Crystal Castles

Crystal Castles 是我的重金屬樂。

我記得第一次聽他們的音樂的時候，心中冒出一堆問號想說「這是三小音樂啊！」不僅雜亂無章，而且還吵得要死。吵得不只是音樂，主唱Alice Glass並不是用唱的，而是用尖叫跟吼的。詭異程度就像重金屬樂對我一樣，儘管我不聽金屬樂。不過，再仔細聽過幾次，他們的第一張專輯其實有很多相當出色的電子舞曲。我說的包括了「Crimewave」，「Courtship Dating」，「Vanished」等。而且他們獨特的音樂是會讓人上癮的。後來甚至聽太多他們的歌，還跑去看了他們瘋狂的現場。

今年他們回來了。把他們原本已經相當極限的音樂變得更廣闊 (也更吵了) 。把原本在第一張專輯大量運用的任天堂sample 音樂拿掉，換上了更寬大的Soundscape的音效。讓他們的音樂有了更多的發揮空間。但這並沒有讓Crystal Castles最根本的特質跑掉－那就是一直在歌曲背景的那個「Beat」。乍聽之下，聽得出來他們在做音樂上面已經突破了他們之前的專輯。但好不好聽，就要看人了。如果你喜歡Crystal Castles這種 fucked-up的音樂，我推薦你也可以試試 HEALTH 跟 Salem。

The Picture of Dorian Gray

“The books that the world calls immoral are the books that show the world its own shame.”

This is just pure genius. Wilde is a fucking genius.
This is one of the books I will read over and over again.
This is a book that everyone should read.

Tokyo!

一部由三個外國人(非日本人)拍的短片, 關於東京。

而三個導演都把他們自己的特色發揮的淋漓盡致。

Dark Lord

還記得幾年前而已...在網路上google "The National"， 通常都跑出些國家的甚麼有的沒的東西。第一頁只有一個連結是跟樂團有關的。現在打"The National"，前三名都是他們。

剛在New York Times試聽了新專輯，個人覺得專輯沒有像上一張有那麼多超級搶耳的單曲，但是每首歌都維持在相當高的水平。因為這又是一張讓人逃不出黑暗的專輯，我應該還是會很喜歡。現在最期待的事－就是再去親臨他們的現場一次！沒有語言可以形容去看現場的 The National 的感受。剛剛也時看完了New York Times五頁的大篇幅介紹。如果你很喜歡The National，實在沒有理由不看。

This Video Made Me Believe In Love Again

CHRISTIAN THE LION FULL REUNION ENDING HQ


this is an amazing video. recommended by TTA.
listening to TTA a lot again lately. TTA is the best!
via Schmooze Blog

Blue Velvet (1986)

This is a strange world.
And here is a very strange film...
I think I can say that I'm not a David Lynch fan.
But here's what I want to share: Inappropriate times to quote Blue Velvet (from IMDB Boards)

1. Your house is broken into and the detective begins asking you more personal questions. You look at him and say “I can't figure out if you're a detective or a pervert.” 
2. To your doctor during a physical: “Do you like the way I feel?” 
3. You're driving. You come across a wrecked car and next to it you see someone lying there unconscious. You give them CPR and they begin to twitch with life. Excitedly, you jump up and yell, "I'll fuck anything that moves!" 
4. You're holding your newborn child in your arms with your family and doctors all around. The baby stares up at you and you growl, "Don't you fucking look at me!" 
5. Walk into your daughter's room in the middle of the night and whisper to her as she sleeps, "I looked for you in my closet tonight." 
6. When your wife complains that you don't do anything romantic anymore, reply, "I'll have to send you a love letter! You know what a love letter is? It's a bullet from a fucking gun, fucker!" 
7. You are showing your newborn son to his grandmother, for the first time. Festively, you extend your arms, in which the infant is held, to your mother or mother-in-law and declare: "Moooomy! Baby wants to FUCK!" 

Blue Velvet (1986)

ps. somehow, i felt like i'm watching Stephen Malkmus acting...

Korallreven Mix

It’s simply just some of our favourite songs at the moment, favourite songs that makes us feel the pure ecstasy of what in popular terms use to be called ”life”.  
1. Korallreven - Sa-Sa-Samoa
2. Ghostape - My Country (A Thousand Mandolins Version)
3. Madlib - J’s Day Theme #3
4. DJ Screw - Sippin’ Codeine
5. Pure Ecstasy - Voices
6. Teengirl Fantasy - Now That’s What I Call Volume 2
7. Toro Y Moi - Blessa
8. 101 Strings - Seas of Samoa
9. Korallreven - The Truest Faith
10. Joy Orbison - The Shrew Would Have Cushioned the Blow
11. Kingdom Featuring Shyvonne - Mindreader (CFCF Remix)
12. Bien - Sunny Side
13. Korallreven - As Loved-Up As Ever
via Viceland


New awesome single, The Truest Faith.
A nod to New Order, even the cover.
Listen from their Myspace.