By marbles | Published:
October 3, 2011
Hello. Someone talked me into doing this again. So here it goes: Woody Allen’s dreamy Midnight In Paris inspired me to look up vintage radio stations to start my work week. I am well aware that roaming the streets of Paris and hanging out with Getrude Stein beats a monday morning in an Amsterdam office [...]
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By marbles | Published:
September 1, 2010
I’ve said before that iTunes’ shuffle algorythm is not to be trusted, but by now I’m truly convinced that iTunes has secret super powers that allow it to always find the right song for the right occasion. Like a Philips Mood Light Of The Future™, perfectly able to determine your mood and serve you with [...]
By marbles | Published:
July 4, 2010
After planning a mini reunion with two of my favorite Düsseldorfers in August, I properly celebrated by playing German Graffiti Vol. 1, and then halfway remembered I’ve been meaning to post about one of the songs on there for a long time, but never got around to it. “Aus” by Peggy Peters (aka Tina Rainford, [...]
By marbles | Published:
June 30, 2010
One could argue my iPod just needs a larger collection of songs, but when this morning it shuffled Maia Hirasawa‘s “Say Goodbye” twice in a row while I was cycling alongside the Amstel river, I just figured it used its supernatural powers to rebuke me for not letting you know about this song / this [...]
By marbles | Published:
June 27, 2010
A search on my own blog tells me I have never mentioned Distortion Records before, which is strange to say the least, considering I bring to them a large chunk of my earnings on a regular basis. Yesterday I brought home with me “Saints And Sinners” Vol. 1 & Vol. 2. A total of 32 [...]
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