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The Treachery
If you remember how much easier it is to remember what you would rather forget than remember, than remember what you would rather remember than forget, then you can’t forget how much easier it is to forget what you would rather remember than forget, than forget what you would rather forget than remember.
– Elmira Gazette, quoted in New York Times, Feb. 13, 1891
I have been procrastinating a lot lately and i have to admit, Today’s songs are long overdue.Both songs are similar to songs in John Lennon’s Plastic Ono Band album with regards to the pure intimacy between the artist and listener.
Cecile has once again transformed an indie song into an epic abyss of pure emotion. Like the subconscious, White Sky isn’t afraid to be many things at once. Different sounds fade in and out. A tropical melody transform into dark and mysterious yearnings without any warnings.
Caribou’s very intimate and fragile “Jamelia” is also his hidden magnus opus in his latest album “Swim”. Jamelia sounds like melancholic panic attacks within subconscious of a hopeless romantic.
Vampire Weekend – White Sky (Cecile Remix) (Right Click to Download)
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Caribou – Jamelia (Right Click to Download)
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“What am I supposed to be?” Bonus
John Lennon – Look at Me (Right Click to Download)
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Just be
You’re only as young as the last time you changed your mind.
-Timothy Leary
Listening Cecile Remix of Tiger feels like staring into a fractal. The more you gaze into it, the more you see yet the less you know. It is too irregular to be easily described in traditional music jargon. Therefore I’m not even going to try. In my own language I want to call this newly emerging genre Kaleidoscope dance. This song uses the same formula as Caribou’s Odessa, a deep steady melody echoing with nonchalant vocals.
Amari – Tiger (Cecile Remix) (Right Click to Download) (iTunes)
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Van Hai remix from one of our favorite deep house producers, Ripperton. Lyrics are a bit morbid though. Remember the Skilift?
Van Hai – Dernier Amour (Ripperton Remix)(Right Click to Download) (beatport)
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Norwegian producer Prins Thomas’ music has been called “space disco”. This is not true about Your Sweet Love. This one is more of a folk-sy indie rock rhapsody.
James Yuill – This Sweet Love (Prins Thomas Sneaky Edit) (Right Click to Download) (iTunes)
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3 years after Out of the Woods, Everything but the Girl’s Tracey Thorn is back with her 3rd solo album. Why Does the Wind is the first single to come out of her new Love and Its Opposite.
Tracey Thorn – Why Does The Wind (Ewan Pearson Radio Edit) (Right Click to Download) (iTunes)
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What do you think? Am I completely bonkers? Similar Songs? Suggestions?
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