"At the top of the world, there's an island, a place where the sun never shines... But the people don't care because the snow over there is so bright, they nearly go blind."
das Bestehen der Musik, den pidgeons ftternd, lange Spaziergnge machend, Verschwendung mein Fenster abladend, symphonies, schreibend, liebend...
Wind Chimes
"Best Of 2008 (so far)..."
“Victrola Favorites: Artifacts from Bygone Days†by Various Artists
“The Wallabee Champ†by Ghostface Killah
“April†by Sun Kil Moon
“Welcome†by James Pants
“Attack†by Dead Child
“Saturdays=Youth†by M83
“Volume One†by She & Him
“Devotion†by Beach House
“For Emma, Forever Ago†by Bon Iver
“obZen†by Meshuggah
“Body Language, Vol 6†by Junior Boys
“Vampire Weekend†by Vampire Weekend
"Hercules and Love Affair" by Hercules and Love Affair“Lay It Down†by Al Green
“Transnormal Skiperoo†by Jim White
“Memory Drawings†by The Drift
“Lovers Prayers†by Ida
"The Devil, You & Me" by The Notwist“Santogold†by Santogold
“Hold On Now, Youngster†by Los Campesinos!
“Give It Your Blood†by The Broken Spurs
“Trouble in Dreams†by Destroyer
“In The Future†by Black Mountain
“Hey Venus!†by Super Furry Animals
“Pictures of a Changing World†by The Photographic
“Jim†by Jamie Lidell
“Attack & Release†by The Black Keys
“Lust Lust Lust†by The Raveonettes
“Oracular Spectacular†by MGMT
“Mountain Battles†by The Breeders
“Jukebox†by Cat Power
“In Ghost Colours†by Cut Copy
“Distortion†by The Magnetic Fields
--------------------------------------"Best of 2007"
"Art of Field Recording Box Set, Vol. 1" by Various Artists
"From Here We Go Sublime" by The Field
"Mirrored" by Battles
"And Their Refinement Of The Decline" by Stars Of The Lid
"100 Days, 100 Nights" by Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings
"Boxer" by The National
"Kala" by M.I.A.
"Conqueror" by Jesu
"Untrue" by Burial
"Sound Of Silver" by LCD Soundsystem
"Melodii Tuvi: Throat Songs and Folk Tunes from Tuva" by Various Artists
"†" by Jutsice
"New Moon" by Elliott Smith
"Copia" by Eluvium
"The Shepherd's Dog" by Iron & Wine
"Neon Bible" by Arcade Fire
"Black Mirror: Reflections in Global Musics" by Various Artists
"Victrola Favorites: Artifacts from Bygone Days" by Various Artists
"Cease to Begin" by Band of Horses
"Joanna Newsom & the Ys Street Band EP" by Joanna Newsom
"The Budos Band II" by The Budos Band
"Ma Fleur" by The Cinematic Orchestra
"Genesis" by Job For a Cowboy
"Da Drought 3 Mixtape" by Lil Wayne
"Friend Opportunity" by Deerhoof
"Drums and Guns" by LOW
"Hip Hop is Dead" by Nas
"Werewolves and Lollipops" by Patton Oswalt
"Kurr" by Amiina
"Strawberry Jam" by Animal Collective
"23" by Blonde Redhead
"Violet" by Boy in Static
"American Gangster" by Jay-Z
"Children Running Through" by Patty Griffin
"Eardrum" by Talib Kweli
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Some Favorites From Louisville Last Year...
"Excess/Defect" by VRKTM
"La La Land" by Wax Fang
"Bleeder" by The Fervor
"Yellow Belly" by Brain Banger
"Those People" by Plows
"River City Ransom" by Skyscraper Stereo
"Bold Beginnings: Louisville Punk 1978-83" by Various Artists
"Clever Bird" by Joe Manning
Desperate Man Blues, Koyaanisqatsi, Office Space, Lost in Translation, In the Realms of the Unreal, High Fidelity, The New World, Jandek on Corwood, Say Anything, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Horror Movies, Dancing Outlaw, Half Cocked, The Last Waltz, City of God, Harold and Maude, any and all Skate Flix, any and most Snow Flix, Punch Drunk Love, Clerks, The Jerk, Chasing Amy, Fletch, Bottle Rocket, The Shining, Memento, Uncle Buck, Be Here To Love Me, The Machinist, Devil's Playground, Hell House, Stevie... pretty much all documentaries.
The State (R.I.P.), The Office, Arrested Development/TMZ/Cops (all with my Laurakeet), Curb Your Enthusiasm, specials on magicians, specials on how those magicians do their tricks, Human Giant, The Sarah Silverman Show, Ali G, Conan, Planet Earth, Project Runway, Reno 911, infomercials.
The Alchemist, The Four Agreements, The Prophet, Chopin's Letters, The Monkey Wrench Gang, The Anthropology of Music, Into the Wild, Into Thin Air, All things Brian Andreas, Books on Parapsychology, Beyond the Reach of Sense, Slamdek A to Z, Off the Record, ReadyMade, Magnet, Utne, Mental Floss, Adbusters, Wax Poetics.
LMRB... My Parents... My brother, Evan... Ralph Nader, Edward Abbey, Yvon Chouinard, Sherman Poppen, Mike Olson, Jake Burton, Tom Sims, and Jason Noble.