Friday, 20 August 2010

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - "Ain't Gonna Rain Anymore"

album "Let Love In"

At his best.

David Peace - "Occupied City" (part 2 of the Tokyo Trilogy)

"What once seemed a lost child now found is but wild grasses on a lonely tomb, their dull blades nodding in sign over the wastes of this river, the wastes of this city, in sorrow, nothing else remains. Only sorrow, nothing else remains -"

12 "ghost-stories".

Perhaps a bit easier to read because I knew "how" to read him: fast, not caring much if you miss a word or two, since it's almost subconscious writing. Some stories were easier to read than others.

A difficult book though. A difficult writer.

Wednesday, 18 August 2010

Michael Crichton - "Timeline"

Adventure of a timetravelling history-professor in 14th century France.

Amusing enough, not particularly special. Was recommended in the context of that Dutch book (something with "parrot"??) about the guy who meets Jesus and basically takes on the role of Judas.

Tuesday, 17 August 2010

Shigeru Umebayashi - "House Of Flying Daggers" (OST)

xciting score.

  • "Farewell 2"
  • "No Way Out" - ends with abundance of slow adrenaline
  • "Mei and Leo" - reminded me of "Ase's Tod" in Peer Gynth