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Jeg vil skrive bloggen på både engelsk og dansk. Hvis du kan ikke forstå ordene, fortæl mig, og jeg vil forsøge at oversætte. Hvis du er dansk, vil jeg gerne fortælle dig, jeg endnu er ved at lære sproget, og mit dansk er ikke særlig godt. Hvis du gerne vil hjælpe mig med ordene, det er rart og tak for det. Min email er somedayashtrays@gmail.com.

This blog will be written in both English and Danish. If you, as a reader, have trouble with one of those languages and would like a translation, please let me know, and I will do my best to oblige. If you are a Danish reader, please know that I am just learning, and my Danish is far from perfect. If you would like to suggest corrections please do so. Email me at somedayashtrays@gmail.com.

27 February 2008

Jeg "hjerte" Labrador

Once again, Labrador is giving away free things. This time, it’s a remix of Club 8’s Jesus, Walk with Me, done by fellow Swede Jimahl. It’s eight minutes long, more than twice the length of the original, and while it’s still definitely recognizable, Karolina’s already breathy voice has been dosed with even more reverb, and a few little rhythmic tricks, like that good thing right before the two-minute mark, have been thrown in. To me, it sounds like a slowed-down version of a club song. The middle gets a bit tedious (as can probably only be expected from a song of this length) but the beginning and end are pretty good. And this kind of a remix is not something you hear every day. Worth a listen.

Also on the subject of Labrador, this is old-ish news but somehow I have always forgotten to mention it. There’s this guy from Manchester (UK) called Jam on Bread, who sings twee litte songs and plays a ukulele. Since I (albeit falsely) consider the ukulele to be a toy instrument, and I love toy instruments, I find him especially endearing. The song I find most endearing is called I Heart Labrador Records, and I think, from the title, you can guess what it’s about. His and my opinions of Labrador seem to have a great deal of overlap. Perhaps yours do too? If so, you will probably enjoy the song, if for nothing else but its lovely quirks.

I played both of those on the show tonight. Andre i spillelisten:

1. I’m Not In Here With You (You’re In Here With Me) – the Bear Quartet (SV)
2. Phantom Limb – the Shins
3. Minua Ollån Vastassa (Tiger Baby remix) – Regina (DK, FL)
4. The Quitter – Good Luck Casper (DK)
5. Downfall – Resplandor
6. Blush – the Raveonettes (DK)
7. Sorted for E’s and Wizz – Pulp
8. The Young Ones – Munich (DK)
9. I Heart Labrador Records – Jam on Bread
10. Jesus, Walk With Me (Jimahl remix) – Club 8 (SV, SV)
11. I Can’t Talk About It – El Perro del Mar (SV)

Also, next week I may be giving away (or attempting to give away) tickets to the upcoming Jens Lekman show -- 24. march, Berbati’s, Portland, 21+. This I will do in English. Tune in if you’re interested -- Wednesday nights, 9-10 Pacific. 1450 AM or kpsu.org.

--DL--
Ashtrays Podcast (27. februar 2008)
Jesus, Walk With Me - Jimahl remix (Club 8)
I Heart Labrador Records (Jam on Bread)

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