BLUE SUNSHINE

I used to listen quite often to Blue Sunshine by The Glove almost exactly one year ago. It was early springtime, I remember walking in the sun feeling a little bit more hopeful than before, longing like crazy for the summer.

It´s that time of the year again now. And this is a great, great record.

The Glove - This green city
The Glove - Like an animal

SLEEPWALKING

Freddie Wadling and his old Cortex really has a unique sound. I must quote my friend who said a few days ago: "It´s almost unbelieveble that a swedish band can sound like this. They sound so not-swedish." And i really agree to that, calling something "swedish" nowadays is more negative than positive. Still there´s a lot of good music coming from this cold and rainy country. This for example.

Cortex - Sleepwalking/Jesus i betong (7" 1981)

Cortex - Sleepwalking
Cortex - Jesus i betong

WISHING

They even said it on the news this morning. Spring is on it´s way.
So therefore, today´s soundtrack is this sweet little poptune.

A flock of seagulls - Wishing (If I had a photograph of you)

NOSTALGIA

I went to my local record store a few days ago. I stood there looking for something new in the recordtrays and suddenly the guy behind the cashdesk plays a record with the song Nostalgia. I hadn´t heard it before so I asked him what it was. Apparently the song´s name couldn´t have been more suitable.

"It just came in" he said. "Haven´t heard this since the early 80´s". And he smiled like he got reminded of something beautiful and sad at the same time.

It was the album The Fan And The Bellows, containing early recordings from The Chameleons (sometimes called The Chameleons UK) . I guess bands like Interpol and Editors have picked up a few things from them. They´ve got the same mood and everything, but Chameleons feels a bit more alternative, a bit more narrow.

Anyway, I listened to a few more songs together with the nostalgic recordman. Then I bought the record and went home. Here´s two songs from it.

The Chameleons - Nathan´s Phase
The Chameleons - Nostalgia

MFTLC MIXTAPE #1

The first mixtape. Enjoy.
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Tracklist:
1. The Feelies - The boy with the perpetual nervousness
2. Desperate Bicycles - Acting
3. A Certain Ratio - All Night Party (John Peel session, 1979)
4. The Chameleons UK - Less than human
5. Suicide - Diamonds Fur Coat Champagne
6. The Vapors - Silver machines
7. The Fall - Terry Waite Sez
8. Television Personalities - La grande illusion
9. Modern English - Smiles and laughter
10. The B-52's - Private Idaho
11. Oh Sees - ghost in the trees
12. The Jam - No One In The World