When I first discovered Bonnie "Prince" Billy, I quickly went through his back catalog only with a general idea of the order and timing of the releases. When I heard the title track from Ease Down the Road:
I took her on a simple trip
To see her husband's family
And on the way upon her hip
Was laid my head down gently
Despite how put off I was by the radio edit of "The Red Wing", so far I'm less disappointed with the F--- Buttons' Slow Focus than I thought I'd be.
Towards my embarassment, I partially answer nibbish's challenge from the Tuesday gamelog:
Stop, drop, KABOOM!, baby time for some victuals.
Some call me Lutefisk, some call me "stink that wiggles".
Far from simple, make ya German friends giggle.
Get 'em under control, with taste that makes your tummy tickle
Jell-O jiggles, My scent makes your nose wrinkle.
But with a little Gjetost, I'll make ya mouth dribble.
I stopped it there because it was getting really lame.
Anyway, please share ten random songs from your music device or service.
Or take the Ludafisk challenge yourself!
My first emergency Gamelog!
Twins already down by 3!
Penultimate FMD of the Summer. Let's make it count, folks!
I got nothing today. Let's see where our random lists take us...
I don't really like the other four tracks from the EP, but this song from the Norwegian singer Annie ("Heartbeat", "Chewing Gum", "Greatest Hit") really hits all my favorite parts of what I recall of early 90's techno. And all in a 4 minute pop song!
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POF-M8tW6Ec
What's on your musical docket for the day?
Share your list and have a swell day!
In my "Best of 2012" column, I mentioned one album and one track that I though maybe should be there, but of which I had just learned. Well, upon 7 months reflection, and finally getting it on CD, Aaron Dilloway's Modern Jester is my 2012 album of the year. I've been listening a lot on headphones and computer speakers at the office, but listening to it loud was something else. I think he's done something with the sound waves and cancellation like Ryoji Ikeda where turning your head makes it sound different, that just doesn't register on headphones. This album is the kind of thing that's gonna ruin my life listening to tons of absolute crap that sounds similar but isn't actually very good (it already has and now I've got to re-try them all loudly). The genre tags at the bandcamp site are pretty descriptive: "crude drone electronic experimental junk modern classical musique concrete noise sound art synthesizer tape music Ohio." Continue reading Friday Music Day: July 26, 2013
Freealonzo and I are seeing Merle Haggard tonight at the State Theatre. I wonder how much he'll play of the albums I know. I only have nine, covering much of 1965-71 and 2010-present. So there's basically a 40-year gap in his career that I've heard just a handful of songs from. He's had 40 #1s and I know like eight of them.
Well, time to share the lists.