Lost AT E Minor

FOR WEEKLY INSPIRATION Why
the avalanchesthe avalanches

Music / Gentlemen take polaroids

Darren Seltmann from Australian electro/hip pop group, The Avalanches, selects five of his favourite tracks to sample. ‘1. Kojak - David Rutter. This guy was so pissed off when Kojak got taken off the air that he wrote a song; 2. Tension - DJ Shadow. Better than Kojak, but without a concept it can’t be number one; 3. Rum Is Macho - Mighty Sparrow. The lyrics indicate that rum became uncool in the late 70s. Sparrow disagreed. 4. Fever - Lord Kitchener. Kitch singing that he’s sick and dying from dancing and singing; 5. Breakdown - Arrow. Everyone needs to breakdown’. [see also The Sleepy Jackson; Hot Chip; The Glimmers]

Also by ZOLTON

Thumb

Win a pair of MOSCOT sunglasses

Subscribe to Lost At E Minor now and you could be rocking these insanely stylish MOSCOT Nebb sunglasses, as worn by those modfathers of musical sleek, Young Knives. Hell, Cee-Lo even wore them on Saturday Night Live a few weeks back. Read more

Thumb

Photograph responsible brands in action

The Indie Breakfast Club, a blog for socially responsible entrepreneurs, has launched a new initiative through Flickr where they’re inviting photographic submissions that capture responsible brands in action. Read more

Thumb

Barry Hughes is Near Sited

I love the sense of exploration about Irish photographer Barry Hughes’ work. These shots are from a series called ‘Near Sited’, which is part of the Stomp project. Read more

YOU'RE SAYING (1)

Gravatar

The infinite album - lostateminor.com said | 26 August, 2006

[…] Ok, this one comes straight from the source: ‘Beck is readying a new album that aims to reinvent the entire concept. His next as-yet untitled album will be a cycle of songs, remixes and videos that fans can string together any way they want. Wired calls the new project The Infinite Album and suggests that this may be the future of a format badly in need of a makeover. ‘In an ideal world, I’d find a way to let people truly interact with the records I put out, not just remix the songs, but maybe play them like a video game’. Another idea he’s toying with is moving graphics that pop up on your computer when you play different songs from the album. And finally, instead of producing expensive music videos, the artist filmed a series of low-budget videos with various family members. They are planning on posting the videos on sites like YouTube once the album comes out’. Nice one. [see also The Avalanches] […]

HAVE YOUR SAY




Please be sure to enter your name and email before submitting this comment. Please also refer to our comments policy.

‘Some people call me the space cowboy, some call me the gangster of love, some people call me Maurice, cause I speak with the pompetus of love’. The pompetus of love?! Really. I don’t know what the heck Steve Miller was on the day he wrote that, but I could sure do with some now. Read more

Australian singer-songwriter Ben Lee recently contributed some posts to Lost At E Minor on some of his favourite cultural things and people. We checked in with him to see what sort of head-space he’s been in the time since the release of his latest album, Ripe. Read more

Given the amount of talent he has, it’s a mystery why German producer Pantha Du Prince not received more attention than he has. His minimal tech soundscapes are surprisingly melodic and moody, as reflected on his epic track, Asha, as good a starting point to the music of this German electro whiz as any.

You don’t have to venture far in Bangladesh to encounter a rickshaw, the nation’s most popular means of transport. Read more

Andrew Fagan, lead singer of The Mockers, the poppiest New Zealand band of the 80s, came around to my place once when I was an impressionable 10-year old with stars in my eyes and a head full of shiny, shiny melodies. Read more

Ninety percent of the time, you can pick a Scandinavian brand from a metric mile away, which is not necessarily a bad thing considering that the Scands have such a refined, clean approach to thinking about clothes. Read more

There are few more joys an artist has in life than coming across great resources for inspiration. Lately I’ve been studying typography, the meaning of words, and then something as simple as trying to find all the ‘7 letter words’ I can so that it might fit into my latest musings. Read more


[Advertise here]

WE'RE RESPECTING

WE'RE POSTING / SOME OF THE BEST

Thumb

Cassette Playa

It looks like the New Rave movement is making a big comeback thanks to Carrie Mundane, designer of the UK-based fashion label, Cassette Playa. Read more

Thumb

David Choe

LA-based renaissance man David Choe draws from toy culture and comics as much as he does from Japanese painting and conceptual high art. Read more

Thumb

Brigitte Sire

We are constantly surrounded by photography, but do we ever really stop to look? To be honest, I never paid much attention in the past. But I’ve now turned over a new leaf, and my ignorance has turned to obsession. Read more

Thumb

T-V

Monika Tywanek and Ingrid Verner are the Melbourne-based designers behind T-V’s boutique label. Read more

Thumb

Anoush Abrar

What would you do if you found a RealDoll in someone’s closet? Read more

moscot sunglasses

WIN

Subscribe to Lost At E Minor now and you could be rocking these insanely stylish MOSCOT Nebb sunglasses, as worn by those modfathers of musical sleek, Young Knives. Hell, Cee-Lo even wore them on Saturday Night Live a few weeks back. Read more

SEARCH

Can't find what you're looking for? Do a search...

WHAT YOU'RE DOING

  • Zolton is browsing Lovegeek

  • Joske is watching Eugenio Recuenco

  • Gary is listening to Téada

  • Danny is listening to aKing

  • Jess is listening to UNKLE

  • Mike is reading Flavorpill

  • Francis is playing The Field

  • Shawn is listening to Ladytron

  • Amalia is listening to Gimmie Noise!

  • Jessie is thinking of shoes

What are you doing?

CAPTCHA


[Advertise here]


DISCOVER MORE

SO...


IS IT GOOD FOR YOU TOO?

We hope you're enjoying your time on Lost At E Minor, but it’s not over yet. Got something to share? Tell us about it and we'll look to publish it. If you want to have your work featured on the site, we'd love to hear from you. Or if you’d just like to talk amongst yourself, that’s cool too. Pssst, we also have an online store stocking some of the goodies we feature on the site.

If you're a media agency and want to use this platform to connect with our readership, then drop us a line and tell us about it. Oh yeah, and we do digital consulting for cool brands that want to reach the sort of demographic that visits this site.