Friday, November 20, 2009

Hark thee, Thunnus albacares!

i abhor the smell of tuna. go away sandwich man working next to me! i must flee.

Thursday, November 19, 2009

Rise Above: KEXP Playlist 11/19/09

You can stream the show here (until 12/03/09).


1:00 AM-Dirty Projectors-Rise Above-Rise Above
1:05 AM-Laura Veirs-July Flame-July Flame

1:10 AM-Panda Bear-Im Not-Person Pitch
1:14 AM-Kurt Vile-Dead Alive-Childish Prodigy
1:18 AM-Real Estate-Suburban Dogs-Real Estate
1:22 AM-Cass McCombs-Petrified Forest-Dropping the Write
1:27 AM-Pattern is Movement-Crazy in Love-
1:30 AM-The xx-Basic Space-xx

1:34 AM-CAN-Moonshake-Future Days
1:37 AM-Squarepusher-Iambic 9 Poetry-Ultravisitor
1:44 AM-Etienne Jaumet-Entropy-Night Music
1:49 AM-Jean Michel Jarre-Oxygene (Part IV)-Oxygene

1:53 AM-Nina Nastasia-Superstar-Run to Ruin
1:58 AM-Atlas Sound-An Orchid-Logos

2:01 AM-The Notwist-Consequence-Neon Golden [Bonus Tracks]

2:06 AM-The Clientele-Never Anyone But You-Bonfires On the Heath
2:11 AM-Amiina-hemipode-Animamina EP
2:16 AM-Burial & Four Tet-Moth-Moth/Wolf Cub

2:26 AM-Freelance Whales-Generator ^ Second Floor-Weathervanes
2:30 AM-The Fiery Furnaces-Staring At The Steeple-I'm Going Away
2:34 AM-Charles Bradley & The Menahan Street Band-The World (Is Going up in Flames)-Daptone Gold
2:37 AM-Claude VonStroke-Bay Area-Bird brain
2:41 AM-Basement Jaxx-Raindrops-Scars

2:45 AM-Vitalic-Wooo-OK Cowboy
2:49 AM-Volcano Choir-Island, IS-Unmap
2:53 AM-Grouper-Heavy Water/I'd Rather Be Sleeping-Dragging A Dead Deer Up A Hill
2:56 AM-Cocteau Twins-Pandora-Treasure

3:01 AM-Tortoise-Glass Museum-Millions Now Living Will Never Die
3:06 AM-Do Make Say Think-Do-Other Truths

3:18 AM-Capgun Coup-Sitting On The Sidewalk-Maudlin
3:21 AM-Thirteenth Floor Elevators-Youre Gonna Miss Me-
3:23 AM-The Dutchess & The Duke-Let It Die-Sunset / Sunrise
3:25 AM-Calexico-Wash-Spoke

3:28 AM-Daniel Johnston-High Horse-Is And Always Was
3:31 AM-Islands-On Foreigner-Vapours
3:35 AM-John Maus-Pure Rockets-Love is Real
3:39 AM-Of Montreal-Death Is Not A Parallel Move-Skeletal Lamping
3:42 AM-Mulatu Astatke-I Faram Gami I Faram with Ethiopian Quintet-The Story of Ethio Jazz 1965-1975

3:45 AM-PJ Harvey-Sheela Na Gig-Dry
3:48 AM-The Twilight Sad-The Neighbours Can't Breathe-Forget the Night Ahead
3:54 AM-Section 25-Friendly Fires-
3:56 AM-Liars-Houseclouds-Liars
3:59 AM-Prinzhorn Dance School-Eat, Sleep-Prinzhorn Dance School

4:01 AM-Feist-Lonely Lonely-Let It Die
4:06 AM-Beach House-Norway-
4:09 AM-A Sunny Day in Glasgow-Nitetime Rainbows-Ashes Grammar
4:15 AM-Neon Indian-Deadbeat Summer-Psychic Chasms

4:20 AM-Thao-Cool Yourself-Know Better Learn Faster
4:22 AM-The Dismemberment Plan-Do The Standing Still-The Dismemberment Plan Is Terrified
4:24 AM-Von Sudenfed-Speech Contamination/ German Fear Of Osterre-Tromatic Reflexxions
4:28 AM-The Flaming Lips-Evil-Embryonic
4:33 AM-John Cale-Amsterdam-Vintage Violence

4:37 AM-The Crayon Fields-All The Pleasures Of The World-All The Pleasures Of The World
4:40 AM-Nancy Elizabeth-Bring On The Hurricane-Wrought Iron
4:43 AM-Tunng-People Folk-Mother's Daughters & Other Songs
4:47 AM-The Books-Take Time-The Lemon Of Pink
4:51 AM-The Animals At Night-Head Like A Kite-The Northwest Remixed

4:54 AM-Pants Yell!-Cold Hands-Received Pronunciation
4:58 AM-Best Coast-make You Mine-Make You Mine 7"

5:00 AM-The Chills-I Love My Leather Jacket-I Love My Leather Jacket 12"
5:02 AM-Kitchens Of Distinction-Smiling-The Death Of Cool

5:06 AM-Devendra Banhart-16 & valencia Roxy Music-What Will We Be
5:10 AM-Animal Collective-Bleeding-Fall Be Kind EP
5:13 AM-The Big Pink-Love In Vain-A Brief History Of Love
5:17 AM-Luna-Slide-Slide [EP]

5:22 AM-Karl Blau-Apology to Pollinateurs-Zebra
5:27 AM-Beatles-Sexy Sadie-Anthology 3
5:30 AM-Yo La Tengo-Autumn Sweater-I Can Hear the Heart Beating as One
5:36 AM-Blakes-Basket-Souvenir
5:39 AM-King Khan & BBQ Show-I'll Be Loving You-Invisible Girl

5:43 AM-Fungi Girls-Dystopic Vision-Seafaring Pyramids
5:47 AM-Swans-Saved-Forever Burned

5:52 AM-Out Hud-Dad, There's A Little Phrase Called Too Much Information-S.T.R.E.E.T. D.A.D.

Sunday, November 15, 2009

Down to the Bits That i Left Uptown


Whenever I am feeling content, disillusioned, overwhelmed, or just plain happy- musical treats to the rescue! Predictable (from me) yes, but oh so good.

Dancing to nowhere, I'm losing my head.


It's the way you stood.


The East means so many things.