Warmest Chord

Antidote To Christmas

If you’re already sick of the Christmas cheer and Mariah sing-alongs then we suggest this as the perfect Christmas enema. 

White Hills; exquisitely designed to sodomise your senses.

http://www.thrilljockey.com/artists/?id=12183

Dance Macabre

A new discovery…

Michael Garrick

RIP the wonderful Michael Garrick

Stay Curious

We’ve been meaning to post about this beautiful feast for the senses that goes by the name of Kuriosas for some time now. Penned by an old friend (who I hold responsible for many of the best introductions that I’ve had in life), this is one highly recommended companion for anyone who deems themselves curious.

Run by a London/ Berlin collective of artists and designers, Kuriosas reads like a mindmap of thoughts and finds lovingly hunted and gathered from near and far. There are all manner of visual and aural delights to explore, from vintage illustration and book covers, Eastern European ephemera, kitsch 20th century design, photography and more, all foraged from their adventures, whether that be a chance encounter at a Polski service station or a cold fleamarket in Berlin.

No art and culture snobbery here, this is a show and tell of the most open-armed exuberance…expect the likes of jumping gnomes, felt tip artworks, and Soviet Union children’s books, it all makes for great fertiliser of the imagination.

We especially love this lady snapped by Ali Winstanley of the collective, when chanced upon at a service station in Katowice, Poland on-route to the Off Festival. What a wonderful geometrically adorned woman!

I Ching

We don’t know what we like the most… the video montage of monochrome women with flashing red lips or the sophisticated pop sounds of Drive.

With an emphasis on sound and texture and with guitar hooks as lyrically heavy as the words, London-based band I Ching excite us.

http://iching.bandcamp.com/

Never Fall In Love With A Musician

Musical Self-Medication

Listening to Moral this morning.

Relatively unknown minimal synth 3-piece from Denmark. They supported Nico and Monochrome Set but were together barely 4 years with sadly only a couple of cassette releases and 1 LP release.

Short but very very sweet.

Road Trip

Hitting the road with Francis Harold & The Holograms tomorrow.

Can’t wait to see the band rider..

Buying Records Cheers Me Up

Fun fact of the day…

With 17,897 strips published in all, Peanuts was arguably the longest story ever told by one human being. Wow!

Because Sometimes Old Things Are The Best..