Category Archives: Past-the-bridge

A summary of sorts

Posted on October 20, 2013 by Arthur

Very many moons ago, I finished listening the SXSW 2013 track list (as graciously provided by The Unofficial SXSW torrent site. Later today (or week), I will trans-scribe the full selection of reasonable tracks according to my ears. As is … Continue reading →

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SXSW 2013 music part 1

Posted on March 10, 2013 by Arthur

A week ago, I noticed that the Unofficial SXSW torrent site had started to distribute music for some of the major SXSW acts this year (site). Once again there are two torrents involved here: part 1 is the big 6 … Continue reading →

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SXSW 2012 (part 3)

Posted on June 9, 2012 by Arthur

So, the final list of tracks worth listening to: or rather the list of tracks that made it to my audio device. Over time (time permitting), I’ll add links to the artist’s websites but for now you’ll have to do … Continue reading →

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SXSW 2012 (part 2)

Posted on May 26, 2012 by Arthur

Late, but it’s been done: I finally managed to listen to all the songs (all of em) of this year’s SXSW torrents (previously). More than last year’s effort (see here), I had the feeling this was very painful. While I’m … Continue reading →

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Murdering the classics

Posted on March 18, 2012 by Arthur

I‘ve mentioned Yo La Tengo before on xsamplex (right here); as part of my ‘Past The Bridge’ series, I (slightly) proclaimed my likeness for the NJ based band. If you’ve been on the Internet, you are probably aware of the … Continue reading →

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SXSW stuff for 2012

Posted on February 19, 2012 by Arthur

So this week, the first batch of music files in the traditional torrent file has appeared on the internets (here). There are currently 700+ files in there and I believe there’s another set coming up. Get your torrent app out … Continue reading →

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So Central Rain

Posted on October 1, 2011 by Arthur

Eearlier this month, REM announced that they were breaking up. That is: after being over 30 years in the music industry, the three band members decided that: “Working through our music and memories from over three decades was a hell … Continue reading →

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Seventy Five

Posted on April 22, 2011 by Arthur

I finally managed to add some notes to the 75 or so personally selected songs of SXSW 2011 (out of 1200 or so: earlier). I’ve not ranked anything in this list as ranking is so subjective: I think together all … Continue reading →

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SXSW 2011

Posted on March 29, 2011 by Arthur

This year I decided to listen to all the SXSW 2011 showcase tracks: all 1154 of them. The torrents are available from the Unofficial SXSW torrents website, a whopping total of 6.5 Gb. The point of this exercise? I consider … Continue reading →

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Uprock

Posted on January 30, 2011 by Arthur

I have been thinking about my ‘breakdance’ period a lot recently for no apparent reason, except for that it was triggered by the song ‘Uprock’ from the Rock Steady Crew (DailyMotion video and my own sample on this server in … Continue reading →

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One world One voice

Posted on October 25, 2010 by Arthur

In 1990, the BBC broadcast the ‘One World One Voice’ documentary, a documentary to raise awareness of environmental issues. It was followed by an almost hour long chain of music, initially started as a tape by Kevin Godley (“10CC”) which … Continue reading →

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Civilization vs. Technology

Posted on September 18, 2010 by Arthur

I read that the ozone layer depletion has been halted: this week, UN scientists published a report that the ozone layer should restore itself by 2050. This reminded me of one of the most obscure collaborations in musical history between … Continue reading →

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The Water Margin

Posted on July 11, 2010 by Arthur

In the late 70’s, the show ‘The Water Margin’ became an instant hit in Europe. Produced by Nippon TV, the show spanned about 30 episodes (I think) and it featured as many types of martial arts kids could only dream … Continue reading →

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