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RANDOM MP3 OF THE WEEK

4. Karen Dalton - How Did The Feeling Feel To You

From It's So Hard To Tell Who's Going To Love You The Best

Was thinking this evening about singer-songwriters. The name of Karen Dalton popped into my head; I hadn't listened to her for ages and had one of those "...oh yeah!" moments.

Wondrous singer/banjo player with ties to the Greenwich Village folk scene and a voice huskier than an actual husk. It's certainly likely to be a 'love or hate' type voice. In any case, this is the first tune of hers I heard and I love its lilting, winding sound. Its mood seems half pensive, as if flowing with ease from a candlelit room in the wee hours of the morning; and half resigned to a certain melancholy. Intricate arrangement paired with her idiosyncratic distant croon, and excellent lyrics.

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3. The Creators - Kronkite

So I went and saw the Banksy Movie last night and maybe twenty minutes in, after a focus on figures such as Space Invader and Obey, the famed Bristol street artist is introduced. When his name and a series of his iconic rats appear on screen, my jaw drops, I turn to my friend sitting beside me, and see that he's equally blown away. It has nothing to do with Banksy's name or his stencils. It's the preposterously hot beat that's accompanying these images. 

Holy shit, we both agreed, this is one of the phattest hip hop beats we've ever heard. Yes we used the term 'phat.' It gave us no choice.

I forgot to check what the track was during the credits, by aforementioned pal hunted it down. It's by the Creators and the version in the soundtrack was instrumental, but this one features lyrical additions from Phil Da Agony. Phil's contribution is a tad lacklustre in my opinion, so it might be worth hunting down the instrumental version too. But for now, here you go. Not-so-random MP3 of the week, resplendent with an addictive harpsichord loop. Fuck yeah.

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Brandi Strickland

Loving the collage/illustration styles of North Carolina resident Brandi Strickland. Yeah, this blog is meant to focus on Perth artists/musicians/events/adventures, but I'm sure no-one will be offended by this little slice of colour-rich, finely textured, magickal goodness, even if it does come from the US of A.

And if they are... oh well.

^ Rather 'Dark Side,' innit? Comes from the totally neat DARK CRYSTAL series. And yes, I did stumble across it whilst searching for pictures of the utterly terrifying-looking (I've still never seen it) Jim Henson film of the same name.

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2. Best Coast - Far Away

From Far Away 7"

This tune's been drifting about the internettles since early May so if you dig on Bethany Consentino's fuzzy, coastal-sounding pop duo, you've probably already nabbed it. However I thought I'd revisit the track in light of the Best Coast album being visible on the horizon. Here's the cover:

Exciting stuff! 

So while you wait for this cat-adorned LP to enter the world, you can download Indigo Children's Random Mp3 of the Week.

COMING UP: Exciting times with The Wednesday Society...

The Den is Inglewood's answer to the sorely missed Hydey front room. Naturally it lacks the deep sentimental association of the latter. Thus we must forge new fond memories!

This good should be a good way to do so. Veritable zen splashdown. Post-punk folk-funk bonanza. Lights and hot chocolate. Hot chocolate was gonna be free but the authorities cried NEIN. Oh well. Merriment!

RANDOM MP3 OF THE WEEK

1: The Red Krayola - Pink Stainless Tail

from The Parable of Arable Land

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