psychopompe

DeRank : 13,33
DeAge™ : 8185 days • Here since 11 january 2004
Can The Lost Tapes
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Oh filled gap, I was just thinking of writing a few lines about it last year, but for now I'm only halfway through (in the sense that I've really listened to just one and a half albums of the three, even though I bought it as soon as it was released). What can I say, the more time passes and the ashes of the post-krautrocksampler fallout settle, along with the almost uncritical adoration for everything produced in Germany from the late '60s to the late '70s, the more I realize there are BIG names (including the Can, perhaps the best of all) that everyone should at least listen to, and small names that I like but may be dispensable (Sergius Golowin, Cosmic Jokers, Xhol Caravan). In short, there was a moment between 6 and 10 years ago when I too revered any German stuff and thought it was a masterpiece. And I must say that the reality is a bit different. Anyway, back to the Can, these 3 CDs have reconfirmed what I have always believed, that Mooney was better than Damo, at least for me. Waiting For the Streetcar could last an hour for me, and I'd still be more than happy!
The Hives Live @ Alcatraz, Milano 04.12.12
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Live, at least when I saw them at the CSA in Padova in '99, they were incredible, as well as very young (the singer was no more than 20 years old at the time), so I understand the enthusiasm. Too bad that after Vedi Vidi Vicious they haven't made any interesting albums (pour moi obviously).
Throne Of Ahaz Nifelheim
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Damn, '95 feels like yesterday, and after watching this documentary about those four bored, petty bourgeois idiots from Mayhem, it makes me laugh even more thinking about how obsessed with black metal some of my friends were. Ah, the documentary:
Fela and Afrika 70 Zombie
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beautiful Baccanali, and beautiful the album. And perfect are the biographical and news notes; I also knew about the million-person funeral. I would add that good Fela had a horde of women like no sheik of Baghdad in the 1200s. Great man, instead of the usual musician dressed as a revolutionary, a revolutionary who used music to scream his protest. Maximum respect. In fact, I need to find the biography that came out a couple of years ago, which I've been told is phenomenal.
Godspeed You! Black Emperor 'Allelujah! Don't Bend! Ascend!
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I'm really enjoying it, beautiful Mladic, I might just buy it.
Alt-J An Awesome Wave
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Oh, they recommended it to me, and I must say I'm really enjoying it, even though it's not my cup of tea.
Monte Cazazza The Cynic
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Sorry, but what does "They were collecting carcasses to hold in their arms and were sweetened by the look of the always sulky girl from the outskirts" mean? I mean, what verbs are "raccozzare" and "ammusare"? Have I missed any linguistic evolutions in Italian?
Ulver Childhood's End
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mmmhhh the choice of covers is beautiful, definitely less so the execution, everything is too clean and "melodic," especially given some songs that are quite deviant in the original. Honestly, I expected something more interesting.
Run-D.M.C. Raising Hell
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In '88, I was a huge fan of Run DMC and soon after, De La Soul! I still remember those afternoons skating and listening to Run DMC. Then I met the first b-boys and instantly stopped listening to rap/hip hop, just like that.
Al Gromer Khan Mahogany Nights
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I'll definitely look for this! Beautiful review, Lao.
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