2.14.2008

my bloody valentine

... ένα μπουκέτο κόκκινα τριαντάφυλλα, σοκολατάκια σε κουτί με σχήμα καρδιάς, ένα λούτρινο κουταβάκι με μεγάλα μελαγχολικά μάτια, ένα CD του Eros Ramazzotti, ένα δαχτυλίδάκι, ένα γράμμα-καρτούλα με λόγια γλυκά ... ή απλώς ένα σκοτωμένο κουνέλι, καρφωμένο στην εξώπορτα ...

... a bunch of red roses, a heart-shaped box with chocolates, a plush puppy with big, melancholic eyes, any Eros Ramazzotti CD, the ring, a love letter ... or just a dead bunny rabbit, stabbed outside her front door ...

... αυτό το καλοκαίρι, ύστερα από πολλά χρόνια, οι My Bloody Valentine θα δώσουν κάποιες συναυλίες στην Αγγλία ... τα εισιτήρια εξαφανιστήκαν εν ριπή οφθαλμού, οι διοργανωτές προσθέσανε μερικές ακόμα ημερομηνίες, sold out κι αυτές ... τους δούμε δεν τους δούμε, θα τους αγαπάμε για πάντα ...

... this summer, after many years of hiatus, My Bloody Valentine are giving a number of live performances in the United Kingdom ... all dates were sold out, organizers decided to add a couple more, they are sold out too ... own a golden ticket or not, they have our love forever ...

My Bloody Valentine - Glider (Creation Records, CRE073, 1980)
01. Soon
02. Glider

1.17.2008

anorak city!

... το 1986, το ΝΜΕ κυκλοφόρησε μία κασσέτα που ταρακούνησε τα νερά ... η C86 έφερε τον ωμό, εφηβικό κιθαριστικό ήχο συγκροτημάτων όπως οι Mighty Lemon Drops, Bodines, Pastels στο μουσικό προσκήνιο ... πολλοί αποφάσισαν τότε να ξεκινήσουν fanzines, άλλοι έστησαν δισκογραφικές εταιρείες ... από αυτές τις πονηρές, με τα 7ιντσα και τα διπλωμένα εξώφυλλα στο νάυλον ... χο χο χο! ... η συλλογή εδώ είναι από LP στην ισπανική Nuevos Medios ... καλή ακρόαση ...

... back in 1986, british music press NME released a cassette that would give music a real shake ... C86 brought all the fresh and raw, adolescent guitar sound of groups like Mighty Lemon Drops, Bodines and Pastels on the front line ... many kids decided then to start writing a fanzine, others began indie record companies ... you know, the kind of ones with the 7inch singles in folded covers, nylon bags ... he he he! ... anyway, this compilation is taken here from an LP released by spanish label Nuevos Medios ... enjoy ...

This compilation was originally released, during the summer of '86, as both ann NME mail order-only cassette (NME 022) and a series of five concerts at London's Institute Of Contemporary Arts.
Special thanks to Danny Kelly, David Roper, Geoff Travis and all those DJs who supported this venture (back cover notes)

Various - C86 (1986)
01. Primal Scream - Velocity Girl
02. Mighty Lemon Drops - Happy Head
03. Soup Dragons - Pleasantly Surprised
04. Wolfhounds - Feeling So Strange Again
05. Bodines - Therese
06. Mighty Mighty - Law
07. Stump - Buffalo
08. Bogshed - Run To The Temple
09. A Witness - Sharpened Sticks
10. Pastels - Breaking Lines
11. Age Of Chance - From Now On, This Will Be Your God
12. Shop Assistants - It's Up To You
13. Close Lobsters - Firestation Towers
14. Miaow - Sport Most Royal
15. Half Man Half Biscuit - I Hate Nerys Hughes (From The Heart)
16. Servants - Transparent
17. Mac Kenzies - Big Jim (There's No Pubs In Heaven)
18. Big Flame - New Way (Quick Wash And Brush Up With Liberation Theology)
19. We've Got A Fuzzbox AndWe're Gonna Use It - Console Me
20. Mc Carthy - Celestial City
21. Shrubs - Bullfighter's Bones
22. Wedding Present - This Boy Can Wait (A Bit Longer!)

1.16.2008

... την τύχη μου μέσα! (ma' luck, aaah!)

... κάπου δέκα χρόνια πριν, μέσα από το Marbles (mailing list των Tindersticks) κυκλοφόρησε η συλλογή Exclusively For Arseholes ... επρόκειτο για κομμάτια τα οποία το συγκρότημα είχε μέχρι τότε διασκευάσει ... πρώτη φορά άκουγα τότε τον R. Dean Taylor, πρώτη φορά άκουγα τον Townes Van Zandt και το μαγικό Kathleen ... το 7ιντσο το είχα πάρει πιο παλιά από mail order (απίστευτη χαρά τα mailing orders εκείνες τις εποχές), ακόμα θυμάμαι την πρώτη ακρόαση στο πικάπ ... ακόμα 7ιντσα ακούω ...

... some ten years ago, Tindersticks' mailing list Marbles people released a compilation called Exclusively For Arseholes ... 12 originals that the group had covered by that time ... it was the first time for me to listen to R. Dean Taylor, first time to get "Kathleen" by Townes Van Zandt ... I had got that 7inch a couple of years ago, by a marvellous mail order (pure magic it was to get such diamonds via mail order, back in those "baby internet" days), still remember the first time I put it on the turntable ... still being stuck to 7inch music ...

Various - Exclusively for Arseholes. Tindersticks Cover Songs
01. David Bowie - Cooks
02. John Barry - James Bond Theme
03. Louis Armstrong - We Have All The Time In The World
04. Townes Van Zandt - Kathleen
05. Duane Eddy & Lee Hazlewood - The Girl On Death Row
06. Pavement - Here
07. Otis Redding - I've Been Loving You Too Long
08. Tom Waits - Mockin' Bird
09. George Jones & TammyWynette - Take Me
10. R, Dean Taylor - Shadow
11. Ann Peebles - One Way Street
12. Odyssey - If You're Looking For A Way Out

1.15.2008

plus de liaisons ...

... οι Tindersticks τα λένε εδώ και καιρό, αλλά ποιος τους ακούει ... το Coliseu Dos Recreios De Lisboa (Tippy Toe, 30/10/2001) είναι ημιεπίσημη κυκλοφορία τους και κυκλοφόρησε σε cd (εντάξει, έχω και μερικά τέτοια) ... καλή ακρόαση ...

... Tindersticks keep saying it so many years now, but who's listening ... Coliseu Dos Recreios De Lisboa (Tippy Toe, 30/10/2001) was a semi-official release of the group, CD only (ok, I have some of those too) ... enjoy ...

Tindersticks - Coliseu Dos Recreios De Lisboa (2001, Tippy Toe, 006)
01. My Autumn Done Come
02. Dying Slowly
03. Kathleen
04. Buried Bones
05. Desperate Man
06. Her
07. She's Gone
08. Bathtime
09. Running Wild
10. Sleepy Song
11. El Diablo En El Ojo
12. Drunk Tank
13. Raindrops
14. Cherry Blossoms
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1.14.2008

sign 'o' the times

... ο Ed Ball ήταν ένας από τους μεγάλους μπροστάρηδες της indie pop σκηνής στα 80's ... Manchester, A Girl Called Mersey, Aurore Boreale ... η λίστα είναι μεγάλη ... εδώ βάζω στο πικάπ να ακούσουμε ένα 12ιντσο, το Times TV (1986, Fire Records) ... πλάκα πλάκα εγώ το 1986 άκουγα Michael Jackson (και πολύ μου ήτανε) ... so, enjoy the times ...

... Ed Ball was one of the frontmen in 80's indie pop scene ... Manchester, A Girl Called Mersey, Aurore Boreale ... list is so long ... I am playing a 12inch tonight, Times TV (1986, Fire Records) ... now that I mentioned it, I was so into Michael Jackson in those days (not so bad!) so, enjoy the times ...

TV mobile, Transmitter, Televisor, boost, camera, set, monitor, tube, screen and ... ACTION!

TIMES TELEVISIONARIES ARE ON THE AIR!

Turn on - tune in - and fiddle about - don't ignore the machine!
Communication of information across the Nation!
If it's rain or snow or just a ghost image - Transmission 'til Submission is our message!
Get out your receiver and play to Yogi Baird - Hari SECAM walks on water!
Broadcast, Newscastor Telecast - Times TV is never typecast!
TV is the best Public Address System - The microphone is in our hands!
STAY TUNED ... STAY EXCITED! (back cover blah blah)

The Times - Times TV (1986, Fire Records, BLAZE 16T)
01. Times TV
02. Trailer From 'Enjoy'
03. The Polite Force
04. El Aragua
05. Pick It Up
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1.13.2008

airspace!

... Δύο αγαπημένοι δίσκοι σήμερα, από την καλύτερη για μένα περίοδο της κιθαριστικής pop ... Πρόκειται για τα Airspace! (Breaking Down Records, 1989) και Airspace II (Breaking Down Records, 1990), δύο συλλογές που κυκλοφόρησαν τέλη 80's στο Bristol για φιλανθρωπικούς σκοπούς (ε;;) ... Τα συγκροτήματα που συμμετέχουν είναι ότι καλύτερο είχε να δώσει η σκηνή εκείνη την εποχή ... Ψάξ'τε τα στο eBay για τριψήφια ποσά, ή πάρ'τε τα από εδώ, και δώστε κανένα φράγκο σε αυτούς που τα έχουν ανάγκη ... αμήν ...

... two of my top favorite records here, taken from the golder era of indie pop ... Airspace! (Breaking Down Records, 1989) and its sequel Airspace II (Breaking Down Records, 1990) were two charity compilations, released in Bristol ... artists participating here were the best people of the indie pop scene back then ... go for the vinyls on eBay (be prepared to pay 3-digit amounts for them) or download them here, and maybe give help to those who need it ... amen ...

"Airpsace Charity builds large inflatable airbeds and uses them as a medium for therapeutic movement with people with a mental disability and co-operative play with children. We are committed to providing our service to the most disadvantaged sectors of society and to actively opposing discrimination based on disability, race or gender. Airspace exists on grants and fees from statutory bodies and on charitable donations. The demand for our work is constantly growing and we would welcome your support. Please buy this record" (notes from Airspace! back cover)

Various - Airspace! (Breaking Down Records, breaklp1, 1989)
01. The Groove Farm - Number One (Rough)
02. Five Year Plan - See You In Heaven
03. Golden Dawn - George Hamilton's Dead (Demo)
04. Remember Fun - Clearly Blurred
05. Benny Profane - Rob A Bank
06. Flatmates - Turning You Blue (Campfire Mix)
07. Beat Hotel - Going Through It
08. Close Lobsters - In Spite Of These Times (First Version)
09. Rosehips - Crazy Kind Of Normal
10. St. Christopher - To The Mountain
11. Rodney Allen - Circle Line
12. This Poison! - The Great Divide
13. Field Mice - That's All This Is
14. Carefree Sud Pay Tribute To The Majesty Of CarlPuttnam And Cud - Only (A Prawn In Whitby)
15. Stitch - You And Me
16. Yak - Head Count

Various - Airspace II (Breaking Down Records, breaklp3, 1990)
01. The Five Year Plan & Choo Choo Train - Pumpin' For Jill
02. The Close Lobsters - Paper Thin Hotel
03. The Wedding Present - Don't Dictate
04. St. Christopher - If I Could Capture
05. The Groove Farm - Just A Silly Phase I'm Going Through
06. The Brilliant Corners - Where Are The Supremes Tonight?
07. Cud - Strange Kinda Love (Live)
08. The Driscolls - Time For Change
09. The Family - Shine A Light
10. Mega City 4 - Honestly
11. Mousefolk - Where Is David Tonight?
12. Jesse Garon & The Desperadoes - Untitled
13. Benny Profane - Maureen
14. Heavenly - And The Birds Aren't Singing
15. Bob - Daymaker Part 2 (Remix)
16. The Golden Dawn - No Reason Why
17. The Darling Buds - Shame On You (Slightlydelic Mix)