taro PeeT song of the year 121213 ... sardines i have listened to this song at least fifty times. more like 75. each time it illuminates the experience. shines a light, throws a shadow. magnifies. intensifies. down below. 130105 ... log burning fire alt-j 130105 ... PeeT http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3fTw_D3l10 From the album "An Awesome Wave." Footage is from the beautiful 1988 film "Powaqqatsi: Life in Transformation." Lyrics Indochina, Capa jumps Jeep, two feet creep up the road To photo, to record meat lumps and war, They advance as does his chance -- very yellow white flash. A violent wrench grips mass, rips light, tears limbs like rags, Burst so high finally Capa lands, Mine is a watery pit. Painless with immense distance From medic from colleague, friend, enemy, foe, him five yards from his leg, From you Taro. Do not spray into eyes -- I have sprayed you into my eyes. 3:10 pm, Capa pends death, quivers, last rattles, last chokes All colours and cares glaze to grey, shrivelled and stricken to dots, Left hand grasps what the body grasps not -- le photographe est mort. 3.1415, alive no longer my amour, faded for home May of '54 Doors open like arms my love, Painless with a great closeness To Capa, to Capa Capa dark after nothing, re-united with his leg and with you, Taro. Do not spray into eyes -- I have sprayed you into my eyes. Hey Taro! 130118 ... past at dimsum: mashed, stuffed with something that could be chicken and deep fried. delicious 130118 ... cooper rasha Gerda Taro was a war photojournalist in the late 40's/early 50's. She died in her line of work when a tank collided into the side of a car she was riding on. The other important name in this song was Gerda's romantic interest, and colleague, Robert Capa. During the First Indochina War, Capa retreated from his Jeep in a hostile war zone to take pictures. He stepped on a landmine however, which blew apart his left leg. He was taken to a medical station where he died with his camera in his hand. 130208 ... cocoon I had a funny relationship with Alt J where I first heard Tesselate and loved it. Then when their first album came out they put it on Soundcloud and listened a couple of times and it didnt really grab me. Fast forward to earlier this year (or was it last year). Now having an office job means I listen to a lot more music. Not sure what got me thinking about Alt J, it could have been the time a friend posted a cover of one of their songs on Facebook. Either way, it led me to a playlist with a couple of songs on it which I liked. Eventually downloaded the full album and had it on repeat for about a week. Its funny how these things happen. I guess sometimes you're just not ready for some music. 140906 what's it to you? who go blather from