motel de moka

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

1. Carly Simon - Why
   Why Single (Mirage Records / 1981)
2. Studio - Self Service
   West Coast (Information / 2007)
3. Rockers Hi-Fi - Push Push (M.A.N.D.Y. Remix)
   12 Great Remixes for 11 Great Artists (Get Physical Music / 2007)
4. Foals - Olympic Airways
   Olympic Airways Ep (Transgressive / 2008)
5. Freeform Five - Strangest Things (Grand National Remix)
   Strangest Things Ep (Fine / 2005)
6. Grand National - Drink  To Moving  On
   Kicking The National Habit (Recall / 2006)
7. 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