Anything to keep the barbarians away will do
January 3, 2009 at 2:59 pm
Maybe you don’t know what you’ve got, husk to hide and I know you’re not,
spending money on a desert rose, holy dances and acronyms for bones.
- Beach House, Holy Dances.
Barzin - Sometimes the night…
My life in rooms (Monotreme / 2006)
Camping - Fotografie
Suburban Shore (Plug Research / 2004)
Beach House - Holy Dances
Devotion (Bella Union / 2008)
Antena - Camino del Sol
Camino del Sol (Les Disques du Crepuscule / 1982)
Gogi.Ge.Org - Me Gamoval
Post-industrial Boys (Max.ernst / 2004)
Stereolab - Baby Lulu
Sound-dust (2001)
note: A luminous bit of breezy, tropical pop laced with flawless metronomical rhythms. I like the contrast between the stoic perfection of the drum machines and the warmth provided by human voice and organic acoustics, it feels like a pressure valve being released. Good for the lazy hours.
Beautiful, beautiful post. I’m extatic
But… what do you mean for barbarian? You didn’t tell this in the note…
Me? Some kind of music? Your admirers?
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It is an allusion to a piece by Mexican poet, Monica de la Torre which I think holds a similar theme to that of ‘holy dances’. The rest of the lyrics to the ‘beach house’ song are:
‘Bury your maps, they’ll take all your pots and pans
cross all your hands, one finger at a time
you’ll be found in a land of savages.’
An analysis on the poem which I snatched from the title can be read here: http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/7888
More than a relation to the music in the post, this is more of a personal statement if you will, a suppression of my instincts and a desire to change some things that have been affecting my life as of late, and which I need to stop. I originally intended this playlist to be my greeting card for 2009, so the title might have made more sense 3 days ago as some sort of commitment for the new year.
Me Gamoval is lush, thanks for posting it.
wow “Me Gamoval” it’s in Georgian language! it was a pleasant surprise ! ;) thanks a lot!
Both Camping and Gogi.Ge.Org come from Georgia. I recommend taking a listen to the whole album it is very good, the whole max.ernst label is home to some very good Georgian artists.