Archive for December, 2006

Songs of the glass

Thursday, December 21st, 2006

Raki glass most likely.
Two versions of the same song.  World, world, sister world.
Romica Puceanu. The romanian queen of melismas:
 
 Lume, Lume
Lume Lume soro lumeLume lume soro lumeCa asa e lumea trecatoareUnul naste si altul moare Lume soro lume Cel ce naste chifueste Cel ce moare petrezeste Lume soro lume Caci de mama si de tata […]

Ray Charles - Mess Around

Thursday, December 21st, 2006

From wikipedia:

“Mess Around” was one of the first big hits by music legend Ray Charles. It is noted for its insistent chorus of “Shake that thing!”.
The song was written by Atlantic Records president and founder Ahmet Ertegun using most of the lyrics of the 1929 blues anthem, “Pinetop’s Boogie Woogie”, by Pinetop Smith.”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mess_Around

see see rider

Tuesday, December 12th, 2006

I saw this on flickr
“”C.C. Rider” hit #1 on the R&B charts in 1957 and it started the dance craze,”The Stroll”. However, Chuck did not write the song. It’s an old blues standard first recorded by Ma Rainey in 1925 under the title, “See See Rider Blues”. “Rider” is supposed to be slang for prostitute […]

phil collins

Thursday, December 7th, 2006

Bruce Nauman

Tuesday, December 5th, 2006

http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/exhibitions/nauman/ http://www.vdb.org/smackn.acgi$artistdetail?NAUMANB http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Nauman http://www.tate.org.uk/tateetc/issue2/soundwaves.htm http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1248/is_n4_v82/ai_15105915/pg_1

Noze - Los Bulgaros

Monday, December 4th, 2006

I heard about Noze through a myspace friend who does parties with Joe Hot Chip named GrecoRoman. Then roommate of Rvdim did an amazing party here with a few of the guys from The Circus Company: Ark and Mossa.
Anyhow, buy it here:
http://www.playwordandsound.net/article/1454
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Karkadon

Monday, December 4th, 2006