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#365 days

On the 1st of August I started a "1 photo a day" project. The ambition is just to select a photo each day to represent that day in some way. As it seems it will be mostly phone-camera shots and they will be found by the tag "365days". This was the first shot of the series. I've revised the selection and exchanged the photo.
#365days, #day1, Make it rain

#365days, #day12

#365days, #day14

Love the underdog

Here my next top 5 (not in order). Let's call it Top 5 artists that deserve a larger audience (well, I think.. I am of course writing from my Swedish perspective and maybe elsewheres they get what they deserve)

Ani Fuckin Difranco: The definition of indie who's lyrical genious is baffling. She's got a ton of amazing stuff in the back catalogue. Here's just one.
http://open.spotify.com/track/4CRwUrxl1d2OY0ESytmD3W

A Fine Frenzy. Redhead with sensational voice and great songs. Her two albums are among my most played and even though it's real easy on the ears I've never heard a note played on the radio etc.. I think she might be releasing something new in a while.
http://open.spotify.com/track/67FFfz4XGUhgU4cBNGmliy

Jeff Harms. A lo-fi multitalent with great voice and a soft, sweet sound. Fun, smart lyrics.
http://open.spotify.com/track/4rNGsMRNYmvpRTc9b8tYlG

The Twilight Sad. I'm gonna make a top list of scotish artists soon and I will push for tTS again. I think they're amazing, but then I have a thing for the accent. A bit rough and noisy, but give it a few listens and I think you'll come round. I recommend you start with downloading their free acoustic ep by signing up for a mailing list at http://thetwilightsadblog.blogspot.com/.
Or listen to this; http://open.spotify.com/track/5s8T7OGQeKYanhmG4ma4gv

Call him Rasmus Kellerman or Tiger Lou. In my opinion the coolest singer/songwriter out of sweden. Great arrangements and studio work. A totally overlooked genious. And if you have a chance to catch him live, like Nike; Just Do It. Here he is in a great video (w crappy quality) http://youtu.be/4Nps8w2HkMU

AntiPop Consortium. I know it's a top FIVE, and I suspect you all are into guitar-based music but when it comes to deserving a bigger audience I can vouch for ATP. Spearhead hip hop, which takes time to love but it is Oh So WORTH IT. When they came to play Stockholm there were some 50 guys and gals in the audience which I could hardly believe. Best kept secret. Oh, and they're on Spotify both as Antipop Consortium and Anti-pop Consortium (sigh..) Here's a taste: http://open.spotify.com/track/3rIJdvgxWOzhGOxhlq4mRW

Moon rising ,#365days,#day13

On the road

#365days, day17

Ready

#365days, day16

Field of dreams. House of cards.

#365days, day15

Sunset at Little Bay

#365days, #day10

The wealth and beauty I posess

#365days, #day11

#365days #day9 #shopping

#365days #day8 Cheese, port & cracker

#365days #day7 Somewhere. In there.

Vilostund i det gröna

Another kind of road

#365days #day6

The Road

#365days #day5

Connection

#ds628 Create a photograph that illustrations connection.

The cup of coffee

#365days #day4

Boots

#365days #day3

The monkey Bear

#ds625 @dailyshoot: Yellow is an attention-getting color. Make a photograph that is dominated by yellow today.

The edge of reason

#365days, #day2

Trial run - ignore

Test test. Pixelpipe post distribution. Ignore. This post will self destruct.

_Roscoe

The village used to be all one really needs
Now it's filled with hundreds and hundreds of chemicals

GoodTube

Probably my last update for a while, it's time for a vacation! This time it's a YouTube theme with a few awesome artists. Julia and Jay I found before either of them had released their albums and I must say it was with varying success they transferred from their own bedrooms to the studio. Nevermind, just want to highlight the greatness of the medium for artists to reach out with their music. Julia Nunes recently had unprecedented success in selling her new album BEFORE IT WAS RECORDED using the KICKSTARTER concept. More on that here:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/254268679/julia-nunes-would-be-nothing-without-me
and here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdCiIKie21s

I also want to bring your attention to a few cool channels that record beautiful videos of good artists and put them up for free, namely the Watch.Listen.Tell, Station Sessions and Zeit Online: Rekorder.

Enjoy. And enjoy summer. I'll be back in a month or so.
/PO

Julia Nunes:
http://youtu.be/Mbiql_-H4KU
Jay Brannan (fast forward to 2:40 to skip a long talking session)
http://youtu.be/eVuhdIK2E7o
Lucy Rose (Station Sessions)
http://youtu.be/Eo6aSFYgtjY
Lykke Li (Zeit Online)
http://youtu.be/5_7GpjWTxDg
Dry the River (WatchListenTell)
http://youtu.be/J4EoNZQ0reI

_Tree by the river

I recall the sun in our faces
Stuck and leaning on graces
And being strangers to change
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Dark canyon road, I was coy in the half-moon
Happy just to be with you
And you were happy for me

I know the kind of Beast I've become

but who am i trying to fool by acting this way

i need alot of wine

i know what kind of beast i've become


The precious rare mineral that is Nina Kinert..

_You're the shit and I'm knee-deep in it

i'm working hard on walking out
shoes keep sticking to the ground
my clothes won't let me close the door
these trousers seem to love your floor

_Something to build upon

’ll never take you for granted
I’m gonna make you feel special he said
Two strong arms that will hold you
A soft touch to waken you each day

_Blue Spotted Tail

Why is life made only for to end?
Why do I do all this waiting then?
Why this frightened part of me that's fated to pretend?
Why is life made only for to end?

_Rabbit Will Run

We've all lived in grace at the end of the day
And we've armed all the children we thought we betrayed
And I still have a prayer, but too few occasions to pray

(The fantastic Iron & Wine @ Debaser, Sthlm, Sweden 2011-02-02)
More here

Rain falls but no life is given

Darkness creates these illusions,
but pale days can teach you to see.
Rain falls, but no life is given,
weeks pass, no progress is made.

Be the ocean where I unravel

Be the ocean, where I unravel,
be my only, be the water where I'm wading.

I never knew this could happen to me

It's all because you lied

The low way I feel inside

we could make our castles here and sweep them all away

i know that i am just a grain of sand
meeting water at the land
we could make our castles here
and sweep them all away



Great lake swimmers - I am still discovering this act, although it is by no means new. Flowing and simple acoustic mixed with electric and steel guitar. Reminds me of Red house painters. I have several other songs that I want to share, but you'll just have to wait until I find the right photo to go with them..

Sorrow's a girl inside my cake

I live in a city Sorrow built
It's in my honey, it's in my milk


Whatever that thing is which a group needs to stand out, The National definitely have IT. Seems to be, at a glance it all sounds the same and appears almost boring. But having listened to them a few times around, they have become haunting, showing up inside my head at unexpected times. Go get wise!

A way to start the day

I imagine what my body would sound like
Slamming against those rocks


Björk won the 2010 Polar Prize award alongside Ennio Morricone. Yeay. And Robyn made a lovely cover of Hyperballad for the award ceremony, check it out here.

Disclaimer

I am currently, and will be for a while ahead, working on finishing my phd thesis. At the same time I have a beautiful baby boy to look after and, well, time is not unlimited. Posting may be few and far apart until I finish, but if you're looking for picture uploads you can find more frequent contributions at FLICKR

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