Jul 6, 2009
Hanging Around With The Sea
This ocean, humiliating in its disguises
Tougher than anything.
No one listens to poetry. The ocean
Does not mean to be listened. A drop
Or crash of water. Its mean
Nothing.
It
Is bread and butter
Pepper and salt. The death
That young men hope for. Aimlessly
It pounds the shore. White and aimless signals. No
One listens to poetry.
“Thing Language” – Jack Spicer
- Carly Simon – Why
Why Single (Mirage Records / 1981) - Studio – Self Service
West Coast (Information / 2007) - Rockers Hi-Fi – Push Push (M.A.N.D.Y. Remix)
12 Great Remixes for 11 Great Artists (Get Physical Music / 2007) - Foals – Olympic Airways
Olympic Airways Ep (Transgressive / 2008) - Freeform Five – Strangest Things (Grand National Remix)
Strangest Things Ep (Fine / 2005) - Grand National – Drink To Moving On
Kicking The National Habit (Recall / 2006) - Saint Etienne - Only Love Can Break Your Heart (Andrew Weatherall Remix)
Only Love Can Break You Heart (Heavenly / 1990)
A playlist to listen to at the sea. My first draft contained a selection of ambient music: The Advisory Circle, Ezekiel Honing, Fennez and more… but, then I realized that when confronted with the eternal sound of the waves, a considerable amount of detail and texture in the music was lost. I decided to change the subtlety of ambient for the cadence of reggae, a better match to the perpetual contorsion of the waves. Enjoy it.
See also: Call of the weather & Return to sea: As the waves will always roll
Photo: Carlos Avalos
Nice selection!
This one should fit right in:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZbriJeic_Q
Dark water and stars… a masterpiece to me.
http://www.divshare.com/download/7287965-07e
Mr. Danza and jungle: thanks! Is the first time to listen this songs: are great!
Very nice mix, really like this one :) ……but is that “Studio – Self Service” song the full length?
amazing selection!!! thanks
DMC: Yeah this is the full version in Yearbook 1, there’s a version more short.
dani: thanks!
Freeform Five’s “Strangest Things” (Grand National Remix) is just spectacular! Brings the whole retro, romantically-tense dance movie kind of feel – excellent choice.
One need not look any further to see where the Black Eyed Peas drew ideas for “Meet Me Halfway”…
I really enjoyed the Saint Etienne track and will ad it to my iPhone if it eve connects to my computer again. Always goof music here, I may have to buy more of their stuff.