"Πούτσα και ξύλο σε αυτούς που, σε έπεισαν ότι τα άστρα είναι μακριά..."
Yours, Serafeim
Shinki Chen
Shinki Chen was the Japanese equivalent of Jimi Hendrix... In one of his album covers there is a sketch of a guy who looks like Slash...Enjoy...
Yours, Serafeim
Felt Strip
Today, I discovered this band too. A band called "Felt". The 70's band... Not the 80's one which featured members of Primal Scream etc. That's some awesome rock 'n roll. It's a pity their master tapes have been lost. Enjoy...
Yours, Serafeim
Robbie Basho
I just discovered this guy. What a pity... I'm probably going to dig deep into his music. People said Anthony was unique. Listen to this guy's song, which was published in 1978. You'll immediately understand what I mean. Enjoy...
Yours, Serafeim
Behind the Velvet Rope
My good friend Beoll Sarakinos asked me to give him something interesting to watch. In 2000, a guy called Steven Cantor directed a documentary called "Bounce : Behind the Velvet Rope". It's a documentary about nightclub bouncers, focusing on the n.y club scene. I don't know how the hell I ended up watching this documentary, but who cares...I'm the king of the internet. Enjoy...
Yours, Serafeim
Why won't you make up your mind?
Tell me why... Tame Impala in 3D...Enjoy...
Yours, Serafeim
Ps. I am back...I'll do my best to be consistant.
Morning Becomes Eclectic
It's probably my favorite radio show. I may live in Athens, Greece but this radio show gives me the chance to watch great live performances of bands, that I already know and most importantly of bands, that I don't know.
If you haven't subscribed to KCRW's youtube channel, do it. You won't regret it. And if you have lots of free time, check their site for full shows and interviews. Enjoy...
Yours, Serafeim
Who sampled whom No.14
These days I've been listening to tons of music and been dancing around my house alone. While I'm dancing, I switch through various facial expressions. All of them have something in common. They are all a mix of query and disgust. That's because I'm mostly listening to old stuff and can't believe how fucking good music they made back in the days. Here's a song I've been dancing to. Janko Nilovic's "In the Space". Guess who has sampled it... Enjoy...
Jay Z - D.O.A
Janko Nilovic - In the space
Yours, Serafeim
Ps. This post is dedicated to my good friend Nikos (robotikos) for sharing his vast knowledge of music with me.
Fink
To everyone out there, who for the past 4 years thinks Fink is their musical messiah, here's a christmas surprise. John Martyn published his album "Solid Air" in 1973. Yep...1973... If you haven't heard of this record, just quit what you're doing right now and listen to it. Over and over... I don't need to say something else... You'll immediately understand what I mean... Enjoy...
Yours, Serafeim
Ps. I don't wanna know 'bout evil, I only wanna know 'bout love...
Ps1. By the way Fink is a great artist.
Charles Bradley
Read Charles Bradley's bio... And then listen to his music. You'll understand why he's singing with such passion. A true artist... Enjoy...
Yours, Serafeim
Trummor & Orgel
Trummor & Orgel are an organ driven duo from Sweden. They remind me of some great 60's bands like Procol Harum and when I listen to their songs I feel the urge to drink some Vermouth. Enjoy...
Yours, Serafeim
Street Joy
Here's a great live performance of a great song. White Denim performing their ballad "Street Joy". Enjoy...
Yours, Serafeim
Ps. White Denim's "D" album is one of the few vinyls, that I possess. It was a gift. I have the "Black Album" too. Here's the studio version.
I'm back mothafuckas
My neglected blog is always there for me. Been really busy. Been sleeping for three hours a day... 5 hour rehearsal with Dimitra Galani and Haris Alexiou. 8 hour rehearsal with Anna Vissi and the Wedding Singers... Planet of Zeus writing songs for their third album... Every day.. Add to that some serious life changes and you'll get the picture.
In the meantime I've been listening to tons of music. That's what kept me alive. Listening and digging mostly 70's psychedelic rock... Norwegian, Swedish, you name it. Listening to albums none has heard of and to artists, that don't even have a wikipedia page.
My latest addiction is Bo Hansson. Bo Hansson was a swedish musician and composer who published four instrumental albums in the 70's. One of them was inspired by Tolkien's "Lord of the Rings". Really deep shit. Enjoy...
Yours, Serafeim
Ps. This album is way ahead of its time. Tortoise sound like this nowadays.
Water
Matmos and So percussion performing "Water"...
Let's say a greek composer or band had been invited in one of ΕΡΤ's (Greece's national Tv) radio or tv shows to perform his pieces of music. Let's say, his performance used water as a sound source like Matmos do. A sophisticated team of 5 cutting edge sound engineers would be responsible for the sound's broadcast. Engineers that don't have a clue of what an EQ is and work for ΕΡΤ, because an uncle of theirs had once eaten kokoretsi (delicious greek recipe) with one of the government's members. The two men had burped simultaneously and thus a bond between them emerged and evolved and now their bond rules all of us poor people.
These 5 sound scientists would come and demand, that all pots filled with water should immediately be removed from the studio, because they might ruin their expensive microphone collection, that is daily being used for housing homeless spiders. An ambitious project and example of charity financed by the "Elpida" club.
The artist would argue for hours and hours with the sound engineering team, but both parties wouldn't back off. Suddenly, when all hope had vanished, a phone would ring and a producer would announce, that a permission for using the water had been granted. You see, the artist's uncle had once scratched the back of a higher government official than the previous one, when the latter was having a serious back itch.
Yours, Serafeim
Interesting Map
What if the largest countries had the biggest populations?
Greece is Burkina Faso... Cool...
Yours, Serafeim
Ps. Stolen from here.
Amusing ourselves to death
Aldous Huxley vs George Orwell...
"What Orwell feared were those who would ban books. What Huxley feared was that there would be no reason to ban a book, for there would be no one who wanted to read one. Orwell feared those who would deprive us of information. Huxley feared those who would give us so much that we would be reduced to passivity and egotism. Orwell feared that the truth would be concealed from us. Huxley feared the truth would be drowned in a sea of irrelevance. Orwell feared we would become a captive culture. Huxley feared we would become a trivial culture, preoccupied with some equivalent of the feelies, the orgy porgy, and the centrifugal bumblepuppy. As Huxley remarked in Brave New World Revisited, the civil libertarians and rationalists who are ever on the alert to oppose tyranny "failed to take into account man's almost infinite appetite for distractions." In 1984, Orwell added, people are controlled by inflicting pain. In Brave New World, they are controlled by inflicting pleasure. In short, Orwell feared that what we fear will ruin us. Huxley feared that our desire will ruin us."
Yours, Serafeim
Engineer's Fetch
That's the reason why I went to NTUA in the first place... Enjoy...
Yours, Serafeim
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