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Up Up and away in my beautiful cali.Would you like to fly in my beautiful cali we can search the star together you and i o we can fly.Always got my old rotating-disc ipod: Music, Audiobooks. Sometimes Jack Johnson is playing the guitar then Iron Maiden is fighting the beast or Bastille is playing his flaws.
We often listen to music while driving and stop when we arrive at the pitch. Never felt the need of some speakers bigger than the earphones (athough there are so many cool BT speakers around
I am currently listening to the very best of Tangerine dream and getting terribly nostalgic
Heard of that one!
Blimey, never heard of most of this stuff. Must REALLY be an old fossil!
Ok...someone mentioned serious....so let's get serious
I have to say, when it comes to music, it's something me and Mrs Lowman take very seriously indeed. We'd even have to suggest that having the right music with us for a Camping trip is possibly the 'Number 1' essential when packing...even over Diesel in the tank!
The fact is, it was music that led to our current position as Cali owners. It's proved the perfect vehicle to support our ongoing music obsession and related adventures, up and down the country. Whilst we retain a healthy respect for music that's gone before, we're particularly passionate about new music, and by that we mean the 'good stuff' (see earlier reply).
So in the interest of restoring some 21st century balance, we thought we'd share with you some of the music/albums that's been keeping us company this year. Who knows, maybe one of them may find their way into your hearts at some point. So here goes:
"Under The Sun" - Mark Pritchard
Beautiful, ambient, electronic soundscapes. We listened to this whilst watching Brian Eno project a multicoloured Kaleidoscope onto the Lovell Telescope at Jodrell Bank, from the top bunk of our Cali! A summer highlight.
"Post Pop Depression" - Iggy Pop
A real return to form for James Newell Osterberg. Reminiscent of the glory days of 'The Idiot' and 'Lust For Life'. We caught Iggy at the Albert Hall earlier this year. We stayed over at the Abbeywood Caravan Club site. We've had many, many nights in London, but this was our first accompanied by an overnight stay in a VW. A fantastic evening.
"Atomic" - Mogwai
An incredibly moving album soundtracking Mark Cousins documentary 'Atomic: Living in Dread and Promise'. Essentially a documentary discussing Hopes and Fears following Hiroshima. It's more uplifting than it sounds. We were parked up on the Norfolk coastline listening to this, under the most astonishing star filled sky we've ever witnessed. Breathtaking. And a real sense of our own relative significance.
"Good Luck and Do Your Best" - Gold Panda
We've been huge fans of Gold Panda for the last few years. His lo-fi, techno has accompanied many of our journeys, so it's been no surprise to us that his latest album has been a pretty much permanent resident on our Cali-journey playlist since it's release.
"Crab Day" - Cate Le Bon
Think The Velvet's Nico with a post-punk vibe. We were recently at the Green Man festival where we made Cate Le Bon 'must see' act. We weren't disappointed. She was outstanding.
"A Weird Exits" - Thee Oh Sees
One of the most exciting live bands out there at the moment. A whirlwind of garage, punk and pop. Plus they have two drummers...what's not to like! We drove up to Leeds, only last week, to catch them, then stayed over at our friends, parked on his drive. The joys of Cali ownership!
"Barbara, Barbara, We Face a Shining Future" - Underworld
Underworld are one of our favourite bands, and this is right up there with some of the best things they've done. A joyous celebration of the human spirit from start to finish. We caught them this year at the BlueDot festival (again using our Cali as our hotel). They had 7,000 of us dancing in a field. From 4 year olds, to 80 year olds. It rained...hard...during their set, but everyone kept on dancing. So much so, the rain gave in, and it turned into a beautiful evening!
"Blackstar" - David Bowie
I saved this until last. A huge tear appeared in the universe on January 10th 2016. Just writing this makes me realise we're not over it as yet. Listening back to this, based on what we now know, it's hard not to consider this as anything other than one of the greatest Art statements of all time. We've listened to this periodically on our trips this year. Usually it's been accompanied by debate, trying to unlock what we see as hidden meanings. The Elvis references, the cult of celebrity etc. etc. Unsurprisingly, this has been our album of the year, and I imagine will remain on our playlist for some years to come.
I could go on, and on (you may think I already have done).
You may also be think a) what a music nerd and b) what a music snob. In which case, all I can say is...well done..correct on both counts
But if this post maybe helps one of the above find its way onto your Cali playlists for the remainder of the year, I'll feel I've done my job.
As Gene Wilder once said...."We are the Music Makers, and We are the Dreamers of Dreams"
Thanks for that but it was 4 years ago that started
never tried bbc 6 I must of missed thatBBC 6 music.
+ 100´s of artists too many to name, all of yours
are in there
Cafe del mar 1 and 2, didn´t bother after that.
You could pitch up next to me anytime with them
tunes pumping.
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