"Vaguely concious of that great suspense in which we live, we find our escape from its sterile, annihilating reality in many dreams, in religion, passion, art"
– Arthur Symons
(via Manic Street Preachers...!)
This is a place I will post the music, clips, or other art I come across that provide me escape (or at least enjoyment) - and I hope some of them may do the same for you too.
Logo by Zach.
"When we hear beautiful music, or see paintings, or read poetry, [we get] a faint glimpse of a reality that underlies empirical reality." - Bernard d'Espagnet.
My reggae mixes:
http://dreadontheweb.blogspot.com/
Daft French anarchist punk from 1977. Recommended by J Cope.
Good fun.
According to Cope, their rallying cry in '77, in French, was "red, red, red and black", referencing the powerful colours of the International Anarchists Flag.
Cope himself echoes this in the cover art for his new album (below).
He never pretended to be as likable as Jackson Browne.
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A terrible video, but you get to see a fist-fightin' Bob Dylan, and hear a cool-sounding John Hiatt song.
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I found it via my love of all things Joni, but it completely made me re-consider Cyndi Lauper. A transcendent performance.
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http://www.headheritage.co.uk/blacksheep/
He seems dead serious these days, old JC. But we do need people like him around.
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The clip is sympathetically edited by Thom Zimny, the Springsteen-approved film-maker who made the BTR box set documentary.
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Shambolic, but now the greatest bar-room crooner ever.
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By Simple Minds.
From 1984. Brilliantly produced by Steve Lillywhite.
Epic, dramatic, hopeful. Full of grandeur.
Best thing I've heard in a long while.
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