3 of 3 installments. Part 2 here. Part 1 here.
***Machine Voices***
We’ve spent all this time trying to summon ghosts from our machines – but if we ever succeed, what will they tell us?:
The Knife – Silent Shout
Darkstar – Aidy’s Girl Is A Computer
Oneohtrix Point Never – Returnal
Oneohtrix Point Never leads us nicely into
***Imaginary Soundtracks***
A little bit like John Carpenter and Goblin, but without the distracting, you know, FILMS.
Though whoever put together this beautiful Emeralds video ensured that I will be watching Man With a Movie Camera toot sweet:
Emeralds – Candy Shoppe
I’ve been lukewarm on Boards of Canada in the past, but Tomorrow’s Harvest is pretty great:
Boards of Canada – White Cyclosa
Demdike Stare would like to thank the town of Scarfolk for allowing them to film this motion pictAAAAAAAA WHAT IS HAPPENING
Demdike Stare – Haxan Dub
Luckily, it does not appear that Vikings were performing ritual human sacrifices at Thor’s Stone:
Forest Swords – Thor’s Stone
***Spoilers***
Because the end of electronic albums are often designed to send you home from the club, or out into the sunrise, or off to dreamland, the last track often functions as a sort of coda to the journey.
Here’s a couple of beautiful album-enders.
Can you say tintinnabulation?:
Pantha Du Prince – Es Schneit
Lovely:
Boom Bip feat. Nina Nastasia – The Matter (Of Our Discussion)
demdike has some of the best videos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBobq6gnOWcReport
At 2:50, Tony Blair appears to be having an LSD-freakout.
I have a sudden urge to burn a Wicker Man.Report
God help me.Report
I think I will use that on Full Metal Jacket.Report
Maybe over Animal Mother’s machine-gun charge.
(How did I forget that was Adam Baldwin? Guess it’s time to watch FMJ again.)Report
I just now got to listen to these (crazy week). It took me to the very end to find one that I really like (well, I love The Knife, so that doesn’t count), but man, that song was worth it.Report
Before I said “someone else should be doing these music posts”, I had a notepad file with single songs that I wanted to dedicate a “Wednesday!” post to.
And, seriously, The Knife: Silent Shout was at the top of the list.
I feel like John The Baptist in Last Temptation.
No Religion.Report
I don’t know if you’ve heard Oni Ayhun – it’s the brother (Olof Dreijer) on his own.
I dig this track:
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I hadn’t.
I’m reminded of Arab Strap had Arab Strap met a nice person once.Report