Seekae

I've never properly understood the saying:
"Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me."

Feel free to explain its meaning to me because the way I see it, it should be:
"Fool me once, shame on me; fool me twice, double shame on me for being such a gullible fucker."

That had nothing to do with anything, I just wanted to get it off my chest. So now that we've got my "proverb of the day" out of the way I feel obliged to steer you in the direction of Australians Seekae and their brilliant 2nd album +DOME


Seekae are being championed by and have been touring extensively with Mount Kimbie so it's no real surprise to hear the subtle changes from their largely experimental first album The Sound of Trees Falling on People to smoother Crooks & Lovers -style atmospheric post-dubstep soundscapes on +DOME.

This album is going to rank way up there on my end of the year highlights list.

Seekae - Blood Bank (Single) by Rice Is Nice

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As a bit of ps. I should add that Black Lips & Dum Dum Girls are playing at Turun Klubi tonight and tickets are whatever 18€ or something. So basically fuck all for a line-up that sweet. I wouldn't miss it for the world. But this time "the world" is being stuck in the countryside, broke and all flu'd up. Bummer.

Yes I've been away for what seems like forever. Sorry about that.
I can't stay for long though because that essay on cyclodextrins isn't going to write itself. Unfortunately.

"So what are the main developments since we last heard from you T-Bone?" you're all asking.

Here they are:

I downloaded Grimes' Halfaxa album for free from Arbutus Records and it's ace. Like the minimalist "post-dubstep" Lykke Li.

Grimes - Devon by Arbutus Records


Ok so the next major development is that The Dum Dum Girls AND Black Lips are playing in Turku in July. Holy crap! The kind of double bill that's sure to return some happiness that was sucked out of your life by the European Food Chemistry Conference XVI in Gdansk, Poland. That is if any of you "lucky" people are going...
They're playing Helsinki's Nosturi on Tuesday 12.7 and Turun Klubi the day after (13.7)

The next bit of ace news is that Hauschka's (who's playing at Flow this year) new album Salon Des Amateurs is wicked good. Making classical danceable music which is pretty much literally vibe-ing my pants off. "Ya, play ze music Mr. German piano man, ya."



First and foremost however, it's almost Great Escape time. I'm ready to escape great. Let's do this. Brighton town here I come baby (well, soon anyway)

This was almost an entirely pointless post. I just felt like I needed to get back on here and do my thing. I felt as though me and my baby AndygoesdowntoChinatown were growing apart. It's not you baby, it's me. I'm sorry. You need more attention? Ok, I'm gonna try. Sometimes you know it's just so hard. Sometimes it's just so hard to have you, Andy, and at the the same time be a healthy man with social contacts.

Woe is you and me

Aaah pooey poo.

It's back to uni tomorrow. Feeling lazy. Want to stay home.
Trying my best to learn the what the hell proanthocyanidins are and why I need to write 20 pages on them. Damndamndamn.

Oh well I've got the perfect soundtrack "for the learning process"
I'll trademark it as:

'The-T-bone-not-knowin-very-much-about-garage-rock-but-still-very-much-liking-it-and-hoping-it'll-inspire-me-to-sort-out-my-bachelors-thesis' soundtrack.

Whilst trawling the endless depths of t'internet. I stumbled across these young fellas from Austin, Texas. Y'all can call them 'The Strange Boys'
On their Myspace they've only got one track called Be Brave. Decent.
BUT check out spotify for the whole debut record 'The Strange Boys and Girls club'
It's good. Here's the video for Woe is you and me.

This made me go back to all my old faves.
Aaah yes Cage the Elephant - s/t album was my pick of the year for 2008.
This is THE song. Click on this for instant love.

There was a point where I just used to borrow heaps and heaps of cd's from the library and ended up getting fined because I just found it impossible to return Black Lips - Let it Bloom. (Little did I realise I could just extend the loan)

Going a bit less Garage-rock I really really like the Alberta Cross album Broken side of time, especially 'Song Three Blues'. A Bit like I like early Kings of Leon. You know before they went all 'Sex on Fire' on me. Play me 'Talihina Sky' and I'll make you my lovepet.

On the subject of Alberta I'm also loving 'Rural Alberta Advantage' aah <3<3
Tell you what. Anyone play me these as well and i'll still make you my lovepet.

I can tell you what I do know about Proanthocyanidins so far. Get loads of them in ya and you'll possibly live forever. I'm guessing that all Christopher Lambert used to eat on the Scottish highlands were berries and all he drank was green tea with lemon.

Toodles for now.