Archive for December, 2005

Old fashioned

Elevator Beat:
I am among that strange breed that admires their grandparents secretly. I wonder at their old pictures, I steal their old vynils and I watch their boring yet touching, golden era movies. It’s become some sort of sacred act to touch those old fashioned items.
The only thing I feel very sorry about is that none of my 4 living ancestors were very concerned or obsessed as me about music.

Jimmy Cohrsen - Kenzo (wma)
Richard Swift - the novelist
Nat King Cole - quizas, quizas, quizas
Louie Armstrong - St James infirmary
Bobby Darin - mack the knife
Tom Waits - alice

Image by Michael Bartalos.

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The third ear

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Motel de Moka’s Top 21 songs of 2005

I don’t like to do rankings but most of you people seem to like this sort of things, so if it makes you happy here you have it, the songs from 2005 (some from late 2004) I enjoyed the most. I’ll be gone this weekend, tomorrow Muzzle of bees will be posting my interview with him if you’d like to take a look. And if you love or hate my selections please comment. I guess that’s all… probably I’ll see you on Sunday, have a nice weekend.

21. Doves - black & white town
from some cities

20. The Safety Scissors - where is germany and how do I get there?
from Tainted Lunch

19. Depeche Mode - precious
from playing the angel

18. Broken Social Scene - bandwitch (save as/rename as mp3)
from Broken Social Scene

17. Gorillaz - el manana
from demon days

16. Chin Chin - shallow dive
from Shallow dive

15. Cat Power - the greatest
from The Greatest


14. Okkervil River - for real
from Black Sheep Boy

13. Tunng - tale from black
from this is…

12. Husky Rescue - summertime cowboy
from Country Falls

11. Feist - mushaboom
from let it die

10. Isolee - schrapnell
from wearemonster

9. Iron & Wine - the trapeze swinger
from In good company OST

8. Sigur Ros - gong
from Takk

7. Patrick Wolf - the libertine
from wind in the wires

6. Thee More Shallows - ave grave
from More Deep Cuts

5. Animal Collective - grass
from Feels

4. Burnt Friedman and Jaki Liebezei - the librarian
from Out in the sticks

3. The Books - it never changes to stop
from Safe and Lost

2. Sufjan Stevens - casimir Pulaski day
from Illinoise

1. Andrew Bird - fake palindromes
from the mysterious production of eggs

The three images were created by artist Marc Chagall.

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Broken chords


Laundry Room:
Estuve en casa de mi abuela el dia guadalupano y talvez no sea coincidencia pero ese dia tambien es el cumpleanios de mi tia Lupe.
Mientras como el pollo que me causara una noche alucinada por mala y no por buena direccion, recuerdo que tengo unas llamadas que hacer antes de las 6. En el momento en el que tomo el telefono y me lo llevo a la oreja, veo como huye y se esconde bajo el refrigerador, la enorme cucaracha a la que desde hace tiempo no veia y de afecto le llamo Kafka.
Yo no se cuanto le tome a las cucarachas esto del morir, pero, a esta yo solo la veo una vez cada varios meses moverse y ademas he notado que cuando esta de buen humor, canta.

Es - sadepaivat
Readymade - the fake but no finish
Barzin - past all concerns
Glider - riviere beauport
Kohn & de Portables - kohnfituurpje

Image credit: “Las meninas” by Joel-Peter Witkin.

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More winter’s love

Laundry Room:
More songs for cold weathers. I don’t know… these songs just sound like winter to me.
The librarian is a collaboration between Burnt Friedman and Jaki Liebezeit with the genius of David Sylvian taking on vocals, the song has a crispy electronic production and it might be one of the best tracks I’ve heard this year (or maybe I’m just biased with my love for Sylvian).
Motion Picture might remind you of Red House Painters and Patrick Phelan might remind you of Spain (or at least those are the bands I’m reminded of while listening to them).
We/or/me’s “aimless day” has some toy glockenspiels all around the track, I’ve always associated glockenspiels with winter so pardon me if this one sounds out of place in here.
I’ll be back in a few days, this is the reason I’ve posted three entries this day. I wouldn’t leave you readers hungry, no no.

Burnt Friedman/David Sylvian - the librarian
We/or/me - aimless day
Motion Picture - a paper gift
Patrick Phelan - lesser laws

Image by Lauren Gregg

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Winter’s love

Laundry Room:
Mmm… here’s a little playlist for the cold winter days featuring ice queens like emilie simon, mum and Bjork, of course. I’m sorry but I wont be posting any christmas carols on the motel, if you’re feeling all jolly, Gorilla versus bear posted a month ago a holiday mixtape with songs by Sufjan Stevens, Feist, Arcade Fire and Death Cab for Cutie… some really good selections (check out Feist) and a bit different from the usual xmas crap we get to hear every year.

Emilie Simon - to the dancers on the ice
Dragibus - Cam camini
Bjork - aurora
Mum - green grass of tunnel
Animal Collective - winter’s love

The image was created by friend (am I allowed to call him friend?) punio.

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Bossa

Elevator Beat:
I was checking older posts and I’ve just realized I haven’t posted any Bossa Nova on the elevator’s playlist, I’m sure it’s the wrong time of year to do this, but here it goes, classic bossa tracks from the elevator with love:

Joao Gilberto & Stan Getz - the girl from ipanema
Jobim & Frank Sinatra - agua de beber
Elis Regina & Nara Leao - desafinado
Nicola Conte & Rosalia de Souza - bossa

Imagen del incomparable y exquisito Jim Flora.

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Kinky Collection

Bedroom Rockers:
Songs to play while making pancakes for him/her the morning after.

David Bowie - fame
Jamie Lidell - multiply
Jamie Cullum - get your way
Gabor Szabo - the beat goes on
King Crimson - ladies of the road

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