gestern owen ashworth, also casiotone for the painfully alone gesehen. ich hatte mir das auch so ähnlich vorgestellt. bärtiger typ, ein wenig linkisch, so teddybärmäßig tapsig, die dunkle gemütliche stimme voll seele und halt nur seine geräte und lieder über liebe und einsamkeit. das war die erste hälfte des konzert. nice, aber auch nur bestätigung der musik und meiner bilder im kopf. im zweiten teil kamen dann aber the dead science als disziplinierte backing band auf die bühne und damit auch ein bruch zum hauptthema der songs. schöne abwechslung. und die einfachen, reduzierten songs von cftpa funktionieren auch [...]
There's sad and then there's crushing. Sad is something tragic you see on TV, a daunting statistic you read in the paper. It might sting for a second but then you change the channel. But crushing cuts deeper. It isn't sad in a general sense; it knows your name and leaves a mark. It's your secret suddenly rendered into words. It's your fear or your unfulfilled hope set to music. It's the mess of your life revealed in someone's else voice. Owen Ashworth, the man behind Casiotone For The Painfully Alone, is the master of crushing. With his [...]
Bedroom-lo-fi-minimalist-Casio artists seem to be popping up everywhere these days. Heck, you all probably know one or two of them in person, or perhaps you are one yourself. 28 year-old Owen Ashworth, aka Casiotone for the Painfully Alone , is one of the originals and possibly most renowned. He is currently on a tour around Australia, and will be playing tonight in Sydney at Spectrum. mp3 : Casiotone for the Painfully Alone - When You Were Mine [ Buy 'Young Shields' ] [...]
OK; the Dundie for Catchiest Name Ever goes to CFTPA. I downloaded a song on the strength of that name alone - "Jeanne, If You're Ever In Portland." Ohhkayyy , I thought to myself, this guy sounds kind of like Fozzie Bear. But by then I was hanging around on the Myspace page, so I thought I'd give "TxTxAxBx" a listen, and it blew me away. I haven't heard anything so weirdly engaging, well, ever. That slow, hypnotic voice, repeating itself like it's your bad dream, combined with those banging low beats [...]
These are the top 30 songs of 2006 (so far) for Lunapark6 with a rather interesting requirement: the songs are freely available for dowload - legally. Only reason for this requirement & this list, is to let people that may not be familiar with these acts check out their material. If this list didn't have [...]
ALSO: "Because if I could have my way, I wouldn't be alone." - Casiotone For The Painfully Alone Casiotone For The Painfully Alone - Etiquette (Released March 7th, 2006) - [...]
I don't really know why its taken me so long to post about this awesome website, maybe because i wanted to see if they could keep up the brilliant writing that consistently gets put up there or to see if they could keep getting these new and great bands to do sessions tracks for them, which get uploaded each monday, so the week starts on a high, with rare, live performances from some superb acts. So far they've had Hockey Night, Casiotone For The Painfully Alone, (my fav) Harry And The Potters and this week's guests Two Gallants in their [...]
Modena Railway Station - Lorenzo Fonda and Davide Terenzi (2006) [watch Their Circular Life ] Rolling through the days is producing heavy deposits of residual fascination with the cycle of life in the corners of my eyes. Every 24 hours with haunting precision our ocular windows refresh and we relive another daily structure. Sometimes it feels like parading around a mobius strip, too distracted by [...]
Everyone loves a cover and most people like Prince. Most people like Tegan and Sara. Most people like Casiotone for the Painfully Alone, they just don't know it yet. Prince's "When You Were Mine," a song mostly about break-up, is pretty well-known, and when people cover it it usually equals success. To me at least... Casiotone for the Painfully Alone (ft Caralee McElroy)-When You Were Mine Tegan and Sara-When You Were Mine I wish NBC weren't jerks about [...]
Already the year is flying by. I remember New Years Eve and already it is almost mid-July. Everyone thought this year was going to be slow, but there have been some amazing records released and the second half of the year looks to be following suit. Top 5 (no order): 1) Band of Horses – Everything All the Time . This album exploded on the scene and despite all the hype, it is avoiding backlash and the band is selling out shows faster than Dashboard [...]
So ummm is someone out there looking for me? There are some weird ways used to get into my site is all...& if you ARE trying to find me, why don'tcha write me an email or something? & PLEASE refrain from stalking . Thank you! oooh -- now Get Ready to Mark that Calendar -- this weekend's gonna be OFF THE CHAIN!: SHAKE SOME ACTION! returns on Friday, July 14th... DJ Matilda von Crumbcake ( Ya know, ME [...]
Goddamn soccer is amazing. So I figure I'll post about 20 songs or so (enough for a CD-R) and we'll see how this goes. There have been tons of great songs this year and I'd like to hold off on ranking them until December rolls around, mostly because the thought of pitting "The Greatest" against "Crazy" blows my mind. So here's the first part (of three) of my favorite songs of 2006 thus far. Don't forget to check out some 2005 tracks in the Half-time introduction . Band of Horses - [...]
If you haven't been to Daytrotter yet, now's the time. The site is music journalism, with a twist: like a radio interview you can download, every band interviewed or featured comes into the Daytrotter studios and records four tracks. So far they've had Sunset Rubdown, Casiotone for the Painfully Alone and Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin - among many distinguished others. Head on over , and if you need a reminder that those bands are awesome: Casiotone for the Painfully Alone - "New Year's Kiss": mp3 [...]
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