Dungen’s “Familj”

July 27, 2020August 2, 2020

Dungen’s “Familj”

Dungen. Photo sourced from artist's Facebook.

Tonight, I'm going to tie up a loose end. Originally, I planned to include this Dungen post alongside the prior entries for Melody's Echo Chamber and Moodoïd, both of which published a few weeks back. Dungen's got direct relations to the former. Two of their four members, frontman Gustav Ejstes and guitarist Reine Fiske, contributed …

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December 9, 2019June 13, 2020

Setlist: The Cinematic Orchestra @ the Walt Disney Concert Hall on 11.23.19

The Cinematic Orchestra take a bow at the conclusion of their Walt Disney Concert Hall performance on 11.23.19, their first in 12 years.

Now that I've had a bit of break from the blog, with a few random postings in between, I think I'm ready to start back up again. It's not going to be a full-on return. But it will be a return … meaning a somewhat greater increase in post frequency, if all the forces align …

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November 10, 2019July 18, 2020

Stereolab @ the Theatre at the Ace on 10.20.19

Stereolab reunite at the Theatre at the Ace in DTLA on 10.20.19.

I'm feeling inspired tonight, so I'm going to cross off a second show from my backlog concert coverage list. Plus, in my previous post, I did mention that I'd take care of a couple of these oldies this eve. So here's to seconds ...This one's from longtime indie favs and audio pioneers Stereolab, who've been …

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August 18, 2019June 21, 2020

Nonkeen’s “Diving Platform”

Nonkeen. Photo sourced from artist's website.

After a week-long absence, I'm going to start back up with a blissful instrumental enigma of jazzy haze and shimmery prog-rock ambiance. The track's called "Diving Platform" and comes from German trio Nonkeen, who features renown pianist and composer Nils Frahm.Nonkeen is known for being an improv trio, experimenting with free-form jazzy riffs of downtempo …

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June 6, 2019June 23, 2020

FIP: Radio France

FIP's internet radio home page.

Today, I'm off to a bit of rickety start. The internet is running as slow as shit. And its a bit of a battle just to squeeze out the simplest of posts. Excuse the less than pleasant metaphors. But it's really annoying, causing all this negativity and frustration to seep into the thoughts I'm thinking …

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