Friday 30 December 2011

Pick 5: Five Songs By Portishead



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Today's Pick 5 is dedicated for the Bristol-Based Trio, Portishead, One of the most influental bands of Trip-Hop. Enjoy

It's A Fire Taken from Dummy (1994)

Hunter Taken from Third (2008)

Glory Box Taken From Dummy (1994)

 Western Eyes Taken From Portishead (1997)

Roads Taken From Portishead Live In Roseland NYC (1998), Originally appeared on Dummy (1994)


Pick 5: Portishead by Etai Palombo Weissman on Grooveshark

Monday 26 December 2011

Pick 50: Best Songs Of 2011



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Here's 50 songs that I'll carry with me to the next year from 2011, Enjoy

1) Home by Lisa Hannigan .
3) Brown Frown by The Great Book Of John
24) Arcs And Coloumbs by Andrew Bird


The Best Songs of 2011 by Etai Palombo Weissman on Grooveshark

Thursday 10 November 2011

Pick 5: Five Songs By Dot Allison



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Today's my Pick 5 is dedicated to Dot Allison, a great Scottish singer which produces something hazey on the range between Pop-Rock and Dream-Pop Electronic. So without any unnecessary words, here's today's Pick 5

Enjoy

Saturday 5 November 2011

Fresh #7: 5 Fresh Songs

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Today I decided to bring on some music I've heard lately. You can find here The Family Band, RAC (Which covering The Smashing Pumpkins), The Killers (Which Covering U2), The Great Book Of John and M83

Enjoy!

Sunday 30 October 2011

Pick 5: Five Songs By AARON



Today's Pick 5 is dedicated to AARON (Artificial Animals Riding On Neverland). This French Elctro-Pop duo consists of Simone Buret and Olivier Crousier, should get more attantion to my opinion...

Enjoy

Thursday 20 October 2011

Pick 5: Five Songs By High Places



On Today's menu 5 songs by High Places, An Indie-Rock group Brooklyn-based, which released their Fourth album last month, Called "Original Colors". So Here's the music as played by Mary Pearson and Rob Barber

Enjoy the stream

Saturday 18 June 2011

Early morning Song: Marissa Nadler - Baby, I will leave you in the morning (2011)

Marissa Nadler
Good Morning

Travelling through NPR's first listening playlists, I've discovered Marissa's fifth album called after her name, Marissa Nadler (2011). It sounds like Mazzy Star sometimes and moves between Dream-pop and Folk. Baby, I will leave you in the morning (Lyrics) is a hazey ballad while Nadler moans "Baby will you love me when I’ll return, Promise I will hold you in my arm, Every night I dream you sleeping next to me"


Have a great day....

Monday 13 June 2011

Early morning Song: Metronomy - Everything goes my way (2011)



Metronomy is an electronic music group formed by Joseph Mount in England. from their third and latest so far, The English Riviera (2011), I enjoyed listenning to Everything Goes My Way (Lyrics), which is a duet of Mount and Anna Prior, the group's new drummer. I find it very suitible for such a beautiful morning

Enjoy it!

Saturday 11 June 2011

Out of Season (7 Days, 7 Songs Series)


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Continuing my project called "7 Days, 7 Songs" hoping it's interesting so far. This week's issue is seasons which I decided to write about after realizing that the summer is  finally here. So before I'll miss the rain (And seems that it will happen in a few days...), here are this week's songs.

Saturday: Beth Gibbons & Rustin Man - Funny time of year

On their monumental album, Out of Season (2002), a moment before the album ends, you can listen to Gibbons shouting: "Falling like a silent paper Holding on to what may be, It's a funny time of year.
I can see There'll be no blossom on the treesAnd time spent cryin' has taken me in this year"  on Funny time of year (Youtube live, Lyrics). Portishead alike song, which grows within each minute, waiting for their next album!

Sunday: Black Box Recorder - Seasons in the sun

With the immortal lines "We had joy we had fun we had seasons in the sun, But the hills that we climbed were just seasons out of time" written by Rodney Marvin McKuen, an American poet and first sang by Jacques Brel on 1961, Seasons in the sun is one of my favourites. It became popular in US by Terry Jacks' version on 1974. I've chosen Black Box Recorder's cover version to this song (Youtube, Lyrics) on their debut album, England Made Me (1998), but while I was wandering through Youtube, I found this lovely cover by Nirvana (Youtube), while Kurt Cobain played the drums, instead of Dave Grohl which took position of the Bass guitar, Leaving Krist Novoselic for the Electric guitar, 
awasome!

Monday: Crowded House - Four seasons in one day

Althought I'm not a great fan of this Austrlian Soft-Rock band, I cannot stay apathetic to one of their best songs, Four seasons in one day (Youtube, Lyrics), taken from Woodface (1991). Brothers Finn still sings this one on their performances in honor of Paul Hester, Crowded house's ex-drummer who committed suicide on 2005. Knowing that, the words "Even when your feeling warm, The temperature could drop away Like four seasons in one day" contains an extra meaning. 

Tuesday: Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan - Time of the season

Taken from the long-time collaboration of ex-Belle and Sebastian singer, Isobell Campbell and Mark Lanegan, Time of the season (Youtube) is a silent ballad you can find in their latest release Hawk (2010). I really enjoy to hear them sing together, hope you'd like it too. 


Wednesday: Soltero - Songs of the season


Soltero are not so familier right now, but it seems he's (Tim Howard) doin' a great job. I chose his Songs of the season (Lyrics) from the forth album Hell Train (2005). a bit folky one and melodious, plain and simple as I like 

Thursday: Joseph Scott Phares - Season 


I haven't heard about this young guy from Illinois, but I randomaly got one of his Demos called Season, a quiet guitar ballad which covers slightly lines like"If I donwt let you touch me, how can you defeat me?". Maybe we'll hear more of this guy who is currently unsigned! 


Friday:  The Mountain Goats - High hawk season


The last song for this issue is taken from the latest release by  The Mountain Goats called All Eternals Deck (2011). On their 13th album I especially liked High hawk season (Youtube, Lyrics) with the background voices which takes us back to the wild American west while John Darnielle sings "The summer will reveal itself to those whose hearts are true And to the faithless few." 


Have a nice week

Monday 30 May 2011

Cha Cha Changes (7 Days, 7 Songs Series)


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After a long time without writing about music (Benn to Prague and Dresden on a vacation), it's time to get back to business. This week issue will be changes, hoping that it'll happen to you too.

Monday: Over The Rhine - Changes Come


Never Heard about OTR (a.k.a Over The Rhine) until I first listened to their Seventh album (Their best so far from my point of view...), Ohio (2003). Changes Come (Youtube, Lyrics), A beautiful piano Ballad acompanied with Karin bergquist's great voice who sings: "There is all this untouched beauty, The light the dark both running through me, Is there still redemption for anyone?". Don't miss the Youtube link which presents a great gig by this band


Tuesday: David Bowie - Changes


Going back to 1971, while David Bowie released his Forth album Hunky Dory. Changes (Youtube, Lyrics) wasn't a big hit at that time but became one of Bowie's famous songs with the immortal lines: "Time may change me, But you can't trace time". A timeless song...

Wednesday: The Thermals - I'm Gonna Change Your Life

After one acoustic song followed by a Classic one, it's time to Rock out. The Thermals, ,sings I'm gonna change your life (Youtube, Lyrics) on their openeing track taken from their Fifth studio album, Personal Life (2010). A simple Rock song which declare they're going to change someone's life, hoping they made it...


Thursday: KT Tunstall - Change


While the Scottish origin singer, KT Tunstall sings: "And if I change am I denying what was said?
If I remain the same, am I creating greater problems instead?" on her song Change (Youtube, Lyrics), you cannot stay calm. Such a beautiful track taken from her Acoustic Extravaganza (W/Dvd) (2006), makes me look at the world differently, reminds me that there are other persons around us.

Friday: LCD Soundsystem - I Can Change


James Murphy and LCD Soundsystem said goodbye to the music world on April 2, 2011 while performing at the Madisson Squere Garden, NY. I chose to put I can change (Youtube, Lyrics) inside this mixtape From their last release before break-up, This Is Happening (2010). With unforgettable scream from Murphy's deep throat and great lyrics like: "And love is a murderer, love is a murderer. But if she calls you tonight, Everything is all right"


Saturday: She & Him - Change Is Hard


Zooey Deschanel and M.Ward's collaboration was fantastic since I first heard their debut album, Volume One (2008). On Change is hard (Youtube, Lyrics), Deschanel sings: "I'm all out of luck, But what else Could I be? I know he's yours And he'll never belong To me again" about a lost lover. Seems like it was taken stright from the Fifties....

Sunday: Scorpions - Wind Of Change


There's no need to introduce This power Rock Ballad taken from Crazy World (1990). Wind of change (Youtube, Lyrics) was the right song at the right time. I don't think that the Scorpions thought how shortly after thier visit to Gorki's park, the walls of Communism will fall. The best selling single in Germany ever is the final song for this mixtape

Enjoy, may you all change somehow this week...

Tuesday 24 May 2011

Late Night Song: The Airborne Toxic Event - Sometime around midnight (2008)

The Airborne Toxic Event [Vinyl]

Last week I listened to few randomal albums which I've been stumbling upon on Grooveshark. Suddenly, I bumped a band called The Airborne Toxic Event, which sounds to me like a Brit-Pop kind. Then, on track number seven, Sometime around midnight (Lyrics), I thought it was Jarvis Cocker from Pulp singing. Mikel Jollett's voice sounds great and the song moves from quite melody at its start towards a brilliant Rock song which collaborates elements of U2, Coldplay and Black Rebel Motorcycle club. Jollett's sings about his Ex-girlfriend and it feels so real and heartbreaking while he screams: "Then she leaves, with someone you don’t know. But she makes sure you saw her. She looks right at you and bolts."


Good Night








Saturday 14 May 2011

Album Review: The Antlers - Burst Apart (2011)

Burst Apart
After an impressive debut concept album, Hospice, which dealt with cancer, lost and medical treatments, I was afraid of the second album fall. How can this band create another masterpiece or create at all something after hospice? Seems that I was wrong... and I'm so glad about that. Burst Apart don't fall short of hospice. Of course, this is not a concept album, it's a bit more electronic but I find it more Optimistic (If we can find that kind of word after hospice).

I find Peter Silberman's soft voice amazing. I don't want love (Youtube, Lyrics) gives a clue for what goes next as Silberman's declare: “If I leave before you, Then I walk out alone. Keep your hands on your side, When you follow me home, I don't want love”. Feels like The Antlers aren't looking for the love of the audience but searching for new adventures through this album. Rolled Together (Lyrics) and Tiptoe are good examples for experimental tracks on this one. 


While I go on and on, over French exit (Lyrics), one of the weakest tracks here, gloomy Every night my teeth are falling out ( Lyrics) and Parentheses (Lyrics), it feels like The Antlers never left Hospice, they only changed the issues around it. 



Hounds (Lyrics) sounds like a collaboration between The Antlers and Beirut while Silberman says: "They want to conquer you, abandon you. I want to burden you, belong to you" while Putting the dog to sleep (Youtube, Lyrics) makes an analogy between human and dogs as Silberman writes: "Put your trust in me, I'm not gonna die alone...I don't think so...".

No widows (Youtube, Lyrics) is a perfect song, starting with the lines: "If I never get back home, There's no garden overgrown. No widows on the wall, no widows left alone", which could be part of the previous album as well as beautiful Corsicana (Youtube, Lyrics). Wow, What an album, I need to buy it, so do you...

The song you should purchase the album for: "No Widows", "Corsicana" and "Putting the dog to sleep"

The Judge Decision: Get out of Hospice and run to purchase this one! 


Ranking (9/10)


Friday 13 May 2011

Album Review: Dum Dum Girls - He Gets Me High EP (2011)

He Gets Me High
I've heard about Dum Dum Girls, a Indie Pop band from California, only a year ago. I must admit that I haven't had enough time to listen to some songs of that band that ambitiously declares itself as the result of "what would have happened if The Cure met The Bengals...". So I've found a few seconds to hear their last Release He Gets Me High (2011), an EP which contains only 4 songs.


It starts with Wrong feels right (Youtube, Lyrics), which sounds like of a female version of The Drums' song... but it's still comfort to my ear.
On He gets me high (Youtube, Lyrics), Dee Dee sings: "I hold my breath till you come back, The picture's black, the picture's black. I promised not to call you back But heaven knows I can't keep it", a basic Rock love song, which makes your legs wanna move...


As the leading singer, Dee Dee, mentioned before, it seems that the inspiration of Mazzy Star lays on the lovely song, Take care of my baby (Youtube), which sounds like a collaboration of Hope Sandoval and Patti Smith. I don't know if The Smiths have heard the girls cover version to There is a light that never goes out (Youtube, Lyrics), which sounds fantastic and leaves me with passion to hear more...


The song you should purchase the album for: "There is a light that never goes out" (The Smiths cover version)

The Judge Decision: I could have get much higher if it was a bit longer....

Ranking
 (7/10)


Tuesday 10 May 2011

A Man Called E: Eels Collection (Vol. 1)



This week I listened to one of my favourites songs ever written, A line in the dirt (Youtube, Lyrics), by Mark Oliver Everett, which is known as E... And what a life story this 48 years old singer song-writer have got, losing one by one all of his family members left bright marks on his lyrics.

I chose to put inside this collection 3 songs of his second album End Times (2010) in a Trilogy which contains Hombre Lobo: 12 Songs of Desire (Dig) (2009) and Tomorrow Morning (2010). This album foucosed on divorce and aging and is the best of this Trilogy. Together with A line in the dirt mentioned above, I featured In my younger days (Youtube, Lyrics) which looks back on the past with a bit of romantic scent and Sentimental I need a mother (Youtube, Lyrics), where he mentions: "I need a mother, I'm sorry but it's true. I need a loverNot someone like you". From the last part of this Trilogy I've put inside this collection I'm a hummingbird (Youtube, Lyrics) which got a dark sound of orchestra in the background.


I love his album Blinking Lights And Other Revelations (2005) from which I've chosen In the yard, behind the church (YoutubeLyrics). My Beloved Monster (Youtube, Lyrics) is taken from the following tour preformed live on With Strings Live at Town Hall (Dig) (2006) and the Last stop: This town (Youtube, Lyrics) is taken from Electro-Shock Blues (1998) as well as Elizabeth on the bathroom floor (YoutubeLyrics) which was inspired by his mental ill sister diary. She wrote: "Laying on the bathroom floor, Kitty licks my cheek once more And I could try, But waking up is harder when you want to die", and I can't remove this image from my head when I hear this song. 


Also you can find here a great cover (The best I've met so far...) for Sophie B Hawkins hit single, Damn, I wish I was your lover (Youtube, Lyrics) in contrast to the songs above, it feels like E was in a fine mood while singing it. Daisies of the Galaxy (Youtube, Lyrics) is taken from his Oh What A Beautiful Morning (2000). On the rare part you can find birdgirl on the cellphone (Lyrics) taken from Useless Trinkets: B Sides, Soundtracks, Rarities and Unreleased 1996-2006 (2CD+DVD) (2008), previously released on i-tunes store exclusively.

Man Called E. (1992) was his debut album were he used for the first time his pseudonym E. Hello cruel world (Youtube, Lyrics) gives a clue of E's future writings but Looking out the window with a Blue hat on (Youtube, Lyrics) is more optimisitic than the previous. I think that Novocaine for the soul (Youtube, Lyrics) was his greatest hit, but I don't think it's one of his best (Taken from Beautiful Freak).

Enjoy this one and stay tuned for the next...