Monday, December 31, 2012

Bye 2012, Hi 2013!


This will be my last post in 2012 so see you in 2013. I love this picture. It is a screen capture of Florence and the Machine´s video for their cover of Candy Staton´s "You Got The Love".

To welcome year 2013 I made a wish / to do list for the upcoming year.

To fall in love.
Spend more time with friends.
Eat lots of good food and learn to make new dishes.
Listen to good music and discover many new favorites to listen to.
Travel to places where I have not been before.
Do things I have not done before. It can be small things but break the routine.
Read more books.
Teach my dog new things and go to exciting places with her (meaning exciting places for her).
Figure out what I might want to do next in the working field.

All in all to be happy and comfortable in my own skin:).

Happy New Year 2013!! 

Solar Year - Magic Idea.




"Magic Idea" is from Solar Year´s upcoming release Night & Day 7" on 7th of January.

Guess what this is post number 300!:D

Palmistry - Shrimps Last Dance.




YES, Palmistry is back with a new EP!!

Spirits Of Leo - Spirits Of Leo EP.

Bobby Got - Without you.




More music from Australia. Bobby Got´s peaceful song "Without You" is a mix of chillwave and instrumental hip-hop. Goodie!

A Fire In The Woods - Tracks In The Snow.

Pretty Heart - Half Asleep.




I reckon that you will be hearing a lot more of Pretty Heart in 2013! Really nice and darkish electronic music but yet commercial enough.

Ps. Sorry for the radio silence.

Thursday, December 27, 2012

Sunday, December 23, 2012

Music that moved me 2012.

The year is coming to it´s end soon and it is time to look back on the music I have listened to this year. I have listed some my favorite albums and EP´s from 2012. Not in the particular order tough. I find it difficult putting music in some one-two-three top lists as it depends so much on the mood and place what you like to listen to at the moment.
  
Grimes - Visions.



Hot Chip - In Our Heads.



Frankie Rose - Interstellar.



Alex Winston - King Con.



School Boy Q - Habits & Contradictions.



Chromatics - Kill For Love.



The xx - Coexist.



Chairlift - Something. 



Florence and the Machine - Ceremonials.



Jessie Ware - Devotion.



El Perro Del Mar - Pale Fire.



Rush Midnight - + - EP



RxGibbs - Futures EP.



Lemonade - Diver.



Wild Nothing - Nocturne.



Lukid - Lonely At The Top.



DIIV - Oshin.



Cat Power - Sun.



Taken By Trees - Other Worlds.



Beach House - Bloom.



Highasakite - All That Floats Will Rain.



Patrick Watson - Adventures In Your Own Backyard.



Julia Stone - By The Horns.



First Aid Kit - The Lions Roar.



Rhye - The Fall EP.



AlunaGeorge - You Know You Like It EP.



Lulu James - Be Safe / Stuck EP.



Solange - True EP.



Chad Valley - Young Hunger.



Kwes. - Meantime 2 EP.



Fight Bite - Fight Bite.



Hooray For Earth - True Loves.



Teengirl Fantasy - Tracer.



LOL Boys - Changes EP.



Burial - Truant / Rough Sleeper EP.



Palmistry - I Swear Mixtape.



Fort Romeau - Kingdoms.



Bat For Lashes - Haunted Man.



Miguel - Caleidoscope Dream.



Bobby Womack - The Bravest Man In The Universe.



Saint Lou Lou - Maybe You EP.



Monday, December 17, 2012

The xx documentary (in three parts).

Christmas holidays are right around the corner. Watching a documentary about the xx performing and behind the scenes is a perfect way to spend some home time and relax with a warm cup of glögg. By the way I´m so hooked on glögg. I have been drinking it almost every day:).

1 / 3 The xx recording.



2 / 3 The xx rehearsal.



3 / 3 The xx live.



Sunday, December 16, 2012

Happy Sunday!



A perfect Sunday song. Blue Sky Black Death - Sky With Hand. Enjoy!

Wednesday, December 12, 2012

London Grammar - Hey Now.




A nice tune from London!

Burial´s preview tracks.


I´m really looking forward to Burial´s new EP One/Two that will be released next week December 17th via Hyberdub. The preview tracks "Truant" and "Rough Sleeper" promise quite alot!

Listen to preview tracks: http://www.juno.co.uk/products/one-two/476634-01/

Chrome Sparks - Send The Pain On.





Crome Sparks (from Brooklyn) has a new single "Send The Pain On". Really intoxicating stuff. This really sucks you in with the massive larger than life sounds. I love this!

Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Copenhagen in pictures.

Last weeks trip to Copenhagen was really lovely and relaxing. I did some shopping, had lots of glögg, ate good food, slept alot and walked around town much. Here are some pictures from my trip.

A really nice cafe called Bang & Jensen in Vesterbro with a feeling like you were in your own livingroom. People seemed to be at home having their breakfasts and reading their morning papers and surfing online. Link to their blog: http://blog.bangogjensen.dk/.


Another really cute cafe called Teteria! I loved how it was decorated. Beautiful colours and detailing was spot on. The owner was also really nice. Link to their web page: http://teteria.dk/


Sticks´n´Sushi was good lunch place with stylish ascetic style and reasonable priced good sushi.



The hotel where I stayed at was called the Clarion Collection Hotel Mayfair located in Vesterbro. I loved it. A really easygoing hotel with good service and location but yet very stylish hotel with a colonial feel. Link to hotels web page: http://www.clarionhotel.com/hotel-copenhagen-denmark-DK025.


 The Tivoli during winter time was magical! I loved all the lights and the overall athmosphere. Also went to see the Nutcracker designed by Queen Margrete. It was beautiful. Especially the first act was done really well. The set and acts in first part were done really well in terms of colours, styles and athmospehere and the story swept you by your feet. The second act was not as beautiful and the styles, setting and acts clashed together in some parts but I still enjoyed the overall act very much!


Here are some random pictures of Christmas market, Istegade, window display, cute looking restaurant...


Yuno - Sunlight.



HAERTS - Wings.



Mmm - Dark Motion.


Chopped & Scrooged.




Remixes from Sufjan Steven´s Silver and Gold.

Pins - Kiss Me Quickly (It´s Christmas).



It´s Christmas in a few weeks!! Lots of jingle-jangles are played around the stores and office and other parties. Here is another one but a good one:).

Deptford Goth - Union.



Deptford Goth is just so brilliant!<3>

Thursday, December 6, 2012

Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Copenhagen.


Packing the bags again. Traveling is super but packing the bags is not really my favorite thing. One thing that might got something to do with it is the fact that my trollie is WAY too small. I should really consider buying a bigger one but somehow I can´t get around to it as I´m so attached to the old one. Tomorrow morning I will head to Copenhagen for the rest of the week. This time it´s a non-work related trip and I will go and see "The Nutcracker", Tivoli during winter time, do some shopping, eat well, walk around town and relax:).  

Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Jessie Ware´s Tavastia gig.

Jessie Ware gig was just brilliant!! Her voice and precence were amazing. The whole set was played from Devotion (it think). In between the songs and sometimes in the middle of them she was joking and taking contact with the audience. She seemed really sympathetic and she was refreshingly stoked about the gig. This was her first tour and it showed in a good way. My favorite songs were "110%", "Taking In Water", "Night Light", "Running" and "Sweet Talk".

Sorry about the crappy quality of photos. No flash from the distance with a phone is not that great combination.


"Taking In Water" is a song Jessie made for her brother. I think that is super sweet. Gotta love your family! "Pulling you out, I'll take the blue, away, I'm taking water, my brother, remember
I'm taking water for you." -Jessie Ware.

I can so relate to this. I also have huge love and respect for my little sister and I would "take in water" for her anytime.