Άργησα αλλά τα κατάφερα... Επιτέλους, το some beans μπορεί να συνεχίσει τη ζωή του και ν'ακούσει καινούριους δίσκους (αν κι εγώ έλεγα στον mr.grieves να βάλει ό,τι θέλει, αλλά ο αυτιστικός Αιγόκερως που τόσο επιμελώς κρύβει τον εμπόδιζε) και όλοι εσείς εκεί έξω να σταματήσετε να αναρωτιέστε πού χάθηκα εγώ και η λίστα μου και να κοιμηθείτε ήσυχοι το βράδυ. 40. John Maus - We Must Become the Pitiless Censors of Ourselves Ξέρετε ότι εδώ στο some beans έχουμε μια [...]
«Ακόμα με τις λίστες ασχολείστε; Φεβρουάριος έφτασε!» Αφού τα είπαμε, στο some beans το αγαπημένο μας σύνθημα είναι το «φέεεετααα»! Έτσι και αλλιώς τελείωσε ένας Ιανουάριος με λίγες ειδήσεις και ακόμα λιγότερες σημαντικές κυκλοφορίες οπότε δεν χάσατε πάρα πολλά. Και γιατί να βιαστούμε άλλωστε; Ας αφήσουμε στην άκρη τα αυτιστικά μας που μας επιβάλλουν να είμαστε πάντα στην ώρα μας (αλήθεια από πότε καθιερώθηκε αυτή η ώρα;) και επίκαιροι και ας απολαύσουμε 40 από εμένα και 40 από την uptight (σύντομα κοντά σας) επιλογές από υπέροχους δίσκους. Η καλή μουσική άλλωστε είναι πάντα επίκαιρη. [...]
Επιτέλους, ήρθε η στιγμή που περιμένατε! (Το ξέρουμε ότι δυσκολευόσασταν να κοιμηθείτε τελευταία!) Μετά από επανειλημμένες ακροάσεις σε λίγες εκατοντάδες δίσκους και μερικές χιλιάδες τραγούδια, μπορούμε πλέον να βάλουμε καπάκι στο μουσικό 2011 και να δούμε τι μας έμεινε περισσότερο. Και μας έμειναν, όπως θα δείτε σε αυτό και τα επόμενα ποστς, πολλά. Τα κομμάτια που μας άρεσαν ήταν πάρα πολλά οπότε το να ξεχωρίσουμε (και να γράψουμε για) τα κορυφαία 60 δεν ήταν καθόλου εύκολη δουλειά, αλλά δεν θέλαμε να αδικήσουμε κανένα απ'όλα όσα μας κράτησαν συντροφιά σε μια πολύ [...]
Geographically speaking, I don't think I could be further from Scotland and still be in the UK. You'd never guess that from reading this blog however, as Scottish acts seem to be dominating my tastes for the last few years. 2011 has been no exception, and four albums on this list have their roots firmly planted north of the borders. As well as being a year for Scots, 2011 appears to be the year of the Return To Form. In itself this is a good thing, as recent years have seen more disappointing highly-hy ped albums than good ones, but it means there's a [...]
Here's Part Two of my list of my favourite things from 2011. And by things, I mean albums, songs, and gigs, as opposed to huge steaming piles of crystal meth. (Disclaimer: I do not have anything to do with huge steaming piles of crystal meth. It's all meow meow round here, you know) Part One is over here . The Others Elbow – Build A Rocket, Boys! The Seldom Seen Kid was always going to be a hard act [...]
Well, after last year's neck-and-neck battle between Meursault and The National, this year's Song, by Toad Readers' Top Five Albums was something of a stroll by comparison. Although the field behind this album was congested, King Creosote & Jon Hopkins' Diamond Mine was a comfortable winner in the end. Whilst I doubt this quite makes up for missing out on the Mercury Prize to P.J. Harvey, it's interesting to note that after a very strong initial showing, she didn't even make the top five of this particular list. And you can bet your arse she won't [...]
It's been pretty quiet around here for awhile (so quiet that we're pretty sure just our mom's are checking this thing at this point) (hi moms!), but even though we haven't been writing all that much, we promise we've still been listening to loads of good music. So putting this list together has been a good chance for us to finally put down how we feel about some of the great stuff we've heard this year. We just hope it's as fun for you to browse through as it was for us to pull together! Before reading on, [...]
Well here we are again, with lists this time generated by yourselves rather than me. With one exception none of these songs would have been anywhere near my personal Festive Fifty, and the one which would have made it is forbidden due to an obvious clash of interests. It's weird, but it does at the very least go to show that the idea of the blogosphere being just a great big mutual back-slapping exercise, with everyone telling everyone else just how awesome they are most of the time, isn't entirely accurate. Still, just because I am an opinionated [...]
Un tipo va al doctor y le dice: - Doctor me duele el huevo izquierdo. Después de revisarlo, el doctor le dice: - Que dolor mas raro, mejor vaya a la facultad, tal vez algún estudioso sepa de estos casos. El tipo va y le dice a un doctor de la facultad: - Doctor, me duele el huevo izquierdo. - Pero señor, esta es la facultad de derecho. - Vaya! no sabía que había una facultad para cada huevo!!. [...]
Jon Hopkins Mercury-nominated Jon Hopkins has caused quite a stir with his exasperated tweet, "Got paid £8 for 90,000 plays. Fuck spotify." His outburst came just as anit-Spotify sentiment was reaching a head, and has effectively polarized the music community. With acts like Coldplay, Adele, and Tom Waits refusing to put their new releases on the platform, and with indie distributor ST Holdings' recent decision to pull their catalogue from all streaming services , it seems the Spotify-refuseniks have the upper hand. But are they right to be so disparaging? Does Spotify really [...]
King Creosote & Jon Hopkin s fandt, spredt udover flere år, tid til at arbejde sammen på det Mercury nominerede album Diamond Mine, som rent faktisk er en guldmine med 7 fantastiske sange. Jon Hopkins' kompositioner med smukke ambiente klangflader og små knitrende elektronikske elementer passer perfekt sammen med King Creosotes (a.k.a. Kenny Anderson) varme stemme og guitar/banjo spil. King Creosote karakteriserer selv pladen som et soundtrack til en romantiseret version af livet, som levet i en skotsk landsby ved kysten. Bedøm selv om du får denne vibe: King Creosote [...]
It's been a good year for King Creosote , especially considering all the accolades he's received working with Jon Hopkins on Diamond Mine (an album you must get your hands on!). Now the duo has pushed out another short EP, Honest Words EP , which features two new songs, and a re-imagining of "Bats in the Attic." Just one listen to this remarkable track, and you'll realize why everyone is supporting the collaboration, clamoring for more. It's the most unassuming pop, and [...]
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