Musical interlude

Things what I 'ave been listening to today.

Camera Obscura: 'Dory Previn' (songwriter, poet, married to André Previn). Sweet, soporific lo-fi. I'd love to see CO live.



Johann Ludwig Bach (overlooked cousin of JS - all the Bachs were musicians), Trauermusik. It's not on the web (I have reached the limits of the internet!) so here's a taste of something else by him:



And Pavement's lovely Trigger Cut - not as spiky as their earlier stuff, though the lyrics remain unhinged… All together now:

Lies and betrayals, fruit-covered nails 

Electricity and lust won't break the door 

I've got a heavy coat 

More indie-schmindie to please Cynical Ben

Work's hardly happening today - I'm just yawning a lot and browsing for stuff. The associate dean's been in and looked slightly askance: Neal's nicked a colleague's desk even though he's a student at another institution, and I was playing Stereolab's Super-Electric very loud.

I'm feeling listless. It's hot and none of the books I ordered this week have arrived. Nor has my deluxe vinyl copy of God Help The Girl's album.

Anyone fancy Indietracks? It's a steam-train based twee festival in Derbyshire! Teenage Fanclub! Camera Obscura! The Frank and Walters! Other bands!

Camera Obscura alert

If anyone sees some Camera Obscura CDs lying around at work, they're mine. I left them on the counter in the coffee bar. Dammit!

Info - and a pun

Decent Doonesbury take on Twitter yesterday.

Earthquake in Mexico City just now - swine flew...

A Camera Obscura CD - My Maudlin Career - just turned up in the post. Sweet.

Like twee?

Then you'll love Clare and the Reasons! Thanks to Steve for the tip. I love it. Camera Obscura would stamp on their glasses and steal their dinner money!