De Nederlandse graecus, schrijver en poëet Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer wordt hier en daar hartgrondig gehaat, of minstens blauw beërgerd. Omwille van zijn uitdagende blik, zijn ‘kom maar op, ik ben gek op duels’, zijn vervaarlijk wapperende haren, zijn schijnbare immuniteit voor frustraties, zijn intelligentie. Hij haalt gevestigde waarden als Harry Mulisch en Rutger Kopland grinnikend onderuit, maar geen krabbekat die inziet dat hij het allemaal niet zo genadeloos bedoelt. Sterker nog, Pfeijffer is de gemoedelijkheid zelve. Uit zijn ‘omarmen van strijdmakkers’ klinkt genegenheid. Pfeijffer kraakt andere dichters niet willekeurig af omdat hij een pesterig jongetje is dat zonodig wil opvallen (kwade conculega’s schilderen hem graag zo af), hij speelt een spel (met een serieuze inzet, dat wel). Maar het is uit liefde. Uit liefde voor een potje stevige neuronale catch-as-catch-can, uit liefde voor de poëzie.
Een interview met hem kan je hier lezen en bekijken.
(illustratie: Gini Rose Choupay)
This will never end cause I want more.
Indeed. That is. What a stirring mantra. It’s the boundless loop of Fever Ray‘s (The Knife sliced in two) first single ‘If I Had A Heart’. The song is a dark evocation of hope and a demand for more. Like a deep sleep spreading over fields and endless oceans. Enjoy this wonderful nocturnal cruise.
If I Had A Heart from Fever Ray on Vimeo.
The video for ‘If I Had A Heart’ was directed by Andreas Nilsson.
Worryingly Snowless Finland at Christmas Time, Ritta Ikonen
Source: The Royal College of Art, London
Two ministering angels will be showered upon us from the 9th of December on, comfortably on time for the Christmas period (and for all the other seasons to come). That day, the first record of the American duo Monique Aiuto and her Presbyterian pastor/husband Thomas Vito will be released. It is warmly titled ‘Welcome to the Welcome Wagon’, and is produced by the enigmatic singer-songwriter-producer Sufjan Stevens (Illinois! Seven Swans!). The record is rolling in reveries and other unctuous songs, accompanied by the lovely voices of the couple and well timed friendly orchestral arrangements (which never sound priggish or – almost never – dramatic). And with a beautiful cover of The Smiths (‘Half a person’). Don’t focus too much on the lyrics though, that’ll make the religious experience a little too explicit, unless you’re after that of course. Not for the hard-boiled cynics, ideal for all the other human beings running around with ears on both sides of their heads.
I have written a short review (in Dutch), to be published soon on Cucamonga.
In the meanwhile, you can gaze dreamily at this beautiful sleeve, and listen to them. Great label by the way, Asthmatic Kitty records (owned by Sufjan Stevens). Check out Sufjan Stevens’ releases and the Castanets, beautiful as well.
And some Sufjan Stevens bittersweetness (‘Casimir Pulaski day’ – album Illinois). If Jesus Christ would hear this, he’d absolutely go wild. Now that’s something I would like to witness. I guess. Ok here I’ll stop.
Or no, one more (an oldie). Totally different (it is time to scream again) Modest Mouse ! – ! – !
I saw these angry angels live in Brussels this year, and they are just superb.
Tiny Cities Made of Ashes of the album ‘The Moon and Antartica’ (live somewhere, but not Brussels)
The 19 year old teen George Garratt changed his name into Captain Fantastic Faster Than Superman Spiderman Batman Wolverine Hulk And The Flash Combined. Cute..
Photo: South West News
(Source: The Daily Telegraph)
Gini Rose doesn’t like battles (unless they are muddy). Drawing against fighting. Cheerio to all the hippies.
Drawing by Gini Rose C. (2008)
In 2004/5 Gini Rose travelled through Argentina.
She took these pictures in Buenos Aires, a city she’d always go back to.
More views here.
ESG are the South Bronx juwels Emerald, Sapphire, and Gold (or the Scroggins sisters Renee, Deborah, Valerie and Marie). They combine house, hip-hop and punk in a way no one did before. Accordingly, their raw minimal bass and drum sound has been sampled many many times (UFO by DJ Shadow for example). Dancefloor music pur sang..
You can find a discography and more info here.
And now it’s time to listen to ‘Moody’. Like this!
and they appeared “live” in a scene of the 1989 movie Vampire’s Kiss..
Voila. Apparently they still perform, a little less stringy, but hey.
Primavera Sound 2006
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We are Gini Rose, Julia and Suzy. We draw, take pictures, film, and write (in English or Dutch) about everything we are intrigued by. We are never bored. Our hobby is to search for that kind of reality which may be elusive until the right kind of imagination falls upon it. We like to go outside. We also like to party. Want to know more? About is your button. Or click here to read our mighty mission statement. This page is our magazine, or a cabinet of views, viewpoints and new work. Here you'll find the RSS feed to stay updated. For an overview of our portfolio, take a dive into the deepsea..
