Beatles and the Revolver - a pdf-book

Ray Newman is a superfan of the Beatles. He has written a e-book on Revolver, which were released in august, '66. It's good stuff.

Ray Newman - Abracadabra (pdf)

The Knife - Tretemoller remix and Marble dance electro

Producer and electrified dj Anders Trentemöller have done some pretty good twists to the new single 'We Share Our Mothers Health" from electropop duo The Knife. That whole album is quite fantastic with björkish vocals, distorted synth and spaceyness.
The Knife are the sibling duo that penned the song "Heartbeats" that their good friend Jose Gonzalez have had massive success with. Their new album is overwhelming but rewarding as a pumping live dj-set with people behind the decks reinventing the sometimes sterile and stereotypically elements of electro music. Knife are putting new tunes and intelligencia into dance music.
Don't be square - try it out! It's much deeper than it sounds and will do good in any musicloving heart.

The Knife - We Share Our Mothers Health, Trentemoller-remix(mp3)
The Knife - Marble House (mp3)

Charlotte Gainbourg - new album mp3

Charlotte Gainsbourg, daughter of notorious Serge Gainsbourg, is set to release album 5:55 late august.
Maybe a bit worried about how to follow up she brings in the pros. Air, Jarvis Cocker and the Divine Comedy's Neil Hannon contribute with lyrics, and David Campbell (aka Beck's dad) arranges strings on the album. Nigel Godrich produces. From listening to this mp3 it all looks very very bright for the girl:
Charlotte Gainsbourg - The Songs That We Sing (mp3)

Sleep Sweet by Home Video

Astoundingly good song from Home Videos new album. Video: A man slides into the forest and levitates while asleep.

Jimmy Tamborello aka James Figurine aka Dntel aka half the Postal Service

You might know him from The Postal Service, but maybe also as James Figurine? Well, his name is Jimmy Tamborello!
Yesterday he released Mistake Mistake Mistake Mistake as James Figurine.
Tamborello, who also does electropop as Dntel, (newly signed at Seatlle label Sub Pop.
Tamborello has made an album more filled with minimalist techno and slightly more club-oriented compositions than he's done before. So the blend is not in favor of lowkey guitar-indie this time, but more laidback steelcold synth electro.
He says, he is influenced greatly by German label Kompakt. The result is quite layered with a techno'ish feel and full of no vocals and beeps and drones. It's a bit more diverse and unfocused than I hoped for, but the effort is - so far I've come in the listening - really nice and worth the try.
There's a cold feel to the synth, and in moments its really poppy. For example in All the way to China, which has my favorite guy Erlend Oye on it. Jenny Lewis, who must be the artist Most Likely to Guest on Any Album - is also on the tracks with sighs and coos.
While the album is good, we're looking forward to his new debut for Sub Pop label, which is said will include cameos from Conor Oberst, Grizzly Bear, Mia Doi Todd, Jenny Lewis, and all your favorite indie rock all stars.
Buy the Mistake Mistake Mistake Mistake here.

James Figurine - All the way to China (w/ Erlend Oye) (mp3)
James Figurine - 55566688833 (mp3)
James Figurine - You Again (w/ Jenny Lewis)
The Postal Service - Against All Odd (mp3)

End summer, end...

I can't wait for the fall. Almost every week the mailman will bring new and interesting music from some of my favorite artists - among others:
August 7 - Paris Hilton
August 22 - Lambchop, M. Ward
August 29 - Bob Dylan
September 19 - Bonnie Prince Billy
September 26 - Lemonheads (?), Sparklehorse

Some oldies, but all goodies!!

Mixtape: The Trip - Jarvis Cocker & Steve Mackey

Two cd-compilation The Trip from Family Recordings suddenly fell into my hand. I almost dropped it. There's so much different stuff from the archives going on here, compiled by Pulp-people Jarvis Cocker & Steve Mackey, that it almost drowns you. There is shit - David Essex, Neil Sedaka for instance!, but overall this compilation is top ace.
It's a really folksy, countrified, rockabilly and tenderhearted curation about people, relationships and how lovers slip away, meet up and slips away and meet up and... It's quite compelling and I'm quite happy to the fact that Cocker and Mackey has put this soundtrack of life's little wonders and terrors together. Some of my favorites:

Bonnie Dobson - Winter's Going (mp3)
Dory Previn - The Lady With the Braid (mp3)
Moondog - Pastoral (mp3)
Dion covers Purple Haze in a easylistening way (mp3)!

Buy the compilation here: here

For more Jarvis Cocker news, tjeck his MySpace, where he has a new song and some news he wants to share...

Science of sleep

New movie Science of sleep byMichel Gondry is set for release in Denmark 6. october.
Gondry is a favorite music video director of mine, and I loved Eternal Sunshine of the spotless mind. Looking forward to Science of sleep, which - again - looks pretty arty and dreamy. I'm a bit worried if all the dreamy creativity will go out of hand, but well... It's also the fascinating part of his pictures.
The Science of Sleep takes a look at dreams, how people come together in romantic relationships and the communcation gaps that haunt us all.
Soundtrack has Death Cab for Cutie on it.

Trailer: Science of sleep (mov)

I heart Roskilde

One word about Roskilde Festival: Awesome! Brilliant!
Even though I didn't have a media-access ticket and had to spend five days and nights in a pigsty with people, who were dirty, acted obscene and in general drank cases of beers, it was absolutly just pure entertainment and anarchy in one big mix. Only problem - it's harder than ever returning to what people describes as reality.
This years festival is one of the absolut best, I've been to - eight Roskilde Festivals so far. Indie-buddy Mogens asked me earlier today why the hell mall Frederiksberg Centeret doesn't have a Gringo Bar, and it sucks. We miss it as our grandmothers gravy.
One thing I don't miss though is the reviews in festival paper from MetroXpress, which were sold (!). The reviews were done by a danish musicmagazine called Soundvenue. Even when I was pissdrunk I hated the language. So poorly written.

Well. I heart Roskilde. I miss the concerts I didn't go to, the one's who got me by the balls (Two Gallants, Raconteurs, Wolfmother, Roger Waters, Tool, DeUS, Figurines etc... ), the shitty food, the long nights raving around speaking to wacky chicks and all the beautiful sunshine, crazy people and festival officials. Bless.

Wolfmother - Mother (mp3)
Mobilmarathon.dk (pix)