thinkin' about music

2012-11-23T10:49:00.002-04:00

Did I hear somebody say Friday? http://open.spotify.com/user/dapugo/playlist/3MZk5qQBJetXpyBYZpvSa8 …http://

Jazz for a ferry crossing

2012-10-25T14:05:00.002-03:00

Bryan Ferry has decided to re-release som of his music as jazz.

Buckle up and get ready for a trip to the twenties and back!

Brilliant Radiohead

2012-10-14T09:42:00.002-03:00

Saw Radiohead in Paris Friday. Brilliant. A very intimate show, despite 12000+ attendants. Toms vocals incredibly good, nice set and great atmosphere.

Set list here.

2012-05-10T18:23:00.001-03:00

My 10 favourite albums from the 90's: Spotify!

Check random and get ready for time travel!

For those of you just curious:

Tom Waits - Bone Machine
Pixies - Bossanova
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication
Suede - Coming up
Nirvana - In Utero
Radiohead - OK Computer
The Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese dreams
U2 - Achtung baby
R.E.M. - Automatic for the people
Portishead - Dummy

Dancing Keys

2011-12-27T13:21:00.002-04:00

As you'll see this track really wants to make you move.

The Black Keys "Lonely Boy"

Stones Roses return with Danish

2011-12-23T11:16:00.000-04:00

So the Stone Roses are resurected.

Wish I could say that I'm excited, but I'm not. It's a bit like The Matrix: when the sequells came (and sucked) it retrospectivley gave the original movie a bad feeling.

So far the only positive effect is that I discovered that the Raveonettes have covered I wanna be adored.

The End of the National

2011-12-21T13:11:00.000-04:00

It's a bit like that incredible Amarone you drink at your friend's dinner. Casually opening that reasonably priced Zinfandel the next day just doesn't cut it.

When I saw The National in Europe they gave me a sensation that their recordings can't match: after the concert I couldnt't listen to the records for a while.

This time I was in the company of a couple that (despite a Spotify invite) never bothered to listen to the music in advance, so we listened to them a bit the following day. Quite nice, even though most of the conversation centered around their final number.

Their closing act is really quite a fabolous thing. They gather the band center front and play unplugged (completely). Appart from singing along the audience needs to be completely silent (as you'll notice in this clip).

Supporting The National today!

2011-12-15T08:02:00.001-04:00

Wye Oak are supporting The National at Beacon Theatre this evening.

Wonderful track from upcoming album Civilian:

Wye Oak – Civilian - Single

Brilliant!

You too? Not me!

2011-11-17T13:45:00.001-04:00

Stumbled upon a one hour BBC documentary about U2.

It included footage from various live performances on Top of the Pops and already twenty or so minutes into the film they had shown material from "Achtung Baby".

"So what are the remainig 40 minutes going to be about?" I thought to myself, and found that people (many who seem to work at the BBC) actually think U2 mattered after the mid 90's.

My favorites:

Tomorrow - from the album "October", 1981

Where the streets have no name - from the album "The Joshua Tree", 1987 (this version live)

The Fly - from the album "Achtung Baby", 1991

2011-10-19T05:48:00.001-03:00

Wanna listen to the new Tom Waits album?

http://www.badasme.com/

I've got codes!

Not the Breeders

2011-09-12T17:49:00.003-03:00

More 90's stuff not from the 90's: The History of Apple Pie!

Reminds me of the Breeders.

Something new from the 90's

2011-09-10T11:25:00.002-03:00

Seems that you mostly visit the site when I post something, so I'm going to assume you like my posts.

Here's an act from Brighton, England that I like.

So much 90's influence it feels like a time machine.

Reborn Chili Peppers

2011-08-27T03:17:00.000-03:00

I wasn't impressed with the first single from RHCP's new album "I'm with you".

But after listening through the whole album I need to reconsider.

(iTunes let you stream the album, not sure if it still works.)

Spotify in the USA

2011-08-17T08:50:00.000-03:00

Drop me a line if you want an invite to Spotify.

5 most inspiring mails win!

Soft Chili Peppers

2011-08-17T08:41:00.001-03:00

Check out the new RHCP video on their site: redhotchilipeppers.com/.

I like the groovy baseline, but the chorus is sort of "been there done that".

Good sound is boring, bad sound is good.

2011-08-13T13:10:00.000-03:00

I had to drive for 3 hours to a business meeting a few days ago, and brought along a set of (pretty decent) headphones I usually keep at work.

Alone in the car I figured I'd take the time to explore some music that I hadn't listend to for a while and expected would give me a bit of a HI-FI experience.

Started of with a few songs from Achtung Baby (what great work by Lanois!) but actually tired quite quickly and moved on to some Depeche from late 80's, early 90's. Strangely, that got boring quite quickly and I browsed my iPhone for a while and suddenly felt an urge to listen to Tom Waits.

Listened through the first record from Orphans (Brawlers, Bawlers & Bastards) and followed that with a few favorites from his early catalogue.

His music is an interesting clash between perfection and imperfection. He does his best to sing like a drunk, but never misses a note. The production is dirty, but perfect.

Three favorites:

Brilliant, TA!

2011-07-14T11:18:00.000-03:00

I lied about TA and the story about the National.

Sorry.

This is true, though: TA introduced me to Angus & Julia Stone, and now I realize that I need to move to Brooklyn so that I can discover more bands from Australia.

And hang out with Matt.

Spotify coming to the USA!

2011-07-14T09:34:00.000-03:00

About half of you out there are tuning in from the USA, so assuming any of you are repeat visitors you'll be happy to know that Spotify is coming to the USA (since I often link to tracks or acts in Spotify).

Click here!

Once part of the movement you can check out tons of music and a few lists I have made available:

On my mind - what I'm currently listening to

Running list

My door openener

2011-07-12T05:24:00.001-03:00

TA (see previous post) told me about how the National formed as a band.

Apparently Matt Berninger had a huge loft in Brooklyn were he used to hang out with friends. TA told him he should do something more inspiring than just play pool and smoke, so Matt started a band.

TA told him to book a concert at Radio City Hall, and that he needed to create some kind of a signature act, like walking through the audience with a really long microphone cable.

I think he might be lying, though. In fact, I made all of that up. I'm the liar.

Previous blog posts about the National:

Matt explains why they are different live.
My thoughts after seeing them live.

Inspiration

2011-07-11T20:16:00.000-03:00

Friend TA (who makes films) pointed out where Radiohead might have been inspired when making the video for Lotus Flower:

The Radiohead version:

Really like this.

Post Punk music for a post punk oldie.

2011-07-08T04:04:00.000-03:00

I might have a new favorite band.

Good Winter

2011-06-24T03:55:00.001-03:00

Bon Iver's music, especially the 2007 debut For Emma, For ever ago, is the kind of stuff that makes me want to share my thoughts here.

This review of his latest album, Bon Iver, makes me wonder if I should be writing at all.

Brilliant stuff, both the review and the music.

footastic!

2011-06-22T18:43:00.000-03:00

Enjoyed a great Foo Fighters concert the other night.

Dave Grohl really is an entertainer and seems to have a big heart and large sense of humor.

Was struck by how the Foo Fighters remind me of the Pixies, more so live than on album.

Apparently, Dave has a drinking problem:

Going bananas about monkeys

2011-06-18T05:45:00.000-03:00

The Arctic Monkeys' latest album "Suck it and see" is brilliant!

I know it sounds like a cliché, but they really have "grown up"! (And presumably, so have I, since I get it.)

Sound and lyrics clearly illustrate the passing of time compared to their first two albums. They even managed one or two Beatle flirts...

Singles so far:

Franz's offspring

2011-06-17T14:38:00.000-03:00

Might be an illegitimate child.

Pretty cocky, at any rate.

This is what you get when parts of Franz Ferdinand meet up with others: Say hello to Box Codax!