Intoxicating Man 9/10 Serge Gainsbourg is criminally underrated outside France. Listening to this comprehensive best of compilation it is evident that there was more to him than the sleazy Gallic rogue that is stereotypically presented in the media. By contrast, ‘Initials SG‘ reveals Gainsbourg to be a restless sonic innovator. While his lackadaisical, half-spoken vocal [...]
Initials SG – Serge Gainsbourg
April 22nd, 2008 · No Comments · Folk/Acoustic, Funk, Instrumental hip hop, Pop/Rock, Trip hop, World music
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Haruki Murakami – Dance Dance Dance
April 3rd, 2008 · 6 Comments · Fiction
The best summation of Murakami’s talents? 8/10 ‘Dance Dance Dance‘ is probably the ideal place for any Murakami novice to start as it is a compelling summation of the author’s singular moods and preoccupations. It combines some of the themes of grief, loss and memory of novels like ‘Norweigan Wood‘, but less oppressively so, and [...]
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