By matthew on 2009/09/17
on the 13th day
(click to play)
Corrugated horse flesh candy in lime marmalade
Dolphin heads in aspic with a butterfly brocade
Lyre-birds in a stained glass cage, with lightning rods as plumes
Double-jointed black men playing leap-frog on the moon
Sea foam in a snow white shroud, red herrings round its teeth
Puffball spores exploding on a bed of burning wreaths
Venus [...]
Posted in Music, UK Tagged london, monochrome set, mp3, Music, pop, pop music, post-punk, wordsmithery
By matthew on 2009/09/08
God I just love this song. It reminds me of exactly two things – my old roommate/friend Elizabeth Skadden and the trip I took in November 2006 to Bogota, Colombia. Both remembrances put me back to a time in my life when I was truly happy. Those endless summer nights at Barton Springs, or watching [...]
Posted in Deutschland, nostalgia Tagged memories, mp3, NDW, new wave, nostalgia, post-punk
By matthew on 2009/08/07
This is a mini mixtape of songs that are clearly influenced by Neu! and Conrad Plank. Hence the name “Plankton.” Enjoy!
David Bowie – Red Sails
Chrisma – C Rock
Ultravox – Can’t Stay Long
OMD – 4-Neu
The Associates – Kissed
David Bowie – V 2 Schneider
Posted in Deutschland, Mixtape, Music, UK Tagged krautrock, mixtape, motorik, mp3, Music, neu!, new wave, post-punk
By matthew on 2009/07/13
I’ve been sick, in more ways than one. The only person I can demonstrably say has kept me sane through it all is someone who died when I was in high school, and someone I’ll never have really known, yet someone I know, someone who, like all the musicians and artists I adore, never [...]
Posted in Auld Wave Syne, Homosexual Heroes, Music Tagged associates, billy mackenzie, gay, heroes, Music, new wave, post-punk, scotland
By matthew on 2009/07/02
Pas De Deux – Cardiocleptomanie
Posted in Auld Wave Syne Tagged cold wave, flexipop, french, new wave, obscuro, post-punk, synthpop