Deliverance

Let's start the working week with a a soundtrack from classic movie I saw on Sunday. It is more than 40 years ago I saw it the first time and I'm still impressed about the story. Four guys from the city came to redneck county to ride the river in a boat. It would be a peaceful vacation if they don't get trouble with the natives. What is also famous and stood the test of time is the sequence where one of the guys started a competition between his guitar and the banjo of the local autist. 

Songs the Lord taught us, # 6

As already in different blogs posted My Bloody Valentine have published during these days after 21 years, finally, a new album. Because they are my heroes of the past, I have got myself a copy although I was not sure whether they could hold her class. But I didn't have to worry - they held their quality. It was on heavy rotation on my way to and from work. This was for me an occasion to look in my collection for music which is similar of those of MBV and which I have heard at that time in the same context. Then an album fell to me in the hands which has become a classic for me: The Jesus and the Mary Chain - Psycho Candy. I still love their fuzzy feedback sound combined with great harmonies. Here's a track that shows their genius.

Enjoy an have a good week people.

You trip me up

Alles klar Herr Kommissar?

Today it is 15 years ago Falco died on a accident in the Domenican Republic. He was an Austrian singer and very famous in Germany in the early 80's. His song 'Der Kommissar' was covered by After the Fire and also very successfully. He combined in this times Rap, Funk and Soul with his cool and provoking lyrics. This song was nearly banned in German radio stations, because of the lyrics in witch he talks about a pedestrian kidnapping a young girl, raping and killing her. Very weird and still a highlight in German popular music.

Songs the Lord taught us # 5

                                       

Back in 2002 I was in a small club at the place I live and I heard the first release of LCD Soundsystem. I just stood there and listen to the beat and the words spoken. As I recognized that he told me of the whole history of modern music I felt really speachless. The next day I went to my local record store to get me this single. What happened was, that he didn't have the record right now. So I had to wait for several days to get it. I still remember that this little shit of music was on heavy rotation on my turntable. And it still have the magic, even if it ist more than ten years ago.

Enjoy and have a good week.

Losing my edge

Reg Presley 1941 - 2013 RIP

Today Reg Presley, lead singer of The Troggs died on lung cancer. His real name wasn't Presley at all - he just borrowed the name from the king. He got famous by introducing the classical version of Wild Thing - and it is still a song you can hear any time. It is rude and with a lot of street credibility. What lot of folks don't realize is that he wrote and sung one of the best love songs ever. That is why I will remind him forever. Peace on you.

The Troggs - With a girl like you

C: It is for you

Putting out fire with gasoline

It is just a Sunday with nothing to do than checking the letters I got during the week, pay some bills, relax and doing nothing till I go out to watch some game on telly. By doing this stuff I watched a movie along - Inglorious Basterds. For a movie, made by Quentin Tarrantino there was less song in the movie. But one of them I give you for Sunday.

It's made as title track for the 1982 movie with the same title. I think it is a co-production with Girorgio Moroder - a legendary producer in his time. For me it is David Bowie's last song, where he influenced musicians of the next generation. In this song he combines Goth themes with the deep voice that was well known some years later as the Sisters of Mercy.

Enjoy and have a good start into the next week

David Bowie - Cat People

I was inspired

Got up this morning with nothing special on my mind. During the breakfast I have had a look at the publications of my  favored blogs. Not for the first time I followed the words of Swiss Adam with a smile. I was impressed about to read in a small post about Fred Perry, The Teardrop Explodes, Wyndham Lewis and vorticism.

From somewhere in the deep of my brain I remembered Wyndham Lewis as a writer early last century in connection with other authors as for example Ezra Pound. Until now I didn't knew that he was also a famous painter creating a very own style called vorticism. Influenced by Cubism and combined with Futurism it was the big thing in these days. So the next hours I spent surfing around watching painted pictures in the web and listening to some music.

Now I go to my bookshelf and grab me a book that might be comparable to Mr. Lewis. In fact that I have no written word from him I'll get me next week something to explore.

Todays tracks are from Black Grape. The band was formed more than 30 years ago by the former member of the Happy Mondays Shaun Ryder.

Cheers, enjoy and have a good weekend

Reverend Black Grape

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