September 05, 2007
SATURDAY MORNING IN MY FANTASY WORLD
Can we talk about the utter sweetness of friends who make you LOL HOPZ for your birthday?
Hey.
Do you like music?
I know it's way early to talk about favorites of the year and actually, heirarchy is bogus business and not tremendously productive in the first place, but I thought maybe I would share this mini list because a few people have asked.
MY ACTUAL FAVORITE RECORDS OF THE YEAR 2007 IN NOT ANY SORT OF EXACT ORDER:
1. Fiest - The Reminder. I did not "get" this album until I saw her play a show and I was besmitten. I listen to it often. Maybe you might like it too. I don't know if it "better" than other records, but I like to listen to it for light solo dancing, cooking and cleaning accompaniment.
2. Boys Noize - Oi Oi Oi. He's German, but he does French crush-you blown-bass thump so well.
3. The Screaming Females new one. Not as much in actual listening as in heartspace/live show experience because Marissa is doing a more theatrical singing that I'm not positive I can hang tough with.
4. NO AGE - Weirdo Rippers. I don't think I fully understand all the way yet because I haven't seen them play yet, and I think that is the other half of their 1000 pc. tiger puzzle.
5. The Diplo remix of M.I.A. "Boyz" sticks better than anything on her record, though I really like Kala's feeling of third-world boo-ya, frosty almost menacing anti hook production, fuck-you-first-world sour notes. Her gunplay and money love seems to be born of a different angle than the current MP3-remix-blog-mash-up-money-lifestyle-eagerness--urgently-circa-now-era songs that feel like being slapped in the face with a dick wrapped in coke-rolled $20s*, nonetheless, I just can't make it through the entire album.
(*you know what I mean)