Dylan Hypermix

1. 'Drifter's Escape'
2. 'Visions of Johanna'
3. 'Isis'
4. 'One Of Us Must Know (Sooner Or Later)'
5. 'It's All Over Now, Baby Blue'
6. The Whole Of Side Two "Blonde On Blonde", beginning with 'I Want You'
7. 'As I Went Out One Morning'
8. 'Simple Twist Of Fate'
9. 'You're A Big Girl Now'
10. 'Highway 61 Revisited'

Danimation

A couple of screen-shots from my masif project. Matches nicely with the blog too.

Your Wish Is My Commad

We're nearly at the end of a decade, I realised today.

Apart from the obvious problems of what to call the the last ten years we've just witnessed (the Noughties just sounds slutty) I also wonder who'll be remembered as the big musical icons of he time.

In my opinion, noboby. This is not to state that I think there has been no music made unworthy of legend, oh no. I just think we've got a proper music scene back, one where you whisper the names of bands every other week, inadvertantly stumble across a remix of "And It Rained All Night" to find the following week everybody else knew about it as well, discover that you weren't the only one who thought "Limbo, Panto" had a touch of "Transformer" to it.

With such a wealth of music to be had, the best stuff is widely adored through private obsevations, exchanges between friends, internet pathways. There is no "Definately, Maybe" of the 2000's, and thank goodness for that. It is but a curse that we still have to sit through conversations about the genius of Oasis.

I think this decade has been about computers. I'm not speaking of Klaxons' production or DJ sets on the beach in Brighton. Par example - the opening 40 seconds of "Amnesiac", Four Tet's simply heartbreaking "Rounds".

The wonderful thing about computers is that they act as recievers. For whatever you want to create. The birth of Ableton and it's likes does not spell the end of guitar music, it just makes it more exciting.

So, if you are a genie, and happen to be reading this, my three wishes for the next decade are:

1. A Name For The First Two Decades of The New Century.
2. Another Great Decade For Pop Music
3. A Coma Emposed Upon Oasis Long Enough That When They Are Rewoken Music Listeners Are Not Blinded By Nostalgia, Have A Listen, And Put Them Back To Sleep.

Declan xxxx

Dan's Tunes of Today

Here are some tunes I am currently indulging in:

'Photobooth' - Exlovers
'Girl From The BBC' - Official Secrets Act
'Roses' - Outkast
'Red & Blue' - Post War Years
'You're A Million' - The Raincoats
'Tell Her Tonight' - Franz Ferdinand
'Help Me Somebody' - Brian Eno/David Byrne
'Assembly' - Wild Beasts
'Cross The Breeze' -Sonic Youth
'Don't Look That Way At It' - White Denim
'Explosions' - Devo
'Rollerskater' - Young Knives

And lots of QOTSA of course.
Lots of love to you all, Dan xxx

The Picture Below This Post Fulfills One Out Of My Five Dreams

I want to recommend a great track, it's by PJ Harvey, who is a westcountry legend.

It's a very famous track, but gorgeous, nonetheless. It features Thom Yorke, and their two voices together are like some apocalyptic bitch. It's called "This Mess We're In", and comes from Polly's mercury award winning album "Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea".



Also just some comedy, from Christopher Morris' television show Jam -



And this is one of the best things I've seen in my life.



Lots of love from Nepal, I've sprained my ankle so I've been spent my day in an internet cafe looking funny things up.

Declan .//. xxxxx

A View From My Beach Towel...

Black ants on red ants
Dietary sichophants
Stand and deliver
The desired Salt and Vinegar

Hope you're all well.
Huw
xxx