The Lemur Blog http://thelemurblog.com I think we should destroy the bogus youth culture process that is destroying capitalism... Say whaaat? Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:38:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 en hourly 1 Lady DingDong http://thelemurblog.com/2010/09/03/lady-dingdong/ http://thelemurblog.com/2010/09/03/lady-dingdong/#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:14:39 +0000 The Lemur http://thelemurblog.com/?p=1481
Lady GaGa’s careeer and phenomenon is, if anything, a contemporary ghost to the career and phenomena of Madonna, traveling and competing in the same Time Trial track. Having the beginning of her career in the post-2000’s and not in the ’80s, GaGa’s wheels are undeniably spinning faster and is of course winning it. The question is: could Lady GaGa surpass Madonna and win over her in a multiplayer vs. game, where quality and tactics, and not velocity and energy prevails? Once again, only time will tell.

This following clip is an excellent example of and represents how GaGa’s fame and phenomenon stands rather independent from notions of what is quality music and art. In my opinion it is justified, only because of the entertainment factor provided in the bizarre reflections of the phenomena in everyday life. It demonstrates the impressive impact of a much discussed artist.

Info from the youtube page:
“Tin-Shi Tam, Iowa State University carillonneur and associate professor of music and theatre, performed Lady Gaga’s “Bad Romance” on the carillon at noon on Aug. 27, 2010. Brad Riley, senior in journalism and mass communication, started a Facebook group and asked people to send Tam emails requesting that she play the song.“

]]> http://thelemurblog.com/2010/09/03/lady-dingdong/feed/ Another Swedish Summer Day With You http://thelemurblog.com/2010/09/01/another-swedish-summer-day-with-you/ http://thelemurblog.com/2010/09/01/another-swedish-summer-day-with-you/#comments Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:15:38 +0000 The Lemur http://thelemurblog.com/?p=1476
This year’s Swedish summer mixtape, Another Swedish Summer Day With You, arrives a bit late. However on this first day of Autumn, as I’ve noticed how horribly chilly it’s getting here in Sweden, I couldn’t think of another better way to get around it than with a mixtape inspired by a summer that has been full of warmth, joy and lots of music. In fact, it might even fit the coming season like a well-needed glove. This year’s mixtape is a little darker and less light-hearted than its predecessor: A Swedish Summer Day With You. The tempo is a little slower, the mood more contemplative and there’s a stronger acoustic vibe compared to the many upbeat electronically inclined productions found on last year’s mixtape. Yet, of course, there’s still some classic shimmering pop moments we Swedes tend to be good at, here too. Not to mention the linguistic haze you listeners might find yourself in as there are 7 tracks sung entirely in Swedish, compared to last year’s 2 Swedish-sung tracks. So this is a great opportunity for you to hear some great Swedish music that we do not export extensively abroad and make up your mind on what the Swedish language sounds like.

I hope you enjoy and don’t forget to check out last year’s mixtape that is still available for free download: A Swedish Summer Day With You.

Another Swedish Summer Day With You (184 MB, 320 kbit/s, 1 hr 20 min, mp3)

Tracklist

00:00 - 01:00 —> Detektivbyrån - Nattöppet
01:00 - 02:00 —> The Mary Onettes - Void
02:00 - 03:00 —> Kleerup feat. Marit Bergman - 3AM
03:00 - 04:00 —> Lykke Li - Little Bit
04:00 - 05:00 —> Markus Krunegård - Sommaren Står O Väger
05:00 - 06:00 —> Jenny Wilson - Summer Time - The Roughest Time
06:00 - 07:00 —> This Is Head - 0007
07:00 - 08:00 —> Andreas Grega - Dom Hade Mycket Att Säga
08:00 - 09:00 —> Erik Hassle - Hurtful
09:00 - 10:00 —> [ingenting] - Dina Händer Är Fulla Av Blommor
10:00 - 11:00 —> jj - Are You Still In Vallda?
11:00 - 12:00 —> Anna Järvinen - PS, Tjörn
12:00 - 13:00 —> Dungen - Stadsvandringar
13:00 - 14:00 —> The Embassy - It Pays To Belong
14:00 - 15:00 —> Hästpojken - Gitarrer Och Bas, Trummor Och Hat
15:00 - 16:00 —> Frida Hyvönen - Dirty Dancing
16:00 - 17:00 —> The Tallest Man On Earth - The Gardener
17:00 - 18:00 —> Peter Bjorn And John - Young Folks
18:00 - 19:00 —> Kent - Sverige
19:00 - 20:00 —> The Radio Dept. - David
20:00 - 21:00 —> Montt Mardié feat. Fredrik Hellström - Metropolis
21:00 - 22:00 —> Thieves Like Us - Drugs In My Body
22:00 - 23:00 —> Pacific! - Sunset Blvd.
23:00 - 00:00 —> Jens Lekman - Another Sweet Summer’s Night On Hammer Hill

]]> http://thelemurblog.com/2010/09/01/another-swedish-summer-day-with-you/feed/ Fall back… http://thelemurblog.com/2010/08/31/fall-back/ http://thelemurblog.com/2010/08/31/fall-back/#comments Tue, 31 Aug 2010 21:29:33 +0000 The Lemur http://thelemurblog.com/?p=1474
There’s been a helluva lot to do with the university applications and stuff but now I’m finally studying Spanish at Stockholm University. Then it took a lot more time than I originally thought to sort through all the posts searching for illegal mp3s and then also remove them one by one from the server. But now the blog is clean, I can make a fresh start and tomorrow you’ll get this year’s Swedish summer mixtape compiled by me. A little late, I know, but see it as a help to extend the summer and relinquish any anxiety over the upcoming Autumn. Colder, darker times is upon us. But not on The Lemur Blog! Here’s a wonderful ’90s goodie. You should all probably also head over to P4k. They’ve got some sorta ’90s mania going on over there. Thank heavens. MY DECADE IS COMING BACK!

Spotify: Transformer 2 - Just Can’t Get Enough (’95 Uplifted Club Mix)

]]> http://thelemurblog.com/2010/08/31/fall-back/feed/ Cleanup! http://thelemurblog.com/2010/08/04/cleanup/ http://thelemurblog.com/2010/08/04/cleanup/#comments Tue, 03 Aug 2010 23:56:02 +0000 The Lemur http://thelemurblog.com/?p=1343
It’s been a year…

I’m heading for a new direction with this blog. I’m heading for something that defies the general misconception that the format of blogging would be on the decline, something more “serious”, leaning towards the journalistic and literary, something that I could possibly build a career upon. As a reference, something to put in my CV, something where I can show my knowledge and ability. I’m a music geek almost to the extreme. I love languages and have been told I have a knack for it. Ever since I learned how to write I’ve enjoyed to do it and have done so A LOT.

Unfortunately these ambitions of mine can’t be combined with illegal filesharing. It just won’t hold, no matter how much for promotional causes certain mp3s have been shared with you. So within the next coming days I’ll be removing all links to illegally shared mp3s and delete them from the server. Those that I have had the permission to share will of course stay. So take the chance and go through the archives to see if you’ve missed anything. If the words are black, it means the mp3 has been removed.

Of course mp3s will still be a part of this blog, even if they’re not indexed by Hypem anymore. The catch is that they will all have to be legal. Ehenever there’s an mp3 I would like to share I will try my best to see if I can get permission from the label/publisher/artist. If I can’t get the permission, links to Spotify, streams, youtube videos etc. will have to do.

There’s been school, festivals, vacations, work, hanging out with friends and family, club nights, LOTS of live gigs and miscellaneous personal stuff. And excessive music obsessing. Most of all it was not knowing what direction I wanted to take with the blog. Soon I will be back to business, but not business as usual (!).

]]> http://thelemurblog.com/2010/08/04/cleanup/feed/ Honorable Mentions Of 2009 http://thelemurblog.com/2010/05/02/honorable-mentions-of-2009/ http://thelemurblog.com/2010/05/02/honorable-mentions-of-2009/#comments Sun, 02 May 2010 19:03:13 +0000 The Lemur http://thelemurblog.com/?p=1334 In no particular order, here comes a bunch of albums that were all considered for and nearly made it onto my top 20 albums of 2009 list. Sorry I couldn’t be bothered to upload artwork to any of them or post mp3s. But Hypem isn’t really tracking TLB anymore and the first page of my blog is turning extremely long because of all the 2009 dabblery. Sometimes text is more than enough, you should check these out too. There’s a link to a Spotify playlist at the bottom, so start there once you’ve read through the list.

The Fauns - The Fauns

CFCF - Continent

Bat For Lashes - Two Suns

Grizzly Bear - Veckatimest

Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix

Girls - Album

Fever Ray - Fever Ray

Neon Indian - Psychic Chasms

jj - n° 2

Real Estate - Real Estate

Yeah Yeah Yeahs - It’s Blitz!

The Big Pink - A Brief History Of Love

A Sunny Day In Glasgow - Ashes Grammar

Atlas Sound - Logos

The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart - The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart

Wild Beasts - Two Dancers

Antony And The Johnsons - The Crying Light

Wavves - Wavvves

Avner - Lyssna

Metric - Fantasies

Princeton - Cocoon Of Love

Basement Jaxx - Scars

Julian Plenti - Julian Plenti Is… Skyscraper

A Camp - Colonia

The Whitest Boy Alive - Rules

Here’s a Spotify playlist for it:

http://open.spotify.com/user/thelemurblog/playlist/6CYTTgBGansOgO3K8A9FMb

]]> http://thelemurblog.com/2010/05/02/honorable-mentions-of-2009/feed/ Top 20 Albums Of 2009 http://thelemurblog.com/2010/04/29/top-20-albums-of-2009/ http://thelemurblog.com/2010/04/29/top-20-albums-of-2009/#comments Thu, 29 Apr 2010 08:48:03 +0000 The Lemur http://thelemurblog.com/?p=1327 Better late than never. A few things have changed since I handed my top 20 list in to Consequence Of Sound, change in these sort of lists is a natural thing over time. But this is fairly accurate, valid and lasting. Ranking your darlings ain’t the easiest thing you know… I can’t tell for sure, but between these there’s a minimal, almost microscopical, amount of space. It’s a tight collection and tough competition for the ranks. Enough excuses for now, here it is.

1. Jonathan Johansson - En Hand I Himlen

2. Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion

3. Asa - Asa

4. The xx - xx

5. Jack Peñate - Everything Is New

6. Röyksopp - Junior

7. Telefon Tel Aviv - Immolate Yourself

8. Florence Valentin - Spring Ricco

9. The Horrors - Primary Colours

10. Camera Obscura - My Maudlin Career

11. Deportees - Under The Pavement, The Beach

12. Fuck Buttons - Tarot Sport

13. The Antlers - Hospice

14. Passion Pit - Manners

15. Micachu - Jewellery

16. The Field - Yesterday And Today

17. Japandroids - Post-Nothing

18. La Roux - La Roux

19. Tommy T - The Prester John Sessions

20. K’naan - Troubadour

]]> http://thelemurblog.com/2010/04/29/top-20-albums-of-2009/feed/ All right… http://thelemurblog.com/2010/04/03/all-right/ http://thelemurblog.com/2010/04/03/all-right/#comments Fri, 02 Apr 2010 23:09:47 +0000 The Lemur http://thelemurblog.com/?p=1322 It’s time to start this shit up again. Stay tuned…

Anyways, realized a while ago that there’s a whole bunch of songs from the 00’s that are potential material for my Top 10 Songs Of The Decade. Many of the songs on that list is from the latter half of the decade, which comes naturally since that was when I first got into the music I like today. Of course there’s amazing songs from 2000 - 2005 too. The same goes for the albums list to a slight extent but that was, understandably, a lot easier to compile than the songs list. For every album there goes approximately 10 songs, so…

Anyways, the lists for 2009 oughta be easier, I’mma compile them soon. So stay tuned.

]]> http://thelemurblog.com/2010/04/03/all-right/feed/ The Lemur’s Top 10 Songs Of The Decade http://thelemurblog.com/2010/01/01/the-lemurs-top-10-songs-of-the-decade/ http://thelemurblog.com/2010/01/01/the-lemurs-top-10-songs-of-the-decade/#comments Fri, 01 Jan 2010 21:48:55 +0000 The Lemur http://thelemurblog.com/?p=1309 1. Coralcola - Heath Ledger

2. Marit Bergman - I Will Always Be Your Soldier

3. Nordpolen - Skimret

4. Säkert! - Allt Som Är Ditt

5. Florence Valentin - Mitt Allt

6. Glasvegas - Geraldine

7. Alaska In Winter - The Homeless And The Hummingbirds

8. Jack Peñate - So Near

9. Asa - Fire On The Mountain

10. Arcade Fire - Wake Up

]]> http://thelemurblog.com/2010/01/01/the-lemurs-top-10-songs-of-the-decade/feed/ The Lemur’s Top 20 Albums Of The Decade http://thelemurblog.com/2010/01/01/the-lemurs-top-20-albums-of-the-decade/ http://thelemurblog.com/2010/01/01/the-lemurs-top-20-albums-of-the-decade/#comments Fri, 01 Jan 2010 20:53:07 +0000 The Lemur http://thelemurblog.com/?p=1305 1. Nordpolen - På Nordpolen

2. Jonathan Johansson - En Hand I Himlen

3. The Knife - Silent Shout

4. Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion

5. Jens Lekman - Night Falls Over Kortedala

6. Glasvegas - Glasvegas

7. The Field - From Here We Go Sublime

8. Justice - Cross

9. Burial - Untrue

10. Asa - Asa

11. Björk - Vespertine

12. Arcade Fire - Funeral

13. Daft Punk - Discovery

14. Radiohead - Kid A

15. Gorillaz - Demon Days

16. Shad - When This Is Over

17. Elliott Smith - Figure 8

18. Maps - We Can Create

19. Cut Copy - In Ghost Colours

20. Röyksopp - Junior

]]> http://thelemurblog.com/2010/01/01/the-lemurs-top-20-albums-of-the-decade/feed/ My record label http://thelemurblog.com/2009/10/04/my-record-label/ http://thelemurblog.com/2009/10/04/my-record-label/#comments Sat, 03 Oct 2009 23:26:39 +0000 The Lemur http://thelemurblog.com/?p=1262
I can’t tell you much about it, because it’s just in the planning stage. But it WILL happen and I’ve already got my first signee, although a real contract hasn’t really been involved. I won’t however, let you know who it is until I’m ready to launch the label. I wouldn’t necessarily call it record company because it doesn’t necessarily mean releasing physical records - although it’s very likely that it will happen. I’d prefer to call it music company. Although I hate to call it company because it doesn’t involve a lot of money or structured organisation and the word company sounds so strict, formal and dull. But whatever, you get the point. The name of the record label is also to be announced further on. What I can tell you about the matter are some key words describing the label’s philosophy:

DIY

Independence

Freedom

Anti-establishment

Purity

Sincerity

Keep checking this blog for more updates and news regarding the label.

If you’re an artist feeling that you can connect to these key words I wrote above and would be interested in being signed by me, please let me know. And if you’re just some random person with tips, ideas, questions, suggestions or feel that you can and would like to help out forming this label, then please let me know too!

thelemurblog@hotmail.com

Here’s a sample of how the label’s music is going to sound. This is one of the bands I’m currently considering signing.

…

Haha, just kidding. Could you believe that? Japanese über-polished futuristic technopop girl trio Perfume on my label? Sometimes, Japanese pop music is so plastic and streamlined it hurts. Love this and the rest of the album: GAME, nonetheless!

Perfume - Baby Cruising Love

Buy GAME

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