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RF 2009

Grounded in Prague

Plane departed on time but returned after 10-15mins due to "technical reasons". Currently we are at the airport lounge, already 1:30hr late.

St.Vincent (RF'09)

A Post in LIFO (click to link)

Στα οκτώ μου, σε κάποια οικογενειακή επίσκεψη άκουσα το πρώτο τραγούδι που μου έκανε «κάτι». Την επόμενη φορά που το ξανάκουσα, ήταν τρία χρόνια μετά. Το αναγνώρισα μονομιάς. Κι από τότε, μπορεί να μη θυμάμαι ποιος ήρθε στο σπίτι προχτές, αλλά δεν έχω ξεχάσει ούτε ένα κομμάτι που έχω ακούσει μέχρι σήμερα...

Όλα ξεκίνησαν το 2003. Κουρασμένος από τις φεστιβαλικές ακροβασίες της πόλης, αποφάσισα να δοκιμάσω την τύχη μου εκτός συνόρων. Φύσει υπερβολικός, κατέληξα σχεδόν στην άλλη άκρη της Ευρώπης. Δανία. Οι αρχικές πληροφορίες ήταν άκρως ενθαρρυντικές: από τα πιο παλιά φεστιβάλ, με συνεχή παρουσία από το 1971, με εξαιρετικό lineup κάθε χρόνο, και με πολλές και άκρως ενδιαφέρουσες ιστορίες να το συνοδεύουν. Α, ξέχασα: είναι και μη κερδοσκοπικό. Όχι άσχημα για αρχή, ε;

The rest is history, που λένε και οι Άγγλοι. 2003 - η πρώτη επαφή. 2006 - η επιστροφή, μετά από μια αναγκαστική αποχή το 2004 και μια «απιστία» το 2005. 2007 - η χρονιά του κατακλυσμού: 120 χιλιοστά βροχής σε 24 ώρες - we survived («σκάσε και κολύμπα»). 2008 - τo πιο θερμό φεστιβάλ ever. Μας κάνει πλάκα ο πλανήτης ή μου φαίνεται;...

Σε τρεις μέρες πετάω για Κοπεγχάγη - το Roskilde Festival 2009, με 180 συγκροτήματα σε 7 σκηνές ανοίγει τις πόρτες του από 2-6 Ιουλίου, με warm-up από τις 28 του Ιουνίου. Σχεδόν 100 χιλιάδες οι επισκέπτες κάθε μέρα, 25.000 οι εθελοντές (τύφλα να 'χει το ολυμπιακό πνεύμα...), παράλληλες εκδηλώσεις που περιλαμβάνουν κινηματογράφο, art installations, διαγωνισμούς ποίησης και λογοτεχνίας, περιβαλλοντικές παρεμβάσεις, δωρεάν μαθήματα γιόγκα και μαγειρικής, γλυπτική, χορό... you name it!

Πέρσι, βραβεύτηκε με το πρώτο Green World Award για τις συνεχείς περιβαλλοντικές πρωτοβουλίες του, πρόπερσι πήρε το Green'n'Clean Award από τη Yourope. Για τα επόμενα δύο χρόνια θα έχει σαν κύριο focus τις κλιματικές αλλαγές στον πλανήτη. Βιολογικά και Fairtrade προϊόντα, το φεστιβάλ κινείται πλέον αποκλειστικά με αιολική ενέργεια, ανακύκλωση πάνω από 95%. Όπως δηλαδή κι εδώ, στα μέρη μας...

Όλα αυτά είναι υπέροχα, δε λέω - επί της ουσίας όμως; Μια «υποτονική» χρονιά όπως η φετινή (ας όψεται η κρίση) περιλαμβάνει από Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds και Νine Inch Nails, μέχρι Kanye West, Pet Shop Boys, Trentemøeller, Mark De Koijn, Fleet Foxes και Röyksopp. Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Micachu and The Shapes, Mew και Mars Volta, N.A.S.A. και Cancer Bats, Coldplay αλλά και Lil Wayne, I'm from Barcelona - και ο κατάλογος δεν έχει τελειωμό...

Σημειώνω πυρετωδώς τα ονόματα που θέλω να δω. Η σελίδα γεμίζει με χρώματα από το highlighter. Υπεραισιόδοξος; Απλά υπερβολικός; Θα δείξει. Το ταξίδι αρχίζει σε τρεις μέρες και θα είναι -όπως πάντα- υπέροχο...

These United States - Honor Amongst Thieves

Shout Out Louds - Impossible

Roskilde Festival Sampler Two - click to get

Glasvegas - Geraldine
M. Ward - Never Had Nobody Like You (Featuring Zooey Deschanel)
Novalima - Coba Guarango
Slipknot - Psychosocial
Imam Baildi - Πόσο Λυπάμαι
Lily Allen feat. Mick Jones - Straight To Hell (The Clash cover)
The Gaslight Anthem - The '59 Sound
Deus - Everybody's Weird (2 many djs remix)
Coldplay - Clocks (Royksopp's Trembling Heart Remix)
Rokia Traore - Manian
Frightened Rabbit - Head Rolls Off
Babian - Ja Sja
Marissa Nadler - Rachel
Trentemoller - Moan (Trentemller Vocal Remix Radio Edit)
Deichkind - Limit
The Mars Volta - With Twilight As My Guide
Alamaailman Vasarat - Liskopallo
Faith No More - We Care A Lot
Kasai Allstars - Quick as White

Moby - Pale Horses

Roskilde Festival Sampler One - click to get

Jenny Wilson - Clattering Hooves
Friendly Fires - Skeleton Boy
Darkane - Leaving Existence
Wavves - So Bored
Lil' Wayne - Mr Carter
Nine Inch Nails - Closer
Paavoharju - Sumuvirsi
Lucy Love - No V.I.P.
Madness - Shame & Scandal
The Dodos - Fools
Amon Amarth - Twilight of the Thunder God
N.A.S.A. - Gifted (Feat. Kanye West, Santogold & Lykke Li)
Fever Ray - When I Grow Up
Social Distortion - Ball And Chain
Gojira - France, Bayonne, Clone
Grace Jones - Pull Up to the Bumper
The Whitest Boy Alive - 1517
Royksopp - Poor Leno (Ryksopp Remix)
Trail of Dead - Source tags and codes
Eagles Of Death Metal - Wannabe In LA

SoniQast 5: Access All Areas - click to get

01. The Coward and The Pelican - The Peasants Lament

02. Astrid Williamson - Store

03. Chester French - She Loves Everybody

04. Matt and Kim - Lessons Learned

05. Harlem Shakes - Strictly Game

06. The Pains of Being Pure at Heart - Young Adult Fiction

07. Steve Earle - Mr.Mudd and Mr.Gold

08. Dave Matthews Band - Time Bomb

09. Conor Oberst - Roosevelt Room

10. Ros Sereysothea & Sinn Sisamouth - Marrison

11. Tor and Sufjan Stevens - Star of Wonder/None Shall Pass

12. Booker T. Jones - Pound It Out

13 Empire of the Sun - We Are the People

14. Thing One - Mop Yards

15. The Presets - If I Know You

16. Placebo - Julien

17. Archive - Bullets

18. Timber Timbre - Demon Host

Jarvis Cocker - Angela

Dinosaur Jr. - Over it

Florence & The Machine – Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up)

SoniQast 4: Sweet Chillin' - click to get

01. Monsters at Work - Magic Morning
02. The Upsetters - Cloak & Dagger
03. Au Pairs - Headache for Michelle
04. Iggy Pop - Spanish Coast
05. Manhattans - Kiss and Say Goodbye
06. Cassandra Wilson - Time After Time
07. Bob Dylan - Forgetful Heart
08. Gentleman Reg - We're in a Thunderstorm
09. Chairlift - Bruises
10. Astrid Williamson - How you Take my Breath Away
11. Kath Bloom - Come Here
12. Alela Diane - White as Diamonds
13. Elvis Perkins in Dearland - Shampoo
14. Piero Piccioni - Psychedelic Mood
15. Sundogs - So Close
16. Etta James - I'd Rather go Blind
17. Regina Spektor - Laughing With
18. Amanda Palmer - Three Men Hanging

SoniQast 3: Lights Out - click to get

01. Marissa Nadler - Famous Blue Raincoat
02. Cherbourg - Horses
03. Sibrydion - Praying For Rain
04. Tilly and The Wall - Pot Kettle Black
05. Genius Mess Poets - Woke up Today and Found Myself in Your Bed
06. Defend Moscow - Manifesto
07. Mando Diao - Gloria
08. The September When - Don't Call the Cops
09. Ladyhawke - My Delirium
10. Manic Street Preachers - All Is Vanity
11. Great Lake Swimmers - Pulling On A Line
12. Joan As Police Woman - Honor Wishes
13. The Maccabees - No Kind Words
14. The Hot Melts - Edith
15. Silversun Pickups - Panic Switch

RF09: Fleet Foxes: Mykonos [Sub Pop]

Antony and the Johnsons: Epilepsy is Dancing [Secretly Candadian]

The Horrors: Sea Within a Sea [XL Recordings]

Camera Obscura: French Navy [4AD]

RF 2009 - At last!

RF2009 Camping Area - Photo Now

SoniQast 2: Coming Home - click to get

01. Murder By Death - Comin' Home

02. Dan Auerbach - The Prowl

03. Why? - Hollows

04. Black Gold - Detroit

05. White Lies - To Lose My Life

06. David Dallas - Get Out The Way

07. Her Space Holiday - The World Will Deem Us Dangerous

08. Tom Morello: The Nightwatchman - The Lights Are On In Spidertown

09. Jace Everett - Bad Things

10. Holly Golightly and the Brokeoffs - Gettin' High For Jesus

11. Bo-Peep - B-Level Motion

12. A Place To Bury Strangers - My Weakness

13. Eagles of Death Metal - I'm Your Torpedo

14. Bomani Armah & Project Mayhem - Read a Book

15. Cafe Funque - Funqueitor

16. Blue King Brown - Moment Of Truth

17. Ladyhawke - My Derlirium

18. Bang Gang - Every Time I Look in Your Eyes

SoniQast 1: Brave New World - Click to get

01. Matt Elliott - Lone Gunman Required
02. Death Cab For Cutie - Grapevine Fires
03. Marianne Faithfull - Hold On Hold On
04. Cajun Dance Party - Amylase
05. Morrissey - One Day Goodbye Will Be Farewell
06. Cage The Elephant - In One Ear
07. The Bronx - Knifeman
08. Lily Allen - Fuck You
09. The Script - Lose Yourself
10. Ryan Adams & The Cardinals - Fix It
11. Iran - Buddy
12. Laura Marling - The Captain and the Hourglass
13. The Asteroids Galaxy Tour - Around The Bend
14. Cat-A-Tac - All I Knew
15. David Byrne and Brian Eno - Life Is Long

Peter Bjorn and John - new song

"Just the Past" - [original version from Living Thing; due 30.03.2009 in the UK on Wichita and 31.03.2009 in the U.S. on Almost Gold Recordings/StarTime International

The Band has a name and is on MySpace!

Checkout http://www.myspace.com/gapptheband

17.10.2009

10.01.2009

Katatonia - Limassol Setlist

Katatonia - Limassol 03.01.2009

Jammin' on a Saturday afternoon

Portugal.The Man

Soniq Tunez 04 - Light Morning Rain (click to get)

01. Tom McRae - Keep Your Picture Clear
02. Cheese People - Ua-a-a!
03. Murs - Can It Be (Half A Million Dollars and 18 Months Later)
04. The Smiths - There is a light that never goes out
05. Lesley Gore - You Don't Own Me
06. Portugal.The Man - Colors
07. The Rosebuds - Another Way In
08. Razorlight - North London Trash
09. The Cure - Only One
10. The Organ - Oh What A Feeling
11. Apple Jelly - Radio
12. Cajun Dance Party - The Hill, The View & The Lights
13. Calexico - Two Silver Trees
14. Voxtrot - Sway
15. Shirley Horn - And I Love Him

Like a rolling stone (click to get)

Οι δύο τελευταίες ημέρες είχαν όλων των ειδών τα θαύματα: το 3-3 της Ανόρθωσης, το 3-0 του Παναθηναϊκού, έναν μαύρο (ποτέ δεν κατάλαβα το "Αφροαμερικανός" - δηλαδή οι λευκοί τι είναι; Ευρωαμερικανοί;) πρόεδρο στην απέναντι μεριά του Ατλαντικού, και μεγάλες προσδοκίες από όλους.

Α, και μια σπουδαία ταινία: "I'm not there". Με το πλέον κατάλληλο soundtrack για τις -ιστορικές- μέρες που ζούμε...

Bono Beats Vol.2 (click on title)

01. Carla Bruni - Tu Es Ma Came

02. Teitur - Louis, Louis

03. Como Si Nada - Do You Do You Dig Destuction

04. She & Him - I Was Made For You

05. The Last Shadow Puppets - Standing Next To Me

06. Paul Heaton - Mermaids And Slaves

07. Martha Wainwright - Love Is A Stranger

08. CSS - Left Behind

09. Johnny Hallyday - 24000 Baisers

10. Mikael Delta feat. Etten - Kύματα

11. Django Reinhardt - Beyond The Sea (La Mer)

12. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Jesus Of The Moon

13. Isobel Campbell And Mark Lanegan - Come On Over (Turn Me On)

14. Bowery Boy Blue - Come Closer, Sisters

15. Nossa Alma Canta - Should I Stay Or Should I Go

16. Lily Allen - Who'd Have Known

17. Willie Nelson & Calexico - Senor (Tales Of Yankee Power)

RF Day 4

I Kyriaki einai sxedon panta i pio xalari imera tou Festival, alla kai i imera me tin perissoteri kinisi.
Idi apo to proi arketoi apo tous episkeptes exoun arxisei to taksidi tis epistrofis - i ergasimi Deftera einai pro ton pylon...
Epipleon, tis Kyriakes mporei kaneis na agorasei imerisio eisitirio. Afto exei san apotelesma, idios otan o kairos einai kalos, polys kosmos na erxetai sto Festival akrivos opos tha pigaine mia volta sto parko, mia iliolousti Kyriaki. Polla paidika karotsia, polloi papoudes kai giagiades, polys kosmos pou den 'einai' kat'anagki festivalikos (an mporei na pei kaneis kati tetoio), dinei enan akomi pio giortino xaraktira se afti tin teleftaia imera.
Epi tis ousias tora. I mera arxise me tous BABYLOVE & THE VAN DANGOS, ena krama reggae/dub/punk sta vimata ton Madness. Poly kefi, kali diathesi kai xoros apo ena enthousiasmeno koino.
Mia grigori matia stous PATH OF NO RETURN me to skliro metal/hardcore ixo tous kai epistrofi stin Orange gia tin TINA DICKOW. I daneza singer/songwriter (pote mou den katalava ton oro 'tragoudopoios' - prepei na vro enan dokino oro sta ellinika) kratise to dyskolo xoro tis portokali skinis epi ena dioro me xaraktiristiki anesi sti sxesi tis me to koino.
Logo tis xalarotitas tou set, oi eisodoi asfaleias sto mprostino meros tis skinis itan anoiktes kai etsi plisiasa arketa sti skini. I epivlitikotita tou tholou tis tentas se syndyasmo me tin entasi tou ixou de sou afinoun perithoria: Deos...
I synexeia anikei stous ENTER SHIKARI me to entelos diko tous mousiko yvridio pou pataei se mia seira idiomaton kai paei ton ixo ton Klaxons merika vimata pio mprosta.
Mia polyanamenomeni -gia pollous logous- parousia itna i CAT POWER. Se mia katamesti Odeon, edose ena kalo set an kai itan fanero oti prepei na antimetopize kapoio provlima (ygeias?). Ekleise me enan idiaitera sygkinitiko tropo, afinontas mas me tin aporia: an itan kala, ti perissotero tha eixame na perimenoume alitheia?
I mera teleionei - epilegoume na mi meinoume allo. Ta gnosta synaisthimata erxontai kai pali, gia mian akomi xronia.
Kathos apomakrynomaste, mia grigori -sxedon klefti- matia stin portokali skini: arage, tha ta kataferoume kai pali sto mellon? I xara tou na vriskesai ekei, o sygxrotismos me tis xiliades ton anthropon, tis diaforetikes mousikes kai prosopikes ekfraseis, i aisthisi oti zeis kai stirizeis kati poly megalytero apo afto pou fainetai me tin proti matia, kyrievei ti skepsi.
Nai, to RF einai kati poly perissotero apo ena megalo mousiko festival. Einai i endeiksi oti oi koinotites ton anthropon mporoun na xtisoun neous desmous, neous dromous epikoinonias kai ekfrasis, akomi kai mesa apo tous pleon antisymvatikous dromous.
To RF einai enas zontanos organismos pou ekselissetai astamatita, pou thetei erotimata, proteinei lyseis, protoporei kai anoigei to dromo ekei pou deixnei adieksodos.
To Roskilde Festival einai ena Rock Festival. Me tin alithini ennoia tou orou...

RF Day 3

Meta apo ena vrady kai miso proino prospathontas na epanasyndeso to keyboard me to kinito, eimai kai pali edo.
I triti imera tou RF argise na ksekinisei. To proi pigame volta sti Christiania (kati gia to opoio prosopika metaniosa argotera)...
Oi entyposeis tis festivalikis imeras synopsizontai sta eksis:
O SOLOMON BURKE itan enas klassikos rock'n'soul typos, me mia poly kali mpanta kai ametrita kila ston throno (!) tou, oi JUDAS PRIEST kato tou metriou - dystyxos, oute gia xari tou endoksou parelthontos tous den anteksa na stamatiso. Oti akousa itan pernontas apo tin Orange...
Oi germanoi NOTWIST itan poly kaloi sto mikro kai apomonomeno xoro tis Astoria, eno o CADENCE WEAPON erixne to rap tou kata ripes sto ekstasiasmeno tou koino.
Mia grigori matia sto parelthon me tous MY BLOODY VALENTINE kai tis kithares sto megisto tis paramorfosis gia na kataliksoume sto megalo onoma tis vradyas.
NEIL YOUNG. An kai tha mporouse na einai papous pollon apo to akroatirio tou, kratise epi dyomisi ores psila ti simaia tis astreireftis dynamis tis mousikis tou. Mia aksexasti emfanisi apo enan apo tous teleftaious megalous...
To savatovrado ekleise me to party ton CHEMICAL BROTHERS. Energeia sto max, beats pou se sikonoun apo ti thesi sou eite to theleis eite oxi. Krima pou xreiastike na fygoume prin teleiosoun...
Mia iremi imera se genikes grammes me simatikes -prosopika- apoleies noris sto programma.

RF Updates

Due to technical reasons, no more photos will be uploaded until 09.07.
Text updates will be continued normally every day.

the notwist. now.

swollen members. now.

judas priest. now.

solomon burke. now.

copenhagen station. now.

christiania. now.

RF day 2

I defteri mera tou festival ksekinise noris. Anaxorisi stis 10:30, mia kai stis 12:00 eixame programmatismeni synantisi me to Roberto, Dano kypriakis katagogis dimosiografo, gia synentefksi.
Telika, mia mikri kathysterisi mas edose tin efkeria na doume tous rap imitelikous tou Roskillz, sta protypa tou Eight Mile, me filodoksous Danous 'Eminems'. Sympliromatika, apolafsame ton Beardyman, enan idiaitera endiaferonta beatboxer.
I synentefksi kylise grigora kai se poly filiko epipedo. Fysika, perielamvane kai fotografisi! Oi 9 ekdromeis apo tin alli akri tis Evropis mprosta stin portokali skini!
Sti synexeia dokimasame tous POLARKREIS 18, me mallon apogoiteftika symperasmata.
Eftyxos, oi BAND OF HORSES pou akolouthisan, itan pragmatika ekseretikoi. An kai emfanistikan se mia asfyktika gemati Arena me 30-40 xiliades kosmo, toso o ixos oso kai to paiksimo tous itan ypsilotatou epipedou kai dikaiosan ti fimi pou akolouthei to onoma tous.
Stous GNARLS BARKLEY pou itan oi epomenoi sti lista, i Orange metatrapike se ena xoreftiko parko. Xoris eksarseis alla me ton kosmo na antapokrinetai sto kalesma tou DangerMouse...
I mera kylaei pros tin koryfosi tis kai oi KINGS OF LEON dinoun ena klassiko orektiko. Demenos ixos, statheri poiotita, mesta tragoudia.
Exontas apotyxei na doume esto kai gia ligo ti SANTOGOLD giati argise ligo na vgei, oi MOGWAI apotelesan mia aprosmeni ananeosi. I mousiki tous dimiourgei eikones kinimatografikes, synaisthimata protognora...
Magemenoi katefthinomaste stous GRINDERMAN. O Nick Cave dinei kai pali resta, apodeiknyontas oti enas megalos kallitexnis den periorizetai apo ta stena oria tou xaraktirismou tisdouleias tou. Apla monadikos...
Anaxorontas, afierosame ligi ora sti GOLDFRAPP i opoia itan kali, xoris omos na einai tipote to idiaitero.
I mera eixe idi perasei gia mas kai, afinontas piso tis simeioseis gia ta metamesonyxtia sygkrotimata, katefthinthikame sto leoforeio.
Mia akomi yperoxi imera eftane sto telos tis...

christina + sudoku outside arena. NOW.

goldfrapp. now.

grinderman.now.

mogwai. now.

kings of leon. now.

gnarls barkley. NOW.

Band of horses. Now.

RF day one - pt.2

Paraskevi proi kai, ligo prin to ksekinima tis defteris imeras tou festival, mia grigori -defteri-anadromi sti xtesini mera.
O persinos kairos prepei na potelese apotreptiko paragonta gia ti feteini xronia, parolo pou oles oi provlepseis milousan gia ena stegno festival: peripou 20-25 xiliades eisitiria ligotera gia fetos. Sigoura de fanike i elleipsi stous Radiohead opou o xoros mprosta stin portokali skini itan entyposiaka gematos.
Sigoura i efkoloteri proti imera oson afora tin proselefsi oso kai tin anaxorisi mas, me xaraktiristiki anesi kai sto traino alla kai sto vradyno leoforeio. Profanos oi diorganotes elavan sovara ypopsi tous to persino xaos!
Oi dyo prosopikes 'apoleies' tou xtesinou programmatos, oi MGMT kai oi GOSSIP den itan arketes gia na xalasoun to ekseretiko klima tis protis imeras. Antitheta, o -arketa paradoksi epilogi gia enarktirio act- Faroezos TEITUR egine mia poly endiaferousa nea 'kataktisi'.
Simera i mera provlepetai megali: apo tis 12:30 me ton beatboxer BEARDYMAN mexri tous sambaeros ORQUESTRA IMPERIAL stis 2:30 to proi tou savatou, o dromos einai makrys. Teleftea allagi sto programma (mexri tora): oi AARON akyrosan tin emfanisi tous logo astheneias - tin idia ora exei kai ton VIEUX FARKA TOURE apo to Mali, mia endiaferousa protasi pou syndiazei afrikanikous rythmous me blues.

RF day 1

I proti mera oloklirothike me ekseretiki epityxia. tromaktiki tyxi,,.
Mia polli zesti imera, me ena apo ta pio omorfa dynata finale: tous Radiohead na tragoudoun "Karma Police...
Ligo noritera, oi CLUTCH edosan deigmata grafis stin Odeon. TEITUR, BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE kai DUFFY, oloklirosan to simerino paketo, me tin teleftaia na einai i pleon ypotoniki.
I avriani mera provlepetai dyskoli: interview stis 12 kai meta mousiki ve meta tis 2 to proi.

Radiohead @ Orange Stage. NOW.

bullet for my valentine. now.

orange stage. now.

RF08

Roskilde train

hard rock cafe copenhagen

nyhavn

Shopping time

WannaB Cafe

Prague Airport before departure

flying to Copenhagen

To taksidi synexizetai xoris provlimata. Se kanena misaoro ftanoume -epitelous- sto Kastrup. Anypomono opos kathe xronia, les kai einai i proti fora...

Larnaca Airport. Flight to Prague.

Gia mia akomi xronia, oi eftyxismenes meres eftasan. To mono pou apomenei einai na perimenoume na perasei i megali nyxta ton ptiseon.
Elpizo i texnologia na stathei sto ypsos tis kai na synexiso na katagrafo ti feteini mas diadromi.
Mexri to epomeno post, FARVEL!

Københavns Rådhus - Now

Roskilde WebCam - Now!

Μια συνηθισμενη ημερα στη δουλεια

Τέλος...