Tuesday, September 12, 2006

Live sine-curvacious musick



These two Finnish gentlemen performed last week here in the Colonies. The experience was rather interesting. I like it when the sonique base (as opposed to the architectural base) rattles my rib-cage... But let's see what others are saying:

Q: Can you describe your music?
Pan Sonic: Compare it to a food. If our music was a food it would be well done Japanese sushi, raw fish. That's how we would like our music to be, very simple and pure. We are also trying to avoid using too much production which is comparable to using spices and preparing the food. Sushi is quite similar to our music, just raw fish and a little rice.

Or:
Seeing Pan Sonic perform live has never been a letdown for me. Sometimes it's noisier, sometimes it's more ambient, but it's always loud and intense. The Mercury Lounge show was a top performance, a study in contrast between utter brutality and perfect calm -- brutal in the sense of a near-intolerably loud barrage of essentially pure noise (I still don't know how people go to Pan Sonic shows and seem surprised at the decibels!), but calming because if you yield yourself, there's nothing quite like letting your mind and body wallow in the sound. (Micah Stupac)

And on a different note: the first female space tourist!

Ta ta
P-wick

Monday, September 11, 2006

Hoax of the day

Some cheeky bastards have the nerve! Is nothing sacred anymore? An institution such as the British Museum deserves better ;) Where is this Mr. Banksy, and why has Scotland Yard taken him in already (for some in-depth 'questoning)??


Pfft.
Pwick

Flight of Fancy


One evening last week I met with two other ex-patriates in order to sample and savour excellent single malt whiskies. Naturally we went to my favourite single malt whiskey proprietor, Keen's in Mid-Towne Manhattan. This watering hole has a long tradition of entertaining the most distinguished clientele. Unfortunately modern anti-smoking laws prohibit a gentleman from lighting up his favourite clay-pipe to accompany and enhance the whiskey. But nonetheless, the whiskey was good. All 3 of us chose the Whiskey Flight, a sampling of 4 whiskeys. By a stroke of luck, our goode bartender decided to replace the 10-yr Springbank with a 34-yr version, for the same price! Which was nice. After the whiskey was imbibed & enjoyed properly, my compatriots decided to have a round of beer, while I opted for a soothing Port. Although I usually don't hold the Sandeman Estate in the highest regard, I must complement their 2000 LBV! Should you find a bottle at your purveyor, I highly recommend purchasing one for the cool evenings by the fireplace.
That's all for now; perhaps Wensworth will entertain us next with some tales from the Adriatic?!

Ta,
Paddlewick, whiskey connoseur

Thursday, September 07, 2006