[...music...]: 2009-02

2009-02-26

hier, je suis passée par le magasin de disque, et oh! un nouvel album de dumas, "rouge".

évidemment, "rouge" est la suite de "nord", vu que les pièces sont numérotées de 10 à 19.

la conception graphique sur les pochette fait croire qu'il y aura surement un troisième disque, à venir... au printemps, peut-être?

à la première écoute, déjà, j'aime bien ces nouvelles chansons. ma préférée étant "un train dans la nuit". belles voix.

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Labels: cd purchase, dumas

2009-02-18

beirut, thursday

i got two new releases yesterday.

beirut - march of the zapotec / realpeople holland [ep]

a double ep. disc 1 "march of the zapotec" is a continuation of their usual sound, this time played by a full band. the songs vary between sombre and dramatic (funeral music?) and some lighter stuff (parade or family party?). disc 2 "realpeople holland" is quite different, more electro-influenced. i love the closing track "no dice", which is slightly 80's retro and so damn catchy.

thursday - common existence

i had filed them in the category of "bands i used to like when i was an angsty teenager". but their recent split with envy impressed me, with some experimentation with new sounds (an instrumental track!). however, at first listen, i was disappointed at this new album, since it sounded like their usual old stuff to me: sing-shouted vocals, loud guitars, the occasional melodic break. but with every listen, i seem to discover something new each time; i am liking this more and more.

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Labels: beirut, cd purchase, thursday

2009-02-16

lamy safari charcoal

how exciting. i feel like a kid getting a new toy.

i bought my first lamy safari today. decided on a matt charcoal, an understated colour.

i love it.

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Labels: other

2009-02-07

old mono

the new mono has leaked, and it sound pretty good. so, while procrastinating at school yesterday, i browsed cheap thrills' online catalog, and saw that they were selling and older mono release "one step more and you die" for only $13.

on my way home from school, i picked it up. a total impulse buy. but i can never have enough post-rock.

it would be nice to collect their other releases as well. perhaps when the currency exchange rate gets better, i will order them at temporary residence; i've had amazing service with them.

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Labels: cd purchase, mono