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fave it Modern Rock | Folky Pop
10 tracks | 39 minutes
Released Jul 2007
on Wolkenvelden
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:23 Writers Block Party lyrics BUY MP3 02:23 Writers Block Party lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:23 Writers Block Party
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:29 Sing of Grace lyrics BUY MP3 03:29 Sing of Grace lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:29 Sing of Grace
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 05:06 Just Like the B-movies lyrics FREE 05:06 Just Like the B-movies lyrics "GIFT MP3" 05:06 Just Like the B-movies
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:26 A Sincere Ballroom Song lyrics BUY MP3 04:26 A Sincere Ballroom Song lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:26 A Sincere Ballroom Song
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:20 Requiem for the Living lyrics BUY MP3 04:20 Requiem for the Living lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:20 Requiem for the Living
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:43 Get Out of My Songs lyrics BUY MP3 04:43 Get Out of My Songs lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:43 Get Out of My Songs
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:33 The Redemption of Transvaal lyrics BUY MP3 03:33 The Redemption of Transvaal lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:33 The Redemption of Transvaal
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:32 Scrap Heap Songs lyrics BUY MP3 02:32 Scrap Heap Songs lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:32 Scrap Heap Songs
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:54 Safe and Still Sorry lyrics BUY MP3 02:54 Safe and Still Sorry lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:54 Safe and Still Sorry
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 05:43 Another Sincere Ballroom Song lyrics BUY MP3 05:43 Another Sincere Ballroom Song lyrics "GIFT MP3" 05:43 Another Sincere Ballroom Song
Reverent, frustrated lamentation for a neighborhood that will never be again, the self-admonishment-by-proxy for a persisting parasitic subject, the desolate examination of la dolce far niente, and a cautious "note to self: seize the day."
Bio / Background
B-movies was recorded in an abandoned building which formerly housed a local youth hangout. One time late at night, some guys came knocking on the door thinking the place was still open, and promptly proceeded to alternating smoking their spliff with pummelling the drum kit in an irreverent bout of percussive arrhythmia. Paul D and I didn't much mind, as it proved a welcome diversion after a long session. Plus, one of them delivered for a local pizza place, and he promised us a discount.
A few weeks before starting recordings, I bought an aging but well-maintained analogue tape recorder from a very kind man who happened to live in my home town, and who didn't see much use for the machine anymore after having used it to tape countless local blues rock and cover bands.
↓ more ↓Apparently, current professional and family obligations left him too little time to drag the machine out to each gig or rehearsal, and he seemed as sad to part with it as he was delighted to pass on the flame to a new generation. Frankly, it was all quite moving.
In the knowledge that little amenities would be available to us aside from electricity and running water, Paul D and I invested in a wagonload of packets of instant noodles from a nearby Chinese deli. None were actually consumed while we were there (we opted for the discount pizza instead). One of these noodle packets still remains in my pantry: the kimchi-flavoured one, which part of me wants not to eat out of fear of what it will taste like, and part of me kind of wants to keep around as a sick sort of trophy.
Most of the songs on B-movies were written while I was living in an inner-city area of The Hague slated for demolition (and subsequently, of course, gentrification). This would be an obvious place to make grandiose statements about its symbolism for the fleeting nature of things – and by just saying that I slyly made one – but rather I would like to say I felt very comfortable there, both as a human and as a songwriter.
So then there's the reverent, frustrated lamentation for a neighborhood that will never be again (The Redemption of Transvaal), the self-admonishment-by-proxy for a persisting parasitic subject (Get Out of My Songs), the desolate examination of la dolce far niente (A Sincere Ballroom Song), and a cautious "note to self: seize the day" (Safe & Still Sorry).
And then there's you.
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