httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OxdEr9VziE
Nice little percussive song.
Continue reading Sedge Wren “Song”
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His song is more like static. They breed in NW MN in grassy areas.
More sparrows... Continue reading Nelson’s Sparrow “Song”
(2 votes, average: 5.50 out of 10)Loading... I didn't have a plan. I'd been listening to some decent Einstürzende Neubauten, but I looked up their videos, and Blixa Bargeld is someone whose voice you want to hear, not see. He comes across as too theatrical, campy. I didn't want to share that.
I've been putting bird songs in my Random tens, so I figured I'd go with mostly them. Hope you enjoy them.
Time to share your ten.
I saw these a bunch one summer on a lake and just barely since. I loved their chainsaw/dialupmodem "song". Continue reading Yellow-Headed Blackbird “‘Song'”
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I first saw these migrating through this spring. Calling, but not singing. They're alleged to breed here, but I've only encountered them as migrants (I saw a handful more this fall).
The video is mislabeled a bit. Though it's a thrush, the bird is just the "Veery", named after its call note of "Veer". Bonus thrush action after the break... Continue reading Veery “Call and Song”
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Live in Virginia, 2000. Bonus after the break. Continue reading Bonnie “Prince” Billy – “One with the Birds”
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I don't think even Aaron Dilloway or Black Dice could come up with something this crazy.
Continue reading Capercaillie “Display Calls”
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Live 2005 "With Strings"
(2 votes, average: 7.50 out of 10)Loading... I'm trying out two new albums this week:
1. Cymbals Eat Guitars, Lose. Based on several folk's recommendation. Or maybe just Zack over 3 platforms. I'm not fully into it yet, but it definitely seems like something Zack and Nibbish would be into. One song always makes me think it's by Jane's Addiction.
2. The Bug, Angels & Devils. Based on the awesomeness that is Kevin Martin (The Bug, half of Techno Animal, part of Ice), and in particular the singles from the prior album from the Bug, London Zoo. The new album's highs aren't quite as high as the prior album's highs, and it's lows are so low. Gonjasufi's vocals on "Save Me" might be the worst thing from Martin, until three tracks later when the Death Grips are featured on "F--- a B----". Now I've never listened to Death Grips, and they've got good press, so maybe there's some schtick I'm missing. But their vox here make the vocal versions from Two Fingers (a similar project from Amon Tobin) sound good. I can't even tell if Martin's beat is any good. It's too bad, because "This One" ft. Flowdan is pretty great (though it sounds less like Martin and more like Two Fingers), and some of the other tracks are intriguing, with featured vox from Liz Harris (Grouper) and Warrior Queen. I just need to delete this Death Grips collab from my iPod.
OK, share your list... now.
I've been to Canada and back. Their accent seems a lot closer to Minnesotan than, say, Texan does.
Muchmusic was celebrating 30 years and showed its "100 greatest videos" off and on.
I caught bits of that. I was surprised it wasn't all Barenaked Ladies and Kardinal Offishall. Whenever things showed up that seemed unlikely to count among "10,000 greatest videos", the only explanation we could ever figure out was that it was Canadian.
I never did see "Northern Touch".
Here are two new music videos that I liked in part:
Zola Jesus, Peaking Lights.
