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“ Lazy Weekend Afternoon ”

01. Infected Mushroom - Elevation
Infected Selection (2008)
02. Etro Anime - Let It Go
See the Sound (Entry 1 Records, 2003)
03. Stan Getz & Antonio Carlos - Águas de Março
Stan Getz & Antonio Carlos, Their Greatest Hits (2007)
04. Dimitri from Paris - Le Moogy Reggae
Sacrebleu (1996)
05. Islands - Creeper
Arm’s Way (2008)
06. Fujiya & Miyagi - Photocopier
Transparent things (Deaf Dumb & Blind, 2006)

note: Lazy Sunday list. … all brain cells are on strike, no muscle strand wants to exert pressure … I am a vegetable growing root on the sofa… hey look, there is spot on the ceiling… (got a copy of latest Island album ‘Arm’s Way‘. It’s ok. I don’t think it’s mind blowing, but I have to listen to it again.)

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Oldest they are and the wisest of beasts
so they know at last
how to wait for the loneliest of feasts
for the full repast.

They do not snatch, they do not tear;
their massive blood
moves as the moon-tides, near, more near
till they touch in flood.

- D. H. Lawrence , The Elephant is Slow to Mate

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” Trippy Sonic No.2 ”

01. RiEN - Dieu du Seigneur
Il ne peut y avoir de prédiction sans avenir (L’Amicale Underground, 2007)
02. Frédéric Chopin - Nocturne In D Flat, Op. 27 No 2 (Solomon)
Great Pianists Of The Century [Box Set] (Brilliant, 2000)
03. Vashti Bunyan - 17 Pink Sugar Elephants
Some Things Just Stick In Your Mind (Dicristina Stair, 2007)
04. Naked City - (Verlaine Part II) La Bleue
Absinthe (Avant, 1993)
05. Badawi - Lack of Dub to the Brain
Bedouin Sound Clash (Roir, 1996)
06. Susumu Yokota - Gong Gong Gong
Laputa (Skintone Records, 2003)
07. Autechre - Vietrmx21
Tri Repetae++ (Tvt, 1996)

note: I am not so sure about this list. Unlike the first one, this one hasn’t been listened back to back several times, it might not flow as well as the first one. Programmatically, imagine soundtrack for a giant parade in the sky, pinks elephants rolling majestically one by one in front of you. The greatest parade in the universe … When it fails, I think the effect is more simple large open space sonic. There is some part missing, but I don’t have time filling it. Tell me what it needs… (maybe I should listen to it several more time, but don’t have time) So here it is, the second trippy list. I’ll make one more with rare dub mix. I have one fav. song I wanted to post for a long time. k. have fun - sq .

btw, the fund drive is over. (Moka will say something, after she gets out of her mid term exam funk.)

see also: Trippy Sonic No.1

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Celestine Ukwu - Okwukwe na Nchekwube (via)
(Nigeria Special: 1970-1976)

A very relaxing track with hints to Cuban Danzón and a very exquisite and almost metronomic slide guitar. Kino from the liner notes: “An extremely popular, deeply philosophical and empowering track, Okwukwe Na Nchekwube (’faith and trust’) was recorded in 1974 by the rising star of the fading Ibo highlife scene. Its message is that everything that has a beginning must have an end. No matter how hard times are, or however difficult or tough the situation you find yourself may be, you must keep going. Better days will come. His lilting, laid-back style, punctuated by vibes and particularly soothing guitar lines, was popular across the country, appealing to both Ibo speakers and non-Ibo speakers alike.”
Extra Golden - Obama
(Hera ma mono / 2007)

Extra Golden are a small conglomerate of indie rock and kenyan benga (half of the musicians hail from indie band ‘golden’ and the other half from the kenyan music scene) . Obama is a joyous praise song to the US presidential candidate, who helped get the Kenyan musicians the visas needed to record this fun, joyful and life-affirming album.

Birigwa - Okusosola Mukule
(Birigwa / 1972)

Recently reissued by Porter records, this little gem of an album was recorded in 1972 by Ugandan born, Birigwa at age 23. I bumped into the album while looking for similar artists to Caetano Veloso, and I have to say I’m extremely pleased with it, this is the sort of music that soundtracks those extremely pleasant and lazy 20 minutes you stay in bed after waking up.

King Sunny Ade & his African beats - Ja Fun Mi (Instrumental)
(Nigeria 70 box set / 2001)

In ‘Ja Fun Mi” Sunny Ade is joined with a freewheeling band of 20+ musicians and he manages to always balance unhurriedness with a pulse. King Sunny Ade has always been a master in balancing both. He pioneered the Nigerian big band style known as juju - a combination of kraut percussions, synths, hypnotic guitar riffs and traditional Yoruba influences with reggae and dub effects - and he was responsible for bringing African music, along with Fela Kuti, to the Western spotlight. (PS: The Nigeria 70 box set is awesome and if you like this sort of music I strongly suggest you to look for it).

Issa Bagayogo - Joola
(Tassoumakan / 2004)

There’s an immense amount of space and rust in Joola, and it’s accomplished by the most simple elements: washes of ghostly voices providing the atmosphere, a looping rhythm in the background, a meandering blues guitar and Issa alternating between singing and speaking with a low seductive voice. A beautiful piece of warm & organic dub.

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I need some money, need some money
Oh, yeah, what I want
Your love gimme such a thrill,
but your lovin’ don’ t pay my bills
I need some money, need some money
Oh, yeah, what I want
I need some money, honey
I need some money right away
I need some money bad
-John Lee Hooker

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01. Leya - Dream the money bought
Watch you don’t take off (Rubyworks, 2005)
02. John Lee Hooker - I Need Some Money
Hooker (Shout Factory, 1960)
03. Paul Revere & The Raiders - Money (That’s What I Want)
DropcashMojo Workout! - Disc 1 of 2 (Sundazed, 2000)
04. Mr. Free & The Satellite Freakout - Gimmee All Your Money
Mr. Free and the Satellite Freakout! (ChildproofVinyl, 2006)
05. Jacknife Lee - Making Me Money Switch Remix
Making Me Money (2007)
06. Nick Lowe - Music For Money
Jesus Of Cool (Demon, 1978)

note: It’s time people. MdM needs some cash to pay for the bling and those pound of stash. This year it’s $136 for the whole next year. I think Moka found some cheap generic love substitute so we can reduce cost. It’s non fattening as well, don’t worry. Taste jsut like real butter. But the side effect of generic substitute of love in mp3 blogging hasn’t been tested. Some genetic mutation might be expected. If you grow another head after listening to MdM this year, don’t panic. It’s to be expected. … I’ll try to keep up with you guys with list. (I think I can squeeze one more, before this drive is over. whew, you guys are sure quick.) - sq.

Dropcash link : Motel de Moka 2008 Funding Drive

see also: Motel de Moka 2008 Funding Drive

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Hi!

It’s bill time for us over here at the motel and we need the help of everybody out there to reach our $136 goal for this year. To reach our goal we will be doing, once again, our campaign through Dropcash, so everyone of our readers can watch the progress bar go up with every donation and track how much money has been donated through Paypal.

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… consumer spending slump and tightening credit markets are unleashing a widening wave of bankruptcies in American retailing, prompting thousands of store closings that are expected to remake suburban malls and downtown shopping districts across the country … (NYT, 4/15 ‘08)

” Classical ”

01. Nancy Sinatra - Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)
Kill Bill Vol. 1 (2003)
02. Menomena - My My
Friend and Foe (Barsuk, 2007)
03. June of 44 - Peel Away Velleity
Anahata (Quarter Stick, 1999)
04. Bellini - Redtail Hawk
Snowing Sun (Monitor Records, 2002)
05. Big Black - Bad Houses
Atomizer (Touch & Go Records, 1986)
06. Del Rey - A Brief Strangle
A Pyramid For the Living (My Pal God Records, 2006)
07. 90 day men - Too Late or Too Dead
Panda Park (Southern Records, 2004)
08. Quix*O*Tic - Tell It Like It Is
Mortal Mirror (2002)

note: A list about dread. Ever notice how an empty mall has that dreadful melancholy in it? The echoes the empty stores the sparse traffic and dim lighting? As a kid you really don’t understand what, but you could sense the malaise, almost fear. Something big is coming and this is not just another day. I thought if I dig my old collections and combine it in weird ways I can replicate the mood. Sort of bitter lost and slight resignation. K. I’ll compile album blurbs on comment section since all the albums are classic. Too lazy to do it right now. This is the beginning of more rock flavor posts.

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Hours clot. Birds flap like passports. Fields explode with temper tantrums. Here comes trouble.

- Spencer Reece. Ghazals for Spring.

The Left Banke - I’ve got something on my mind
(Walk away Renee / 1967)
Jens Lekman - I saw her in the anti-war demonstration
(Julie Ep / 2004)
Xiao He - Mama
(High-flying Birds Unfall on the Slow Cattle’s Back / 2002)
The Submarines - You, me and the Bourgeoisie
(Honeysuckle weeks / 2008)
The Bird & the Bee - I’m a broken heart
(The Bird and the bee / 2007)

Yet another lazy Sunday pitched somewhere between complete cynicism and total naïvete.

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Up from Earth’s Centre through the Seventh Gate
rose, and on the Throne of Saturn sate;
And many a Knot unravel’d by the Road;
But not the Master-knot of Human Fate.
- Omar Khayyam, The Rubaiyat (XXXI)

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01. Schoener, Eberhard - Surija (Die Sonne)
Bali-Agúng (Celestial Harmonies, 1976)
02. Bill Evans Trio - Detour Ahead (Take 1)
Waltz for Debby (Ojc, 1961)
03. Godspeed You Black Emperor! - Sunshine + Gasoline
Amazezine 7″ [split] (1998)
04. Anouar Brahem - Le voyage de Sahar
Le voyage de Sahar (ECM, 2006)
05. Brian Eno - Stars
Apollo [Atmospheres & Soundtracks] (1983)
06. Bill Evans Trio - Detour Ahead (Take 2)
Waltz for Debby (Ojc, 1961)
07. Arja Kastinen - Alla pehkovan petajan
Ani (ECM, 2008)
08. Disrupt - Bomb 20
Foundation Bit (2007)

note: Amusing little list. I poached from a bigger list originally made for listening while your head is seeing purple haze and going psychadelic. (There was a conversation about this somewhere on the net. really. ) I made it smaller with prettier songs, more listenable and amusing. It’s been awhile since I made a list I really want to listen for long period, so this is it. Soft with various small scattered textures and words. The ECM’s and Bill Evans are heavenly. I thought it might be good for traveling, but I think it’s too delicate. I doubt most of these songs can survive anywhere but quiet room and high quality speaker. (car, plane, train, noise reduction headphone, stuffy ears simply aren’t music friendly.) But I am picky. I’ll do another variation on this purple haze theme for fun. Buy Bill Evans‘ Waltz for Debby. It’s a must have. -sq.

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