Category Archives: Past-the-bridge

Moby Octopad

Posted on February 23, 2008 by Arthur

I brought up Yo La Tengo a couple of times, skirmishly, I admit (previously on xsamplex). I discovered the band via the ‘regular musical path’: As a fan of Sonic Youth I ended up listening to Yo La Tengo. I’m … Continue reading →

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Tango Habanero (‘Youkali’)

Posted on February 3, 2008 by Arthur

Tango Habanero (or ‘Youkali’) is probably the most popular music piece of the (musical) play ‘Marie Galante’ (based on a novel written by Jacques Deval). There is too much to tell about ‘Marie Galante’: first of all, the book was … Continue reading →

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Noche de Jaranas

Posted on January 26, 2008 by Arthur

I read that Alfons recently visited a performance of La Noche de Mayas, so hey, why not add the composer Revueltas to the ‘Past the bridge’ category. I have a couple of sound samples from the Mexican composer but the … Continue reading →

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Lied des Lotterieagenten

Posted on January 15, 2008 by Arthur

People who are familiar with this blog, know that I like early 20th century classical music, particular the music from the early 20s to the 30s. In this time of turbulence (the socio-economical problems in the Thirties and the rise … Continue reading →

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Time is Tight

Posted on December 9, 2007 by Arthur

Earlier this weekend I was reminded of Booker T and the MGs: most people know their ‘Green Onions’ hit-song but aren’t aware of other instrumentals they produced and created, like the catchy ‘Time Is Tight’ (sample 30+ seconds). ‘Time is … Continue reading →

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Twiggy vs. James Bond

Posted on October 28, 2007 by Arthur

So, I was browsing through my music collection and found myself listening (and afterwards looking for) some Pizzicato Five (or rather ‘Les Pizzicato Five’) songs. You’re probably familiar with that song called Twiggy (30 second sample): you may have seen … Continue reading →

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Golden Brown

Posted on June 29, 2007 by Arthur

And then I was humming The Stranglers’ ‘Golden Brown’ out of the blue (sample, 30+ sec, or Daily Motion video). If you’re not familiar with the song, in short, it’s the only hit I know that has a 6/8 time … Continue reading →

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Luscious Jackson – Naked Eye

Posted on June 23, 2007 by Arthur

I keep reminding myself to add a fragment of Luscious Jackson’s ‘Naked Eye’ to this category so, here it is (link goes to page with 30+ sec. something long something music file). I’m not sure how Luscious Jackson’s CD ‘Fever … Continue reading →

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Fraction Too Much Friction

Posted on April 21, 2007 by Arthur

Back in 83 or 84, Tim “Split Enz” Finn’s had a hit with ‘Fraction Too Much Friction’ in Europe (or maybe it was only a hit in The Netherlands 1). I mention this song because out of the blue, the … Continue reading →

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Keroncong Kemayoran

Posted on February 11, 2007 by Arthur

The week before we buried our dad, Alfons took it upon him to compile the music for the funeral, that is from beginning to end. I think I was asked about my preferences, but decided to leave most of the … Continue reading →

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Chaiyya, chaiyya

Posted on December 3, 2006 by Arthur

A couple of weeks ago, we watched Spike Lee’s 4th movie, ‘Inside Man’. The movie was released earlier this year with reasonably good reviews. Albeit a heist movie, the movie features some of Spike Lee’s trademarks, like the tension and … Continue reading →

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Le Boeuf sur le Toit

Posted on October 8, 2006 by Arthur

Yesterday, I came across this performance of Milhaud’s ‘Le Boeuf sur le Toit’ at Google Video. I actually ended up at Google via Daniella Thompson’s excellent Brazilian music blog (permalink to video)1. I ran into her blog a couple of … Continue reading →

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Le Tourbillon Mecanique

Posted on September 30, 2006 by Arthur

Early 2000, I joined Alfons to visit a concert of the Ebony Band, one of the leading modern music orchestras in the Netherlands. The main theme that night was typical ’30s avant-garde music from (rather unknown) Hungarian and Czech composers. … Continue reading →

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