CDs des Tages, 06-01-2010

Eigentlich wollte ich heute mit dem Papa Indoortauchen gehen. Stattdessen war ich die ganze letzte Woche krank, hab eigentlich nur geschlafen und zwischendurch Erkältungstee und Hühnersuppe zu mir genommen. Beides kann ich nicht mehr sehen, gibt schöneres. Naja. Als Kompensation dafür hab ich mir - danke Internet! - schöne Musik und Schuhe nach Hause bestellt :) Und tadaa! Es geht mir schon viel besser...

Kettcar - Fliegende Bauten (live). Hatte ich mir anderser vorgestellt, aber sind und bleiben wunderschöne Lieblingslieder. "In Städten mit Häfen haben die Menschen noch Hoffnung"

Hansen Band - Keine Lieder über Lieder. Jaja, nicht mehr neu, aber aus irgendeinem Grund hatte ich nie die ganze CD. Jetzt schon und schön.

Lied des Tages, 30-01-2010

Gossip - Pop goes the world

Lied des Tages, 24-01-2009

The Sounds - Tony the Beat

Lied des Tages, 15-01-2010

Kettcar - 48 Stunden (acoustic)

Sinnkrise

Watched "Sometimes in April" (highly recommendable by the way, an African perspective of Rwanda 1994) a few days ago and cannot get rid of the feeling it left me with. Not the first time I'm having this feeling and somehow it's probably good that it keeps coming back. Why and how can people do that? Be like that? And I don't only mean the slaughtering ones. What world are we living in? And I can't hear these Never Again's anymore, because then the next thing happens and nothing changes. And afterwards it's all "never again". I really don't want to be cynical but it just leaves me with too many helpless questionmarks, about people, politics, humanity, society - including me. Maybe it's all highly pathetic from my side but I want to ask questions and I don't now to whom.

Lied des Tages, 11-01-2010:

Wide Wings - I'm yours

Book of the moment:

Cain, Postlewait & Thomson - Emergency Sex

Lied des Tages, 27-12-2009

Michael Jackson - Smooth Criminal

Weil's manchmal besser für die Stimmung ist als die Lieblingslieder. Dass ich mal freiwillig aus dem Indie- in den 80er-Raum gehe hätt ich auch nicht gedacht...

Heavy Rotation 2009

After three months of driving only mini distances (or not driving myself) I made my way home today and discovered that I really like driving by myself. No traffic jams, great music in the player and none of the announced aqua planning / "blitzeis"-dangers around... Anyway, had some time with my very favourites so here's the records that essentially made up my soundtrack of the year 2009 - love them all, so there's no ranking.

Metric - Fantasies
Fantastic. Love Metric more with every album they release. While on the previous two ones I had my clear favourites I couldn't even distinguish one on "Fantasies". Perfect to just put into the player and love every song that comes up. The guy from Jamiroquai once said that he tests his new songs in the car - he knows that they're good, if he wants to keep accelerating. With Metric it's very hard to stick to the speed limit... Also connected to a spontaneous trip to Cologne to see them live in concert.

Mando Diao - Give me fire
I didn't like the last things they released very much, so they more or less disappeared into the shelves of irrelevance. This one however - wow! Although "Dance with somebody" wasn't love at first sight I now can't hold my feed still (or keep the car slow) when I hear it. Even better in a row with the trenchcoat. Constant company this year and the concert in October was certainly one of the greatest highlights in 2009.

Morrissey - Greatest Hits
Fuelled by "First of the gang to die" it turned out to be highly addictive, not only for dancing but also at home.

Kettcar - Sylt
Kettcar, Kettcar, always Kettcar. Was very happy when they released the new album and although it took me a little to really warm to it, it soon became a new love. Couldn't reach up to their first two however.

Oasis - Dig out your soul
Never thought that a concert could be so great and mean so much - was of course looking forward to it but not too excited. Then it started... And I know it's mean to say that but I guess you must see them live to understand it. "Don't look back in anger" ... I can't even find words for that. Consequently, "Dig out your soul" ran on heavy rotation for a few weeks and hasn't stayed in the shelf for a long time since.

The Sounds - Living in America, Dying to say this to you, Crossing the Rubicon
Has been on my Amazon-wishlist for many months before but was always really expensive and since I only knew one song I didn't go for it. Then there was the offer, followed by great enthusiasm and very quickly adding the other two albums. Looooove them!

Okkervil River - The Stand Ins
Loved the previous ones, loved this one. Somehow always there even if not always on, cause it doesn't always fit the mood. Was there in very good moments but also for the sad ones.

I'm sure I have forgotten some things... A year can be long! If so, please forgive me or remind me or add yours or don't or whatever :)