Starlet

Chair

Nice old chair I use when at Henrik’s office. We were working on a music video for a Starlet song called Woods. If the weather’s with us, we’ll shoot it this weekend.

Harvey Pekar

Rest in peace, mr Harvey Pekar.

People, if you haven’t seen American Splendor, please do so. Hopefully you’ll thank me later. It’s one of those films that never goes too far from my mind, always lingering with it’s story about life’s hardships and beauty, comedies and tragedys. Harvey Pekar sure brought ahead his special angles for us to enjoy, in film and comics.

Summer reading

Read a bit about »speed, balance, a certain freedom of spirit, keeping in shape, technological and technical perfection, aerodynamics«, and other Kraftwerk tales.

»No, it’s not for holiday. It is the man machine. It’s me, the man machine on the bicycle. Holidays are an alienation, a consumption concept. To relax ourselves, we ride the bicycle, it’s enough. We are liberated from holidays.« // RALF HÜTTER

http://www.bikereader.com/contributors/thurston/kraftwerk.html

Half way through

THE KISS

Annie Hall

Annie Hall by Oscar Lindros | spotify / youtube

Autistic music consumers of the world…

My music consumption is pretty autistic. I get a melody, a phrase or a song stuck in the head. Or, occasionally, a whole album. Last week I was severely hooked on Pärt’s »Fratres«, and earlier this week I just kept playing the song »Jamelia« by Carobou over and over. I especially liked the shouty, expressive vocals towards the end. They ooze desperation and strong, taciturn feelings.

I was involved in voting for The Radio Dept’s  singles, and I’ve listened to »Clinging to a scheme« since. And I went to their Stockholm concert last Saturday.

But it’s this week it happened for me. I’ve turn musically autistic again and can’t turn off. Don’t get me wrong, it’s lovely, cause it’s a remarkably good album. Perfectly balanced on the border between coldness and hotness. (One trick is the opening track »Domestic Scene«, which makes the album sounds refreshed time and again.)

They might tend to get too restrained on stage (I probably just don’t stand near the stage enough). But I can’t turn the album off. And I want to hear it again and again.

Can’t stop listening to »Fratres« by Arvo Pärt

Right now I’m obsessed with Arvo Pärt’s »Fratres«. This version is for violin, string orchestra and percussion (Roger Carlsson, Gil Shaham, Neeme Järvi, Gothenburg symphony orchestra, 1999).

Distress and softness, unease and comfort. Well, the usual misery and question of human existance, you know. It’s on Spotify, if you happen to have it, and on the tube. The intro is pretty rigid and distressfull, then it develops.

This piece is actually built up from a simple set of mathematical rules. Math music!

Have a nice weekend, by the way!

KHONNOR // HANDWRITING

Januari 2004 I moved from northern Sweden to Stockholm. I played some guitar with The Legends, and lived in the old Labrador Records office. It had only one window which was covered by a giant rhododendron. The dark bunker was placed right next to beautiful waters surrounding Ekensberg. I had no cash, no job, and nothing at the horizon. Khonnors »Handwriting« was my dreamy, magical soundtrack during that withdrawn period.

Aberdeen!

I keep on coming back to these six Aberdeen songs (from Byron and Fireworks). And everytime I start listening to them I return to a certain mood – a relaxed soft melancholy, a beautiful ache. Fits perfect in Spring time. And other times. | Spotify