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Did Anybody Say Nina Simone? — Ruth Dolores Weiss

26-Jun-09
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I have always read about unforgettable concerts. The kind of live shows that etch your heart and you will always carry with you. My dad has a bunch of them and it’s always fun to hear, although I have to say it leaves me a bit envious and with a feeling of a golden age that is now gone and I have missed. However, gems still exist nowadays and I got to see exactly this kind of live performance a few days ago. Ruth Dolores Weiss’ music is amazing, her records are superb, but nothing compares to the energy she displays in her live gigs. I have never seen an artist that gives himself in such a way. I can only wonder how she still has the energy to do it, I would have been burnt out after once or twice. I know that video won’t really relay the feeling (especially in such poor quality), but it’s the only thing left that can be displayed out in the open.


It’s possible to buy Ruth’s music (in MP3 form as well as in more classical media) on Anova Music.


Links:
Ruth’s MySpace profile
Some of NYC recordings for download
Another old post

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Pulp

17-May-09
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Pulp

Jarvis Cocker is releasing his second solo album tomorrow, May 18th. For me this is a great opportunity to dive nostalgically into the one of the bands that accompanied me for quite a few years – Pulp. If it was their sensual-social-bleak lyrics or the sharp elegance of their style, Pulp was something to look up to and identify with. In a sense, this is still the case. So with a air of nostalgia, here is a taste of the 90s.

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Beautifully Dark And Moody: Sara Lov – Seasoned Eyes Were Beaming

10-May-09
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Beautifully Dark And Moody: Sara Lov Seasoned Eyes Were Beaming

Tell Me How [MP3]
Animals [MP3]
Sara Lov, known among ethereal dream pop lovers as a former member of Devics, describes her debut solo album as “simple and sad with a shot of scotch”. At times slightly bizarre and provoking, occasionally sweet and touching, her lyrics always leave room for interpretation. Sara’s solo album Seasoned Eyes Were Beaming (2009) ranges from tender and relaxed pop to whimsical and haunting folk arrangements.


Links:
MySpace profile
Official website

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Emilíana Torrini – Jungle Drum

06-May-09
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A sweet and charming pop melody. A bubblegum song straight out of the 50s. And if you want a proof to the fact that this song time traveled, just take a glimpse at the tiny dance Emilíana is giving at the beginning of this live video.

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Lea Golda Holterman

04-May-09
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“I decided it was important for me to look at this community of women of lost identity not as segmented bodies but as whole individuals and icons of reality. I wanted to code the genetics of prostitution. I feel that prostitution is a concept, a cultural legitimate behavior and a common myth that should be reviewed and analyzed.”
Golda Holterman believes, women’s bodies have become normalized as sexual objects in the media of Western society, particularly photography. The danger of this approach is that the person becomes an object which can be used and disposed of.
“For me, photography is a medium of observation. Through photography, I create an alternative way to observe that a pattern of myth exists in reality: women as a perishable object of desire. If the viewer can stay with the sense of humanism, I will have achieved my goal.”

A different look on the topic of woman exploitation in the sex industry is given in the movie Yo Puta. The movie maybe mellows things down a bit, but it does give an intriguing insight/introduction into this world.

Links:
Gallery 1839 London
Px3 Photo Competition
Via traveling with the ghost.

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Video-spective: Marissa Nadler

28-Apr-09
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Marissa Nadler’s Mexican Summer video seem to all own the characterization of a moving painting, with so many moments just waiting to be frozen on the canvas. This video is actually just another work in a string of well made videos that have accompanied her work through the last few years. In that way her video clips are pieces of art by themselves.


Thinking of You is another great example of how the video serves the music well. Indeed, the imagery is a loyal servant of the song, which is in turn is the servant of the sexual and lustful mind. Beautiful symbiosis.

Heart Paper Lover continues to explore the medium of video, this time in a more contemporary fashion, getting closer to the so common minimal video art. Urban lost souls unite!
I will finish with a charming cover she did to the eternal Leonard Cohen classic (BTW, he is back to touring, so be graceful with yourself and try to catch him):

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