Megadeath – a tout le monde. From the album Youthanasia (1994). The song was quite controversial when it was released as some of the lyrics sound like a suicide note.
A tout le monde
A tout mes amis
Je vous aime
Je dois partir
These are the last words
I’ll ever speak
And they’ll set me free
Sia – breathe me
From the album “Colour the Small One” (2004)
After a sleepless night and a slow morning, I need to remind myself to breathe. If I don’t, I will slip down a spiral of darkness and sadness.
Good morning to all… Stay strong 💪We’ve got this.
Thirsty Seconds to Mars – echelon
This song was on the 2002 debut album of this American band. The album was self-titled. Great debut, I must say. By the way, the singer and main songwriter is actor Jared Leto.
💜❤️🤎🧡💛🤍💙💚🖤
Weikie – raise our sunken ship
From the album with the same name (2012).
Weikie is a multi-instrumentalist, a creative mind and an extraordinary person. He is very clever, funny and gives great hugs, and great advice too. A special one who makes a special kind of music.
💜❤️🖤💚💙🤍💛🧡🤎
Thank you. It is that time again; I want to thank you all for your support and for checking in more or less regularly. This blog is made of music and words. Often, the words are inspired by music and or by my thoughts and life. Thank you for being a part of this. ❤️
Merci. C’est l’heure de dire merci pour votre soutien et pour me rendre visite ici de temps en temps. Ce blog n’existe que pour la musique et les mots. Et souvent, ces mots sont inspirés par la musique, mes pensées et ma vie quotidienne. Merci d’être là. 💜
Danke. Es ist Mal wieder an der Zeit Danke für die Unterstützung und das mehr oder wenig stete Interesse zu sagen. Dieser Blog besteht aus Musik und Worten. Die Worte sind inspiriert von Musik, meinen Gedanken und meinem täglichen Leben. Danke dass ihr ein Teil davon seid. 💚
Merci. Et ass un der Zäit Merci fir d’Ennerstëtzung an den Interessi ze soën. Dëse Blog besteet aus Musëk an Wierder. An dacks sinn déi Wierder inspiréiert vun Musëk, mengen Gedanken an mengem daachdeeglejen Liewen. Merci dat dir en Deel dovun sidd. 🖤
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I only speak these four languages fluently, but I want to thank everyone of you, no matter where you are from.
Kaleo – hey Gringo
From Kaleo’s third album: Surface Sounds (2021)
Great song from this Icelandic band. It put me in a good mood. Okay, I was already in a good mood. But it certainly added to it.
(current song playing: Born in the USA.)
RPWL – unchain the earth
From the album “beyond man and time” (2012)
RPWL are a German progressive band that started as a Pink Floyd cover band in aw 1997. The influence is uncanny. The vocals are very close to David Gilmour’s and I like that quite a bit.
It took me a long while to get into this kind of music, but lately, I almost exclusively listen to prog rock and classical music. (And Glen Hansard…)
What do you think about “unchain the earth”?
A circle of words; never changing words. Every story has been written and felt before. Hers too. And yet, she feels as if she has to share her book of life in some way. Perhaps, laced with fiction, readers will want to know more about this unique yet average character. Perhaps, they recognise some of the described feelings and emotions and validate her in some way? But more likely, her own words become true for herself, too: everyone has a story, but not everyone should tell it.
Who decides if a story is worth hearing? Who is to say that one’s feelings are more valid than others? Who decides those things?
A circle of words; of never changing simple words can have as much (if not more) impact than complicated vocabulary.
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Gil Ofarim – Vom Ende der Traurigkeit
A mom had a bad day. She was in pain, and her established plans for the kids to help with household chores were ignored. She did everything on her own and in pain. She made dinner. Watched a movie with the kids and an episode of Alf, and while her older daughter chose to go to bed, her younger daughter needed more cuddles. And the young ten-year-old began talking about death and how hard it is to lose people. Mom had a couple of drinks with dinner and didn’t approve of the girl’s way of thinking. She reminded her daughter that every end is a beginning, and every bad thing that happens now is part of a journey and part of a bigger picture.
Everything happens for a reason; even the ugliest moments teach us lessons and help us evolve. And then mom said that the best thing that ever happened in her life was the birth of her three kids. Every kid came at exactly the right moment, and every kid made a better person out of mom, teaching her a lot about life, the world, and her purpose. The daughter listened with tears in her eyes, and mom got worried, telling her child that every emotion is always valid and should be felt, at least for a little while. Feeling is important. But the kid shook her head. “I am not sad,” she said. “I am just touched by your words.” And inside mom’s head, thoughts just exploded. She was overwhelmed with pride for her kids. “This is the best moment of my life,” the ten-year-old girl said and hugged her mom tightly. Mom was at a loss for words and close to tears herself. Everything was just very emotional and intense, but in such a good way. And mom knew when her daughter finally went to bed that they had just shared a life-altering moment. A positive moment where mom had shared some of her eccentricities with her youngest daughter, a young girl who needed to hear those words that moment, because: everything happens at exactly the right moment in time, even if we can’t see the whole picture yet.
It was the most intense parenting moment in recent times without feeling like parenting at all.
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Matthew Ryan – maybe I’ll disappear (from the album “Hustle Up Starlings”, 2017)
Fatboy Slim – right here, right now (from the album “You’ve Come a Long Way, Baby”, 1998)
Worriedaboutsatan – point of departure
From the album Time Lapse (2020)
worriedaboutsatan is Gavin Miller’s project. The British musician creates soundscapes that can be very meditative or very unsettling, varying from post-rock to electronic and even metal once in a while. A very prolific artist, he is constantly creating and releasing new music. Some of worriedaboutsatan’s work from the album Blank Tape was used in a BBC documentary about Ian Curtis.
Her Name is Calla – dead rift
Her Name is Calla was a British band. Their style was not easily labelled and their songs ranged from 20min long post-rock songs to more poppier songs.
The above song was taken from Her Name is Calla’s last studio album, “Animal Choir” (2018). With a dedicated fanbase all over Europe, the band is dearly missed by its fans. But solace can be taken by the fact that the members still make music and they split amicably at the height of their career. Her Name is Calla was not a full-time band, and it is what ultimately made them give up the project in favour of their families and day jobs. But T E Morris (vocals/guitar/keyboard) and Weikie (drummer/backing vocals/every instrument you can think of) are still out there, and I bet the other members of the band are too.
“Animal Choir” is a versatile album that I highly recommend. You will be in for a surprise or two.
Kokomo – melodic rock night
Kokomo is a German post-rock band and the above song is on their fifth album, released in 2019. The vocals on the song are by none other than T E Morris, formerly of Her Name is Calla.
Beautiful song, actually. Of course, one needs to appreciate this kind of haunting, emotive genre to see the beauty and talent in this.
And now, take a look at the green marbled vinyl. Very nice indeed.
MrSteJ – our duty to the party
MrSteJ is spoken in a manner that it sounds similar to saying Mr. DJ. MrSteJ.
Ste is a British musician who has been around in the DIY orbit for a while with many different projects. Most of his music can be labelled as ambient or post-rock, but don’t be fooled, MrSteJ is a knowledgeable musician and artist. He shares his discoveries about making and marketing music on his YouTube channel and is also on Twitch daily. Ste caught my attention with his project “Wired to Follow.” He is one of three artists I still support on Patreon. (There used to be a handful more…) And on top of it all, Ste is also the driving force behind the DIY community and Discord channel that I mention sometimes.
A great person with lots of musical knowledge, talented, creative, and a good sense of humour.
The above song is from MrSteJ’s most recent release: Victory Gin. (2020) The album is available as Cassette or as digital download. I got my hands on one of the limited cassette bundles, which came signed, numbered, and with a bookmark and a badge. (And a pack of Gummi Bears). The album is a musical journey that was inspired by George Orwell’s 1984. It is heavy and yet not. Everything just seems to fall into place, and it makes sense. It’s easy to listen to, but not so much so that it vanishes in the background and gets lost in everyday noises.
A beautiful, almost meditative album. I recommend you give it a try. ❤
Our Ceasing Voice with Matthew Ryan – until your chest explodes
This song is taken from the brilliant album “that day last November” (2013)
This Austrian band found me just a bit after I joined Twitter. And they opened an entirely new music world for me. Their songwriter, Sebastian Obermeir, curated a list of artists and songs he liked. Amongst them was Her Name is Calla and T E Morris, and many other awesome post-rock bands. The above song also introduced me to the absolute gem that is Matthew Ryan.
To be honest, I don’t know how the singer/songwriter from Nashville, Tennessee, and the Austrian band got in touch, but the two songs they did together are standouts.
Please, take 10minutes to listen to this one. It will be worth it. Promised. Thank me later. 🙂 (cheeky, I know)
Sólstafir – Ótta
From the fhe fifth studio album of this Icelandic band. Icelandic again? Yes. The album is called “Ótta” and was released in 2014.
The KEXP gig here is very clean, not at all how I saw the band live. When I saw them, they were drunk, staggered and stumbled across the stage and poured Whiskey down each other’s throat. It was a riot. It was chaos. But even inebriated I knew I was witnessing a very talented band.
I saw them in 2013 with Long Distance Calling and a third band I can’t recall. Before then, I hadn’t known Sólstafir. They stole the show, that’s for sure.
reflections of an unquiet mind 