1. Just Another Day / Brian Eno / 0:00
2. Operating Manual For Spaceship Earth / Donovan / 4:11
3. Rok It To The Moon / The Stranglers / 7:35
4. Surfing On A Rocket / Air / 10:07
5. International Colouring Contest / Stereolab / 13:46
6. Interplanetary Music / Sun Ra / 17:22
7. Mari / Martin Rev / 19:42
8. After Landing / Bowery Electric / 23:53
9. Calling Occupants (Of Interplanetary Craft) / Klaatu / 27:25
10. Close Your Eyes And You’ll See / Spectrum / 33:33
11. Requiem For Soprano, Mezzo Soprano, Two Mixed Choirs And Orchestra / 39:21
12. Leave the Planet / Galaxie 500 / 43:10
13. Space Oddity / David Bowie / 45:42
14. Interplanetary Twist / Screemer / 49:54
15. Valley of No Return / Joe Meek / 53:38
16. The End / Spectrum / 56:17
I’ve been quite obsessed with Brian Eno lately. The combination of his voice, music, and words just really touches my soul. He makes me think about the future a lot — like possibly not being on Earth one day.
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Lyrics:
Oh it’s just another day,
It’s just another day on Earth
Oh it’s just another day,
Just another day,
It’s just another day on Earth
Oh it’s just another day on Earth
It’s just another day on Earth
One day, we will put it all behind,
We’ll say, that was just another time,
We’ll say, that was just another day on Earth
We’ll say, that was just another time,
One day, we will put it all behind,
We’ll say, that was just another day on Earth
Just another day,
It’s just another day,
Oh it’s just another day on Earth
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Lyrics:
Baby when you gotta sleep
Lay your head down low
Don’t let the world
Lay heavy on your soul
’cause when you gotta sleep
You gotta sleep
Cool waves wash over me
Cool water running free
Lay your sweet hand on me
’cause i love you
Love you
Love you
Baby if you lose your love
Don’t take me by surprise
Don’t think you’re crying
But there’s teardrops in your eyes
If you gotta leave
You gotta leave
Cool waves wash over me
Cool water running free
Lay your sweet hand on me
’cause i love you
Love you
Love you
Babe you know you gotta be
And let your light shine through
And don’t let anybody
Tell you what to do
’cause babe you gotta be
You gotta be
Cool waves wash over me
Cool water running free
Lay your sweet hand on me
’cause i love you
Love you
Love you
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Lyrics:
When the lake’s on fire
With all the world’s desires
When he shakes the stars above
When we lose the ones we love
When the seasons lose their grip
When the tightrope walker slips
I’m counting all the possibilities
When the past becomes the now
When the lost becomes the found
When we fall in love with war
When the angel fucks the whore
When the road we travel on
Takes us back where we came from
A million kinds of possibilities
For dancing on this lazy afternoon
In the comfort of the world
In the arms of my big nurse
From the science of the heart
To each animal and plant
Compact, relaxed- intact, give thanks
I’m counting all the possibilities
For dancing on this lazy afternoon
You could pick up a remastered copy of Kraftwerk’s The Man-Machine (along with seven other albums) come October 5. In the mean time, enjoy The Model from the regular old copy, along with Big Black’s noisy version of The Model.
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Lyrics:
She’s a model and she’s looking good
I’d like to take her home that’s understood
She plays hard to get, she smiles from time to time
It only takes a camera to change her mind
She’s going out tonight whilst drinking just champagne
And she has been checking nearly all the men
She’s playing her game and you can hear them say
She’s looking good for beauty we will pay
She’s posing for consumer products now and then
For every camera she gives the best she can
I saw her on the cover of a magazine
Now she’s a big success I want to meet her again
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Been digging this mix a lot from San Diego’s Mark E. Quark. Very synthy. From Alona’s past Lovenoodles vault of sounds.
Tracklist:
Simple Minds – This Earth That You Walk Upon
Sisters Of Mercy – Phantom
BWH – Stop
The Emperor Machine – Slap On
Lindstrom & Solale – Let’s Practise (Wade Nichols Dub)
The The – Giant
Kraftwerk – Computer World 1
Kraftwerk – Metall Auf Metall
The Salsoul Invention – Soul Machine
Weirdo Police – Hate It When You’re Wrong
Soft Rocks – She’s A Machine
Discodeine – Tema Di Gamma
Sugardaddy – Hypnose (GW Version)
Otis Day & The Knights – Something Dumb (Dub)
Manhead – Doop (Reverso 68 Remix)
Yello – Pumping Velvet
Pete Shelley – Witness The Change Dub
Shock – Dream Games
Ytre Rymden Dansskola – Magadgrag
Armando – Land Of Confusion
Discodeine – Ring Modulation
Loud-E – Robotism Pt III
SPECTRUM‘s new 4 track EP “WAR SUCKS” is AVAILABLE NOW on Mind Expansion records. Available on both 12 inch colored (red & green) vinyl & CD formats. vinyl comes with free download card inside jacket. Order the vinyl ($20) or CD EP ($12) from Mind Expansion records.
The EP features two covers. a re-worked version of the Red Crayola classic WAR SUCKS and Laurie Anderson’s overlooked gem WALKING & FALLING, plus two originals OVER & OVER and RAZZLE DAZZLE MIND .
The four tracks cover the whole gamut of SPECTRUM’s take on Pop, Psychedelia, Rock & Experimental sounds, hinting at the variety of songs that will feature on the album due for release later in the year.
The vinyl comes in custom pressed blended colors with matching sleeve artwork. PRICES INCLUDE POSTAGE!
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Lyrics:
I wanted you. And I was looking for you. But I couldn’t find you. I wanted you. And I was looking for you all day. But I couldn’t find you. I couldn’t find you. You’re walking. And you don’t always realize it, but you’re always falling. With each step you fall forward slightly. And then catch yourself from falling. Over and over, you’re falling. And then catching yourself from falling. And this is how you can be walking and falling at the same time.
On August 3rd, 2009 Sonic Youth played a last-minute set in San Francisco at the fabulous Independent (in my opinion, one of SF’s best venues for sound and vision). The show was announced on July 28th and sold out the same day. I was late on buying tickets, but with a little bit of persistence/waiting around the box office, they sold me and two other people ticket’s the day of the sold-out show. Sonic Youth will be embarking upon another tour beginning later this month in Pomona, view the dates below.
Sep 25 2009 – Pomona, CA – Fox Theatre Pomona, California
Sep 26 2009 – Santa Barbara, CA – Arlington Theatre Santa Barbara, California
Sep 28 2009 – San Diego, CA House of Blues San Diego, California
Sep 29 2009 – Los Angeles – Wiltern Theatre Los Angeles, California
Oct 1 2009 – Phoenix, AZ Marquee Theatre Phoenix, AZ, Arizona
Oct 2 2009 – Tucson, AZ – Rialto Theatre Tucson, Arizona
Oct 4 2009 – Austin City Limits Festival – Austin, TX Austin, Texas
Oct 21 2009 – Berlin – Columbiahalle Berlin, Germany
Oct 22 2009 – Ancienne Belgique – Brussels – Sold Out Brussels, Brussels-capital
Oct 23 2009 – London The Forum London, London and South East
Oct 25 2009 – Paris – Palais des Congrés Paris, Ile-de-France
Nov 21 2009 – New York, NY – Terminal 5 New York, New York
Nov 22 2009 – Boston, MA – Wilbur Theatre Boston, Massachusetts
Nov 23 2009 – Boston, MA – Wilbur Theatre Boston, Massachusetts
Dec 5 2009 – ATP Butlin’s Holiday Centre Minehead, UK
Dec 6 2009 – Dublin – Vicar Street Dublin, Ireland
Earlier this month I went to a party at the Standard Rooftop in Downtown L.A. for Shaun Reeves, Droog (who have recently launched their own record label, Culprit), Matías Aguayo (of Cómeme & Kompakt) and John Wander (of Roam Music). Music was great, met some new people as well. One of them is Yelva, and she does a fashion blog called Fashion Puttana. Another guy was James, or how I like to call him: T-bird James, and besides working at the Standard he is in the band Meho Plaza. Snapped some photos of these people with their tattoos or accessories.
Matías Aguayo spinning and singing as the sun begins to set
Matías’ whistle and awesome tattoo
The fabulous Yelva, showing off her Bowie cig-case
Jet! I can almost remember their funny faces
That time you told me that
You were going to be marrying soon.
And jet, I thought the only
Lonely place was on the moon.
Jet! jet!
Jet! was your father as bold as a sergeant major?
How come he told you that
You were hardly old enough yet?
And jet, I thought the major
Was a lady suffragette.
Jet! jet!
Ah, matter, want jet to always love me?
Ah, matter, want jet to always love me?
Ah, matter, much later.
Jet! with the wind in your hair of a thousand laces.
Climb on the back and well
Go for a ride in the sky.
And jet, I thought the major
Was a lady suffragette.
Jet! jet!
