The light in my bathroom

"It is in the realm of the abstract that the more important things happen in these times, and it is the unimportant that happens in real life." - RM

Law Less Ness

I'm in love...

Theme De Yoyo

Your head is like a yoyo
Your neck is like a string
Your body's like Camembert
Oozing from its skin
Your fanny's like two sperm whales
Floating down the sand
Your voice is like a long fuck
That's music to your brain

One of the greatest songs I've heard recently is by the group The Art Ensemble of Chicago. Theme De Yoyo is the first song off their album Les Stances a Sophie which was made in 1970 as a soundtrack album for a film, but the whole album is great. As I understand it, I don't think the music was actually ever used in the film. I've bought several other Art Ensemble of Chicago albums and they have all been a little too noise/experimental for me. I think they strike the perfect balance here between chaos and melody (at least for my taste).

Download: Theme De Yoyo (mp3)

Sometimes Behaves So Strangely

Download and listen to at least the first four minutes of this mp3 from the RadioLab podcast (or listen to it directly on their page). It is a segment that illustrates the musicality of language in a most remarkable way. The rest of the program is interesting too, especially the Musical DNA segment.

The Great Escape

She was growing out of Playskool

One of my new favorite songs:

Avey Tare and Panda Bear - Chocolate Girl (mp3, 12.9MB)

Best Lollapalooza Performances

5. Of Montreal

4. Violent Femmes

3. Broken Social Scene

2. The Dresden Dolls

1. Andrew Bird