London Flamenco Festival 2012

La pasión...

El ritmo..

La musica...

No more words are needed to describe it. I could go to see flamenco every week.. But I now need to wait until next year.. :(

Some very good pictures from the event are here - and please don't miss the great video from the concert at the very end!










all photos by Arek!

Little Things

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This is exactly how I feel right now. They couldn't have said this better..!

Ismà

Photos from Alice's blog

There is something about this video produced by 2 Italian artists from EcceStudio that keeps me watching it all over again... the squeaky trembly beginning, the mysterious setting, the fluidity of the shapes, the texture of the paint covered hands, the light, i guess one could call it disturbing but I'd rather go with - captivating... See for yourself - I'm very curious how it makes you feel. Music is by anonymous French project Arandel - currently played on the blog.

The 80s Are Behind The Wheel

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I recently very much fancy the glam 80s with their music, movies, music videos and of course fashion styles. Some music videos from that time remind short movies - many of them actually tell a story and they are much less explicit, compared to those we watch today...This Depeche Mode video is a great example, I think.

Some more things I love from the 80s: bold colours, pixel creatures from 'space invader' game, acid-washed jeans and denim jackets, straight 'boxy' cars, Ray-Ban sunglasses, Gostbusters, Rubik's cubes, off-the-shoulder tops, Back To The Future, big earrings, enormous shoulder pads (...headbands, leggings, leg warmers...) and big hair styles!

The Dreamers

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There are movies which can absorb you from their first minutes, sometimes by too many coincidences with your own life, by the mood they set (however elusive and hard to define it might be at times), sometimes by the pure beauty of the images. The Dreamers is one of those films for me...

Undoubtedly the shots of The Dreamers are very impressive. As in other films by Bertolucci, practically every shot could be cut out and studied hours at an end for its elegance.


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But more important are of course the views put into the eyes of the film's main characters (living in 1968), who seem to live within the movies they love, playing with their favourite lines and imitating the protagonists.... The cast brings the vividness, beauty and tension into every scene of the movie, making it really hot. Ignoring the political chaos taking place in the streets, they surrender to their own experiences, developing their views on life, to the wild discoveries, to the game between friendship and love, pleasure and suffering. Eventually this game clashes with reality like it happens in real life and I think this is what makes the movie and its ending very particular... Needless to say the soundtrack is also great.. (You are listening to it now :)


Video via Sapo


Image by Refinery 29

Yeasayer "Ambling Alp"

Amazing video. And song.



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Good Vibrations!

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Mummies, skeletons, robots... and treadmills!

These 2 music videos which are quite different from each other both in their music genre and the way of interpretation. Still both of them are similar in their clever concept and seamless presentation. The first video is directed by the genious Michel Gondry, famous for his 'The Science of Sleep' and 'The Eternal Sunshine of The Spotless Mind' movies.

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'Around The World' song has its distinctive structure: the music is great in its simplicity, the repetition is always used, and it stops just before it's too much. It is an attempt to bring choreography into music videos.

The second one is probably less famous, but is also very interesting:

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This music video is arguably responsible for 'Here it goes again' song's success by Ok Go. It is an elaborate performance of the band dancing on treadmills in a single continuous take - another attempt at bringing organized dancing to music videos.

Is it just me or do you also see something similar in these 2 videos...?

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I was taking a break from blogging. This period allowed for more time for myself, without the distraction of the internet. It was sort of time for contemplation. And I had no idea when I will be back...

Thank you all for your thoughtful comments and for dropping by in spite of the lack of updates. I have decided to change the way I blog. Where are you will become more visual - with more images and videos, less text (at least text written by me), less explanation, almost no answers... I hope it to serve its initial purpose of being only a collection of things worth seeing, living, thinking of, admiring and getting excited about...

Smoke A Banana...?

'Their style features a combination of psychedelic sound and colour and well... if you want to experience it to the fullest we suggest that you... I don't want to offend any of you but we suggest that you... eat a banana while you are watching... or smoke a banana as my brother used to say...' - these are not my words, this is how Jefferson Airplane was once presented while performing on TV.

Videos via You Tube

Thanks Diatton for the inspiration coming from your posts about Woodstock!

It's All About The Rhythm...

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Video via Dailymotion