Cocteaus memories...fonder ones....a really rare piece of footage from 1985

its not often i find something cocteau twins related that i havent seen before, save this curious phenomenon of hundreds of rather odd videos on youtube that fans make themselves and post.
but this particular film was sent to me by mark at bella union and was so cool to see.


The editor of the fanzine The Offense was a wonderful man called Tim Anstaett and his passion, like John Peel in many many ways, for music he loved writing about that was far outside the mainstream, enriched the lives of many people from a city that usually was not a stop off point for smaller bands. Watching the film back, i now recall so much of that trip and Newport made it all the more special.

The news pieces are priceless right?

amazing song and video by jeremiah nelson and heidi leigh spencer

this blows my mind....

our staff picks of 2009.....

luke

1. Dirty Projectors - Bitte Orca
2. Real Estate - Real Estate
3. Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavillion
4. Girls - Album
5. Mika Miko - We Be Xuxa
6. The Feelies - Crazy Rhythm (OLDIE)
7. Cold Cave - Love Comes Close
8. Hush Arbors - Yankee Reality
9. Nite Jewell - Good Evening
10. Dan Deacon - Bromst

mark

1. Dirty projectors_ Bitte Orca
2. Kurt vile - Childish Prodigy
3. Grizzly bear - Vecktamist
4. Wild beasts - Two Dancers
5. Cold cave - Love Comes Close
6. Real Estate- Real Estate
7. Girls - album
8. Lindstrom and prins thomas- II
9. Sound of wonder compilation
10. Cass mccombs - Catacombs


simon

1. Woods- songs of shame
2. Arvo Part- In Principio
3. Animal Collective- Merriweather Post Pavilion
4. Fever Ray-Fever Ray
5. Bibio- The Apple and The Tooth
6. Clark- Totems Flare
7. Nils Frahm- Wintermusik
8. Fuck Buttons- Tarot Sport
9. The Rural Alberta Advantage-Hometowns
10. Heartless Bastards- The Mountain

albums of my year #6

animal collective merriweather post pavilion

simply one of the most brilliant bands making music today. their influence cannot be understated. i had been looking forward to this for ages and when it came out in january, i honestly didnt imagine i would still be playing it in december. but i am. panda bear and avey tare are special.

albums of my year #5

nils frahm -wintermusik

i saw nils play with peter broderick earlier this year at bush hall, and was kinda knocked out. this little christmassy disc is perfect for the cold mornings and the kind of music i like to listen to in the house when i am staring out the windows.

albums of my year #4

bibio's the apple and the tooth.
i am a new convert to this music, thanks to stephanie, and i picked this up, initially unaware it is more of filler between records than a full-on new album, it has a few new things and some remixes, but i really love it. amon tobin and fourtet have been favourites of mine for years, but bibio, clark etc are a new fascinating hybrid of this.

albums of my year #3

i am sure this will be a shoe-in for most people's end of year lists. It IS a wonderfully rich album, musically and lyrically and i am only annoyed it took me most of the year to not pay attention to everyone that was telling me how good it was. Also regret i didnt see the live show. oh well.