emiliana torrini: love in the time of science

Disclaimer: This isn't really an album review.

Just then I listened to Emiliana Torrini's album in its entirety, and although I didn't pay particular attention to any of the individual tracks, as a whole the musical colours and vocals were very reminiscent of Bjork.

lizz wright: when i close my eyes

When I close my eyes
I can almost taste you
I can't face you
You're still too strong
And it's no surprise
I can't erase you
I tried to replace you
But it all went wrong

'Cause seeds don't crawl off the mountain
And they don't fall, fall from the tree
And they don't drop, not when you're counting
Or maybe that's my sweet philosophy
Yeah, yeah, yeah

Mmm...

When I close my eyes
I dream about you
Tell me how to
Tell me how not to
Grab on to something new
I looked my fate past through
But instead I keep on holding on
I keep holding on
When I close my eyes
I think about you
I just can't let you go
Oh, oh, oh, yeah

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A light, dreamy song.. makes me feel good.

twenty-four hours of disgruntledness

The past night and day has been exhausting.

- I had a conversation with one of my friends (who is effectively also a mentor) that made me feel like a bit of a failure simply because I wasn't going to take action on a recommendation of theirs. No hard feelings - I know they only mean the best for me, and I always appreciate what they say. But it was just one sentence that cut me down and made me feel inadequate.

- Slept badly. Kept waking up through the night because of the lantern lights I'd left on in my room.

- I realised that the JR Fete is only 4 weeks away and I need to get on top of my merchandise-making activities if I'm going to have ANYTHING to sell as part of my own stall. I'm such an idiot. This provided me with the greatest amount of stress today.

- No I take that back. I had frustrating arguments with my dad to make me want to go ballistic. However I'm well versed in the art of self-restraint, and did no such thing. The only moment at which I let myself go was when I snapped a ballpoint pen in half. Had I not done that, my brain would have probably exploded and caused a lot of pain.

- Working with a million constraints, half of which shouldn't really exist, and WOULDN'T exist if people were more flexible. I think I managed to get through the day okay, but I'm glad it's almost over.

Rant of the day:
I have nothing against arguments, and I would even go so far as to say I'm generally even-tempered in reasonable arguments. The only time I will get annoyed and frustrated to the point of explosion, is when the other party refuses to hear your side of the argument, or picks on you for something completely unrelated to the topic at hand, or misinterprets/twists your words and refuses to hear an explanation. Not giving people a fair go is the worst thing anybody can do. It's like revoking freedom. Nobody should be subject to that unless they've committed a heinous crime.

< / rant>

continuing disbeliefs.

I still can't believe that..

- I'm 21.
- I saw KanYe West perform live in Sydney last year.
- I saw Richard Hammond and Jeremy Clarkson live this year.
- I'm potentially going to be seeing Angelique Kidjo & Ayo at the Opera House. And..
- I'm going to see Ben Harper in April.

BEN HARPER.

I'M GOING TO SEE BEN HARPER.

HOLY PENGUIN!

Younha

Earlier this year I discovered Younha while watching a Korean TV show.. and she sings beautifully live! And she's really cute too. Turns out she's the same age as me (i.e. born in '88).. I wish I could sing as well as her!

She piqued my interest so I decided I'd search for some of her music on YouTube. I really like her style, hopefully I'll be able to get my hands on her album(s)..

Hope you like the vids!

This music vid is cute in content, and funny too:




I originally wasn't going to post this one, but the bass player is really awesome and the piano has her name on it!

the honest truth

I cannot tell you what the future will be like.

I do not know what will happen.

But I'm taking each day as it comes.

And that's the best I can do.

alicia keys - butterflyz

Lately when I look into your eyes I realise
You're the only one I need in my life
Baby I just don't know how to describe
How lovely you made me feel inside

You give me butterflyz
Got me flying so high in the sky
I can't control the butterflyz

You give me butterflyz
Got me flying so high in the sky
I can't control the butterflyz

It seems like the light you give
From the start you told me I would be your queen
But never had I imagined such a feeling
Joy is what you bring
I want to give you everything

You give me butterflyz
Got me flying so high in the sky
I can't control the butterflyz

You give me butterflyz
Got me flying so high in the sky
I can't control these butterflyz

You and I are destiny
I know now you were made for me**

Oh oh ooh
I can't control it
It's driving me
Taking me over

You give me butterflyz
Got me flying so high in the sky
I can't control the butterflyz

You give me butterflyz
Got me flying so high in the sky
I can't control the butterflyz

**This is the most beautiful part in the song. The words reach out and stretch across space with pure ecstasy.

last night..

..I couldn't sleep, so I plugged myself into some Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds on my phone's Walkman.

As a result I kept waking up periodically throughout the night to random songs from the Live at Radio City album. I also woke up earlier than what has been usual recently. (Apologies for terrible grammar of previous sentence.)

Despite this, I appear to have slept well. No dreams to tire me out, and I don't feel tired right now. That said, I am also enjoying the relative silence of my room after a night's worth of music.

On a musical tangent, towards the end of last night I was listening to Tiken Jah Fakoly. What a great band! I recommend them if you're into the ska/reggae style of sound.