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  1. Hi Mastodon,

    I’d like to reintroduce myself and introduce my album “A Cufflink-Wearing Guy”.

    I write songs and over the past 6 years roughly, I’ve collected 10 from about 100 to be recorded, mixed and mastered. As of today, those 10 songs are available to listen to at bandcamp as the album “A Cufflink-Wearing Guy” (alastairleonard.bandcamp.com/a)

    There are songs about fleeting marketplace romances (Sunflowers), and going in search of your life’s purpose (Desert Rose). There are other songs about taking the easy road and waking up late (Mid-Morning Guy) and the housing crisis in Australia (Yoshino Removals). There are even more songs — about bad haircuts (West Coast Haircut) and the disappearance of the bees (Honey Bee). The title track follows a pair of cufflinks given to me as a young man and their trajectory through the following decades. All the lyrics are up there so you can read along while listening if that’s your preference.

    The music is roughly what I’d call indie-pop including jangly guitars numbers and piano ballads but there are forays into country twang, latin percussion, and doof. Some of my influences include #jeffreylewis #bjork #davidberman #cassandrajenkins #dangelo #leonardcohen #hopesandovalandthewarminventions #lucindawilliams #jenslekman #jonathanrichman #ninasimone #arethafranklin #pixies #thecure #thefieldmice #thesundays #thelemonheads #themagneticfields #tmbg #thegobetweens #motown

    Attention is a commodity these days and I don’t expect too many people will hear the record; but if you do feel inclined to listen and can find a moment, I hope you find something joyful in these songs. Creating A Cufflink-Wearing Guy has been a labour of love. Mostly love, a little labour. Until next time, keep looking on the bright side. Thanks for reading. AL

    #songs #song #music #indie #indiepop #pop #songwriter #acufflinkwearingguy #alastairleonard #introduction #reintroduction #album #newalbum #record

  2. Hi Mastodon,

    I’d like to reintroduce myself and introduce my album “A Cufflink-Wearing Guy”.

    I write songs and over the past 6 years roughly, I’ve collected 10 from about 100 to be recorded, mixed and mastered. As of today, those 10 songs are available to listen to at bandcamp as the album “A Cufflink-Wearing Guy” (alastairleonard.bandcamp.com/a)

    There are songs about fleeting marketplace romances (Sunflowers), and going in search of your life’s purpose (Desert Rose). There are other songs about taking the easy road and waking up late (Mid-Morning Guy) and the housing crisis in Australia (Yoshino Removals). There are even more songs — about bad haircuts (West Coast Haircut) and the disappearance of the bees (Honey Bee). The title track follows a pair of cufflinks given to me as a young man and their trajectory through the following decades. All the lyrics are up there so you can read along while listening if that’s your preference.

    The music is roughly what I’d call indie-pop including jangly guitars numbers and piano ballads but there are forays into country twang, latin percussion, and doof. Some of my influences include #jeffreylewis #bjork #davidberman #cassandrajenkins #dangelo #leonardcohen #hopesandovalandthewarminventions #lucindawilliams #jenslekman #jonathanrichman #ninasimone #arethafranklin #pixies #thecure #thefieldmice #thesundays #thelemonheads #themagneticfields #tmbg #thegobetweens #motown

    Attention is a commodity these days and I don’t expect too many people will hear the record; but if you do feel inclined to listen and can find a moment, I hope you find something joyful in these songs. Creating A Cufflink-Wearing Guy has been a labour of love. Mostly love, a little labour. Until next time, keep looking on the bright side. Thanks for reading. AL

    #songs #song #music #indie #indiepop #pop #songwriter #acufflinkwearingguy #alastairleonard #introduction #reintroduction #album #newalbum #record

  3. Hi Mastodon,

    I’d like to reintroduce myself and introduce my album “A Cufflink-Wearing Guy”.

    I write songs and over the past 6 years roughly, I’ve collected 10 from about 100 to be recorded, mixed and mastered. As of today, those 10 songs are available to listen to at bandcamp as the album “A Cufflink-Wearing Guy” (alastairleonard.bandcamp.com/a)

    There are songs about fleeting marketplace romances (Sunflowers), and going in search of your life’s purpose (Desert Rose). There are other songs about taking the easy road and waking up late (Mid-Morning Guy) and the housing crisis in Australia (Yoshino Removals). There are even more songs — about bad haircuts (West Coast Haircut) and the disappearance of the bees (Honey Bee). The title track follows a pair of cufflinks given to me as a young man and their trajectory through the following decades. All the lyrics are up there so you can read along while listening if that’s your preference.

    The music is roughly what I’d call indie-pop including jangly guitars numbers and piano ballads but there are forays into country twang, latin percussion, and doof. Some of my influences include #jeffreylewis #bjork #davidberman #cassandrajenkins #dangelo #leonardcohen #hopesandovalandthewarminventions #lucindawilliams #jenslekman #jonathanrichman #ninasimone #arethafranklin #pixies #thecure #thefieldmice #thesundays #thelemonheads #themagneticfields #tmbg #thegobetweens #motown

    Attention is a commodity these days and I don’t expect too many people will hear the record; but if you do feel inclined to listen and can find a moment, I hope you find something joyful in these songs. Creating A Cufflink-Wearing Guy has been a labour of love. Mostly love, a little labour. Until next time, keep looking on the bright side. Thanks for reading. AL

    #songs #song #music #indie #indiepop #pop #songwriter #acufflinkwearingguy #alastairleonard #introduction #reintroduction #album #newalbum #record

  4. Hi Mastodon,

    I’d like to reintroduce myself and introduce my album “A Cufflink-Wearing Guy”.

    I write songs and over the past 6 years roughly, I’ve collected 10 from about 100 to be recorded, mixed and mastered. As of today, those 10 songs are available to listen to at bandcamp as the album “A Cufflink-Wearing Guy” (alastairleonard.bandcamp.com/a)

    There are songs about fleeting marketplace romances (Sunflowers), and going in search of your life’s purpose (Desert Rose). There are other songs about taking the easy road and waking up late (Mid-Morning Guy) and the housing crisis in Australia (Yoshino Removals). There are even more songs — about bad haircuts (West Coast Haircut) and the disappearance of the bees (Honey Bee). The title track follows a pair of cufflinks given to me as a young man and their trajectory through the following decades. All the lyrics are up there so you can read along while listening if that’s your preference.

    The music is roughly what I’d call indie-pop including jangly guitars numbers and piano ballads but there are forays into country twang, latin percussion, and doof. Some of my influences include #jeffreylewis #bjork #davidberman #cassandrajenkins #dangelo #leonardcohen #hopesandovalandthewarminventions #lucindawilliams #jenslekman #jonathanrichman #ninasimone #arethafranklin #pixies #thecure #thefieldmice #thesundays #thelemonheads #themagneticfields #tmbg #thegobetweens #motown

    Attention is a commodity these days and I don’t expect too many people will hear the record; but if you do feel inclined to listen and can find a moment, I hope you find something joyful in these songs. Creating A Cufflink-Wearing Guy has been a labour of love. Mostly love, a little labour. Until next time, keep looking on the bright side. Thanks for reading. AL

    #songs #song #music #indie #indiepop #pop #songwriter #acufflinkwearingguy #alastairleonard #introduction #reintroduction #album #newalbum #record

  5. Hi Mastodon,

    I’d like to reintroduce myself and introduce my album “A Cufflink-Wearing Guy”.

    I write songs and over the past 6 years roughly, I’ve collected 10 from about 100 to be recorded, mixed and mastered. As of today, those 10 songs are available to listen to at bandcamp as the album “A Cufflink-Wearing Guy” (alastairleonard.bandcamp.com/a)

    There are songs about fleeting marketplace romances (Sunflowers), and going in search of your life’s purpose (Desert Rose). There are other songs about taking the easy road and waking up late (Mid-Morning Guy) and the housing crisis in Australia (Yoshino Removals). There are even more songs — about bad haircuts (West Coast Haircut) and the disappearance of the bees (Honey Bee). The title track follows a pair of cufflinks given to me as a young man and their trajectory through the following decades. All the lyrics are up there so you can read along while listening if that’s your preference.

    The music is roughly what I’d call indie-pop including jangly guitars numbers and piano ballads but there are forays into country twang, latin percussion, and doof. Some of my influences include #jeffreylewis #bjork #davidberman #cassandrajenkins #dangelo #leonardcohen #hopesandovalandthewarminventions #lucindawilliams #jenslekman #jonathanrichman #ninasimone #arethafranklin #pixies #thecure #thefieldmice #thesundays #thelemonheads #themagneticfields #tmbg #thegobetweens #motown

    Attention is a commodity these days and I don’t expect too many people will hear the record; but if you do feel inclined to listen and can find a moment, I hope you find something joyful in these songs. Creating A Cufflink-Wearing Guy has been a labour of love. Mostly love, a little labour. Until next time, keep looking on the bright side. Thanks for reading. AL

    #songs #song #music #indie #indiepop #pop #songwriter #acufflinkwearingguy #alastairleonard #introduction #reintroduction #album #newalbum #record

  6. Björk'ü o kadar sevmiştim ki İstanbul'un Asya tarafına geçip Kadıköy'de korsan CD yazan bir dükkandan, içinde kliplerinin olduğu "Volumen" DVD'sini yazdırıp satın almıştım

    Dükkân raflara fotoğraflı kapakları da olan DVD'lerin boş kutularını koymuştu

    Eğer birini satın almak isterseniz bilgisayardan boş DVD'ye yazıp kutuya koyup veriyordu

    O DVD hâlâ duruyor! ツ

    Artık öyle dükkanlar yok. Çünkü artık Türkiye'de her şey bulunabiliyor.

    CD'lerim ise orijinaldir.

    #Björk #volumen #bassguitar #music

  7. Björk'ün ilk 3 albümünü büyük hayranlıkla almıştım, ama giderek müziği benim sevemediğim şekilde değişmeye başlamıştı.

    "Debut" en sevdiğim ilk albümüdür

    Bu videoda bas gitar ile çaldıkları "Army of me" ikinci albümü "Post"un açılış şarkısıdır. Aslında Post'u da severim

    Fakat üçüncü albümü "Homogenic"ten sonra diğer albümlerini satın almadım

    Dünyada da böylemi acaba? Türkiye'de de elektro gitar deyince çoğu kişi bas gitar ister!

    #Björk #Armyofme #bassguitar #music

    youtube.com/watch?v=PwUEMatByiA

  8. "We all are struggling, just doing our best
    We've gone through the grinder, suffered loss
    Lost to, to which everything flows, an absence which
    Attracts floral blooming softly

    Soft is my chest, I didn't allow loss
    Loss make me hate, didn't harden from pain
    This pain we have will always be there
    But the sense of full satisfaction too"

    alt text: 2 3D abstract Björk-like creatures face each other; shapeshift, come close, move away, in a loop.

    youtube.com/watch?v=tIWhpI_unCo

    #Björk #Arca #Rabit #hope #np

  9. Björk – Homogenic (1997, Iceland)

    Our next spotlight is on number 1000 on The List, submitted by dwenius.

    Edit: I’m sad to relay the news that Norn Cutson, who had so graciously provided their wonderful album tribute pieces for us to use for a few spotlights including this one, has passed. I had last spoke with them the weekend before this post was pre-scheduled, and was worried when they didn’t respond after it went up, which they always had. Unbeknownst to me, Norn left us the same day this post was published, due to the health issues they had gotten diagnosed just before Hurricane Helene hit their home and upended their health care. Norn was such a beautiful, big-hearted, passionate, and unique soul, and I’m so very happy to have met them through this project. Rest in peace, my friend.

    It’s been a while since we last were treated to a piece from our resident artist, @n69n (aka illustrator Norn Cutson). This is in fact the last piece we have from Norn (at least for The List as it currently stands), so I was sort of selfishly hanging onto it, to save for a metaphorical rainy day. Well, no time like the present. Also, I picked today because it’s the 15th anniversary of the utterly brilliant Lee Alexander McQueen leaving us. McQueen designed the satin kimono dress Björk is wearing on the album cover, specifically as per Björk’s request to make her look like a warrior who fights with love, and to reference a photo of model Devon Aoki in a McQueen dress (taken by Nick Knight, who was also the photographer for the album cover). Echoes of McQueen’s collaboration with Björk for Homogenic would then be seen in his collection that soon followed, the A/W 1997-98 “Eclect Dissect” couture collection for Givenchy (who he was the head designer for at the time). I know we’re here for the music, but Björk and McQueen are two of my favourite artists from any medium, and them working together is just one of those moments of absolute magic.

    Anyway, the cover tribute seen below is number 28 in Norn’s fabulous “Record Collection” series, which imho further increases the magic of this moment (I, for one, have a print of this piece right by my record player). Make sure you check out their previous spotlights here, as well as Norn’s Redbubble shop to see some of their other work (which includes some other wonderful Björk pieces).

    And I suppose I should say something about the music? Homogenic was Björk’s third studio album, and, nearly 30 years after its release, the tracklist essentially reads as a greatest hits list. A departure from the more danceable art pop of Post (1995), this album amps up what Björk and other Icelandic artists do so well, i.e., translating the breathtaking beauty of their country into sonic form. While the album is primarily electronica/trip hop, the real standout features are the gorgeous strings provided by the Icelandic String Octet and, of course, Björk’s inimitable vocals. It’s emotional, it’s dramatic, it’s a pure masterpiece.

    If you haven’t heard this album before, you’re in for an absolute treat.

    #1001OtherAlbums #1990s #AlexanderMcQueen #artPop #avantgarde #Björk #electronicMusic #electronica #experimental #Iceland #ListenToThis #MastoArt #music #musicDiscovery #Musodon #NornCutson #tripHop

  10. Diese Jahr kommen meine Wünsche fürs nächste Jahr von der seit über 30 Jahren unglaublichen #Björk:

    "Tabula rasa for my children
    Clean plate
    Not repeating the fuckups of the fathers

    My deepest wish is that
    You're immersed in grace and dignity
    But you will have to deal with shit soon enough I
    I hoped to give you the least amount of luggage You got the right to make your own fresh mistakes
    And not repeat other's failures"

    Aus Tabula Rasa vom wundervollen Album #Utopia

    #musicaddict

  11. "Kann #Kreativität die Welt retten?

    Eine provozierende Frage, aber gerade zu Zeiten des brutalen Krieges in Europa, der globalen Pandemie und der Klimakatastrophe wird mit einigen der kreativsten Köpfe erfahrbar, was die mal produktive und sogar heilende Kraft der Kreativität bewirken – aber auch, wie zerstörerisch sie eingesetzt werden kann."

    #Dokumentarfilm
    von Hermann #Vaske
    mit Cate #Blanchett, Isabella #Rossellini, #Björk, #Campino,

    🧵