Archive for February 23rd, 2012

Aural stimulation #6

February 23, 2012

This month is a little different. Haven’t been able to rock the normal metal, glitch beats that is normally on high resolution, instead taking a bit of a wind back. Currently on rotation are the following glorious creations.

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The reinvention of Lizzy Grant is one that hasn’t gone unnoticed, well we have no love for the haters, Lana Del Rey is awesome on this disc, what ever name she takes, especially on tracks like Radio, Lolita, and This is what makes us girls, makes me me want to be a girl it is so romantic.

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Tinie Tempah. I do love to hate, like a hipster gangster rapper, but this album is just full of addictive beats and lyrics, except for Pass Out. I’m pretty done with that one.

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Ok. I have jumped on the band wagon. But all I can do is advise you to download this album plug it in to what ever sound system you have, even the Honda jazz one and turn it up really loud. The kind of loud that hurts a little. Tracks like Right In and the title track are amazing. It is like a electronic heavy metal version of southern rock. Amazing. If if teamed up with a YouTube clip of Christmas lights.

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Just heard Zoe’s Album in a shop today. It was unbelievable. So nice on your ears like one of those fluffy blankets we all coveted as children. Go and support this young artist by buying her album, not as a charity case but to show support for musicians who actually make their own music from a place in their soul that has never heard about 808 drum beats or $4000 per hour mastering.

Well that is what is being heard at the moment by the ears of the writer of this blog. Go get them if you haven’t already, if you have thank you for the tweet or Facebook post that lead me to obtain the albums mentioned, happy listening.

Enjoi.

Some nice food to eat

February 23, 2012

We are on one of our lovely regular getaways to the beautiful city of Coffs Harbor. Whilst here we stay at our relatives’ house near the beautiful and fast becoming boutique village of Sawtell.
Whilst here you cannot go past this café – Café Treeo

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We stopped here as the menu was by far the best on the strip (today on first avenue) and seemed to have the most delicious, least pretentious, sharp but minimal atmosphere of all of the cafes.

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We ordered the baked pear and caramel pancakes (yes for breakfast) and the corn fritters. Both were to die for and I could not recommend this spot more.

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So many cafés open up in smaller towns and villages like this and proceed to overcharge under cooked and all over act like dick heads to make their patrons think they are getting a slice of Newtown or Lygon street. They forget that most of their clientele won’t be seasonal families. It will be joe neighbor that loves a good all day breakfast.

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