This song and video are both so beautiful that it was really starting to upset me that the music video for it on youtube was of such terrible quality. I finally sourced a good quality video for it and uploaded it to Know Phase’s ongoing Classics vimeo series. Stay tuned for rare short films and other essential music videos that are either unreleased or difficult to come by.
Kindness – Cyan [Music Video]
Close to home. True to life/Cyan| I’ve been increasingly addicted to this new single by Kindness over the past few weeks and this video really just puts it over the top. It also made me go back and rediscover the brilliance of his last single that saw him reworking the Replacements Swingin’ Party to something Byrne would be proud of:
Kindness – Swingin’ Party [2009]
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The Replacements – Swingin’ Party [1985]
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Fernwaerme
Michael Rother – The Doppelganger [1982/94]
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Apparently this track was recorded to coincide with the re-release of Fernwaerme in the early 90′s but the recording quality makes it hard to believe it was recorded at any other point other than within Rother’s transcendent eighties output. Regardless, I still think it’s one of the best songs he has recorded.
Lewis – L’Amour
I’ve been waiting for just the right weather to post this album and with the air cooling down just a bit Lewis’ music begins to make that much more sense. L’amour uncovers that rare melodic balance of ethereal synths and soft hooked breathy vocals that finds a way to subtly weave its way into your head. The songs are strong enough that on first listen you’d think someone stole a tape from Arthur Russel’s unreleased archives. 1983, private press…nothing else is known about Lewis. Click the album cover to download the full album.
Lewis – Let’s Fall In Love Tonight [1983]
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