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jarvis cocker : I will kill again

“whooot?”

i will kill again – jarvis cocker

this popped on in my playlist and had to point out how much i love this guy. brilliant lyrics, with that signature jarvis cynicism and wit. hes my current leonard cohen – just love this guy. lyrics to the track below…
build yourself a castle (definitely my plan)
keep your family safe from harm
get into classical music (i’m already there)
raise rabbits on a farm (hmmm!)

log on in the night time
drink a half-bottle of wine (i’m there)

buy a couple of records (i have 100s – but this is a jab clearly to the brooklyn hipsters)
look at naked girls from time to time (done that)

and people tell me
what a real nice guy you are (he def doesn’t think of himself as one)
so come on, serenade them
on your acoustic guitar (again a possible jab, he def made me conscious as i do serenade on my acoustic)

and don’t believe me
if i claim to be your friend (see? not your sweet-y pie.)
cause given half the chance
i know that i will kill again
i will kill again

and wouldn’t it be nice
for all the world to live in peace? (jab at head-in-the-cloud hippies)

and no-one gets ill or ever dies
or dies of boredom at the very least (my favorite line in this track)

 

and people tell me… by dd

 

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french electro comedy skit with stromae: alors on danse

french comedian jamel debbouze helps stromae how-to

compose “alors on danse”

if unavailable view video in link

remembered this gem of a piece my french buddy showed me almost 10 years ago to illustrate how i must seem when i’m working with musicians to create an electronic track. something i sometimes do… so good, and i guess the cliches are all true, the barking dog, the sick duck and the whole comedy that is constantly self revealing. thank you monsieur pierre… by pp

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Here’s the scoooop… Lescop ‘La Foret’

ok who wants to practice their french? and if not… there are subtitles in english. nice little track and video. now go practice.

Un coup de feu dans la nuit

Une douleur glaciale qui s’élance

La Foret soudain qui frémit

Puis s’installe le silence

 

Tu te tiens là assourdie

Tu prononces la sentence

Le deuxième coup est parti

Et fait bientôt la différence

 

Dans la Foret je te retrouve à l’heure opportune

Un rendez vous improvisé sous la lune

Sourires crispés, situation compliquée

Je sens ton souffle qui me frôle le coup

Un pistolet chargé me caresse la joue

Tu me dis “cette fois c’est moi qui joue”

Dans la foret la première détonation raisonne

Un coup de feu puis deux, mon corps qui frissonne

Puis doucement s’écroule

 

Plus rien, plus un bruit

Personne n’a rien vu par chance

Pour moi maintenant c’est fini

Et tout le monde s’en fout, tu penses!

 

Te voilà maintenant qui t’enfuis

Tirant ta révérence

La foret de nouveau frémit

Et je profite du silence

 

Dans la Foret je te retrouve à l’heure opportune

Un rendez vous improvisé sous la lune

Sourires crispés, situation compliquée

Je sens ton souffle qui me frôle le cou

Un pistolet chargé me caresse la joue

Tu me dis “cette fois c’est moi qui joue”

Dans la foret la première détonation raisonne

Un coup de feu puis deux, mon corps qui frissonne

Puis doucement s’écroule–

 

Lescop ‘La Foret’ lyrics & music © LESCOP and POP NOIRE RECORDS produced by johnny hostile , filmed by jehnny beth – by ars

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sama – palestines female techno pioneer (boiler room – ramallah)

the palestinian techno queen – sama brings it back to her roots playing in the heart of ramallah.

sama stepped up to the decks in a black tee, while the crowed was also free to express as they please.

“There’s nothing. No people, no war, no nothing. Just you and the music, and you let everything out”

<< DIRECT LINK TO YOUTUBE >>

if you are a palestinian thats fond of the rave scene, you might find yourself climbing over the eight-meter wall, illegally entering israeli territory to listen to some beats.

samas sets now reach viewing numbers that exceeded the organizers expectations. stepping into the playing grounds of boiler rooms top tier acts.

introduced to techno at age 16, she discovered more of the scene when moving to beirut to study sound design before moving to egypt to work in film making. she heard from a friend about a french festival, palest’in & out, which showcases palestinian artists in france. naturally she left to paris where she was quickly offered a six month residency, performing for crowds of 1000+.

sama never wants to be compartmentalized by her palestinian identity, yet many others have spoken out on the politics of her homeland. #DJsforPalestine. With many dj’s pledging to not play in israel until the brutal and sustained oppression comes to an end. — “they make us feel powerful and heard”. by lb

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quarantine days: Lust & Sound in west-berlin

if you can remember the 80’s, you probably weren’t there!

music, art and chaos in the wild west-berlin of the 1980’s

sex

politics

and a fuckin good time – a film by jörg a.hoppe, klaus maeck & heiko lange

see the LF preview above

nick cave and the naughty seeds ; )

the walled-in city became the creative melting pot for sub- and pop-culture. before the iron curtain fell, everything and anything seemed possible. this documentary film is a fast-paced collage of mostly unreleased film and tv footage from a frenzied but creative decade, starting with punk and ending with the love parade, in a city where the days are short and the nights are endless. where it was not about long-term success, but about living for the moment – the here and now. we need another city like berlin! a must see film if you can get your hands on it.     by dd

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rüfüs du sol – live from joshua tree

could we have a more perfect combination? if you ever catch me daydreaming this is where i am, a live concert by rüfüs du sol in the midst of one of the worlds most dramatic landscapes known for its astronomy and stargazing – the joshua tree national park.

as day welcomes night, you can’t help but being mesmerized by the the aussie trio surrounded by red rock and icy blue LED lights.

Through the juxtaposition of natural vs man-made, silence vs sound there lives a certain harmony…….and pure solace.    by lb

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and now for some Ndagga Rhythm Force

the story of basic channel reads like a tall tale of underground dance music. they invented dub techno. through hard wax, cofounder mark ernestus brought detroit and chicago records to berlin. their near-flawless body of work, encompassing a universe of labels including chain reaction, m-series, burial mix, main street records and rhythm & sound, speaks for itself. and yet, ernestus and moritz von oswald don’t talk much about the label they founded 25 years ago, so their legacy remains tantalizingly obscure. ernestus’ recent mania is Mbalax music. as usual, he’s gone deeper than most, following a youtube trail to senegal, forming the ndagga rhythm force, reducing the music to its polyrhythmic essence, and overseeing the mixing desk for live shows. ernestus also drives the band around on tours of europe, a role he took on for underground resistance on their first tour… here’s a clip of theirs from earlier in the year. were obsessed.   by moody

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Bohemian Rhapsody by Kanye West.. vs Freddie Mercury : )

freddie mercury’s reaction to kanye west (direct link) hilarious

and the trailer for the film Bohemian Rhapsody – great mix on the audio

and the notorious bicycle race making of video shot at wimbledon

queen, much like kanye, definitely had their embarrassing moments and songs but unlike kanye, they did also have some incredible masterpieces. a man with a golden voice and intriguing lyrics. cant wait to see it. by dd

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Manfredas – Automat Opium mix

manfredas – automat opium mix

enjoy! really into this dude lately. on auto play here… killing it with the customary weapons readily available… P.S. automat is an independent online radio station live streaming the best underground music from a truck parked around the world. now go get some tacos. by uh

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this is america

this is america

by childish gambino

something funny, something real, something truthful, well seems to hit a few chord with me. donald glover aka childish gambino’s music video this is america is worth a listen and a look. by bh

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