I’m feeling a little soulful today, and Welsh singer Duffy knows just how to hit the spot. Leading off “Mercy” with an acoustic basseline that could easily be a chopped up version of the one found in “Stand By Me”, this song takes you straight back to the days of twisting and shouting.
My internet was acting crazy yesterday, and is repeating itself today as well, so I will squeeze in what I can before it cuts out. So here we go, Pin Me Down is another group featured on the Kitsune mixtape I mentioned on the last post. The band consits of Russell Lissack (Bloc Party guitarist) and American rocker Milena Mepris. Head to their myspace to check out their song “Cryptic”
My Dancing Cupcake Dream
Do demons visit you when you sleep or is it just me? Two nights ago, under the influence of one beer and one Reese’s peanut butter cup, I had a strange dream. In this dream, I was pursued by dancing cupcakes. They were human-sized cupcakes that moved about on shapely, fishnet stocking encased legs of impossible length. They would chase me from one side of the kitchen to the other. Once cornered near the deck ovens, I watched in horror as the cupcakes began dancing a la The Rockettes. Then they began to cannibalize each other, though they possessed no mouths. Bright gobs of shortening-based icing flew in the air and spattered me. I attempted to crawl in the oven to end the torment. Thankfully, that’s when someone knocked on my door, woke me up, and ended my misery.
But when I shut my eyes, I still see those cupcakes doing high kicks and drowning me in shortening and powdered sugar.
From Ya Damn Pastry Chef
Oh, and speaking of dancing, this Fischerspooner track is my new favorite song to dance to while I clean my apartment. Fischererspooner is now working with French label/clothing store Kitsune, which makes some pretty kcik ass mixtapes, so make sure you pay them a visit. Enjoy!
I have always been a huge fan of Monty Python, it is some of the funniest material I have ever seen. My high school band teacher once made us take a mid-term for marching band (yes I was on marching band) on Monty Python and The Holy Grail, so let’s just say I’m pretty well rehearsed with the film.
This may very well be the reason that I find Dan le Sac vs Scroobius Pip so interseting. Yeah their names are a little odd but the group is compromised of Dan le Sac on the beats and Scoobius Pip on the vocals, both of who each have their own solo acts as well. Their concept is pretty straightforward, organic hip-hop beats laced simple guitar licks and some synth pads. However, the kicker for me is the the delivery of the vocals, it’s like a combination of Saul Williams’ story telling blended with the cokneyed accent of Eric Idle. It’s like hearing an electro/hip-hop version of “Always Look on the Bright Side of Life”. They actually have something to say as well, just check out “Letter from God to Man” to see for yourself. They have got several shows lined up here in th US including SXSW and Coachella for those of you luky enough to be going!
Honestly, what could be more relaxing than sitting in an airstream trailer eating cupcakes? Not much! However, since we all can’t have our dreams come true, I’ve posted a couple jazzy little tracks that always help me to relax. What can I say, it’s another rainy day and I’ve opted to do nothing expcet watch movies and listen to music…it was the best I could come up with since the airstream thing isn’t going happen. Enjoy!