Another List

Normally I am not the type who publishes or comments lists. Of course I read very much with pleasure which music and albums were important for others last year. The first reason why I, nevertheless, publish a list is to be given my brother an overview what kind of music impressed me much and was essential for me last year. The second reason is why not doing things you haven’t done before.

I enjoyed Swiss Adam’s idea to number 13 records for this year. So thank you mate to use your idea for this post.

13. Boards of Canada – Tomorrows Harvest: Timeless electronic music inspired by soundtracks; good to have them back after 8 years.

12. Midlake – Antiphon: Folksongs meet Psychedelic . Simple melodies compared with a little darkness and melancholic attitudes and leading keybords. Listen to It’s going down.

11. David Bowie – The next day: Suddenly he’s back with a very good record with one of his best songs in the last ten years on it: Where are we now

10. Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds – Push the sky away: Reduced to something new for the band. Now trusting more in simple melodies and forms than before.

09. The Pastels – Slow Summits: Another record from the kings of quiet guitar pop added with a little electronic sounds and a bit soul.

08. My Bloody Valentine – mbv: Why did we have to wait 23 years for this album. It’s just the sound, the sound and the sound that makes you addicted to.

07. Die Toten Hosen – Tage wie dieser: Released a year before but this song accompanied me all year round.

06. Daniel Avery – Drone Logic: Sensational debut record with massive feedback. Sometimes I think he finished what Andrew Weatherall started with The Sabres of Paradise.

05. London Grammar – If you want: Electronic minimalism with a great sopran by Hanna Reid and cautiously guitar and piano. Beautiful.

04. Jon Hopkins – Immunity: Fantastic mixture of techno, ambient and a little krautrock. The whole record seems like a sound collage after leafing the club.

03. Steve Mason – Monkey Minds in Devil’s Time: Another great record from the former member of the Beta Band. A very own mixture of country, folk, dub and rap with lyrics that puts the finger in our nowadays wounds.

02. Dexys – One Day I’m Going To Soar: Released in 2012 it was one of the best records in this year. But I played it so often last year. It grew more and more by listening to it. If it was a very good record the first time I heard it I have to admit that it is a masterpiece. Fantastic songs with so many lyrics that I can agree with.

01. The Asphodells – Ruled By Passion Destroyed By Lust: Andrew Weaterall made a perfect record. Hypnotic songs that snake one into another. Played it so often last year and enjoyed it at each time.

Malcolm Morley

Because I’m off working this week, I had some time to surf some paintings in the web. And there I found again the works of Malcolm Morley. He was born in 1931 in London and now living in the United States. He often used a grid to transfer photographic images from a variety of sources to transfer to canvas as accurately as possible and became one of the most named photorealists. Laater his works turned more and more expressionist and joined collages into his works.

My Bloody Valentine – New You

Songs the Lord taught us, # 6

As already in different blogs posted My Bloody Valentine have published during these days after 21 years, finally, a new album. Because they are my heroes of the past, I have got myself a copy although I was not sure whether they could hold her class. But I didn’t have to worry – they held their quality. It was on heavy rotation on my way to and from work. This was for me an occasion to look in my collection for music which is similar of those of MBV and which I have heard at that time in the same context. Then an album fell to me in the hands which has become a classic for me: The Jesus and the Mary Chain – Psycho Candy. I still love their fuzzy feedback sound combined with great harmonies. Here’s a track that shows their genius.

Enjoy an have a good week people.

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