‘music stalks’ whilst stalking music

27Apr09

What a weekend; friends, family, loved ones, drink, food, sun and then there was music. Rarely do all of these things align but when they do, boy do they fall into place!

What I really loved about this weekend apart from Jenny returning from her travels, was that everywhere I went there was a song that made me smile.

So for this edition of the catablog I present to you my weekend soundtrack of music.

Thursday -From Edinburgh to London

Cold War Kids – Hospital Beds – Florence and The Machine covered it but they do it better (only just). Probably one of the best examples of modern song writing I’ve come across in a long time. They are playing the Stag‡ Festival in May

Friday – Six Pints of ale later drunk on the Underground

QTip – Manwomanboogie – This song is finding its way onto every mixtape/tracklisting/catablog I do right now, its infectious. I defy you not to dance to this… I tried and failed. Yes drunk on the central line.

Saturday – Walking around East London

The Phenomenal Hand Clap Band – 15 to 20 – My trip into town has always been preceded by some radio music..Saturday’s hype music came courtesy of Mr Zane Lowe who uncovered this gem of a song.

Kenny Rankin – So peaceful here I loved the phenomenal hand clap band so much, I did some more research. On their blogspot my convictions were qualified; they listen to much of the same music as me! I found this kenny ranking track which is very folksy. My friend Steeno, who I was to see on Sunday, introduced me to this guy and much of the other stuff found on their blog page.

Desmond Deckker – Israelites – Last week my housemate Greg was putting his lunch into an old vitalite tub, which instantly reminded me of the late 80’s early 90’s Vitalite ad that lifts the hook from this song. Whilst mooching around east london Jen and I wandered into sniff.co.uk an awesome little shoe boutique and I heard DEsmond Deckker. Class and just a word of warning I saw those funky shoes before you, yes all of them, hands and feet off!!

United Vibrations – Out of the ether a sound fills the air; entrancing and enchanting, mesmerising in its duality, bodies inexplicably drawn to the source. Ahead of us a crowd drawn like micromys minutus hearing the call of the piper’s flute. Casting the spell was a 4 piece funk/jazz/ska/acoustic soul playing effortlessly outside the Truman brewery.. accompanied by their number one hobo/groupie was a drunkard swaying and skankin in time, proof that at least one drunk man was caught in their musical net and it wasn’t me.

John Coltrane – Greensleeves - Just eating in Leon in Spitafields market with the shoreditch short film festival in the background and good old Johnny playing Greensleves in the restaurant.

Sunday – Preparing for a trip back to Auld Reekie.

The black ghosts – the repetition kills you – In amongst some kills tunes I was listening to was an amazing piece by the pop-electro vocalist-dj duo The Black Ghost’s the electro funk mesh has been put together by former simian man Simon Lord and Wiseguys man Theo Keating..I would definitely recommend their album!

Once I got myself together I got back on the train, this time sober, I prepared myself for a chauffer driven train carriage ride with hours of music on my Ipod to listen to, only to discover it hadn’t charged! My weekend of music was prematurely put to an end, only slightly annoyed I carried on with my journey and headed to see an old friend Elena. Just when I thought it was over, she happened to inform me that she was heading to LA and will also be pursuing a career as a recording artist, which I have no doubt will be a successful one. As Well as that awesome news she taught me a bit of piano. Before she sang a version of Lady Gaga’s -Paparazzi.

After being deprived of music for another 6 hours, as soon as I got back to Scotland I streamed the the song that had been in my head since King’s Cross Station earlier that day. The new Black Eye Peas Song – Boom Boom Pow. Just for all you attentive people out there Will.i.am has chopped his locks and has a funky new hair cut, he has just re defined the afro-step.

Nice

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