music.night and day.in France

In lunile de Maison Alfort (si de Franta si de Simona) am dormit cu radioul sub perna. Pe bune. Simona m-a invatat sa iubesc altfel muzica. In Paris sunt zeci de posturi de radio. Noptile mele avea tematica muzicala. Si "de vise". Pentru ca daca adormeam cu muzica postului de radio magrebian (RAI), toata noaptea alergam in desert, purtam turban si ma indragosteam de un frumos arab a carui fatza nu o vedeam niciodata. Daca dormeam cu "TSF radio jazz" toata noaptea mea se pierdea intre perdele de fum, pe o canapea moale, pereti captusiti cu velur grena, un pian si ea. Ea cantandu-mi despre un barbat care fuma in pat, eu visand la filme vechi.
Insa Oui Fm a fost dragostea cea mai mare. Pentru ca era cu mine toata ziua, era cu mine in toate drumurile catre Rockoteca, era cu noi zi si noapte, langa fiecare gura de "surubelnitza".. La Oui Fm am ascultat interviu live cu Lhasa, cu Manu Chao, am plans de dor de casa, am ras de poantele lor pe care le intelegeam partial:)) Am ajuns inapoi acasa acum 3 ani jumate. Deja. Cand mi-e dor de Simona si de Corneliu ascult oui fm. Cand mi-e dor de lunile petrecute acolo caut harti pe net si imi pun semne in dreptul locului cu casa rosie unde locuia micul soricel.
My funny valentine - la TSF radio, asa de dor, pe net, chiar acum..
Noptile mele in Paris. In masina, dupa destul alcool, ploaie, Simona la volan. Noi razand si cantand. Noi in bucataria mica, cu fundul pe mobila, la cafeaua cu lapte de dimineata. Noi certandu-ne ca proastele. Noptile pe pantalk, cu muzica romaneasca alaturi de romani din toata lumea. Si cel mai frumos copil, Corneliu - dimineata cu ochii lipiti de somn. Briosele in prajitorul de paine, mierea topindu-se, cafeaua mea si cicoarea lui cu lapte, eu in pijamale cu geaca peste si cu el in brate fugind spre gradinita. Si fundal sonor peste toate. Muzica. Multa muzica. Sa ma mentina in viata.

Imi este dor de voi.

Alecs pune muzica

si EA se bucura:
http://puzzledlife-clementte.blogspot.com/2007/06/29.html

Thievery corporation - soon in Bucharest :)

Ironically, Thievery Corporation formed in Washington D.C., a city the duo often refer to as 'the real Babylon." One major by-product of life in the heart of empire is the diversity of the people it attracts to its riches. Underneath the power brokering, DC has quietly spawned a sophisticated musical multi-culturalism (especially in the Adams Morgan and Dupont Circle neighborhoods that became TC's home). The city also gave a base to Dischord Records and Positive Force, a scene whose fierce independence, musically and politically, forcibly affected every nearby young musician with a non-mainstream pulse.

Hilton grew up in suburban Maryland, playing guitar under the influence of punk and all it ushered in -- first rocking around with a pre-teen garage band, then warmed by the glow of the District's hardcore revolutionaries, Minor Threat. "I think Rob and I both followed those early releases on 7" vinyl only and we never forgot that this little Indy label called Dischord, run by the band members sent shockwaves around the globe. I still get a little idol-stuck when I see one of the Fugazi guys in the neighborhood."

After cutting his teeth on DC and UK punk, Hilton was sonically liberated by UK two-tone crews such as the Specials and Brit-soul sides such as the Style Council. After checking the references of those bands, he was turned on by the roots and soul music of Jamaica and America. Hilton's first deejay gig was playing ska and Northern Soul as an opener for his friend's Mod band. Later, he asked to spin house music at DC's top super-club of the '80s, the Fifth Column. By the early 90's he helped throw a warehouse weekly called Exodus, where Hilton tapped a young deejay Dubfire (now, half of the house music duo DeepDish) to spin a multi-culti mix of hip-hop, soul jazz, dancehall and dub.

Rob Garza's youthful existence (mostly in suburban Maryland as well, but also Connecticut and his mother's hometown of Juarez, Mexico) involved digging into his parents' collection of knowingly picked, adult classics - Henry Mancini, Sam Cooke, Johnny Cash, The Beatles - followed by immersion into the weirder shades of atmospheric rock (The Pixies, Hugo Largo) and the industrial side of life (Renegade Soundwave, Meat Beat Manifesto). By the end of high school, he was making beats in his own basement studio for unsigned rappers, while studying classical piano. A love-at-first-listen with bossa nova king Antonio Carlos Jobim was in his future.

Garza and Hilton finally met in the summer of 1995 at the now-infamous Eighteenth Street Lounge. As the myth goes, Eric and Rob bonded over strong drinks, dub, bossa nova and jazz records, then decided to see what would come of mixing all these in a recording studio. The duo caught the ears of underground deejays with their first two offerings, "2001 Spliff Odyssey" and "Shaolin Satellite". Who could have predicted that those two offerings and a subsequent LP, Sounds from the Thievery Hi-Fi, would define a new genre in electronic music, and connect with an international community of like-minded souls? Even as the terminology and lexicon has come and gone (trip-hop, downtempo, chill out, leftfield and other innocuous record industry monikers), Thievery Corporation have managed to defy the confines of category and creatively tap in to their deep appreciation for by-gone sounds as they deftly re-interpret them in their own innovative fashion.

"Our deepest source of inspiration comes from our record collections. On this album we wanted to make songs that sounded like they may have been recorded by some of our favorite artists from the past. We also wanted to explore that sort of late 60's Moog-ed out, paisley-beat sort of thing as well," says Garza.

My recommendations

Nu am ascultat muzica o saptamana. La birou. Am ascultat in masina, acasa.Nu am deschis Last.Fm, nu m-a bucurat nimic o saptamana. Pentru ca asa sunt eu. Pentru ca daca ceva nu ma "conecteaza" cu cineva, mie nu imi place nimic. Mi-am revenit de curand. Si ascult muzica si nimic nu mai doare. Pentru ca muzica este ca un drog bun. De care daca vrei sa te lasi doare.

Recomand:Royksopp "Circuit Breaker"

Habarnam recomanda - jack johnson - better together (live)

Kings of Convenience

Kings of Convenience are an indie folk-pop duo from Bergen, Norway. Consisting of Erlend Øye and Eirik Glambek Bøe, the musical group is known for their delicate tunes, calming voices, and intricately subtle guitar melodies. Both Øye and Bøe sing in their tracks, and both of them compose.
Albums
Riot on an Empty Street (CD) - Astralwerks - (2004)
Versus (CD) - Astralwerks - (2001)
Quiet Is the New Loud (CD) - Astralwerks - (2001)
Kings of Convenience (US and Canada release only) (CD) - Kindercore - (2000)
Toxic Girl 7 (Ellet 1999)
Failure 7 (Ellet 1999)
Brave New World 7 (Ellet Records 1999)

[edit] Singles
"Know-How" (2005)
"I'd Rather Dance with You" (2004)
"Misread" (2004)
"Winning a Battle, Losing the War" (2001)
"Toxic Girl" (2001)
"Failure" (2001)

[edit] Collaborations
Cornelius - Drop (The Tusen Takk Rework) (2002)
Feist - 'Know How' and 'The Build Up' (Riot on an Empty Street) and in 'Cayman Islands' from the (Know-How) single (2004)
Cornelius - Omstart (2006)

Habarnam recomanda - Beautiful music, beautiful lyrics

Booka Shade

Booka Shade are Walter Merziger and Arno Kammermeier, the masterminds behind most Get Physical output (eg all releases and remixes of M.A.N.D.Y., DJ T., Sunsetpeople and singles of Chelonis R. Jones). Running their own production company and studio for the past 15 years, they have applied their wide range of talents not only to the realm of electronic music, but also many other media productions. After two early 90s synthpop album releases and a number of live tours, they switched their attention to club projects for established labels like R&S, Harthouse and Tommy Boy. But it was their early incarnation of Booka Shade on illustrious Dutch label Touché which hit the zeitgeist, triggering excitement and enthusiasm in clubs all across Europe.

In between working on their next album and touring America and Australia, Booka Shade have come up with this new double A-side 12" that makes the wait for their third artist album shorter.

The A-side track, 'TICKLE' is an emotive affair: over Arno's shuffling drums and a pumping bass, Walter drops a repeating hook and evocative synth chords. The ideal warm, summer tune, 'Tickle' is sure to be played on the terraces and at all the outdoor parties this year.

Then they turn their attention to 'KARMA CAR", which was inspired by Booka Shade's US tour. As Arno explains: "We got into a heavy blizzard in NYC and all flights were cancelled. It was a horribly exhausting day and on our way back from the airport to Manhattan, the taxi's engine suddenly gave up in the middle of the motorway. We had to pull over and stood in the heavy snow, frightened that we would be stuck for hours and hours. The Indian taxi driver didn't say a word, just concentrated and breathed in deeply and slowly. He turned the key again and the motor started. His good karma started the engine - we were very relieved!"
It's no surprise then that the track is reflective: less soaring than some of Booka Shade's previous releases, it features vocals sung by both Arno and Walter and its haunting melodies and pulsing groove is the ideal late-night musical accompaniment.

Watch out too for an exclusive Booka Shade track that accompanies their latest 12", 'PLATYPUS', available only on Beatport which, we are promised, will be the duo's 'crazy, nervous interpretation of Detroit'.
Booka Shade are playing a large number of festivals this summer including the Detroit Electronic Music Festival, Trinity Ball, Roskilde, T In The Park, 10 Days Off, Melt Festival, Global Gathering and Pukkelpop.

http://www.bookashade.com/

Booka Shade - Body language

Booka Shade - Paper Moon

It's summer time!!!!
Let's party!!

SCSI-9 & Katya RYBA Senorita Tristeza

Ugress - Reason to Believe

(caci pe mine cand ma apuca..ma tine)

Ugress - Makina Fifth

Live Ugress

Ugress - Manhattan Sapphire

(mi veri hapi tudei)

Arthur and the Invisibles

Director Luc Besson

Love it!!

蔡明亮導演

I don't want to sleep alone..

Tsai Ming Liang after a career as a brilliant, uncompromising director built in Taiwan, returned to his homeland, Malaysia, to shoot another inspired chapter of his narration about deep feelings. Here, three characters, a young immigrant, a homeless and a young waitress rediscover themselves taking care of the other.

Mysterious Skin

L-am vazut pentru muzica:) Povestea este trista si sa fiu sincera nu am pus mana sa cetesc nimic despre film inainte! Ca sa stiu la ce sa ma astept. Am vazut niste poze si cred ca am frunzarit un pic de trailer, dar nu am fost atenta. Ei bine..Joseph Gordon-Levitt face un rol extraordinar. Il iubesc pe baiatul asta de cand era mic si frumos si venise de pe a treia planeta de la soare:))Iar micul Chase Ellison..fara comentarii. Filmul asta m-a facut sa imi aduc aminte de chestii. Despre povesti cu barbati care au stiut mereu ca vor iubi alti barbati..Dureros film.
Muzica excelenta! A zis bine Bjorker.

Portrayed by Joseph Gordon-Levitt (Tommy Solomon from TV's "3rd Rock from the Sun"), Neil is a male hooker, eerily devoid of appreciation for the magnitude of his promiscuity. His childhood, however, isn't dotted with light-hearted extraterrestrial encounters, but rather, plagued by his extensive relationship with his pedophile-baseball coach. The film aims to intertwine the lives of these two boys, seemingly unrelated except for their residence in small-town Kansas.

"Mysterious Skin" is original, professional and complex - it's just not easy to watch. From Neil's point of view (past and present), his time with Coach (Bill Sage, "Boiler Room," "American Psycho") is a positive experience ­- a grotesque perversion of true love. Regardless of his ultimate orientation (pre-determined or not), Neil continuously fails to acknowledge the sexual abuse for what it is: wrong. Instead, he plays it off as part of who he is, the manner in which he built character. It's not exactly a vantage point with which audiences can empathize.

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Here's a thing about the future. Every time you look at it, it changes. Because you look at it, and that changes everything else.

Ce frumos a ajuns Jessica Biel sa joace cu Cage, ea dupa ani de zile in "Al saptelea cer". El..minunat, ca intotdeauna. Si ca sa fie bine - Julianne Moore. Nice. NEXT!

Las Vegas showroom magician Cris Johnson has a secret which torments him: he can see a few minutes into the future. Sick of the examinations he underwent as a child and the interest of the government and medical establishment in his power, he lies low under an assumed name in Vegas, performing cheap tricks and living off small-time gambling "winnings." But when a terrorist group threatens to detonate a nuclear device in Los Angeles, government agent Callie Ferris must use all her wiles to capture Cris and convince him to help her stop the cataclysm.