Tuesday, September 20, 2011

2 Headed Tuesday = Focal Point: Dead Can Dance / Long Sleeves Mix















This week we have not one, but TWO mixes for your listening pleasure! Last week here in Birmingham, we started to experience the 1st exciting hints of Autumn 2011 ... Temperatures dropped and leaves started cascading from the trees ... YES! My favorite season will soon be upon us!!!


As a celebratory measure, I decided to base this month's "focal point" on a group that I have always associated with chilly weather, grey clouds, tombstones and bonfires = Dead Can Dance.

I also made a "Long Sleeves" mix to celebrate all of the incredible new music I've been listening to as we slowly move into the sweet, crisp days of Fall.


But 1st things 1st ... How does one describe Dead Can Dance? They (Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry) appeared out of nowhere in the 1980's, sounding like nothing or no one around them ... It was as if they were musical ghosts haunting the world with their strange and beautiful ancient, yet modern sounds ...

























At this point, I'd like to go right to the music ... Mysterious, entrancing and other-worldly, it really just has to be heard ... Words simply do it no justice ... I've included some music video and documentary clips after the mix in case you want to learn more about the band
(the tracklist is included with the download) =





You can download the mix RIGHT HERE.


3 Dead Can Dance videos =


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A 2-part Dead Can Dance documentary =


part 1


part 2





And here is the "Long Sleeves" mixtape I made to celebrate the coming of Autumn ... ENJOY!!! =




If you dug it, you may download it HERE.





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My old band, Every Alice On Earth got together for a Montevallo reunion in the lovely Orr Park ... It was a whole lot of fun! Witness some photographic evidence below =






































(photo by Darren Griffin)



















(photo by Audrey McDonald Atkins)















































































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Elise sent me this link recently (Thanks!!!) ... It's both brilliant and creepy ... Check out the amazing "manbabies" HERE if you dare! Yikes! Haha





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Wanna watch some rather awesome VIDEOS??????? OK!!!



1st up, a fresh one from Neon Indian (who has a new album, "Era Extrana" out AND is playing here in Bham TONITE at Bottletree!!!) =




Jennifer Harrell posted this wonderfully bizarro short film ... Thanks, Jennifer! =




Dive presents "Sometime" =




Laura Ledbetter sent me this strangely great Bjork remix by Omar Souleyman ... Check it! =




A bit of ambient, abstract goodness provided by The Caretaker =



Now for some smile/laugh inducing dessert ........




Here's what happens when you mix Disney with psycho-drama horror ... aaahh!!! =




Ryan sent me this next silly yet wonderful video =




Elise sent me this ridiculous workout clip (cheers!) ... Get ready to sweat! =




Ryan also sent me the 1st (and only) taxidermy commercial I've ever seen in my life ... Will it get this guy a ton of new customers? "NOPE!" haha =
































































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