ak78's jams
Here are all of ak78's jams.
Big Exit
by PJ Harvey
the refrain particularily kills me softly. um and pro'bly it's a bit appropriate, given the circumstances.. well - although i wasn't that active on thisismyjam, especially lately, i was sorry to learn that it is being archived - but things should be moving on - so let's be positive... it was fun to share my jams and learn all sorts of things and new songs through the jams of others.. you. cheers people... http://www.last.fm/user/morninghalo
Jammed: 10th Aug 2015
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Jammed: 20th Jul 2015
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Jammed: 21st Jun 2015
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Jammed: 4th Jun 2015
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Jammed: 25th May 2015
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Jammed: 3rd May 2015
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Go (Woodtick mix)
by Moby
sometimes i think that i missed the party.. (but i was there all along, daydreaming outside the house) anyway better late than never..
Jammed: 23rd Apr 2015
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Throwing Shapes
by Dirty Vegas
not a seascape, but something urban and nightly. massive beats. exquisite sonic pleasure.
Jammed: 15th Apr 2015
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Jammed: 11th Apr 2015
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Say You Don't Know Me
by Kim Carnes
this has it all, rocksy full band, cigarette smoke where it hits the eye, a little bit of sax just where it's supposed to be, and raspy kim carnes vocals, and, last and first, to sum it all up, mysterious aching love in the eye lyrics that can be interpreted in many ways (one size fits all) - oh, i don't mind at all....
Jammed: 6th Apr 2015
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Jammed: 28th Mar 2015
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Jammed: 21st Mar 2015
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What Am I Gonna Do
by Sad Cafe
always loved those sweet Steely Dan'ish songs, the more romantic the better - and Sad Cafe are superb in that particular style .. that much for the heartbrokenness, if there is such a thing, but if there is then maybe it's mostly self pity
Jammed: 15th Mar 2015
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Juanita/Kiteless/To Dream of Love
by Underworld
i kind of dabb... entered the world of underworld quite recently, my personal fav always being "M.E." from that 1993 classic album Dub..something :P this one track is fervently terrific too, though... ecstatically danceable, ingenious, and going towards that apex, when you say, to hell with everything, this is IT... with the paddy synths quite early in the mix ...
Imitation Of Life (Brothers In Rhythm mix)
by Billie Ray Martin
Billie Ray Martin posted a video of this, a classic from the sweet era, and someone mentioned this mix - and it's really good ...
Take the Long Way Home
by Faithless
if it must be it... a song which i'd rather associate with other pictures and words - i always kind of looked sidewise at the way Rollo// no, ugh, it's Maxi Jazz - rapping and delivering, and how the lyrics go - like, i am wise, and i am rough, and i have seen a lot... i mean, taking a long way home doesn't always lead to to knowing a lot - or, rather - it's not for everyone. sometimes i took a long way home because i wanted to postpone coming home - to postpone coming to terms with myself and realizing how to solve my problems.. well.. but anyway... "taking a long way home" is a phrase that reminds of many different important things to different people... I actually like the album version a lot, but couldn't quickly find it online.
Jammed: 13th Feb 2015
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How We Die
by Elysian Fields
"... Hungry for what we have tasted The years that we wasted The moons that we cried ..." they had this hit in their first album, that "Lady in the lake", which I heard played by a DJ here in athens and was quite captivated. now I came across this album, and it... although being more laid back etc.. left me quite pleased and longing, as to the simple, gentle darkness, and the personality revealed in the songs... <3
Lady 13
by Black Strobe
even though the album as a whole was kind of a disappointment for me - I expected something more electro in style - ok, since it's 7-8 years old, I have no excuse - doing dark blues and mixing it with electro elements is an interesting thing, I know...
Jammed: 13th Jan 2015
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Central do Brasil
by Última Dança
I discovered this by chance, listening to "In A Silent Place" by Sol Invictus on youtube, an old favourite (no apparent relation...) - got captured by the sweet melancholy present here.. it is obvious that Brasil, being such a huge country, has its own blend of music scenes and many interesting bands and it's a pity we from outside know so little about them - ok, after all we sometimes barely know what's going on in our heads.. so, anyway, it's a great sweet piece of music - my warm thanks to the band ...
Jammed: 7th Jan 2015
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Jammed: 2nd Jan 2015
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Shrill Screams
by Coïtus Int.
a dutch post-punk band I chanced upon browsing cds in a local "dark" shop
Jammed: 19th Dec 2014
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Sacrifice
by London After Midnight
one of the pieces one discovers in the most unsuspected places :P (geia sou re Nikola) it's always a guilty pleasure to listen to those catchy romantic refrains - a supposedly counter-culture movement like gothic music (okay, not THAT counter-culture) blending with notions of love and sacrifice that have been readily exploited by other, more consumer-ready, music genres (file-under ελαφρολαϊκά)
Jammed: 11th Dec 2014
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He Took Her to a Movie
by Ladytron
a great ripoff of Kraftwerk's Model that I actually have enjoyed to discover and like to listen to and thus ... I now am obliged to call it "a tribute" :), sort of
Jammed: 21st Nov 2014
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The Luxury Of Tears
by Christian Death
today seems like a fine day for discovering and rediscovering the magnificence of Christian Death... Rozz Williams & Gitane Demone ... it's a shame they had all this split between Rozz & Valor and court cases and what not. well, anyway, I don't know the pecularities, I guess things just happened that way... RIP Rozz Williams, who had birthday a week ago.
Jammed: 13th Nov 2014
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Dreams Are
by Happy Rhodes
total <3 happy rhodes is recommended everywhere to Kate Bush fans, - it's incredible how one's music may be influenced by the other one's music - but not in the copying sense - but as a nourishment when one's music was a child.. Happy Rhodes had her first albums when KB was still active in the 80's... and she continued to make very sensitive, personal and musically very adventurous compositions, if not as grand and glittering as Kate's... My own Kate's last favourite album was '89's Sensual World, but Happy Rhodes did stuff in the 90's and 00's that are still very very worthwile, IMHO... most of her albums are out of print and are hard to find, but all is streamable here http://rhodesongs.com/music/rearmament/index.html, and there is downloadable material here http://wretchawry.com/happy/samples/
Jammed: 1st Nov 2014
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Eyes Of A Stranger
by Andy Summers
was searching for Meshes Of Afternoon, a totally different and dark piece, and clicked on this one out of curiosity.. this one to go with other The Church, Simple Minds, Year Of The Knife (Tears For Fears) favourites...
Jammed: 24th Oct 2014
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Jammed: 17th Oct 2014
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Mushrooms
by Défilé Des Âmes
greek eclectic dark folk/wave band (don't know quite how to characterize this - and I dislike the term neo-folk) now renamed to :Skull & Dawn:, having shifted to a bit more vigorous style, a blend of a kind of dark country/americana/something ... the orchestration here reminds me of the likes of Beirut, and the atmosphere is simply awesome, dark poetic and/or hopeless ...
Jammed: 10th Oct 2014
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Naive Song
by Mirwais
somehow this fits into the current moods. mirwais starting with new wave in the 80's "taxi girl", continuing with slick pop like this, collaborating with madonna and doing other interesting stuff with YAS.. mirwais' "production" - one of my recent one pound second-hand acquisitions - i think he sampled serge gainsbourg / melody nelson there too (an infamy!)
Jammed: 6th Oct 2014
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Is It So?
by Minimal Compact
melodies like this bore deep into my heart like silver needles that inject a part of heaven
Jammed: 22nd Sep 2014
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The Night You Murdered Love
by ABC
a whiff of some 80's glittering soul-revivalist romantic chic, with a definite noir feel
Jammed: 19th Sep 2014
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Winter Wine
by Caravan
first time i listened to "grey and pink" i didn't spot something special, don't ask me offensively "why?". now after years I try to regain the lost ground...
Jammed: 15th Sep 2014
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Military Madness
by Graham Nash
military madness was killing my country so much sadness between you and me
Jammed: 9th Sep 2014
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Lundi Bleu - Radio Edit
by The Times
tongue in cheek :) The Times Are Timeless i hope so Ed Ball of TV Personalities fame :) here as heard accidentally from a 1991 Creation Records compilation rejoice!
Jammed: 21st Aug 2014
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Jester Script Transfigured
by In Flames
something from the past that got stuck in my brain as of a couple days ago
Jammed: 12th Aug 2014
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Question Of Time
by Bushido
I heard that from the magnificent "For Your Ears Only" 80's compilation of Third Mind Records' artists. And was instantly hit. Great gentle way to mix a prominent synth sequenced track with the usual rock orchestration.. 'ave a ood ay ye all.
Jammed: 6th Aug 2014
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Sacrilege
by Mentallo & The Fixer
great music from that very respected band with one of the most uncomely names, imho - but it sticks to your mind. both the music and the name. so what's uncomely anyway? :P
Jammed: 31st Jul 2014
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Jammed: 24th Jul 2014
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Overwhelming Past
by Karl Biscuit
like if David Sylvian were more .. goth.. and epic and twisted.. complete with Liquid Sky (ah, here again) strange synth sound and crows' screams
Jammed: 22nd Jul 2014
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Jammed: 15th Jul 2014
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Frederick
by Patti Smith
forgive me, Father, for I have never realized the magnificence of Patti Smith, until now. better late than never, is my pedge for parole.
Jammed: 26th Jun 2014
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Provincial Disco
by Zodiac
i wish we were allied by something more than damned countries. it seems the notion of countries only alienates, along with other stuff - we are alienated more and more beyond visible end. and there is always someone who takes advantage of it, and laughs to our face.
Jammed: 23rd Jun 2014
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Counting Backwards
by Throwing Muses
sort of was digging into the girl fronted rioty music during the previous hours and remembered / came upon this one from 4ad youtube channel ... sure has catchy / marvellous guitars, and that stare of.. is this Kristin Hersh? is totally disarming
Jammed: 4th Jun 2014
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Jammed: 28th May 2014
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Jammed: 27th May 2014
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Nowhere (live)
by Chevalier Avant Garde
mostly because I went to their live - it was kind of sweet and dreamy - the whole atmosphere of their songs - they way they play them, in combination with video projections - is much more effective than plain listening to their studio stuff..
Jammed: 19th May 2014
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Jammed: 11th May 2014
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Pride Parade
by Don McLean
although the lyrics baffle me a bit, i sense that they carry a deep meaning - well, and then there's this gentle polite clean melancholy of the performance itself
Jammed: 4th May 2014
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The Sun
by The Pretty Things
since something is happening and i'm not let to post Camper Van Beethoven's "One Of These Days", i'll go with this one :P it's the first chance i have to actually listen to Pretty Things, i know i'm long overdue.. well, and I remembered that 90's club hit by ATC, called "all around the world (la la la la)" :))
The Sandman
by Alan Rankine
my heart and soul ease and lower an inch, ooze with almost palpable aural pleasure under the influence of the beginning... and the rest of this song.. notwithstanding the apparent mild morbidity of the lyrics
Jammed: 16th Apr 2014
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Τι θα μου τύχει
by Συμμορία
a song from 1989, soft rocky and dark - reminds me of the good sides of the likes of The Police - a collaboration between musicians from well known greek bands Spyridoula and Panx Romana (i hear...) - is laconically and meaningfully titled on the lines of "What in the world will happen to me on this night?".. that kind of speaks for many people who do stuff, i.e. go out at night, craving subconsciously for something special to happen ... maybe.
Jammed: 11th Apr 2014
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Jammed: 6th Apr 2014
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Jammed: 27th Mar 2014
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Jammed: 21st Mar 2014
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Cruising
by Acapulco City Hunters
it is certainly of a certain kind - i don't know if it's formulaic, but it's very well crafted haunting melancholic gentle electro pop, somewhat close to its darker hues like what they tried to dub as witchhouse in US, at least as far as imagery and lyrical themes go... i have quite lost touch with this genre but the whole bunch of pieces ACH have on their soundcloud is top notch and made me rrrremember [meanwhile: the sound of lightning, screeches in the background etc.]
Jammed: 17th Mar 2014
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