5 Downloads of the Month

1- Foot of The Mountain/A-Ha
2- November/ Azure Ray
3- Icecream/ Sarah McLachlan
4- Joga/ Bjork
5- Language/ Scott Matthew

"Let me pop this little thought, out before the other thought"

Bring Britpop back

I proudly say it. I had a crush on Louise Wener.



The first time I saw her face in Smash Hits magazine back in 1995 and I was dazzled. Listening to Sleeper's first LP made it even sweeter. I used to collect her pictures and notes from magazines before the internet chewed on the world. 12 years old, I was. Funny thing is, this lady almost never sang in tune live, she hardly has a vocal range, yet, I believe she owns one of the most beautiful voices I have heard. She looks like a sassy rebel, but once the camera gets her eyes, you can tell she's a shy sweetheart.

Britpop. An influence I can never deny. Mid-90s. Good times. Life was okay. I was starting to play guitar and write my own little, too naive songs. Drew inspiration from all the little things around like the lovely rivalry between Oasis and Blur. George Michael released Older and has gone all jazz while everything else was about being straight and, oh well, rock 'n' roll.

I had this double tape thingy, a collection of the hits around at that time. "Live Forever", "Charmless Man", "Spaceman", "Not so Manic Now", "King of The Kerb" and maybe even Enya's "Anywhere is" (Intensive episodes of Enya related posts will be on very soon).  These two lovely cassette tapes were almost on everywhere I went. The sound of raw anger, British accent, don't give a fuck attitude, anthems, and the inevitable teenage spirit celebration. I had that classic guitar that only had 3 strings. I've played all the songs on this double tape on it. I was dreaming of making a record, having a kick ass band and performing in front of a lifetime of people.

Britpop's death, was on hands of The Verve's Urban Hymns, and Radiohead's OK Computer. Nonetheless, two of my 10 favorite albums of all time.

1998, I met Mustafa Farid (Muzty) after rehearsing "She's Electric", and with Karim, Egoz was born. Britpop was still lingering in our heads. We still play songs like "Don't Look Back in Anger" and "Song 2" in our gigs. We are thinking of playing Blur's "Girls and Boys", I have no idea how.

Life went on. I am still listening to Sleeper's songs, I still believe Louise Wener is a Goddess..

...and though nostaliga sometimes hurt, I remember Trainspotting with a smile on my face.


"But I have seen, the lines in between, too late, but yet too soon"

A Picture and A Thought

heaven = Ingrid?

Soul Cake in the Oven

The EP is happening.

5 songs are in the recording process, yet, they sound as fresh as I want them to be.

I am shouting at some point, it all depends on which ear you use for listening.

The absurd little bird kept telling secrets.

The aortic pump denied them all.

I am working much. 

I am off to sleep.


"Here's to the other side we can't see still"

5 Downloads of the Month

1- 24-25/ Kings of Convenience

2- Balulalow/ Sting

3- A Life Less Ordinary/ Ash

4- Folding Chair/ Regina Spektor

5- There are Many Ways to Die/ Morten Harket

Memoirs, next to a fridge

I have been here for a while, or at least I believe so. Should I make conclusions? Should I drive myself to places that make more sense to where I am at this very particular moment in my life? Should I respond differently to the disgusting word "3o2balak" (Trans: Hopefully it will happen to you, or something like that)?

Is there chocolate?

My favorite place in the house after my room, is the kitchen. I did most of my studying there, by the fire from the stove, that once, aged 11, caught my hair and turned it into white ashes while I was sleeping by it. But let's not drift away from the subject.

The window from the kitchen sees my childhood friend "M" and his crazy family with weird names. Given the above, me being in the kitchen a lot caused me quite some trouble. Many thought I used to stay there in order to stare at "M"'s sisters when they used to go out in the balcony. I did not. Really.

I think both of his sisters are married now, whilst "M", is currently living in Alexandria. And since I am talking about him, a rush of memories comes back to life in my head. Me, him and a few others were that crazy gang from the age of 11 to 13 . We used to meet up on his building's rooftop to watch people's lives through windows and balconies. (Lives, women taking off clothes or whatever..)

I look back at myself and try to recognize this kid. No recollection whatsoever.

Winter is almost here. The oven looks tempting..

A Picture and A Thought

the beast?

She Hasn't Given Up Talking

She talked about how the world is too small
She talked about how her hands were too big
She talked about how her best friend has changed
She talked about how her fling loved her new shoes
She talked about how the speakers in my room were creeping her out
She talked about how many magazines I should get rid of
She talked about how my hair has a personality of its own
She talked about how much I've lost weight in the past few days
She talked about how stupid my mind was
She talked about how big my heart is


She asked me to take anger management classes
She talked about how my cough scared her to death
She asked me to sing her "Say Goodbye"
She talked about how much she cried the first time she's heard it from me
She talked about how I should smile more
She talked about how she should drink less


She started talking about how bad it was when I abandoned her
I said my first word...

5 Downloads of the Month

Alright here's a monthly section in my blog where I advice with a few songs that I personally think are worth listening to:

1- Song Beneath the Song/ Maria Taylor

2- Little Bird/ Imogen Heap

3- New Romantic/ Laura Marling

4- Killing in the Name Of/ Rage Against The Machine

5- Ray Gun/ The Bird & The Bee