en http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/ Thu, 1 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 Thu, 1 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 60 http://www.audioscrobbler.net/data/webservices http://www.last.fm/user/whiite/journal The Last.fm journal for whiite. Last.fm journals are a place to talk about all things music. http://www.last.fm/user/whiite/journal/2008/07/15/22jddy_bands_i%27ve_seen_live_and_scores-_updates_now_and_then. Tue, 15 Jul 2008 17:27:40 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/whiite/journal/2008/07/15/22jddy_bands_i%27ve_seen_live_and_scores-_updates_now_and_then. Radiohead - 10/10 - 10/10
The Arcade Fire - 9/10
Liars - 3/10
The National - 8/10
Sigur Rós - 9/10
Morrissey - 8/10 - 7/10
Portishead - 10/10
Under Byen - 8/10
Menomena - 8/10
Jens Lekman - 10/10
The Flaming Lips - 8/10
Band of Horses - 8/10
The Twilight Sad - 8/10
Placebo - 6/10
Beirut - 5/10
Mew - 9/10
Battles - 7/10
Sunset Rubdown - 5/10
Beastie Boys - 4/10
Booka Shade - 8/10
Slagsmålsklubben - 10/10 - 9/10
Tunng - 1/10
The Thermals - 3/10 - 4/10
albertslund terror korps - 7/10
The Hives - 8/10
Girl Talk - 9/10
Peter Bjorn and John - 2/10
Holy Fuck - 7/10
Primal Scream - 8/10
2 Many DJ's feat. Soulwax and Justice - 8/10
CocoRosie - 7/10
The Chemical Brothers - 7/10
Casiokids - 5/10
Press Play on Tape - 1/10
1 2 3 4 - 3/10
Mando Diao - 5/10
Arctic Monkeys - 4/10
Gogol Bordello - 9/10
CSS - 9/10
Choir Of Young Believers - 4/10
FM Belfast - 6/10

I'll try to remember some more. This is it, for now.]]> http://www.last.fm/user/whiite/journal/2008/02/17/58pl_politken%3A_review_of_jens_lekman_15_feb._ Sun, 17 Feb 2008 16:31:08 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/whiite/journal/2008/02/17/58pl_politken%3A_review_of_jens_lekman_15_feb._ Fri 15 Feb – Jens Lekman, Choir of Young Believers

It was great. Let me just quote politiken.dk (http://ibyen.dk/musik/koncert-beat/article472516.ece). It's in danish, so sorry to all who can't read it. Politiken gave the concert 6 out of 6 hearts, which is very good. Lekman sure deserves it for the show he put up on friday eve.


Jens Lekman fortryllede Vega med mesterlig koncert
Svenske Jens Lekman er ikke som de andre. Han er faktisk som ingen anden. Fredag aften smeltede han hjerter med sin barytonstemme og poetiske åre.


Let’s cut the bullshit«. Med dén besked indtog Jens Lekman scenen i Store Vega og kastede sig straks ud i sangen med den usminkede titel ’I’m Leaving You Because I Don’t Love You’.

Men midtvejs gled den første sang over i den næste, ’The Opposite of Hallelujah’, og så begyndte de poetiske paradokser frydefuldt at vibrere under den strygersvungne kammerpop.

En smågenial sangsmed
Det hele var slet ikke så lige til, som den svenske pop-elegantier havde varslet.

Kan man sige det modsatte og stadig sige Hallelujah?

Hvordan hænger den opløftende popmelodi sammen med tekstens elegi?

Og hvorfor væver den klejne Jens Lekman sådan rundt i sin melankoli?

Fordi Jens Lekman ikke bare er en smågenial sangsmed, men også en stor poet.

Melodier af let skønhed
Kombination af de to talenter forenede han fredag aften til en mesterlig koncert, der efterlod én summende af uafrystelige melodier og knitrende af ordgnister.

På album er Jens Lekman en sampler-begejstret crooner, der med store originalitet kombinerer strygersekvenser med break beats og melodier af let skønhed.

Særligt på det aktuelle andet album ’Nights Falls Over Kortedala’ bygges sangene op lag for lag af genrereferencer og rytmer hentet hos Motown eller i Caribien.

Små skælv og forskydninger
Med sig til at gengive sangene havde den glædestrålende Jens Lekman et fire kvinder og en mand stort band, der velspillende pakkede hans baryton ind i blandt andet cello, violin og laptop.

Samplingens klangnuancer blev ikke overført til koncertformatet, men de valgte arrangementer gav hver enkelt sang retfærdighed, og med små skælv eller forskydninger sørgede bandet for, at det aldrig tippede over i den rene easy listening muzak, der bliver flirtet kraftigt med hos Jens Lekman.

Fortællingens dramatiske kurve
Hans sange strukturerer sig ofte efter en fortællings dramatisk kurve, hvor der bliver stoppet op eller tøvet for spændingens skyld.

Og netop det sungne ord er epicentret for dybden af Jens Lekmans enorme talent. Hos ham holder ord og tone hinanden fast på en måde, der får alle andre muligheder til at virke forkert.

Det er sådan, man former evergreens.

Litterært ekko
Og med stort showmanship betonede han i Vega netop den lyriske side af sin musik.

Som under fortællingen om lesbiske Nina i Berlin, der inviterer Jens Lekman på middag for at lade ham være et skjold mod hendes forældre:

»Nina I can be your boyfriend/ so you can stay with your girlfriend«. Opofrelsen blev iscenesat med en pornofunky bund, men havde stadig et litterært ekko.

Virkelighedskrøllet kærlighed
Eller i den omarrangerede sang om virkelighedskrøllet kærlighed, ’Mapple Leaves’.

Her forveksler Jens Lekman kærestens bekymring om »Make-believe« med »Mapple Leaves« og forsætter ud af den gale tangent: »and when she talked about a fall/ I thought she talked about a season/ I never understood at all«.

Helt ude af sync med kærligheden, men flyvende på strygere og tristesse.

Misforståelsens melodi
Den virkeligheds-vildfarne Jens Lekman stykker sit tekstunivers sammen af erindringsstykker og romantiske fortolkninger af verden, som i ’You Are The Light’, der blev åbnet med linjerne:

»Yeah/ I got busted/ So I used my one phone call/ To dedicate/ A song to you on the radio«.

Kærligheden hos Lekman er lige så øm som umulig, og som ingen anden synger han misforståelsens melodi så svimlende smukt, at hverdagens banale bekymringsflager bliver banket af sjælen.

Konturerne af en original
Fra dét øjeblik Jens Lekmans dybe toner for en håndfuld år siden dukkede op på den altid sprudlende musikscene i Göteborg, stod det klart, at han ikke var som de andre børn i skolegården.

Og som han stod der på Vega fredag aften og gav ’Pocketful of Money’ a capella som sin tredje runde af ekstranumre, med sin sideskilning, sin stemmes tilbagelænede varme, det musikalske rumfang, tegnede konturerne sig af en original.

Fortryllende koncert
Klippet og klistret sammen af henførte forestillinger og fortællinger, men alligevel hinsides ethvert spørgsmål om troværdighed. Ikke bare retro eller bundet af tidens toneklang, men helt sin egen.

Musikalsk i slægtskab med Morrissey og Stephen Merritt, men som historiefortæller Mike Skinners skandinavromantiske fætter.

Jens Lekman skar ikke al det unødvendige fra, som han bebudede. Han lod det hele filtre sammen til en fortryllende koncert. Dét var ikke til at misforstå.

Written by Simon Lund for politiken.dk.

My score: 9 out of 10. It was magic.]]> http://www.last.fm/user/whiite/journal/2007/08/17/58pj_playlisted_week_32%252B33. Fri, 17 Aug 2007 13:00:49 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/whiite/journal/2007/08/17/58pj_playlisted_week_32%252B33.
The soundtrack to the last two weeks are as follows:



Clientele- I Hope I Know You
Radiohead-Subterranean Homesick Alien
The Knife-Heartbeats
The Decemberists-We Both Go Down Together
LCD Soundsystem-Get Innocuous!
Modeselektor-The White Flash
Clientele- Isn't Life Strange?
LCD Soundsystem-Losing My Edge




A bit mixed, yet very good tracks all the same. Guaranteed hits! ;)]]> http://www.last.fm/user/whiite/journal/2007/07/09/58pi_scores_for_the_concerts_i_saw%21 Mon, 9 Jul 2007 22:44:02 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/whiite/journal/2007/07/09/58pi_scores_for_the_concerts_i_saw%21 Thu 5 Jul – Roskilde Festival

In chronological order:
Scores from 1-10:

1 2 3 4: 3
Arcade Fire: 9
Arctic Monkeys: 4
Mando Diao: 2
Beastie Boys: 7
CSS: 8
Peter Bjorn and John: 2
Booka Shade: 8
The National: 8
The Flaming Lips: 9
Beirut: 6
Tunng: 1
The Twilight Sad: 8


If someone out there want me to specify the scores/reviews, then just ask me in the comments.]]> http://www.last.fm/user/whiite/journal/2007/06/29/58ph_featured_artist_for_week_26 Fri, 29 Jun 2007 22:28:47 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/whiite/journal/2007/06/29/58ph_featured_artist_for_week_26 Week 26:Under Byen

Magicians
Henriette Sennenvaldt
Thorbjørn Krogshede
Nils Gröndahl
Morten Larsen
Sara Saxild
Anders Stochholm
Stine Sørensen
Morten Svenstrup

Truth
*Danish
*Formed back in 1995
*Three studio LPs:
-Kyst (1999)
-Det Er Mig Der Holder Træerne Sammen (2002)
-Samme Stof Som Stof (2006)

Director
It struck me like sunlight in a thunderstorm when I first was introduced to Under Byen, nearly a year ago. Grown a tad tired of Sigur Rós, it seemed like a natural path to take further on. The amazing orchestra that is Under Byen has shown over three magnificent albums that their universe is a widespread one. Vocals by the beautiful Henriette Sennenvaldt are in danish, and the lyrics uses easy yet powerful imagery. As such, the music works both as easy listening and as a more extensive experience.

Favorites
Palads
Legesag
Vinterbørn]]> http://www.last.fm/user/whiite/journal/2007/06/26/58pg_featured_artist_for_week_25 Tue, 26 Jun 2007 11:43:58 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/whiite/journal/2007/06/26/58pg_featured_artist_for_week_25 Think of when I become famous. That day, this journal will be blown open for the public. And the public will learn about some of the great artists that I've been so lucky to have been exposed to. So of no better cause (or perhaps saving the world), I can now peacefully launch a somewhat weekly feature on my last.fm site. I've been thinking of what bands one should sort of promote here. I'll just follow no logic and see where it takes me. A big woohoo for that! No questions? Let's carry on then.



Week 25:The Twilight Sad

Magicians
James Graham
Andy MacFarlane
Craig Orzel
Mark Devine

Truth
*Scottish
*Hot and alive with LP debut Fourteen Autumns, Fifteen Winters


Director
Let's just start with saying awesome. Awesome everything. Awesome sound, vocals, melodies, cover art. Singer James Graham's raw vocal takes you completely off guard at first (which I'm sure every review in the world has mentioned). After that, just lock yourself up somewhere and dream along to their debut Fourteen Autumns And Fifteen Winters. Notice the wall of sound from their guitars as they explode in a cross between post rock and shoegaze.

Favorites
That Summer, at Home I Had Become the Invisible Boy
Mapped by What Surrounded Them
Fourteen Autumns and Fifteen Winters]]> http://www.last.fm/user/whiite/journal/2007/06/04/58pf_hopes_for_roskilde_2007 Mon, 4 Jun 2007 15:02:41 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/whiite/journal/2007/06/04/58pf_hopes_for_roskilde_2007 Bands I hopefully can catch a glimpse of this year:


The big ones, naturally, are

The Arcade Fire
The Flaming Lips
The Twilight Sad
The National

Most likely, these would also have me interested:

Beirut
Björk
Beastie Boys
Electrelane
Justice
Grizzly Bear
LCD Soundsystem
Peter Bjorn and John
Loney, dear
The Thermals
Tunng
Wilco

OR, Perhaps these, if the timing is right.

1 2 3 4
Against Me!
Akron/Family
Arctic Monkeys
Basement Jaxx
Booka Shade
Camera Obscura
Datarock
In Flames
The Killers
Klaxons
Muse
Tenniscoats




So, dear readers of this Journal. What are your hopes for Roskilde Festival 2007?]]> http://www.last.fm/user/whiite/journal/2007/04/17/58pe_top_five_tracks%2C_17_mar_-_17_apr Tue, 17 Apr 2007 17:58:02 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/whiite/journal/2007/04/17/58pe_top_five_tracks%2C_17_mar_-_17_apr All amazing tunes:


1:
We Built Another World - 18 plays.
'Hang ghosts from the trees and that's what I saw.'


2:
I'll Believe in Anything - 17 plays.
'We both pull the tricks out of our sleeves, but I'll believe in anything.'


3:
Dance Music - 16 plays.
'So this is what the volume knob's for.'


4:
Ask - 15 plays.
'Writing frightening verse to a buck-toothed girl in Luxemburg.'


5:
The Magic Position - 14 plays.
'Shoot, bang, fire!'


Yay!]]> http://www.last.fm/user/whiite/journal/2007/04/15/58pd_the_evolution_of_my_taste_in_music. Sun, 15 Apr 2007 02:32:44 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/whiite/journal/2007/04/15/58pd_the_evolution_of_my_taste_in_music. I've been thinking of how my taste in music has developed over my few years of what I would call as conscious life.
I started listening to music when I was around 14-15. Before this, I was in love with nonsense rap, like Method Man and such. My sister introduced me to what was to become my favorite band for some years to come, The Smashing Pumpkins. And so on did my taste in music just grow like a tree of some sort.

Here's how it all came together!



Year: 2001
Fav. band:
The Smashing Pumpkins
Fav. album:
Siamese Dream
Genre: Alternative Rock



Year: 2002
Fav. bands:
The Smashing Pumpkins
Fav. albums:
Siamese Dream
Adore
Genres: Alternative (Rock), Techno, Experimental



Year: 2003
Fav. Bands:
Placebo
Radiohead
The Smashing Pumpkins
Mew
Portishead
Fav. Albums:
Adore
Kid A
Frengers
Genres: Trip-Hop, Pop, Alternative



Year: 2004
Fav. Bands:
Radiohead
Mew
Placebo
Portishead
Blue Foundation
Fav. Albums:
Amnesiac
Hail to the Thief
Frengers
Genres: Alternative, Experimental, Trip Hop



Year: 2005
Fav. Bands:
Sigur Rós
Morphine
Radiohead
The Shins
Fav. Albums:
( )
Chutes Too Narrow
OK Computer
Hail to the Thief
The Night
Genres: Alternative, Pop, Post Rock



Year: 2006
Fav. Bands:
Band of Horses
The Arcade Fire
Radiohead
Sigur Rós
Elliott Smith
The Smiths
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
Under Byen
Morphine
Aphex Twin
The Boy Least Likely To
The Shins
The Rapture
Thunderbirds Are Now!
Fav. Albums:
XO
Everything All the Time
Takk
The Queen Is Dead
Funeral
Det Er Mig Der Holder Træerne Sammen
Echoes
Justamustache
Genre: Indie, Pop, Alternative, Experimental





As I have grown increasingly aware of all the beautiful things that music can do, it now has to be my main interest. Every moment in life has a soundtrack! :) I would also recommend all that has been put up here, how could I not?




Sincerely,
Ole.]]>