(b)logophile

When I ought to have been doing various kinds of weekend work, instead I was figuring out a mandolin version of a disquieting little instrumental piece by Thanasis Papakonstantinou. It’s Οργανικό (Organiko: “Instrumental”) from the album Αγία Νοσταλγία. Here’s my rendition (5M mp3); youtube has the original. Some differences you will notice: I can’t play [...]

It seems to be a good time for music, or at least for me discovering music. A few nice things I’ve come across lately: The Goat Rodeo Sessions (click the “Preorder now” link to see more about the album itself, while mentally cursing a musician’s idea of web design). I don’t have this yet, but [...]

Ok, short notice: tomorrow night at Pakhuis Wilhelmina there’s a fantastic lineup: Amsterdam’s Caspian Hat Dance at 9 then Kočani Orkestar at 10 (and Serbian dj Cigan at 11:30, apparently). That’s gonna be a party. It’s part of a three-day festival (there are films showing at Kriterion and De Brakke Grond too, and more more music, [...]

Spring is almost upon us! For the past week, almost every time I’ve looked out the windows I’ve seen the sun!1 It’s not warm yet, but surely that cannot be far away? In celebration thereof, a youtube clip that made me smile (and, at 2:20, laugh). [via] Notes:Yes, I close my curtains at night, smarty. [...]

“Wij spreken niet het Nederlands, maar onze taal is universeel: het is de muziek!” (“We don’t speak Dutch, but our language is universal: it is music!”) Babylon Circus played the Melkweg last night, and it was great. They’re a huge (ten-piece?) French ska/reggae group with truly astonishing energy on-stage.