Recent Activity: Millennium Mambo - 2 stars Adaptation - 3 stars Dead of Night - 4 stars dial M for Murder - 3.5 stars
Not the most exciting four, although Dead of Night was a delight (such fun spookiness). I'd forgotten everything about Adaptation (it was fine) - and did not get Millennium Mambo at all (sorry all the people who love it on LB'D).
#LastFourWatched #LetterboxdFriday
#THETENX5 Day 31
#20 Beyoncé (2/2) feat.
Kendrick Lamar (3/3) - Freedom (2016) (USA)
Following up two forces of nature, with Beyoncé being a literal force of nature. Rousing, defiant, and it rocks.
fab, this was such an easy and enjoyable listen (also excellent algorithm nudges afterwards, finally heard some Baby Keem album tracks)
#THETENX5 Day 30
#21 Vince Staples- BagBak (2017) (USA)
It was hard to choose a track from Big Fish Theory. There are such good beats throughout, but I've gone for these slightly sinister (in a good way) post industrial ones, and Vince crushing it (we on now...).
#THETENX5 Day 29
#22 Danny Brown - Pac Blood (2011) (USA) (Single❌)
So rude (sorry), so funny, and such a joyful celebration of creativity. Also, Fleet Foxes sound on fire 🔥🔥
#THETENX5 Day 28
#23 Rosalía - Malamente (Cap.1: Augurio) (2018) (ESP)
It always surprises me how sparse the claps and synths are - it sounds fresh and compelling every time I listen.
#THETENX5 Day 27
#24 Icona Pop feat. Charli xcx - I Love It (2012) (SWE/ UK)
Delightfully shouty and vrooooomy.
#THETENX5 Day 26
#25 PZ - Croquetes (2012) (POR) (NKC ❌)
This is *the* 2010s song at home - including the disrespect for, and swearing at, the codfish 🙃 Aside from that, it's a squelchy laid back vibe.
(PZ was my last gig of the 2010s and this was the highlight.)
(I haven't had a proper 'pay attention' listen yet, but played it through a couple of times and enjoyed it)
#THETENX5 HM5
Luis Fonsi ft. Daddy Yankee - Despacito (2017) (USA-PR)
"favoritos, favoritos baby" is probably one of my bits favoritos from a 2010s song
🙌 (hope you're enjoying the new album?)
I enjoyed it (had that feeling too). Going in for listen 2.
i've also been experiencing it as background - and yes, it's doing that very nicely (need to give it a proper listen too)
very much Tijoux day today
#THETENX5 HM4
Ana Tijoux - 1977 (201O) (CHL/FRA)
... this song kept popping in and out of my list so it's great to see it being chosen, and having an opportunity to boost
#THETENX5 HM3
Stromae - papaoutai (2013) (BEL)
... thank you @steveperez.bsky.social for reminding me of this song (and learning the story behind it) ...
Yey - snap!
#THETENX5 HM2
Don Omar & Lucenzo - Danza Kuduro (2010) (USA-PR/ POR-FRA)
... and a kuduro banger.
[Lots of fun versions of this - I also have a soft spot for Big Ali SHOUTING throughout the 'vem dançar...' original]
#THETENX5 HM1
The Comet Is Coming - Summon The Fire (2019) (UK)
My HMs are tracks other people have chosen that should have/ nearly were on my list.
Starting off with a sax banger.
#THETENX5 Day 25
#26 Gorillaz ft Bobby Womack & Mos Def - Stylo (2010) (UK/ USA) (Poppy ❌)
Is there a bigger (apparent) effort gap between Damon's laconic delivery and Bobby sounding as if he will explode at any moment?
#THETENX5 Day 24
#27 Rihanna - Only Girl (In The World ) (2010) (BRB)
My trickiest choice was my Rihanna pick (sorry Calvin, you were super close) - but I've gone for the joyous eurodance vibes that Rihanna absolutely dominates.
Fabulous! (My HMs list is absolutely overflowing... )
#THETENX5 Day 23
#28 Tyler, The Creator (1/2) - EARFQUAKE (2019) (USA)
Another Tyler song that was meant for someone else (it would have been a great Bieber track) - I enjoy the meandering sweet sadness here.
... and only now seeing the super-annoying auto-correct - Men***A***!
#THETENX5 Day 22
#29 Javiera Men - Otra Era (2014) (CHL)
So many delights in this track - the hooky synths, the bursts of house piano - the final build of distorted 'eras' is my favourite though.
... which has led me to Vicente Calderón, who are bags of jangly indie fun
okay - i'm coming down on exhausting although the more-rave flavoured tracks are fun (HEAD UP). now self-soothing with Lisasinson
(one minute in, why not both?)
okay going to give femtanyl's MAN BITES DOG a whirl - this will apparently be a thrilling electro-hardcore ride, or pure exhaustion...
Anyway, let's give this a hashtag so I can find it #foundsoundsSE6
Blanco benefiting from a car's very heavy bass at the crossroads by the church (on my way to the shop, not Londis)
Blanco - Londis
