motel de moka

ROB
You couldn’t be. Look, Barry.
There’s going to be people from
Laura’s work there, people who own
dogs and babies and Tina Turner
albums. How are you going to cope
with them?

BARRY
We’re not called Barrytown anymore,
by the by. They got sick of the
Barry/Barrytown thing. We’re
called SDM. Sonic Death Monkey.

ROB
Sonic Death Monkey.

BARRY
What do you think? Dick likes it.

ROB
Barry, you’re over thirty years old.
You owe it to yourself and your
friends and to your parents not to
sing in a group called Sonic Death
Monkey.

BARRY
I owe it to myself to go right to
the edge, Rob, and this group does
exactly that. Over the edge, in
fact.

- High Fidelity (2000)

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” Failed attempt to impress People ”

01. Sigur Ros - Hljomalind
Hauf/Heim (2007)
02. Pinback - Barnes
Autumn of the Seraphs (Touch & Go Records, 2007)
03. Battles - Leyendecker (Live At FRF 07)
Tonto [single] (Warp Records, 2007)
04. Grails - Soft Temple
Burning Off Impurities (Temporary Residence, 2007)
05. The Sea and Cake - Exact to Me
Everybody (Thrill Jockey, 2007)
06. Les Savy Fav - Patty Lee
Let’s Stay Friends (French Kiss, 2007)
07. Portugal The Man - Sugar Cinnamon
(SXSW 2008 Showcasing Artists)
08. Sleepy Vahn - Looks Like Your Dead
(SXSW 2008 Showcasing Artists)

note: A weekend list dedicated to all music talkers out there. I am sure just about every MdM readers has been in that slightly boyish moment, where one is sure he would impress people with his music trivia and delicate details of information. But significant other and pals around somehow catch up with the game 20 minutes before one starts and know they already lost. (Altho’ admitedly you know precisely this. In fact the mixtape you bring is tailored precisely so you can sneeker inside and say, “Aha. You didn’t know that was cool and happening didn’t ya?”) This dedicated to that infantile middle school fun moment when one passes edgy and gone over the cliff, except maybe sharing it with somebody who’ve done it too. Weekend in the backyard? The list: look, those nice albums you try to get around reviewing for the blog but never have. of course. (Pinback, Grails, The Sea and Cake) K. Enjoy the rest of the weekend.

image: Paul Signac. (French, 1863-1935). Opus 217. Against the Enamel of a Background Rhythmic with Beats and Angles, Tones, and Tints, Portrait of M. Félix Fénéon in 1890. 1890. Oil on canvas, 29 x 36 1/2″ (73.5 x 92.5 cm).