I really oughtta be on with finding somewhere to live, but a search of a different kind did cast these loosely related musical pearls before me, which seem well worth sharing - particularly Gaze & Marie Modiano, not that The Knife or Grantura are just filler, mind you. But yes indeed, if you haven't heard Marie Modiano's 'Outland', I'd certainly suggest giving it a whirl, although it seems rather hard to buy outside of France... coulda done with a different/more adventurous production in places, I'd dare to say, and my sometimes annoyingly picky ears, do get a bit irked at the occasional slightly bum note.
Goodness, I'm sounding like Noel Coward giving advice to Mrs Worthington - "It's a loud voice, and though it's not exactly flat...". Pay no attention then, just enjoy what you can. The Grantura track takes the best part of a minute to get moving, btw, so give it a chance, cuz it's rather good.
♫ A New Home - Gaze
Shake the Pounce (1999)
buy | myspace | last.fm
♫ Marble House - The Knife
Silent Shout (2006)
buy | myspace
♫ House Of Cards - Grantura
In Dreams and Other Stories (2008)
buy | myspace
♫ Searching For Pearl - Marie Modiano
♫ The Hunter - Marie Modiano
both from Outland (2008)
buy | myspace
♫ Hunter - Portsihead
Third (2008)
myspace | buy | website
Aside from the title connection, those last two sound dead-good one after the other, d'you agree?. Anyhow, back to the internet for apartments & such - does anywhere rented allow smoking?? - bah!.
Goodness, I'm sounding like Noel Coward giving advice to Mrs Worthington - "It's a loud voice, and though it's not exactly flat...". Pay no attention then, just enjoy what you can. The Grantura track takes the best part of a minute to get moving, btw, so give it a chance, cuz it's rather good.
♫ A New Home - Gaze
Shake the Pounce (1999)
buy | myspace | last.fm
♫ Marble House - The Knife
Silent Shout (2006)
buy | myspace
♫ House Of Cards - Grantura
In Dreams and Other Stories (2008)
buy | myspace
♫ Searching For Pearl - Marie Modiano
♫ The Hunter - Marie Modiano
both from Outland (2008)
buy | myspace
♫ Hunter - Portsihead
Third (2008)
myspace | buy | website
Aside from the title connection, those last two sound dead-good one after the other, d'you agree?. Anyhow, back to the internet for apartments & such - does anywhere rented allow smoking?? - bah!.
Started from the bottom up... I like them all very much.. now on House Of Cards - Grantura /
ReplyDeletei love the wind in the start, there is a sort of greek sound to it ` i hear a bouzuki & then HEY! end.. ;))
4 for 4 for me, I especially love pearl.
On to the others then.
Marble house- lyrics are a big % of why
ReplyDeleteI like a song.. the lyrics got me these below and more besides ..
"The moment we believe that we have never met
Another kind of love it's easy to forget
When we are all alone then we do both agree
We have a thing in common this was meant to be"
the vocals are Bjorkesque to my shell like ears, the little sounds in the start, the music evokes a feeling of expansion a night sky twinkling w/ stars.. as if the marble house doesn't have a roof, I like this a lot.. thank you.
amazing isn't it that it's legal to buy cigs/ tobacco however so hard to find a place to smoke in peace! Hang in there sweetie..
I'm wishing you a fruitful hunt, oh and any thoughts on the Cape, I don't mean superman :D
All very nice songs thanks so much, btw this is a great blog...
ReplyDeletewhy thank you both; yes indeed the lyrics for Marble House, and New Home are pretty fine, although I find (perhaps) lately they go in one ear & out the other...I'm thinking, "ooh good words, what were they again?". Less muddled-ness will help no doubt; bit Bjorky? maybe baby - but The Knife's sound is so distinctive to me.
ReplyDeleteThanks for wishes, but Cape?