Jun 27, 2009
Follow the Light
“Goethe’s final words: ‘More light’. Ever since we crawled out of that primordial slime, that’s been our unifying cry: ‘More light’. Sunlight. Torchlight. Candlelight. Neon. Incandescent. Lights that banish the darkness from our caves, to illuminate our roads, the insides of our refrigerators. Big floods for the night games at Soldier’s field. Little tiny flashlights for those books we read under the covers when we’re supposed to be asleep. Light is more than watts and candles. Light is metaphor.” Chris Stevens, Northern Exposure (1990)
- Bibio – Lover’s Carvings (‘Ambivalence Avenue’, Warp Records, 2009)
- Toquinho – Carolina Carol Bela (‘Toquinho’, 1987)
- Controller 7 – Follow the Light (‘Left Handed Straw’, 6months, 2000)
- Rotary Connection – I am the Black Gold of the Sun (‘Hey Love’, 1971)
- Ellen Mcilwaine – Jimmy Jean (‘We the People’, 1973)
- Maelstrom – Petrichor (Eskimo Recordings, 2008)
- Tangoterje – Diamond’s Dub (G.A.M.M. 2007)
- Leo’s Sunship – I’m Back for More (‘We need each other’, 1978)
Part one of a ‘Light versus Dark’ playlist. It’s winter in Melbourne, so this list is my sonic equivalent of sunshine – something to keep me warm. There are a few favorites here: Bibio’s new album is excellent, ‘Carolina Carol Bela’ is sublime, and Terje’s edit of Paul Simon is my ultimate hanging-off-a-balcony-at-sunset song. This list certainly geared toward summer.
Pic: Author’s.
Thanks for that Chris Stevens quotation. I always forget how much I was moved by that show.
andras, you definitely live at the wrong end of the planet. It’s friggin hot in here. :D
Glad you share my love for northern exposure Joel – it’s funny just how many times i’m drawn to excellent philosophical notions told by a fictional character.
Nice mix!..And yes like you i’m in OZ..well Sydney…damn winter…keep the great music flowing ….love this Site. :)
hey
very nice list as always, but, toquinho’s song is with jorge ben, they compose it together, i couldnt find out the year, but i think is before 80′s for sure……
Nice tracks and playlist,nice picture and excerpt… very mdm compliant!
I liked Maelstrom to the most
thanks Camila – you’re certainly right about the release date, I just went with the limited info i could find on discogs. Discogs doesn’t list a vinyl LP pressing – if you find out let me know! i’d love to hunt a copy down.
i’m in melbourne also…perfect cool list
Haa! I didn’t know that one of the moka mob were in/from Australia!
Music sounds fine up here in sunny Darwin!
so, here we go:
carolina, carol bela.
jorge ben & toquinho, 1970.
the name of the vinyl is toquinho, 1970.
a link for it: http://rs319.rapidshare.com/files/198842270/Toqunho70-zl.zip
warm regards from a brazilian living in istanbul….. and loving moka’s lists…..
bjs
i just bought the new single from The Used and its SICK! its called “blood on my hands” and if you havent heard it yet you need to go to theused.net RIGHT NOW and listen….ive seriously had it on repeat all morning lol
love the Northern Exposure quotes. and the music on that show was superb also!
remember this song?
http://www.zshare.net/audio/62064224622bc315/
p.s. that Bibio song is sublime
unbelievable scott! when i think of good music from the show, i think of that. co-incidentally, i found a copy of that in a thrift store a couple weeks back.
Never heard of Rotary Connection, but what a wonderful song. I must check out this band in more detail. Thank you!