Honey, I'm Home!

I wrote out all of the opening lines that start with "The last time I-" and end with names of places used to live. I thought that I might tell you where I've been, about Ladysmith Black Mambazo in Prospect Park or how I've been writing lately but still find that a little embarrassing to say out loud. I guess I wanted to ask you where you've been, too.

But then I thought, forget it. Forget it! Who cares that it's been two years? I made this playlist for you. Let's get beautiful. 

http://howthhowth.bandcamp.com/ | http://howtodresswell.com/ | http://phosphorescentmusic.com/

Alan Jensen. No - Ghostclatter. No - Airglow Picture Show. Whatever you call it, you're going to like it.

Guys, a few days ago I knew next to nothing about Alan Jensen. If Alan Jensen and What I Know About Him had been walking down the street, they would have been walking in opposite directions and never spoken. What I Know About Him would have gone home feeling unfulfilled and a bit stupid for not trying. So What I Know About Him and I got to talking and decided to go for it. 

a) Alan Jensen has three names
    1. http://vimeo.com/escalatorfantasy
    2. http://www.facebook.com/airglowpictureshow (http://airglowcinema.blogspot.com/)
    3. http://www.alanjensen.tv/

b) the man with three names is an Undergraduate filmmaker (and part time graphic designer) at University of New Mexico.

c) he was born in 1991.

d) that is all this humble publication knows, however, we feel the below video will be enough to convince you to root for and follow him right into Pitchfork's (or whatever the measure of success is these days) arms.

FUR / CLEARS THROAT from Alan Jensen on Vimeo.

Onra : The Anthem

Onra is a French beat-maker based out of Paris - this song is from his 2006 album Chinoiseries, produced with the help of a few dozen old Chinese and Vietnamese records he brought back from a trip to Vietnam. In 2010 he released the LP Long Distance which, to be honest, I'm not all that crazy about. But hey! If you like this jam, you may be into the rest. Anyway you might recognize this song because (as I just learned) it was in the Coca Cola commercials for the Beijing Olympics. Sigh.