto Lobo - Cantiga Da Ceifa (Mudar De Bina)
    Big Blood - Vitamin C (Sew Your Wild Days Vol. I)
    Saveria - Ninna Nanna Malandrineddu (Omerta, Onuri e Sangu : La Musica Della Mafia vol. II)
    Satwa - Amigo (Self-titled)
    Yat-Kha - Solun Chaagai Sovet Churtum (Yenisei Punk)
    Group Inerane - Kuni Majagani (Guitars from Agadez)
    Ali Farka Touré - Hawa Dolo (The Source)

    DBH#11

    Guigou Chenevier & Sophie Jausserand - La Maladie Des Fourmis (A L'Abri Des Micro-Climats)
    Catherine Ribeiro - Personne (Tapages Nocturnes)
    Units - High Pressure Days (Digital Stimulation)
    Disco Inferno - A Crash At Every Speed (DI Go Pop)
    Biota - Understander (Object Holder)
    Area - Luglio, Agosto, Settembre (Nero) (Arbeit Macht Frei)
    Franco Battiato - Una Cellula (Fetus)
    Video Aventures - A Night With A Marx 1st Part Happy Harpo (Musiques Pour Garçons et Filles)

    DBH#12

    Chlorgeschlecht - Chlorkill (Unyoga)
    Mr. Oizo - Pourriture 7 (Lambs Anger)
    Le Syndicat Electronique - Asylum Satellite (Super Science)
    Ol kainry et dany dan - Putneg (Ol & Dany)
    Booba - Illégal (0.9)
    Satanicpornocultshop - Porque Te Vas, Radio Edit (.aiff Skull)
    Yello - Bostich (Solid Pleasure)
    Model 500 (Juan Atkins) - Vessels In DIstress (20 Years Metroplex)
    Tettix - Let Him Go (Conformatigmatic)

    DBH#13

    WYLD WYZRDZ - Dream Sequence (we are everyone)
    Mechthild Von Leusch - Rungholter Tanz 19 (Aith Ochnal)
    H.N.A.S. - Hannelore (Melchior)
    Le Syndicat - Phase Boucles (Extrait) (Phase Segments / Phase Boucles)
    Lucrate Milk - Fucking Pacifist (La Rage Qui Vit)
    Dan Deacon - Ohio (Live on NBC morning)

    DBH#14

    Pervers Polymorphe - Dennis, Whipped Cream And Champagne
    Laurie Anderson - O Superman
    B-Movie - Remembrance Day
    Sonic Youth - Tremens
    B-Film - Night Running
    The Camberwell Now - Pearl divers

    DBH#15

    Child Pornography - Rock 'n' Roll (She's Got Legs)
    John Maus - Too Much Money (Love Is Real)
    Captain Ahab - I Can't Believe It's Not Booty (I Can't Believe It's Not Booty)
    The Slugfuckers - Cacophony (Cacophony : 1979-1987)
    Billy Bao - Tight Ass Bleeds (Dialectics Of Shit)
    The Hospitals - Animals Act Natural (Hairdryer Peace)
    Campingsex - Und Sie Alle (1914!)
    The Pink Noise - Shock Me Alive (Dream Scape)
    The OhSees - Iceberg (Thee Hounds Of Foggy Notion)

    Grab a six pack and enjoy.
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  • What I have done the past two years…

    Set 8 2008, 17h31 por joiletjake

    …when talking about my music taste that is.

    Today it is two years since I joined last.fm and where these years have gone is a question that I can’t answer since it feels like it was yesterday it all happend. Almost precisely one year ago I was writing a journal similar to this where I described how my music taste had changed over the year. This journal will head in the same direction and is going to reflect my thoughts about the year that has passed.

    This year I feel that my taste have changed and have become more broader than it was just three or four months ago. Two years ago it mostly consisted of British bands such as The Yardbirds, Led Zeppelin, Cream, with Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck. The last three mentioned names were the key objects of my collection and 80% of it was related to them and bands they used to play in. "Not very open minded" would probably be the first comment one would say and I can’t agree more. I honestly can’t understand how I could go on without getting bored of the music I was listening to.

    Oh wait a second, that’s just what happened. I have stopped to listen to Clapton’s solo albums but he is with 999 plays still on a 6th place on my “Top artists” list. This shows one of the problems with last.fm; if you stop to listen to an artist that is high in the charts it’s almost impossible to get them out of there without resetting the charts. The only artist that has managed to pass Clapton during the year is The Firm (Jimmy Page & Paul Rodgers) with about 1160 scrobbles.

    The band that still is in the lead is Led Zeppelin with astonishing 12,500 scrobbles which is 22% of my total 56,175 plays. This is quite impressive considering that I only own three of their officially released albums but on the other hand not very strange when you realize that 80% of the songs that has been scrobbled here are live or studio bootlegs.

    My love for live music can also be seen when you look at the new additons for this year. Roy Buchanan, Jefferson Airplane, Beck, Bogert & Appice and Fleetwood Mac is the first artists that comes to mind just to mention a few. Fleetwood Mac (Peter Green era) have become one of my favorite bands and that has a lot to do with their genius to lead guitarst Peter Green. He is at the top alongside with Clapton, Page, Beck and Hendrix if you ask me, be sure to check him out if you haven’t heard about him before!

    This journal was supposed to be about the new stuff that I have found in the last twelve months and not a boring statement of what I used to listen to. Metal and death metal is two genres that I’ve started to listen more to and two of my favorite band at the moment are Dark Tranquility and At the Gates. This means that I have accomplished one of the goals that I set one year ago; to start to listen more to music.

    To sum this journal up I would say that many of the changes in my music taste has to do with me playing more and more on my guitar. I feel that I have to go back to the roots, i.e Davy Graham, Bert Jansch and all the American blues guitarists, before I can move on and learn something new. To the next year I predict that the acoustic guitarist, the ones just mentioned and Ali Farka Touré, will get better places in the charts so that it doesn’t look as narrow minded as it does now. More metal band will probably pop-up on the way as well.

    This is the end of one long journal and to answer the question I asked last year; No, I won't find a band that can take Zeppelin's place but who knows, perhaps in the future...

    (How nice to start the new year with a lie :p)
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  • I finally lost my virginity

    Ago 10 2008, 14h44 por Zeppledelin

    Her name was Roskilde 08. My first major music festival. I know, I know, it's a late debut, but better late than never. I had no idea what I was walking into, being the usual, hopeless first-timer. I was fumbling in the dark you could say. Mere five days prior to the foreplay starting June 29th, carrying on for four days of anticipation and gentle caressing, only a warm-up for July 3rd when the party would really kick in, I had not really thought of how I was going to move my poor body from the western shores of Norway to the sandbox named Denmark. Neither had I made any arrangements regarding where I was going to camp, nor whom I’d share a tent with. Well, I knew that a bunch of people I went to Lofoten folk high school with this year were going to put up some half-assed camp, but I had no further plans, nothing was really decided. For all non-Scandinavians, a folk high school is a weird school concept, something of a hybrid between college, a social experiment and, well, a year off, where there are no grades and you basically run around doing what you want to most of the time. Now you know that. Anyway, things luckily have a tendency to work out in the end. But since all my other mates had already booked a flight or was travelling by car, all filled up, I ended up with a 18 hour trip with train and bus for around 2000 kroner (roughly $350). I could have gotten a 1 hour flight trip for half the price though, had I only booked a bit earlier. Great planning as always.

    Let’s fast forward to the interesting part, as travelling by bus for 9 consecutive hours is so mind-numbingly boring and furthermore quite uncomfortable, that I don’t want to even mention it in detail here.

    I ended up in the folk high school camp. Well, sooner or later I did. After waiting in line at the entrance for 6 hours. With 30 kg of backpack. Starting at 6 in the morning. In 30 degrees Celsius. And of course I hadn’t brought along anything resembling water. The only thing that really made me going was the fact that the air was filled with the sweet smell of marihuana and someone was playing The Doors on a home-built portable stereo. Surely this was gonna be great. My first time was, stereotypically, characterized by a dreadful start. But there was a certain anticipation that everything would turn fantastic sometime soon. Until I found out that my bus had stopped at the East entrance and my mates were putting up the camp near the West entrance. So I knew that after I was through with this enormous queue from Hell, moving at about a meter every half hour, I had a 30 minute walk in the blistering sun, to the other side of the festival area, in store for me.

    Fast forwarding again, I finally reached the camp, soaked in sweat, dehydrated, but in a surprisingly good mood. I had made it. Now everything was going to be like sweet, sweet wine. After I had put up my tent of course, being the only inhabitant in my rather large three-man tent. But I’ve got no problem with being the loser travelling alone and living all by himself in a huge tent. No problem at all. Really.

    Well, I soon settled in with the weird fragment of a distant life that Roskilde really is. Beer and take-away food for breakfast, lunch, dinner and supper, walking around with bare feet for the majority of the time, or just chilling out under a ramshackle party tent, while constantly being surrounded by people who are either drunk or stoned, or looking to get drunk or stoned. Well, it’s fantastic really. Like buying a ticket for the time machine back to Woodstock.

    I’ll use the fast forward button once again, as I really should focus on the music, which really is the main part of the strange collective illusion that, I guess, any major festival is. And since I didn’t see a single act during the 4-day warm-up period, we’ll skip that. I was busy doing much more important things. Like getting drunk.

    So Thursday was finally there. The party was about to begin.

    It started with Clutch for my part. Which really wasn't that much of a great start. Me and my mates just passed by, stood way in the back, and I’ll admit that it seemed alright, if nothing else. I’ve got another mate, not present at the time, who is quite a fan of these guys, but I can’t say that they blow my mind in any way. Blast Tyrant is a good album, but as far as I’m concerned, this band hasn’t done anything that haven’t been done a hundred times before. They produce solid, but somewhat out-of-the-box cock rock for all those guys who think rock is all about a good riff and technically proficient playing. Well, good for them, but I didn’t have any kind of revelation during the 30 minutes I stayed. And I had not expected to have one either, to be honest.

    Since we really had no major plans for the day, we just wandered about the festival area, catching glimpses of something here and there. So we moved on to Duffy, but by the time we got to the Arena, the second biggest stage, it was crammed, and we resorted to listening to a couple of songs from a distance. And it seemed surprisingly pleasant.

    But standing on the outside of a large tent, not being able to see anything of what’s happening on stage, isn’t synonymous with outstanding concert experiences, so we decided to drop in on Teitur, the opening act on the Orange stage. The largest stage. We sat there in the grass and chilled out, witnessing a dreadfully boring concert. If you’re gonna ride the heartfelt-acoustic-singer/songwriter-wave, you gotta do better than this. Sorry. The orchestration was bad, the soundscape thin, the songs bland and without character, there was really nothing to get out of this. Originating from some desolate island country might’ve helped Sigur Rós build up an image, but they still have the music to back it up with. That’s more than you can brag about, Teitur. Back to the Faroe Islands with you. Performing on a colossal stage stripped of intimacy didn’t really help either. We stayed for a couple of songs, until one of us said “let’s scram” and we all nodded in unison.

    And then, all we had to do was wait, wait until the evening. Wait for the only concert I had as a sure bet on this very special Thursday. The concert I, perhaps, was anticipating the most. A band I never understood, until it all changed a couple of months ago. A band so destroyed by the hype that I just had to go against the stream. Until I grew wiser, or had some kind of revelation, you could say. Now, I was going to see them live. Nothing was going to ruin this. I was almost sober just for the sake of it, and my bladder was as dry as Sahara. I wasn’t gonna miss out on a single second of it. So I and some mates from the camp lined up for the queue two hours before the kick-off, and we ended up roughly 10 meters from the Orange stage. Where Radiohead would soon play.

    And I was sold from the start. Opening with Tocar15 Step, surely the greatest track from In Rainbows, followed by TocarAirbag, they kicked off the set with two of the best album openers of the past 15 years. And from there on it evolved, into what is perhaps the closest thing to a religious experience I’ve ever witnessed in concert. The atmosphere was fantastic, the stage show was great, the musical accomplishment outstanding and the set list varied and pleasant. And while In Rainbows isn’t their greatest record, the songs were fabulous when witnessed live.

    The highlights, however, were, quite expectedly you could say, from OK Computer and Kid A. For me, it peaked with a dual-hit combo of the astounding TocarThe National Anthem in a blazing version accompanied by a frantic, intense light-show, followed by (ok, TocarFaust Arp was in between, but I didn’t really notice it all that much, since I was still in ecstasy after the previous song) TocarExit Music (For A Film). During the opening tones, there was a delightful sigh, a collective joyful moan from the audience, and I realized that, right now, I’m together with 60 000 others who also get an orgasm every time they listen to this extraordinary song. And as the exit music built up to the legendary climax the cheering and yelling became more and more intense, as this enormous crowd of people were soon to reach their own climax, and well, it was really… special. The atmosphere was simply magical.

    Moving on with the set they went on to play a nearly complete In Rainbows, mixed in with great picks from the previous albums. From slow ballads, to inaccessible electronic numbers and outstanding rock songs. For instance, an amazing version of TocarMy Iron Lung, which made some more-than-drunk guys standing behind me go totally berserk, jumping around and bouncing into everyone. Quite annoying to be honest, but I’ll allow anyone to be ecstatic at a Radiohead concert.

    After a few more songs, they went off the stage. But I knew they’d come back, as they had yet to play the obligatory TocarIdioteque. A Radiohead concert without Idioteque is no Radiohead concert. And naturally, they did an encore, played TocarVideotape, and then, in one of his sparse moments of audience interaction (the first “hello” came 20 minutes into the concert), Thom Yorke announced “if you ever score some bad drugs, this song is for you”, and they went into TocarParanoid Android. To top it all, they got their well-earned sing-alongs on “ice age coming, ice age coming”. With Thom doing his weird dance and what have you not. Simply amazing. And so they went off again.

    But Thom still had the ability to surprise. They came on once more, doing a rare second encore, to the enjoyment of the audience. And as it all culminated, they ended the set with nothing less than TocarKarma Police. Talk about giving the crowd what they want. And hell, he even encouraged the audience to sing along on the chorus at the end of the song. If there’s one thing I never thought I’d see, it’s Thom Yorke asking for sing-alongs in 2008. Then again, they seemed to be having a great time on stage. Even though Yorke was his usual introverted self. Fittingly enough.

    Following the rules of first-timer premature ejaculation, the definite highlight of Roskilde 08 came the first day for me. It was simply beyond fantastic, surpassing my huge expectations, yes, this single concert made everything worth it.

    Waking up, as usual soaked in sweat and almost dying from asphyxiation in the 60 degrees Celsius tent, I was still mesmerized about the huge concert experience the day before, and thinking that if this festival could top that, I’d be surprised. It was Friday, and the most active day according to my personal program.

    I dropped Mugison and rather went to Band of Horses as the day’s first concert (a choice I’m not really sure was a smart one, after hearing the guys who went to Mugison raving about it), and it was, what word to choose, solid. Yes, these guys cram out pretty standard indie rock, but it works for me. Nothing revolutionary, but they’ve got some catchy songs and seem to rock out well enough. As usual, the Arena stage was crowded once we showed up, but by the end of the concert we had somehow managed to move rather up front. The atmosphere was certainly charming. They seemed to have a fantastic time on stage, no wonder, as the sing-along factor was high. I know it’s rarely true when artists proclaim that this, yes, this audience, out of all the audiences we’ve played for, and which you are lucky enough to be a part of, are in fact the greatest we’ve ever played for, but for once it seemed honest enough as front man Ben Bridwell said so time after time. Yeah, I had a nice time all around. And the new songs they played from the upcoming album seemed quite promising.

    The heat had certainly not disappeared during the concert, and the need for some refreshments became urgent. So we went to buy some beer, and met some guys from the camp, who were going to see Vieux Farka Touré. Well, we had nothing else to do, so we joined in. Meanwhile, in the queue to get our golden liquid, I caught a glimpse of Gnarls Barkley on the Orange stage, and it seemed alright. I got to see TocarCrazy, and I guess that’s what’s most important. I have no relationship to those guys other than that, anyway.

    So we went to see these guys from Mali. The son of the somewhat legendary Ali Farka Touré and his band, keeping up with his father’s legacy. I had honestly never heard of these guys before, but a mate from the camp is quite a fan of Ali, and seemed quite stoked about seeing his son live.

    And I had a blast. I don’t know how to classify these guys properly, but, uhm, Malian dance blues, or something like that? What’s most important is that I’ve rarely had more fun at a concert. It was basically an hour of smiling and dancing. And trust me, I rarely dance. Rarely, as in practically never. But there you have it, the power of African music. The weird thing was that the rhythm section was handled by a white boy. And I mean boy, as in his middle-twenties, with hair down his back, more resembling a metalhead, to be honest. Me and my mates kinda laughed at him once he came out on stage together with this group of Africans, going mental on a tambourine. It was somewhat of a cultural clash, but then he mounted himself behind the skins and turned out quite amazing. Just jamming away and having a fantastic time, knowing that he had to be in some kind of dreamland, being a white boy and playing drums for an African band.

    Well, Farka Touré and the rest of the guys were having a great time as well. They even managed to make the crowd sing along, in Malian. Not a small feat, even though everyone in the audience were just shouting out gibberish that resembled what he really sang on stage. But it was great fun nevertheless. Everyone was just sharing this moment of joy. And I was ecstatic afterward, together with my mates, walking away from a concert which had been a breath of fresh air.

    A bit later, I went to see Kings of Leon, but I was never blown away. Which I honestly haven’t been by what these guys have done on record either, but I decided to give them a chance. It turned out to be a very standard rock concert, largely mediocre.

    So I went to see Seasick Steve, together with a mate. Truly an underdog concert. This old American-now-living-in-Norway blues guy started the concert by saying that he was very pleased with the attendance, as he had expected there to be about 20 people showing up. But as it turned out, no one else could have more deservingly filled up the Pavilion stage, as he dished up with the definite highlight of the day with his rusty, whisky-soaked, heavy blues.

    I was reminded of the Norwegian blues man Bjørn Berge, who’s live performance last year also stand as one of my favorite ones, as they are quite similar both in terms of musical style and charisma on stage. The atmosphere was exceptionally good, and I mean exceptional, in the crammed tent, with constant sing-alongs and cheers from the audience between songs; “Seasick Steve, Seasick Steve, Seasick Steve!”, while the star himself told about his hard-knocked life, how he almost killed his stepfather, but decided not to at the last minute, with the gun in his hand, as he witnessed a revelation. “But it wasn’t from Jesus. ‘Cause it told me “Steve, you dumb shit!”. Or stories about how he walked the line as a bum for years of his life. Or how shitty all his guitars were, assembled from used car parts or the likes. And he churned out one of the most well received rockers on a one-string guitar. Yeah, you get the point, it was blues at its purest and best, heartfelt, dirty and honest. He even brought his son on stage to play a washboard. Shows how simple, but effective, music can be.

    Seasick Steve’s fantastic effort was afterwards hailed by the press as the best concert on Roskilde 08, and I can’t say I disagree to a large extent. Even the guys and girls in my camp who don’t have any relationship to the blues, said they had an absolutely amazing time. It’s always great to see some unknown, former-bum artist do stuff like that.

    After Steve’s demonstration of power we just made it to the first song of Grinderman’s set. On the Orange stage, which seemed rather strange. I know, it’s Nick Cave, but this is after all a one-album side project. To book them on the largest stage might not have been the best decision. Generally, the concert was weighed down by too many people in the audience, and a bit too few of them being true fans. But who cares, Nick Cave gave a stellar show anyway. He really is the King when he’s on stage, in full control of everything, in a totally different world, totally into it, jumping around, spitting out his brilliant lyrics, throwing stuff about and practically having a full body workout during a short hour. It was really worth it just to see this man have the stage in the grasp of his hand. The concert was solid too though, even though they don’t have the largest repertoire to choose from. After a quite short set, they came back to do an encore but Mr. Cave jokingly announced that “we don’t have any more songs left, so we’re going to do some Bad Seeds material. We’re gonna try to, at least. There’s just a few of us here.” So they played one song, and then went off. But it was alright, as they earlier had showcased a fantastic No Pussy Blues, at least setting my heart, if not the whole enormous audience, on fire. And I got to see Nick Cave live. Check.

    I was quite devastated after a long day, but I had promised myself to see Motorpsycho as well. I just had to stay awake until 2 am. But I was sure it was going to be great, at least judging from the raving fans in my camp. Turned out my first concert with these Norwegian guys was perhaps the worst starting point I could’ve had. Here’s a detailed setlist for you: Repetitive, dreary jamming for 75 minutes, with the sparse vocals drowned somewhere between the guitars (and I don’t mean in an awesome My Bloody Valentine-way). Encore: Vortex Surfer. I heard. I went home after half an hour. Naturally, I was drop-dead tired after enduring this neverending day, and was in no mood for this kind of performance. It was definitely not the sort of show that will give the band new fans anyway, even the sworn acolytes from my camp had a hard time understanding what they had really witnessed. I can’t say I was disappointed in the usual sense, as I’m not entirely ecstatic about their records yet, but it was certainly not a good concert. Introverted and ultimately boring. I’ve got no problems with jamming, but this is not how it’s supposed to be done. Sorry guys, but you are not The Allman Brothers Band. But I haven’t lost faith in you. You still have some great albums, I’ll admit that.

    And yet another day had passed. Time seemed to be moving fast, and it was now Saturday, the day of that other hugely expected concert. Neil Young. I decided to take the day off, after the previous day’s hardships, and just spend the day looking forward to the night’s event. I knew I was going to miss out on My Bloody Valentine, as the management had apparently gone mental and booked them simultaneously with Young. But more on that in an upcoming journal. Hee-hee.

    Anyway, the whole camp was in on this one, and once again I found myself waiting in line 2,5 hours prior to the show. This time we ended up even closer to the stage, with surely 60 000 people behind us. The living legend got on stage 20 minutes late, but it was all forgotten the second he picked up Old Black and kicked off the set with Love and Only Love. From there on, it turned out to be completely outstanding. Needless to say, the crowd was singing along like never before, and I was shouting my lungs out myself. Even if I don’t have what you’d call a pretty singing voice (I guess I got some stares). I’ve rarely been happier at a concert, it even championed Farka Touré, as a mate pointed out that I was unusually smiling and ecstatic, which couldn’t be a bad sign. My gloomy side had to make way for the sheer wonder of seeing no one but Neil Young himself live, and I couldn’t fight back my ear-to-ear grin. Oh well.

    Well, Neil still rocks out like he’s in the 70’s, not as if he is soon turning 70 himself. The first half was pure, ultra heavy rock and roll bliss, with a fantastic version of TocarHey Hey, My My (Into the Black) and everything else one could possibly ask for, before he put Old Black to rest, got his acoustic guitar and harmonica out, and dished up with a soothing, heartwarming acoustic set. A haunting version of The Needle and the Damage Done, Heart of Gold, which naturally grabbed the crowd by its throat, and Old Man, which surprisingly had the audience singing along even louder than on Heart of Gold. Then Neil steps up to the mike and, get this, he manages to tell us that “this one’s for my friend Bob”. Now, fuck me. And he starts playing fuckin’ All Along the Watchtower. I almost wept.

    Then he went into even heavier landscapes than before, with long jams and some fabulous guitar wanking, while he jumped around and just let it all flow, and even played Words (Between the Lines of Age), which has always been, well, sort of my song on Harvest. And then… Christ, I mean, the whole thing was brought to an end by nothing else but, now listen to this: a cover of A Day in the Life. Seriously, I was close to heaven. And by the end of it he’s just freakin’ out, playing so goddamned hard on poor Old Black that all the strings snap, and he’s just standing there, with the guitar of all guitars reverbing into the depths of hell in his hand, holding it up like some sacred symbol for all of us to worship, like some Hendrixesque guitar god. Fuck. What a legend this man is.

    I had originally planned to see some more shows that night, but I really needed the time to get down on earth after that tremendous concert, showing once and for all that the old ones still rock the crap out of everyone else. And as I fell asleep, I couldn’t think about anything but; “holy crap, I’ve just seen Neil Young playAll Along the Watchtower and fuckin’ A Day in the Life”. Don’t ask me why it’s so much greater than seeing Neil Young play Neil Young songs. Don’t ask me, ‘cause I don’t know. All I know is that I had witnessed yet another of the best concerts of my life. Even if the cowgirl was left out in the sand. I wish I could’ve seen her sweet, sweet smile.

    Sunday was up next, yes, the final day of the festival. Already? It seemed as if it had just started, and now we were experiencing the last death rattles of this strange mass-refugee, this safe haven for those wishing to escape life for just a short amount of time. Now was the day for the final convulsion, the last night of behaving like you can’t anywhere else. This was the day for, well, getting wasted.

    But first; experimental jazz! Or whatever genre you would place the Norwegian band Supersilent in. Free improvisation, post-rock, ambient, feel free to call it what you want, I’ll just call it a mixture of all music which has been and some of that which hasn’t. If that makes any sense. Surely it doesn’t. But they did at least give me a totally different live experience from what I’d witnessed otherwise during the past days. Really spaced-out stuff. I was in a totally different world for the short hour they were churning out their totally unmelodic, but complex free improvisational, musical journeys. If you like the more experimental Pink Floyd-stuff, like A Saucerful of Secrets and the likes, or Trout Mask Replica, you’d definitely like these guys. Very different, very inaccessible, but still, fantastic I’d say. I guess I’ve got to check out some of their albums. I could just roll a dice and pick one of their numbered records based on that. Will do.

    And then I got a bit too drunk this very last day, and didn’t manage to grasp Cat Power’s performance. Which is surely a shame, as it seemed like a great concert, but the alcohol wanted it otherwise. I simply wasn’t able to catch hold of it.

    So I decided to sober up, at least a bit, prior to Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, who I was looking forward to see live. A lot. I See a Darkness has made me fall a bit in love with this guy, as it’s surely one of the greatest albums of the 90’s. Turned out I might as well could have stayed drunk. I was disappointed, but honestly can’t even judge if it was a good concert or not, as the volume was so dreadfully low. Seriously, you could hear more of what the audience was talking about than what was happening on stage. That technician needs to be sacked. And to top it all it started raining as hell, in true Roskilde-tradition, so we ran back to our camp, where I got way too drunk and passed out at 2 am. That’s life. Just another day in the life.

    And then, I woke up, fell out of bed, didn’t drag a comb across my head. Found my way outside and drank a beer, and looking up, I noticed I was late. Found my bag and grabbed my hat (ok, I haven’t got a hat), made the bus in an hour flat. Found my way outside and had a smoke, and somebody spoke and I went out of a dream…

    … and that was all folks. A fittingly abrupt ending to a journal demanding a lot of sweat and hard work to get through, ain’t it? I’m a boy you know. I understand how you feel.

    Alright, to sum it up in one short sentence, Roskilde really is how life should be. This old lady has given me something I won’t forget in a long time. I definitely expect to meet her again next year.
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  • Library Trippin' - Adventures and Updates

    Jul 4 2008, 14h37 por tadmaster

    Been a while since I made it to the library, and with the big 4th of July holiday upon us, I figured I'd see if they had anything new to help me through the elongated weekend.

    They did.

    There was a lot there to experiment with. In a few cases, they didn't have exactly what I was looking for, though. I wanted to bring home the new Death Cab for Cutie album because my wife and daughter were both obsessed with I Will Possess Your Heart during our vacation. I ended up bringing home Plans. We also heard a track on WTMD by The Decemberists last week, and I hoped to find that. I don't think it's on Picaresque, but we'll see what is there.

    Two I picked up out of curiosity: Tom Morello's solo project - calling himself The Nightwatchman - entitled One Man Revolution; and Riot Act, a Pearl Jam album I missed because I was too busy in 2002. I don't expect to be blown away by either of them, since Pearl Jam hasn't been satisfying since releasing Vitalogy, and even though I like elements of both Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave... I harbor the secret opinion that Morello's solos tend to sound like a cat being raped. (I hope he proves me wrong here.)

    They had a couple of interesting jazz discs for me. The Essential Charlie Parker and a 2-disc special edition of 'Round About Midnight. Always a sucker for Miles Davis, and I already know I like TocarBye Bye Blackbird. I also picked up Stanley Jordan's brand new State of Nature, which reinforces his reputation as a phenomenon. TocarMozart's Piano Concerto #21 stood out on first listen, but the whole disc is great.

    Daby Touré's Stereo Spirit caught my eye, too; I'm pretty sure I've heard it before, but because I've also listened to his dad - Ali Farka Touré - I might be wrong.

    I've already played the Flight of the Conchords, which is the soundtrack to their HBO show. I laughed me arse off the first time I heard Business Time, and there are some other funny bits on the disc. I also picked up Blame It On Gravity by Old 97's, which is a favorite group of my friend Dave (of One to Hold the Lightbulb fame), and The Very Best of the Grateful Dead. I'm sorry to have to report that while I appreciate the Dead... they bore the crap out of me. (Sorry! Please don't send angry sprigs of weed, colorful teddy bears on spikes, or tie-dyed hemp crafts to protest me!)

    Anyway, there's a lot to listen to; think I'll start with Anna Netrebko's Russian album to cleanse my palette. There's nothing that says "Fourth of July" like a dozen Russian soprano arias! :)
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  • Belated Adds to the Ipod

    Mai 10 2008, 17h16 por Rigel_Kent

    I've added a lot since the last update, so I'll just hit the Highlights.
    Various Artists - Plus From Us
    Mogwai - Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait
    No-Man -
    Schoolyard Ghosts
    Ali Farka Touré - savane
    Ali Farka Touré & Toumani Diabeté - In The Heart Of The Moon
    Bass Communion - Pacific Codex
    Set Fire to Flames - Signs Reigns Rebuilder, Telegraphs in Negative/Mouths Trapped in Static
    Porcupine Tree - Lightbulb Sun[Remaster]
    John Coltrane - Interstellar Space, Stellar Regions
    Jessica Bailiff - Even in Silence, Feels Like Home, Hour of the Trace
    David Torn - Cloud About Mercury
    Alan Sparhawk - solo guitar
    Neil Young -
    Trans

    Plus From Us is a companion piece to Peter Gabriel's fantastic Us. Most of the artists who contributed on the album gets a track here, including Tony Levin, Ayub Ogada, Manu Katche, Brian Eno and many more. I didn't know this even existed and was very happy to find it!
    Porcupine Tree's Lightbulb Sun is a re-master that has a few bonuses, including a 5.1 surround sound mix and some unreleased tracks. I took the 5.1 mix to the local Best Buy and was able to listen to the whole thing, convincing me to get a system as soon as possible for this disc alone. (Kidding....kind of).
    Finally, I had Neil Young's cassette of Trans way, way back when it came out. A lot of people *hated* it (it was one of his musical "fuck you"'s to David Geffen after joining his label and subsequent conflicts) but I loved it, especially the computer driven "Mr. Soul". Well, my cassette broke, the LP is long out of print, and as far as I know, it was never realesed in the US on CD. So, I traveled to the dark side and , ahem "found" it somewhere on the intertubes, thereby re-acquainting myself with a well remembered gem from my musical education.
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  • Latest information from World Circuit Records

    Abr 23 2008, 14h47 por worldcircuit

    To receive regular World Circuit updates like the text below subscribe through theWorld Circuit website, newsletter subscribers also receive information on exclusive competitions with prizes unavailable anywhere else.

    Toumani Diabaté 'The Mandé Variations'

    "One of the most magnificent instrumental records I've ever heard" David Harrington, Kronos Quartet

    "stately, intricate, meditative, rooted in a culture, but never afraid to transcend it." Uncut****

    "With such poetic virtuosity, surely Diabaté is one of the world's pre-eminent musicians in any genre." Observer Music Monthly****

    "the very definition of a virtuoso performance and, on its own terms, close to perfection." Q Magazine****

    "brilliantly played and starkly beautiful pieces." The Times****

    "The Mandé Variations is so superbly crafted, so stunningly beautiful, that it enhances the lives of those who listen to it." Jazzwise****

    Toumani Diabaté is one of Africa's greatest musicians. Now the Malian kora master releases his first solo album in 20 years. Featuring visionary interpretations of classic themes alongside ground-breaking improvised pieces, 'The Mandé Variations' is probably the most ambitious and challenging African instrumental album yet released. It is at once the definitive statement on where the kora is today and simply one of the most beautiful and melodically accessible albums you will hear this year.

    The album was met with near universal acclaim, as this review from The Independent shows:

    What with the various combos, orchestras and collaborations that occupy him, it's now two decades since Toumani Diabaté's first solo album, Kaira, which helped put kora music on the world map.

    This follow-up is worth the wait, offering a dazzling demonstration of the breadth and virtuosity of Diabaté's playing, and of the innovative tunings and tactics with which he expands the instrument's traditional range. The most striking of these is probably the "Egyptian" tuning employed on the opener "Si Naani", which combines griot melodies from central and northern Mali usually restricted to the ngoni lute.

    The gently undulating, cyclical arpeggios underpinned by a rolling bassline are typical of the album, climaxing in the first of several extraordinary flurries of notes. There is a similarly breathtaking exercise in adrenalised minimalism for his tribute to Baaba Maal's late kora player, "Kaounding Cissoko"; a more sombre piece dedicated to Diabaté's spiritual guide, "Ismael Drame"; and an improvised tribute to the guitarist, "Ali Farka Touré", in which the abstract phrases are presented like a string of individual glittering cameos.

    By Andy Gill

    Click HEREto listen to tracks from the album, watch a video clip, and look at album artwork. Read ' The Kora - Tales of a Frontier Instrument' a uniquely informative piece on Toumani and the history of the kora specially written by Lucy Duran.

    Andy Hamilton MBE

    2008 is shaping up to be an eventful year for the veteran jazz saxophonistAndy Hamilton. Andy was awarded with an MBE for his services to music, and following that well deserved honour was Andy's being awarded the 'Fellowship of Birmingham Conservatoire' in recognition of his tireless work to promote music in the city.

    Another landmark achievement is Andy's reaching the grand age of 90, on his birthday on March 26th there was a special concert at Birmingham Town Hall, of which Andy said "It was the best night I have had in Birmingham since I got here in 1949 - I cannot believe I sold out Birmingham Town Hall - even Count Basie didn't do that!" On the following evening there was another special concert at the Bearwood Corks Club, where Andy has had a residency for many years. Andy's 90th birthday was also commemorated by a photographic exhibition in Birmigham's Symphony Hall which ran throughout March, featuring images taken by Ross Escritt over the past ten years.

    Andy's debut album Silvershinehas been reissued on CD and is also now available to download from i-tunes, Andy's second album Jamaica By Nightis also available.

    Now into his tenth decade Andy's residency at the Bearwoodis going strong and he still continues to teach future generations of jazz musicians, long may he continue…

    Toumani Diabaté on TV and radio

    The Malian kora maestro appeared last week on the acclaimed BBC TV series Later with Jools Holland.

    Toumani has also been recorded on BBC radio in London recently including Radio 3 World Routes, World Service The Ticket, BBC 6 Music Tom Robinson. There will be more radio appearances coming up soon, watch out!

    World Circuit i-tunes exclusives

    World Circuit have re-released the much sought after and long deleted Cumbia Cumbia compilations on i-tunes. The albums were met with widespread praise on their original releases in 1989 and 1993: "Cumbia Cumbia is the most satisfying dance record of the year." Observer; "this album makes a case for cumbia's being one of the great overlooked dance musics of the Caribbean" New York Times; "a sound that goes straight to the hips." Independent. Re-issued together as a 30 track compilation, the albums sound as irresistible as ever and will be an unexpected eye-opener for those not familiar with the Colombian dance music.

    To co-incide with the Buena Vista Social Club Presents Cachaíto López, Guajiro Mirabal, Aguaje Ramos, Manuel Gálban UK tour this spring, World Circuit have teamed up with i-tunes to offer a special compilationfeaturing tracks from across the Buena Vista Social Club series including Ibrahim Ferrer, Rubén González, Omara Portuondo, Angá Díaz, Cachaíto López, Guajiro Mirabal, Afro-Cuban All Stars. The compilation will be available from 8th April for only 9 weeks.


    Cheikh Lô and Vieux Farka Touré on U2 tribute album

    In the Name of Love: Africa Celebrates U2 features original interpretations of classic U2 songs by Cheikh Lô, Angelique Kidjo, Les Nubians, Vieux Farka Touré, Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars, Vusi Mahlasela, Soweto Gospel Choir, Tony Allen, Waldemar Bastos and others.

    The liner notes include demographic information, e.g., each artist's country of origin, date of independence, population size, main export, major issue facing the region, recent actions taken to improve its current state, and relevant websites with additional information. All the songs were recorded exclusively for this album, and a portion of its proceeds will directly benefit The Global Fund, the world's largest international financier of the fight against AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria.

    World Circuit internet developments

    The hugely popular social networking website Facebook has just launched its much anticipated music features and World Circuit are one of the first labels to launch these new style profiles for our artists. The pages will have all the usual Facebook features but they will now have MySpace style additions such as music to listen to, videos to watch, images to view, tour dates, and news updates. Interestingly, for those not signed up to Facebook you will now be able to view the artists' pages without having to subscribe to the service. We have pages for all World Circuit artists including: Buena Vista Social Club, Ali Farka Toure, Toumani Diabaté, Oumou Sangaré, Orchestra Baobab, Cachaíto López, Guajiro Mirabal, Cheikh Lô, Ibrahim Ferrer, and Angá Díaz.

    In addition to this regular updates will be made to our pages on MySpace, i-like, , Last.fm, YouTube, and of course the official World Circuit website remains the definitive place for all things World Circuit - click HERE, to go to our new videos page.

    On Tour

    ORCHESTRA BAOBAB

    Africa's perfect pop group are back on the road! With the success of 'Made in Dakar', their acclaimed new album, the iconic Orchestra Baobab are simply one of the 'must-see' on tour at the moment.

    BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB PRESENTS CACHAITO LOPEZ, GUAJIRO MIRABAL, AGUAJE RAMOS, MANUEL GALBAN

    Cachaíto López and Guajiro Mirabal are two of the original members of the hugely successful Buena Vista Social Club. Together with Aguaje Ramos and Manuel Galbán, they have performed on many of the subsequent Buena Vista Social Club Presents series of albums and tours over the past 10 years. Following their hugely successful sell-out UK tour in 2007 the band are back on their return UK tour this April and May.

    TOUMANI DIABATE

    This spring, following on from the extraordinary reception of "the Mandé Variations", Toumani Diabate's first solo album in 20 years, Toumani will come to Europe to perform a series of rare solo concerts.

    The recent live World Premiere of "The Mandé Variations" at the prestigious El Real Alcazar de Sevilla in Spain left the audience spellbound and was described by the The Independent as "a performance that surpasses anything....for sheer scale of ambition and technical achievement ".

    BASSEKOU KOUYATE

    The ngoni maestro is touring throughout Europe this spring/summer with his band ngoni ba, including a special show at London's Barbican Centre which also features Guy Davis, Corey Harris, Alvin Youngblood Hart, Otis Taylor and Don Vapie, as part of their Blues – Back to the Source series.

    CHEIKH LO

    Cheikh is playing a number of dates this summer as part of the 'Still Black, Still Proud - an African Tribute to James Brown' tour. With bandleaders and James Brown alumni Pee Wee Ellis and Fred Wesley, the band will also feature Tony Allen on drums, South African vocal sensation Simphiwe Dana and rising star Wunmi - dates have already been confirmed in London and Brightonwith more accross Europe to be added.

    For information on all World Circuit tours go to theWorld Circuit website.
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