Nils Frahm- Toilet Brushes- More- (Live in London)

Cold , cold are these days . Let's try to warm us with Nils Frahm's live in London  last July in Saint John-at-Hackney Church. I wish  I had been there...

Nils Frahm – Toilet Brushes – More (Live in London) from Erased Tapes on Vimeo.

First Aid Kit - The Lion's Roar

Just another melancholic Sunday, besides cold and windy weather. Here a memory from the past (well, maybe it was not so long ago..) of First Aid Kit and their fantastic video The Lion's Roar. Have a nice weekend ending.

First Aid Kit - The Lion's Roar from Wichita Recordings on Vimeo.

Castello Cavalcanti: Wes Anderson's last short film

Waiting for far far away March in which director Wes Anderson 's new film will be released, The Grand Budapest Hotel , we can at least enjoy of his european stories and settings watching this short film called Castello Cavalcanti. Set in 1955, it shows the moment in which Jed Cavalcanti ( Jason Schwartzman) , a racing pilot, has a crash and bumps into his own ancestors. Enjoy!!

By the way, I couldn't help posting  The Grand Budapest Hotel trailer...

Otto A.Totland- Pinô

One of the proposals for this windy and rainy morning of November is this album teaser of Otto A. Totland which will come out next January 2014. Close your eyes and travel...

Otto A Totland - Pinô (album teaser) from sonic pieces on Vimeo.

Daughter- Winter

Today's recommendation for those who do not know this band, is Daughter, a band from London who had released their first album If you leave  this last June. The English band had already published EPs and singles but it was with 4AD that they have published their Long Play. What you are about to see is their live at KEXP radio station in Seattle.  Enjoy their Winter!

Mute

What would happen if the whole mouthless  population of a place discovered by accident they can break the silence and speak? Chek out this funny short film  by  Job, Joris and Marieke. Happy Sunday...

MUTE from Job, Joris & Marieke on Vimeo.

Here comes....Arcade Fire!

If you still haven't seen this document-concert-show you should really spend these twenty minutes...not  to miss  ...happy end of Wednesday  :)  Here comes the night time!

Agnes Obel- The Curse

New discovery for me...

Moderat- Bad Kingdom

Ezra Vine- Celeste

Ezra Vine - Celeste from Robert Wallace on Vimeo.

Youth Lagoon- Raspberry Cane

Youth Lagoon - Raspberry Cane from Fat Possum Records on Vimeo.

So cute I can't help it

Some time ago I posted one of the cuttest thing I have ever seen. It is about Sweet Million Lottery commercials with little bunnies and kittens and puppies. Can't help it so here the summer dose of cuteness until I can't resist posting another one.

Somebody WHo - Au Revoir Simone

SOMEBODY WHO // AU REVOIR SIMONE from HARRYS on Vimeo.

Chvrches- The Mother we share

Good Morning!

CHVRCHES | The Mother We Share from Sing J. Lee on Vimeo.

Lady with long hair

Check out this tender and touching  animation cartoon made by Barbara Bakos.

Lady with Long Hair from Cartoon Brew on Vimeo.

Swimsuit evolution

It is summer. Some of our wishes is to cool down having a bath in fresh and crystaline waters in order to deal with the sticky and suffocating heat of these days. It is impossible, unless you are a nudist, not to think of what swimsuit you're going to wear this season: 'where's my beloved old swimsuit ?' , 'I think I shall get a new bikini', 'This one does not fit me'...etc, are things you may wonder. We can realize the little differences in style and fabrics some models carry from others, and they have a lapse of one, two, three years? Can you imagine if they had a hundred? 

Today's post is a homage to the history of swimsuit (specially of women) , how it has evolved from bloomers up to the minimal expression of a bikini, obviously marked by the changes in society and technology regarding materials. 

To start of with the first models created specifically for covering the body when bathing, we have to go back to the 18th century. However, it is not until the 19th that we find  a more extended practice: 

            Women bathing in the sea wearing bath dresses using bathing machines (1825)

        

                                     Swimsuit consisted of bloomers and black stockings (1855)

                                           
           Around 1860, two piece belted costumes started replacing the previous ones.

                                                          Later victorian costumes

                                                                              1870

                                               Edwardian models incorporated  a sleveless version 

                                      Bathing catalogue of the beginning of the 20th century

        1906. Swimsuits get fitter to the body to a better movement in water sports. 

                                                  1920. Glamour comes to  the beaches

    Some of these  were considered provocative, so beach censors were suit regulators

                                                  1933. Here the Jantzen models

                                           1940s. Two pieces similar to our current bikinis

                      

                                                                           1950s

                                                                            1960s

I think that from this point on swimsuits have evolved reducing their sizes and materials. the differences are not so clear as with those of past centuries.  Even today, designers are drinking from this vintage inspirations. 

So whatever model you may choose think of how it has changed to become what you are wearing.  Have a nice and refreshing bath !

Sources : Fashion Era, CNN, Consuming Cultures 

M83- Wait

Wow, just started looking around to see what was worth watching and found this great video made for M83, called Wait. I know it is not really a new track, since it is from their last album released  in 2011 Hurry Up , We're dreaming.  I had the chance of seeing them playing live in Primavera Sound two editions ago and were really good. Their show is totally different to what this video conveys, its images and evocating symbols make a big part of the work together with the music. Needles to say, enjoy. 

M83 | Wait from DIVISION on Vimeo.

Volcano Choir- Byegone

Well, for those who follow Justin Vernon's projects, here there's more than hapiness to feel. This year Volcano Choir will be releasing Repave album in September (Jagjaguwar) . If you liked their previous album Unmap from 2009, your expectation must be increasing. Here is just the official video release of Byegone, that seems to be their first single before their work comes out. Enjoy this simple but unforgettable images chosen to go with this piece. As always, enjoy. 

Bon Iver- Towers

Tones of times I have listened to this song, now it is the proper time to render it a homage with a great video. Please enjoy :)

Bon Iver - Towers (Official Music Video) from Bon Iver on Vimeo.

To the heart of the matter

What would happen if you were to propose and the simple fact of making a wish  caused you to enter the most  incredible and unexpected  place? Take a look at this video made by Reuben Loane.

To The Heart of The Matter from Reuben Loane on Vimeo.

Fear of flying

A nice and fun video from a bird who is afraid to fly...

FEAR OF FLYING from conorfinnegan on Vimeo.

Björk - Mutual Core

BJÖRK - "MUTUAL CORE" from Andrew Thomas Huang on Vimeo.

Magic and mediums

Another topic I really like is the one concerned with the world of illusions , that is magic. The professionals who have devoted their lives to make us believe what the eye cannot see deserve a special mention.  They have always existed, but a very popular time was the XIX and XX century. Alexander Hermann, Carrere, John Henry Anderson, Robert Heller, Thurston, Harry Kellar and John Nevil Maskelyne, among others, were outstanding references of their time. The last one, Maskelyne, also dedicated part of his life to discover the fraud of mediums in victorian times and showed people how they did their tricks. Here you can see some illustrations where they appear. 

Here a little collection of pictures from the past on mediums and their sessions:

                                   John Nevil Maskelyne ( 22 December 1839- 18 May 1917) 

Source: http://blogs.elcorreo.com/magonia/2013/05/16/john-nevil-maskelyne-el-mago-de-la-era-victoriana-que-desenmascaraba-mediums/    

http://www.taschen.com/pages/es/catalogue/popculture/all/00378/facts.magic_1400s1950s.htm ) 

Singtank- The Party

SINGTANK - The party from AB/CD/CD on Vimeo.

Small Feet - Rivers

SMALL FEET – Rivers [official video] from Oskar Wrango on Vimeo.

The Postal Service - A tattered line of string

THE POSTAL SERVICE - A Tattered Line of String from AB/CD/CD on Vimeo.

Summer solstice celebration

Today in many parts of the world the summer solstice is celebrated. Coming from ancient  times honoring the figure of Saint John Baptist, it also has pagan features. Bonfires are usual on the night of the 23rd of June, giving thanks for the harvest and also to keep away the bad spirits, as well as a symbol to throw the old and let the new come in. In any sense , it is a special night , let's say sort of magical,  in which wishes and purifying rites take place, including fire and water as central elements of the celebration. It marks the beginning of a new season bringing light. 

                                                       Saint John Festival - Jules Breton

                                Saint John's Eve Bonfire Skagens Beach - Peder Severin Kroyer

                                                       Mid-summer's Eve - Edward Hughes

                   
                                                  Twilight Fantasies - Edward Hughes

Happy Music Day !

Today is a special day . Although music is important all days of the year,  on 21st of June music is a special protagonist. The celebration of this day was born in 1982 in Paris when Maurice Fleuret  became director of Music and Dance at the Minister of Culture of France. Later it spread to many countries and cities as well.
 During this day there are a lot of free preformances in the street by all kind of musicians with the aim of promoting music. So check out if in the city you live there are any events because probably there will... Enjoy!

God only knows

What a day today it was in 1942! Brian Wilson was born in Inglewood , California. Polinstrumentist and main composer , he has given us great songs with or without the Beach Boys. Here, my little homage to one of the best musicians in history. Happy birthday!

Gothic day to remember

Today in 1816, some important figures for literature gathered around the candles in Villa Diodati ( Geneva) to start what would be a challenge and become masterpieces. Lord Byron read his story Fantasmagoria to his friends Percy Shelley, Mary Shelley, Claire Clermont and John Polidori. The challenge was to write a ghost story  and the result was Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, Polidori's Vampyre and Byron's poem Darkness.  Great day to remember. 

                                                 
                                                                      Mary  Shelley

                                                                Percy B.Shelley

                                                              Lord Byron

Under water

Here a little selection of some videos I like that have most or partly been shot under water. Dive and enjoy.

Varðeldur - Sigur Rós from Justin Kielbasa on Vimeo.

SWIM DEEP | SHE CHANGES THE WEATHER from Georgia Hudson on Vimeo.

Virgilio Villoresi's Submarine Test January 1967 Clip

JOHN MAYER - SUBMARINE TEST JANUARY 1967, VIDEOCLIP by VIRGILIO VILLORESI from Virgilio Villoresi on Vimeo.

Other uses of books

Showing you a bit of what I found  on Ekaterina Panikanova's pieces of art. ( source: doddlers anonymous)

Doble Pletina- Cruzo los dedos

Nice group from Barcelona

Doble Pletina - Cruzo los dedos from Doble Pletina on Vimeo.

Old books

Sharing my love for old books and curiosities.