It's A Living Thing [Themes 2]

Second part in the 'Themes' series and this time it's 'animal' songs. Again there's a few tracks I'm familiar with but there's a bit more music that is new to me. Once again I've not played the selection yet so could be good, could be bad.

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01 Andrew Thomas - A Dream of a Spider

02 Antony & The Johnsons - One Dove

03 Dirty Projectors - Two Doves

04 Jason Lytle - Ghost Of My Old Dog

05 The Doors - Peace Frog

06 Gene Vincent - Cat Man

07 Broken Records - Wolves

08 Four Tet & Burial - Moth

09 Department Of Eagles - The Curious Butterfly Realizes He Is Beautiful

10 Shellac - Squirrel song

11 Cheveu - Like a Deer in the Headlights

12 The Wind Whistles - Bats In Flight

13 The Wave Pictures - Bumble Bee

14 James Yorkston - Tortoise Regrets Hare

15 Autopilot is for Lovers - Whale Belly

16 Black Golden Bull - Buffalo Waltz

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T in the Park 2009

In no particular order, here's my top 5 bands from 'T in the Park 2009'.

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THE TWILIGHT SAD

BBC INTRODUCING ... STAGE [Sunday]
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I've loved just about everything I've heard from this Glasgow band but seeing them live is a different thing altogether. Only played for around half an hour but the band put more into that short set than most bands put into their full career. Absolutely awesome!!!

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See some of their 'T' set here

http://www.bbc.co.uk/tinthepark/2009/artist/the_twilight_sad/

More Twilight Sad here

Peenko

Official Website

http://thetwilightsad.co.uk/
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BROKEN RECORDS

BBC INTRODUCING ... STAGE [Saturday]
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Described by some as the UK's answer to Arcade Fire the Edinburgh band were another who didn't disappoint despite also being restricted to a short set. As with The Twilight Sad, I would recommend seeing Broken Records live to fully appreciate their amazing music.

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See some of their 'T' set here

http://www.bbc.co.uk/tinthepark/2009/artist/broken_records/

More 'Broken Records' here

Peenko

Official Website

http://www.brokenrecordsband.com/

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THE PHANTOM BAND

T BREAK STAGE [Friday]

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If the Yeah Yeah Yeahs hadn't been so bad on the NME stage I probably wouldn't even have went to see The Phantom Band but they were and I did and it was one of the highlights of my weekend. I hadn't heard much off them before catching their set and what I had heard didn't prepare me for this in any way. At times they seemed to be on the verge of falling apart but that just added to the experience. Described in the 'T' programme as like 'The Beta Band meeting Hot Chip at a party in Nick Cave's house'. Good attempt at describing the indescribable but still falling well short. Just get to one of their gigs and see for yourself.

More 'Phantom Band' here

Peenko

Official Website

http://www.phantomband.co.uk/

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CAMERA OBSCURA

RED BULL BEDROOM JAM FUTURES STAGE [Friday]

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Four albums down the line and the Glasgow band still never disappoint. This half hour set left everyone in the crowd desperate for more. Luckily the band will be playing at the Kilmarnock_Edition_Festival in August.

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More 'Camera Obscura' here

Peenko

Official Website

http://www.camera-obscura.net/

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MOGWAI

KING TUT'S WAH WAH TENT [Sunday]

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What better way to round off a great weekend than to be blown away by Scotland's finest? There shouldn't be anything to tell you about Mogwai that you don't already know but if you haven't seen them live before make sure you do. You will seriously be blown away, especially if like me you stand too close to the speakers.

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See some of their 'T' set here

http://www.bbc.co.uk/tinthepark/2009/artist/mogwai/

and

http://www.bbc.co.uk/tinthepark/2009/artist/mogwai/

More 'Mogwai' here

Peenko

Official Website

http://www.mogwai.co.uk/

T in The Park 2009 [2]

In all my years of attending 'T in The Park' it's usually a band/bands on the smaller stages that make the most impression on me. Sometimes it's bands I know of but on many occasions it's been a band who prior to seeing at the festival have been totally unknown to me. Because of this a trip to Fopp on the Monday morning before boarding the train for the final part of my homeward journey has become a major part of the 'T' experience for me. No doubt this year will be no different as I arrive home with a bag full of cds by bands who ipressed me over the weekend. At least, I hope so. Below are 3 Scottish bands from further down the bill that I will be going all out to see.

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BROKEN RECORDS

Broken Records EP here

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CAMERA OBSCURA

French Navy EP here

WE WERE PROMISED JETPACKS

These Four Walls here

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