Saturday, June 9, 2012
First Lines: Ann Radcliffe - The Mysteries of Udolpho
On the pleasant banks of the Garonne, in the province of Gascony, stood, in the year 1584, the chateau of Monsieur St. Aubert.
Songs in the key of my life: Massive Attack - Teardrop
There are always certain melodies that come back to my mind very often, and this song is one of the most frequent. For many years I had known the tune very well, but could not find out where I had it from. Only recently had I caught the idea that it might be by Tricky, but didn't find the song on his albums. I thought it somehow unlikely to be by Massive Attack, but I went through all their albums title by title till I found 'Teardrop' on their album 'Mezzanine'. Now it all fits together: the singer is Elizabeth Fraser whose voice is so well-known from This Mortal Coil's interpretation of Tim Buckley's 'Song to the Siren' and her voice is just as heavenly-otherwordly on this song. Allmusic.com say: "The blend of earthy with ethereal shouldn't work at all", but to me that is quite a good description of trip hop in itself. Needless to say that it's a bit embarassing I hadn't listened to this particular album in 10 year...
Massive Attack - Teardrop von blackcandy
Friday, June 8, 2012
Thursday, June 7, 2012
First Lines: Clara Reeve - The Old English Baron
In the minority of Henry the Sixth, King of England, when the renowned John Duke of Bedford was Regent of France, and Humphrey the good Duke of Gloucester was Protector of England, a worthy Knight, called Sir Philip Harclay, returned from his travels to England, his native country.
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
Lawman (1971)
A lawman from Bannock arrives in Sabbath to arrest all the cattlemen
whose wild celebration the year before resulted in the accidental death
of an old man.
A Western subtly questioning the genre's law and order ideology.
The Movies I Watched in May
A Thunder of Drums 1961 5
Backdraft 1991 6
Backlash 1956 5
Encounters at the End of the World 2007 7
Fangs 2002 4
Gentlemen Officers: Save the Emperor 2008 5
Herr Ober! 1992 5
Into the Abyss 2011 7
My Little Princess 2011 6
Night Passage 1957 6
The Day the World Ended 2001 4
The King 2005 7
Undertaking Betty 2002 6
Backdraft 1991 6
Backlash 1956 5
Encounters at the End of the World 2007 7
Fangs 2002 4
Gentlemen Officers: Save the Emperor 2008 5
Herr Ober! 1992 5
Into the Abyss 2011 7
My Little Princess 2011 6
Night Passage 1957 6
The Day the World Ended 2001 4
The King 2005 7
Undertaking Betty 2002 6
New Stuff: Cecil Taylor
So far I don't have much by Cecil Taylor, but this box set sets me straight.
