The Creatures - (misc)

True enough, most songs sound pretty much like Siouxie and the Banshees, if just because of her voice. And many of them are just as amazing.

• "Pluto Drive"
• "Don't go to sleep without me" (almost - but not at all - a Bond song)

Dan Mangan - "Blacksmith"

Though particularly the first couple of songs of this album are not terribly special, I keep returning to this singer-songwriter album (musically more advanced than man-with-guitar.)

Is it just the latter songs (the slow "War Spoils"?) that mean more to me, or is the build-up so good that even while working I pick up the intensifying mood as the album progresses?

Definitely the final "New Skies", full nose-diving trumpets and harrowing vocals.

Tim Minchin - "If I didn't have you"

Even though I am fiscally consistantly pitiable
And considerably less Brad Pitt than Brad Pitiful

...

And if I may conjecture a further objection, love is nothing to do with destined perfectionThe connection is strengthened, the affection simply grows over time
Like a flower
Or a mushroom
Or a guinea pig
Or a vine
Or a sponge
Or bigotry
... or a banana

...

But I'm just saying
I don't think you're special
I-I mean, I think your special
But you fall within a bell curve

Chasmaporthetes

Chasmaporthetes, also known as hunting or running hyena, is an extinct genus of hyenas endemic to North America, Africa, and Asia during the Pliocene-Pleistocene epochs, living from 4.9 million to 780,000 years ago, existing for about 4.12 million years.

Its name means "he who saw the canyon", because it was the only one of its kind to cross the Bering land bridge.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chasmaporthetes

Chase Holfelder - "Major to Minor"

He sounds like that guy from Starsailor. The minor version of Star Spangled Banner is quite gripping.

Billy Talent - "The Dead Can't Testify"

Pretty horrible yet happy-go-jumpy rock song, found via http://8tracks.com/toxicconspiracy/zombies

Harlan Ellison - "Dangerous Visions"

• Harlan Ellison - "The Prowler in the City at the Edge of the World" : a dark tale of Jack the Killer in a clean, sterile City of the future. The killer in us. Good.

Orphan Black (2013-2014)

First two seasons about cloned sisters. It's okay but nothing special. Completely slept through a few episodes and cannot say I minded much.

Frozen (2013)

Very meh. Ice and crystal animations are nice, but the story is mediocre and the songs sometimes plain boring.

The Married Monk - "Bird on board" (The Belgian Kick)

Came across this band because of member Etienne Jaumet.

This song is parlando, long stretches of music with a woman's voice half-speaking half-whispering. Quite cool.

Darkside - "Paper Trails"

Impressive long instrumental guitar+synths+sequencers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAAUqBghiVo

Etienne Jaumet

synths and a saxophone. Pretty amazing.

Wolf playlist

http://8tracks.com/hinatashouyou/wolf-and-i

Some songs that are borderline horrible yet okay

• Oh Land - Wolf & I
• First Aid Kit - Wolf

Oldboy (2003)

Have I ever seen it? Cannot remember. Hard, impressive film. Should watch it again, but not too soon.

Paranoia (2014)

Ugh. Not a good cyber thriller, not a good thriller, not a good anything.

the Family Crest - "Beneath the Brine"

Amazing song, but mostly because of the Coachella clip

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EoIbqjsTxJY&feature=youtu.be

Guardians of the Galaxy

Fun film. Good combination of 80's with scifi. They must've really considered how to put these together.

Under the skin

Scarlet Johannsen.. strange movie. Alien in Scotland. She seduces men. Amazing scenes where they walk into ink black water and drown while she is walking on the water without a ripple.

There is a story idea there.

Ending not too strong, but impressive how this movie was made without an obvious Hollywood touch.

Hoffmaestro - "Hoffmaestro"

Crazy punky Swedish "skank-a-troncpunkadelica"

Crazy fun. Good stuffs.

Poppy Ackroyd - "Feathers"

Instrumental, violins, strings and piano.

A bit light. Quite good.