Purchased (Nor Only) By The Cover

In 1979 Marianne Faithful returned with an epic album Broken English. An album that was different to all we listened to in these days. Filled with songs partly from her own and others she covered. It was an album a lot of people could agree with because Marianne's voice touched the soul of many people. I still love this album not only because it's cover where she was hidden behind her arm and smoking a cigarette. Her broken and drugs used voice where one of the soundtracks in summer of 79. In this days I didn't understood the lyrics very well but years later I got familiar to her words. Listening to her words 40 years ago I don't know any artist that could sing this words right now.

Marianne Faithful - Why Did Ya Do It
Marianne Faithful - Broken English
Marianne Faithful - Working Class Hero

Ennio Morricone RIP

Today the sad news arrived that maybe the greatest composer of movie soundtracks died at the age of 91. His music was the soundtrack to many movies I watched from my younger days more than once. Sergio Leone's movies wouldn't be the same without his compositions. I once read that Morricone read the screenplay and composed the music on base. Later Leone has to realize the move on this compositions. And it worked well - music and movie were a unit. This one is from the soundtrack of Once Upon A Time In America a movie I really love.

Rest easy Ennio

Monday's Long Song

Keith (aka Keefus) Ciancia is an American musician, composer and music producer. Together with T-Bone Burnette he produced film and television soundtracks. They created the great soundtrack for True Detectives and he also worked with the Coen-Brothers. He also produced an album by Jeff Bridges and this song is probably a result of this sessions. I found this little piece on David Holmes 2016 compilation Late Night Tales. A beautiful atmospheric sound that fits perfect to the words by Jeff Bridges.

A New Kind Of World Music

Khrurangbin, a three piece band from Houston, Texas released their third album Mordechai one week ago. Their musical universe spreads from downtempo blues, funk,French pop to popular music from Thailand and Iran. Always based on a dry bass and cautiously drums. If you want to dive deeper into their musical universe you can try their playlist generator 'Sheler in Space' where you can tell what you are doing and they serve you the music they were inspired from.

The Passover

A few months ago London based psychedelic noise rockers SEX SWING released their second album Type II an album I listened often to during the last weeks. I like their hard and heavy blues and industrial influenced sound that brings back the early Birthday Party to my mind. It is not only noise because they interrupt their songs babbles and breaks and reduced speed. Now they released a remix album of their current album that is also worth listen to.

A Good Idea

In the early 90's the greatest hype was grunge. Lots of people followed the main bands and you could hear everywhere bands that seemed to be Nirvana's epigones. When Nirvana sounded fresh most of the others were cheap copies for me. Then Bob Mould released in 1992 his epic album with his first band Sugar after Hüsker Dü Copper Blue. I loved this album from the first day and it is still on rotation at my home. He showed how to combine guitar riffs, harmonies and melodies and created great songs. Simply one of the best records from this time and I can't believe that it is 28 years old.

Sugar - A Good Idea
Sugar - If I Can't Change Your Mind
Sugar - Changes

Covers Three

I featured Dirk Darmstaedter a few times at this before during the last years. And yes I really enjoy listening to him. He was the head of Jeremy Days a German rock band that was popular at the end of the 80's and well known for their chart success with Brand New Toy. After the split of the band he started a solo career under the stage name Me And Cassity but never reached the charts any more. During the last years he released podcasts and albums with his favorite songs. It is almost the same Susanna Hoffs and Matthew Sweet doing for several years and I like the way he covers the songs. To cover great songs is not an easy job because everyone compares to the originals. If you can forget them you can feel well with his versions. It is always a superb collection and he makes these songs some kind of his own - not only because he has one of the best voices in German music.