Vondlepark - Start Life (Be Side Version)

lykke li

March 11th will bring the second album from Lykke Li titled 'Wounded Rhymes' which is also produced by Bjorn Ytting of Peter, Bjorn & John. There is already a remix of 'get some' by beck which i highly recommend Lykke Li - Get Some (Beck Remix) When you see the two artists you don't expect this song to be produced by them.




 I think Lykke Li has possibly the most unique voice and is definitely one of my favourites for creating one of the most beautiful remixes of all time that is Knocked Up - Kings of Leon/ Lykke Li !

David Lynch

David Lynch, was born in 1946 in a small town much like that shown in many of his films. He ended up attending various art schools, one particular school in a violent and run-down area of Philadelphia inspired him to create his first movie, “Eraserhead” He worked on it obsessively for many years and it was commented to be almost unrealisable it was so “weird” but with the help of distributor Ben Barenholtz, it became a cult following. This helped Lynch to create his first mainstream film in 1980, “The Elephant Man” With the success of his films he went on to achieve a huge cult following with his surreal TV series “Twin Peaks”. After this he also draws comic strips and has devised multimedia stage events.

He is known to be a very surreal artist and creates pieces which forget about logic. “It's better not to know so much about what things mean or how they might be interpreted or you'll be too afraid to let things keep happening. Psychology destroys the mystery, this kind of magic quality. It can be reduced to certain neuroses or certain things, and since it is now named and defined, it's lost its mystery and the potential for a vast, infinite experience.” He has created many video installations which I will go on to talk about next. “I really believe there's, like, an ocean of ideas. And all of the ideas are sitting there. They bob up from time to time and come into your conscious mind and you know them. When a good idea bobs up, it really smacks you. It's like a piece of electricity and you see the whole thing and you feel it and you know what to do. It all comes with the idea.” David Lynch.

THE ALPHABET - click to watch

The second film from David lynch, produced in 1968 is The Alphabet. It’s a picturesque film, like a painting coming to life. It has a simple narrative that represents childhood and ageing. The idea came from Lynch’s wife, Peggy Reavey when her niece had a nightmare and was saying the alphabet like she was being tormented. “So that's sort of what started 'The Alphabet' going." Peggy stars in the film as the woman having the nightmare. Lynch was awarded an American Film Institute production grant and became a minor celebrity for this short film.

When I watched this at first I just felt a little confused and intrigued. When you watch it again you start to get a bit more meaning from it, I had the idea that it was related to some form of nightmare and childhood. The alphabet is sang in the same tune as the rhyme taught to small children, but the scenes are quite frightening and at points the singing sounds quite hypnotic. The images are very off the wall but you can see that David lynch is a very talented artist. He seems to have kept to the colours red, black and white which are conventional colours for horror scenes. Most critics review the film as “weird”
“Yeah some things critics say bother me. I really believe in constructive criticism instead of destructive” He received comments from artists like “Downright horrifying, Frightening imagery, Another Phobia Envisioned by David Lynch, Art as horror”

SIX FIGURES GETTING SICK (SIX TIMES) - click to watch

Originally titled, six men getting sick and released in 1966. This is a one minute short film played on a loop six times of six men being sick as their stomachs grew and their heads caught fire, whilst a siren plays overhead. It was shown on a screen of three human figures molded from Lynch’s own head by the artist Jack Fisk. Showing the film against this background meant the image was distorted but apparently this was intentional. Lynch claims he only created this as an experiment because he wanted to see his work in movement.

This short film isn’t as in depth as the alphabet in my opinion. The titles gives a big enough clue as to what the video is about, however you still get the strange unanswerable randomness in lynch’s artwork. Once again this video is quite eery and dark with a simple of use of sirens played over the animation a different mood is set and you get more from the footage.

Roger Ebert from Chicago Sun-Times commented on the film saying “The story line sounds plain and simple, but the movie is enlightened by Lynch's impassioned narration and by a gallery of small comic details.”

david lynch meets photography?

beware of the ducks

I've had Jemima and Krispy for about 3 years now and it still shits me up when i come through the back gate to see them staring at me, specially if i've been on the vodka.

Gold Panda

I was enlightened by this song Gold Panda - You whilst i was browsing in urban outfitters, and then spent an obscene amount of time researching google to find it, but well worth it. Like a lot of his other tunes it's built on a backbone that is so dance friendly you'll find it hard to resist at least having a little nod along with the beat, i can only describe his work as unusual but so fucking catchy.

ones to watch

1,2,3 is a band made up of two sexy looking hobos, Nic Snyder and Josh Sickels, two geezers who broke off from 'the takeover uk' another good band that were more soulful whereas i would would describe 1,2,3 as more retro rock. It's rare that a newer band can recreate that oldstyle sound without coming off tacky and stale, but these are a real jem. I know myspace is dead but i suggest checking out theirs, MYSPACE, as not all of their songs are on youtube.

much love for jamie xx

Jamie Smith from the xx can make any song better or acceptable. He's remixed a variety of artists from all sorts of genres and manages to create his own special one. I can only describe his beats as magical, i can be hanging like a bitch but his song will still get me bobbing along. I went to see Jack penate a while back and didn't realise he was the supporting act, and his set felt like sex! Word has it he's releasing his own album titled 'We’re New Here' on the the 21st of Feb and i'm wetting my pants. Here's a few of his best..
Eliza Doolittle - Moneybox

Adele - Rolling in the deep

Gil Scott Heron & Jamie xx - Ny is Killing Me

Glaaser - Tremel

mount kimbie

I'm not big on there other songs but this one has me moving like a spastic, something about it makes me feel all creative
Mount Kimbie - Woud Know

and this..is my MOTAAH

Given, i pass my test on the 22nd, there will be a new leash of bus wanker attacks in tribute of 'the inbetweeners' I have considered repainting it yellow with a red door for full effect.

Topshop

I'm not all that big on topshop as in my little town it's about the most fashionable shop we have, therefore everyone ends up being clones of each other. You can't buy a dress from there without turning up to the pub and hearing "omg i have that" or "i was gonna get that!" However, i'm big on short films and art instillations and this video was rather inspiring, and i think i might just have to get the credit cards out for this collection!
Enjoy ..
SS11 TRENDS - TOPSHOP

i reckon god has this on his ipod

Beck - Gamma ray
I think it's possible that i've listened to this a million times now, but the day I stop liking it, kill me i'm already dead!
Oh and Chloe Sevigny stole my dance moves for this video..just sayin.