New Song Sunday - Gypsy Love

Gypsy punk band Gorgol Bordella's latest album Transcontinental Hustle is a frantic, verging on chaotic, but ultimately passionate explosion of sound. It's so rich, that I find it difficult to listen to the whole thing in one setting; but they are absolutely top of my 'I gotta see this band live' list. Here's one of the catchier tunes from the album:

...and for your visual pleasure, this "Gypsy" treasury featuring yours truly and other talented etsians (curated by westbournegrove):

New Song Sunday - Don't Touch

'liminality' by tracy yarkoni

"The liminal state is characterized by ambiguity, openness, and indeterminacy. One's sense of identity dissolves to some extent, bringing about disorientation. ..." (wikipedia)

Shot with Canon AE-1 on 35mm film at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. These three shots were long exposures (a few seconds each) which I overlapped in Photoshop, matching up the lines of the escalators. The ghostly bodies appear together from these three separate layers so that they become intertwined. It is difficult to know where one body begins and the other ends. A ghostly limb here, a disembodied face there, solitary people now standing intimately close to one another...


With that in mind, and for the sake of irony, here's the song:

New Song Sunday - NYC Gone Gone

This week is the opening of the Cooper-Hewitt's National Design Triennial: Why Design Now?

And my super-amazing, awe-inspiring, big sis and artiste extraordinaire Rachel Wright, has a piece in it - yeah, she rocks. Sigh, I'll be able to say "I knew her when..." AND I get to be her arm candy in New York City next week for the reception. Life is good ;)

Rachel Wright & Tracy Yarkoni, 

Champs Elysees Paris April 2001, photograph by Rachel Wright

Let the preparations begin, here's Conor Oberst with "NYC-Gone Gone":


Here is Rachel's piece in the exhibit:

About this design: "I based it on the traditional Maori facial tattoos. These gentlemen would “sign” documents and contracts by drawing their unique facial tattoo instead of signing their names." -Rachel Wright


More Wright designs:

New Song Sunday - A D@#n Good Goodbye

From the John Butler Trio (an Australian band whose albums have gone platinum down under) here is "Don't Wanna See Your Face No More"...

New Song Sunday - "The Do" Over

from the family photo album, my big sis & a boy, circa 1972

How can I convince you how great this band is - by posting another of their songs, of course.

"The Do" lamenting a lost, yet useless, lover:

New Song Sunday - Playground Hustle

"Victory!"

Close-up scan from an antique french children's book about a 

boy fighting imaginary battles. Artwork by William Parkinson.

A duo from France,  The Do (pronounced like dough) have enjoyed the success of their debut album overseas since 2008. The U.S. release was only last week. They use an incredible range of instruments which combine to make a thoroughly unique & modern sound that doesn't take itself too seriously.

Another scan from Guy Le Batailleur, c. 1895

Artwork by William Parkinson

New Song Sunday, Vie en Rose

And now for something completely different....
from the indie duo Pomplamoose.
This is a 'VideoSong', where
"1. What you see is what you hear. (No lip-syncing for instruments or voice)
 2. If you hear it, at some point you see it (No hidden sounds)." (wiki)




c'est magnifique, n'est-ce pas?

New Song Sunday, the Devil's in the Details

Detail #1: it isn't Sunday.

Detail #2: in some parts of the world, it's already Tuesday.

Somehow during this week's search for new tunes, I ended up with several devilish picks and decided to run with it.

'Beat the Devil's Tattoo' by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
Alternative, released 3/9/10:

Beat The Devil's Tattoo - Blac...

'Devil's Spoke' by Laura Marling
Singer/Songwriter, released 3/14/10:
(slow start, but worth waiting for the build)

Devil's Spoke - Laura Marling

'Hanuman' by Rodrigo y Gabriela
World, released 9/9/09:
(this devilish connection is a bit of a stretch, but an interesting story. 'Hanuman' is a Hindu diety who was cursed to not remember his powers unless reminded of them by another. Also, the skillful guitar playing in this song reminds me of 'Devil went Down to Georgia'.)

Hanuman - Rodrigo y Gabriela

New Song(s) Sunday

photo by Tracy Yarkoni

Dropped the ball last week, so this week you get *2* yes *2* new songs in one {!} boo-yah.

First up, from Fyfe Dangerfield (what a great name), an uber-happy feel-good song released last month:

When You Walk In The Room - Fy...

**Bonus track** This may not be new to many of you (released last October) - but it is to me, and I adore it... this hauntingly beautiful, gorgeous melody and a sexy voice had me from the first note...
{don't judge it too harshly just because it was featured on one of the Twilight soundtracks, it can't help it; in fact, you may do better to close your eyes and listen, instead of watch... ready?}
'Satellite Heart (air mail remix)' by Anya Marina


Cheers.

New Song Sunday

Well, new to me anyway... this song is from their first full-length album released almost a year ago.

They hail from Canada and say this about their music:
"We like to call what we do 'the campfire after-party,' " Buchholz says. "It's like you're at Nirvana Unplugged but there's a drum and bass party and glow sticks all around you."
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ubiquitous_Synergy_Seeker]

Enjoy!

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