Not only to honour Mark Linkous, who took his own life some days ago, may he rest in peace, but also because Piano Fire by Sparklehorse ís the best track ever.
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Best track ever
Best track ever, part 19: Windowlicker
March 1st, 2010 Archibald Kobayashi
I stopped using Roman digits, because I don’t remember how to put a 19. Anyway, of course Windowlicker had to be one of our best tracks ever. Not only because it has that fantastic video clip by Cunningham but it also contains by far the best orgasmic musical climax ever made (on 8:18 minutes). Seriously, it gives me goose skin and an overdose of endorphine at the same time.
Best track ever, part XIIIV: Lovefingers
February 1st, 2010 Katarie
Silver Apples with Lovefingers is our new best track ever. From 1968, do you all understand.
Best track ever, part XIIV: Golden Brown
January 27th, 2010 Katarie
The Stranglers decided to dedicate a walz time ballad to the thing they loved most: heroin. This song surely is a trip. Our next best track ever.
(Thanks Justin for reminding me!)
Best track ever, part XIV: Life’s what you make it
January 8th, 2010 Katarie
I have this thing with true popperdy pop bands from the 80ies going on. There’s growing a steady love for that kind of music where I normally had not much interest. Growing old? Nowadays music is getting crappier? I don’t know, probably both. Result: Talk Talk - Life’s what you make it as my new best track ever.
Best track ever, part XV: Amazon
October 29th, 2009 Katarie
Amazon, to me the ultimate techno track, produced by the almighty Underground Resistance from Detroit. I remember collecting mixtapes on highschool called Powerhouse some 17 years ago, on which I first heard this song. If I’m correct it was on number 14…
Best track ever XVI: Bakerman
October 1st, 2009 Katarie
It’s Bakerman by the fabulous Danish group Laid Back. Funny thing is that this video was shot in one take by the, back then, still unknown director Lars von Trier.
Best track ever, part XIII: Total Confusion
September 9th, 2009 Katarie
Ooohhhh yeah! With Incubate coming up and Tyree Cooper djing there its hipperdyhiphouse and other early Chicago sounds through the speakers these days.
Best track ever, part XII: Prisencolinensinain-ciusol
July 1st, 2009 Katarie
This strange song made by this weird Italian fella, Adriano Celentano makes our new best track ever. The psuedo English/Italian language is a bit corny, but combined with those beats and trumpets makes it greasy. And those female dancers in that clip are damn spicy.
Best track ever XI: Jukebox Babe
May 15th, 2009 Katarie
Ladies and gentlemen, we have a new best track ever. It’s getting quite hard with these Roman digits now when they reach X, but number XI is Jukebox Babe form Alan Vega.
Best track ever, part X: Raw Power
April 27th, 2009 Katarie
Uhhh… Duwdudududududuw. This gets you going on a typical monday like this. The 1997 remix of Stooges Raw Power is our new best track ever.
Best track ever, part IX: Can you feel it
February 5th, 2009 Archibald Kobayashi
By Mr. Fingers aka Larry Heard. This 1987 Chicago House masterpiece was one of the tracks that took house music to another level. Our new best track ever.
Best track ever, Part VIII: Illuminate
January 22nd, 2009 Archibald Kobayashi
By Orbital with the voice of David Gray. We do not like David Gray to say the least, but this combination with Orbital makes it The best track ever!
Best track ever, Part VII: Hey, Bo Diddley!
January 10th, 2009 Archibald Kobayashi
By the man who invented Rock & Roll and died last year (RIP). Look at this mans face and feet carefully. How he works his guitar and the audience. Ever seen such energy? Watch and learn. (I think the man at 2:20 min understands). See other ‘Best track ever’s here.
Best track ever! Part VI: Fools Gold
December 22nd, 2008 Archibald Kobayashi
1989. An important year for Archie and his friends. It was the year this song was released by The Stone Roses. We tell you dear friends, this song blasted a shockwave through our bodies. It was time to say partly goodbye to our old hip hop style. It was time to open the door for the Madchester tunes and style from the Happy Mondays, The Charlatans and these chaps. Great, great song, in other words: our new best track ever… (Check the old ones here)
Best track ever! Part V: Race for the prize
December 11th, 2008 Archibald Kobayashi
Forget all about the old ‘Best tracks ever‘ We got a new one ladies and gentlemen. Its… Race for the Prize, by… The Flaming Lips.
Best track ever! Part IV: The Undertones-Teen age Kicks
November 13th, 2008 Archibald Kobayashi
I’m gonna call her on the telephone
Have her over cos i’m all alone
I need exitement oh i need it bad
And its the best, i’ve ever had
Just like famous BBC I dj John Peel (they played this song at his funeral) this is our ultimate favourite track. Frontman Feargal Sharkey tried do do it solo in the late 80’s again (A good heart thes days is hard to find tralalalala) but never came close again to this one above.
Best track ever! Part III: Simple Minds - I Travel
October 27th, 2008 Archibald Kobayashi
We owe an apology. We owe an apology to Jim Kerr and his Simple Minds. That’s because we hated them. We spat on them and called all Simple Minds fans stupid. Back in the days when we only had ears for The Cookie Crew and Fast Eddie. But now when we start realizing what great music they produced, I travel earns the title of Archibald Kobayashi’s ‘Best Track ever! Part III’!
Best track ever! Part II
October 13th, 2008 Archibald Kobayashi
Forget our previous post about Zappa’s Peaches and Regalia being the best track ever. This here piece Terra Aria from Italian cellist Giovanni Sollima is our new best track ever… Seeing this man perform on Dutch TV show Vrije Geluiden last sunday morning made us gaze at the screen for 6 minutes like that one emoticon with his eyes open wide…
Best track ever! Part I
August 13th, 2008 Archibald Kobayashi
This is definately our best track ever: Peaches en Regalia from Frank Zappa. After disbanding the Mothers of Invention, Zappa made this famous enduring composition. The track reappeared a couple of times on later recordings.
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