I love London!

herr c. — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 16:15:31 +0000

Crystal Fighters are another gem out of the rightly hyped Kitsuné label from Paris. Saw them last fall in London. They rocked the crowed so much with their catalanian influenced electro sound.

Unfortunately there is no album release in sight yet. According to their myspace they are in the studio recording songs for now.

(Crystal Fighters – Xtatic Truth)

Fingers crossed that new material will be out there soon. Until then Xtatic truth and I love london will be played non stop on my iPod.

(Crystal Fighters – I Love London)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmvOQNBkCxA

i’m the fury in your head

herr c. — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 09:20:33 +0000

Foals are going to be back this summer playing festivals (including Melt! festival) and releasing their second album. A first glimpse of their new sound is out there already. And guess what: Spanish Sahara is just amazing. Completely different from their familiar sound, but amazing. Just as usual, when it comes to Foals …

(Foals – Spanish Sahara)

Neon lights flashing in my brain.

herr c. — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:03:29 +0000

I just listened to Telekinesis! all day and I think I’m going to like them very much. They are a Seattle based inde rock band produced by Death Cab guitarist Chris Walla. Funnily, I was wondering the entire day who Telekinesis! remind me of. And obviously there are some influences of Death Cab. Mystery solved!

Their album (Telekinesis, released in April) has these incredible positive vibes. When the weather sucks like it does at the moment, music like this is just (twice as) awesome!

[Audio http://takethesongsandrun.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/02-coast-of-carolina.mp3]Telekinesis! – Coast Of Carolina [mp3]

[Youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FD8XhRfn6Rg](Telekinesis – Tokyo)

It’s just a game we love.

herr c. — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 13:45:26 +0000

Heard these guys last night on the radio.

The Mary Onettes (I like the name a lot) remind me a little of Shout Out Louds (I like them a lot). Therefore it’s not that surprising that I like their song Puzzles a lot as well. Take a lot look – they’re definitly worth it.

[Audio=http://iamthecrime.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/TheMaryOnettes_Puzzles_iatc.mp3]The Mary Onettes – Puzzles [mp3]

[Youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTrZCrb4I_4](The Mary Onettes – Explosions)

Back in business.

herr c. — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 11:29:26 +0000

I can’t stand this blog being abandoned any longer. So I’ll start blogging again. Whether I’ll be willing and/or able to do so regularly is a questions I did’nt answer even just for me.

Long story short: Here we go!

The XX should be well known by everyone reading music blogs (and I’m that self-confident to call our blog a music blog, although we sometimes posted other crap stuff). My ears still hype them, cause they’re this like unexcited, that I can’t stop listen to their music. Two days ago I discovered new material of The XX via hypemachine. They covered/remixed (whatever you like to call it) Florence And The Machine‘s cover of Candy Station‘s (I have gloomy memories of her being an early 90′s chartbreaker) You’ve Got The Love. So a lot covering is going on, but the final results (both) are pretty decent.

[Youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_cr-hdqIAY](Florence And The Machine – You’ve Got The Love)

[Audio=http://www.box.net/shared/static/pgnoqeb9nx.mp3]Florence and the Machine – You’ve Got The Love (The xx Remix) [mp3]

Swore I’d never ever do it again.

herr c. — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 18:29:50 +0000

The Sounds are back (LP ‘Crossing The Rubicon’). And they still remind me so much of bubble gum sticking to your shoe. You can’t get rid of them. But they still taste sweet. I like!

[Audio http://tashed.com/MP3/06.09/The%20Sounds-No%20one%20%20Sleeps%20When%20Im%20Awake.mp3](The Sounds – No One Sleeps When I’m Awake) [mp3]

I want to have Sebastien Tellier on my ipod.

herr c. — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:47:49 +0000

I don’t think that I need to comment this fine piece of softporn art! Nude girls walking through Paris. Praise the lord!

(Make The Girl Dance – Baby, Baby, Baby) [mp3]

But there are some interesting explanations for those of us who wasted their youth with a dead language instead of French.

I want to have Sebastien Tellier on my ipod.
I want a hot sex session.
I want to be Justice’s top friend & Gaspard’s hand on my thigh.
I dont want Kate, I want Ethan Hawke.
I want to dance like Vanessa Paradis ; I want to see her boyfriend at Ibiza.
I want Yelle’s tshirt.
I want to make your grandma smoke weed.
I want to model for Yves Saint Laurent.

A passion for black.

jannosch — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 18:42:43 +0000

I don’t want to deprive you of Dan Blacks Symphonies. Interesting voice, nice melody. I’m especially sold on this Passion Pit Remix. It’s much more preprossesing than the original. Why not let Passion Pit arrange the beat from the beginning?

(Dan Black- Symphonies – Passion Pit Remix)

for people who want to listen to the master:

(Dan Black – Symphonies)

C’était un rendez-vous

jannosch — Thu, 28 May 2009 09:17:55 +0000

This short movie is just phenomenal.

It was filmed in the early hours of a morning in 1976 and suggests a Ferrari speeding through paris. Actually it wasn’t one of the cars from Italy but a Mercedes which’s sound was edited afterwards. Otherwise vibration for camera would have been too hard.

Enough of talking. Settle back and enjoy.

(C’était un rendez-vous by Claude Lelouch)

F is for Florence

jannosch — Tue, 12 May 2009 19:46:30 +0000

That’s one catchy song with funny lyrics – „A kiss with a fist is better than none.“ – isn’t it?!

(Florence And The Machine – Kiss With A Fist)