The Raconteurs - Sunday Driver ( Dir : Steven Sebring ) 2018

   The Raconteurs ont toujours quelque chose à nous raconter ! Et brillamment visiblement, Jack & Brendon sont en grande forme, profitons-en . Et comme un plaisir arrive rarement seul, on se rajoute un autre nouveau titre convaincant : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFaozNKOdLk  

The Chemical Brothers - Free Yourself ( Dir : DOM&NIC ) 2018

Les Frères Chimiques restent dans leur zone de confort mais comme tout ce qu'il font est quand même très " jouissif " et leur savoir-faire jamais pris en défaut, pardonnons-leur le peu de nouveauté.
Quand au clip, on peut lui faire la même critique mais qu'est-ce que c'est plaisant ! En ces temps de rock un peu moribond par déshérence et désintérêt de beaucoup de jeunes pour le genre, ne boudons pas notre plaisir, des machines oui mais des rockeuses !

Parquet Courts - Wide Awake ( Dir : Brother Willis ) 2018

Un des meilleurs morceaux funky de cette année, un clip amusant tourné à la Nouvelle-Orléans, visiblement avec des morceaux de Mardi-Gras dedans, musique entre Chk Chk Chk !!! et Vampire Weekend, une bonne nouvelle  ! .....  (tout comme le retour des Chics Clips ;-)  )     [ if my french is too complicated do not hesitate to use the " translate " button on the blog page then I promess to you hours of fun trying to correct the translation's mistakes properly ! ]

Alain Peters - Rest'la Maloya ( Audio track ) Lyrics ( Créole ) below 1985/86

... stupid as I am ... I was sure I had posted this song long time ago ! It's one of the greatest song ever written in french creole from La Réunion ( Indian ocean )... written by the poet Alain Peters , an excentric & talented character, who died at 43 after a life of alcohol, psychiatric hospitals and life as nearly tramp ...Lyrics below : 

Pier, Paul, Jak ek Jozeph
 carro, pik, kèr, sanm trèf
 té parti fé kampagn 
pou sé pa kel charlemagne 
garoté dan in bel pagne 
grymp la ho la montagn
 kom sel résolityon
 fann zot dépitatyon
 zot té baign dan likompréantyon
 ke lété vrémen total 
 nou té ki di "sa ban la pa normal"
 vautré si la plaze la Rényon
 ou byin dan sité béton 
 kantité la moral zot té i aval
 malgré zot figir lendemin kou de ven
 té vé voir kossa navé pli devant 
 Rest la maloya, rest la minm 
Mon ti momon gaté 
 Doulèr la di pasé 
 pou avoir fé a mwin 
oui ton garson Alain 
Néna ossi mon fille 
le tite Ananda Davy l
a konnu son papa 
Su le mars le plis en ba 
Pa tou pa tou les zours
 mwin lété pou twé in bon soutyin 
 mi arkonné ke mwin la fé plis de mal ke de byin
 Marco bompé noré zamé fé 
 set twé la fé pou mwin 
 kan twé la ramass a mwin dan somin 
 Fo pa kolle kouplé ek le refrin 
 san tro rode ki koté sa i vyin 
 Rest la maloya, rest la minm 
Mi di té pa facil 
 ban pensé pa docil 
fo l'abordaze pesé 
ryin ke pou cominié 
Pren pa ou pou gorile 
ou vé artrouv out lile 
pa tro martirisé 
 ek toute ladilafé 
Osi zordi mi vé byin saye
 rale in kou si le refrin 
pa si to borde le rhum ek toute le vin 
Bon Dyé aster na ryin ke ou
 pou tire a mwin dan ce mové trin 
 mi préfér larg mon l'ame dan out la main 
 Mi koné pou mwin sra dificil 
 mé mi voudré pi artourn lazile 
Rest la maloya, rest la minm

Chaka Khan - Like Sugar ( Dir : Kim Gehrig ) 2018

... absolutely classic master funk ... the return of the real stuff ! Totally catchy  ... good fresh & friendly vid' by Australian born Miss Gehrig ....

Anna Calvi - Don't Beat the Girl out of My Boy ( Dir : William Kennedy ) 2018

... excellent catchy pop song .... it's so rare nowadays ....

Baloji - Peau de Chagrin / Bleu de Nuit (with Subtitles) ( Dir : Baloji ) 2018

.... Belgian ( Liège ) based & shot in Lusanga ( RPCongo ) ... animists masks,wild mood & sensual ... a little African trip  in itself ... worth to be watched ....

Young Fathers - Holy Ghost ( Dir : Oscar Hudson ) 2018

.... when hip-hop is so creative & catchy it's unstoppable .... direct from Edinburgh ....it's always too rare ....

Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers - Keep A Little Soul ( Dir : Biff Butler ) 2018

....first posthumous song released by Tom's family .... private films excerpts ....Tom was a wonderful " craftsman " of rock song, one of the best ever ....

The Carters ( Beyonce & Jay-Z ) - Apeshit ( Dir : Ricky Saiz ) 2018

... inévitable ( à moins d'être berger dans la Cordillière des Andes ... et encore ...) .... pour la beauté du Louvre et ses œuvres splendides, trésors de l'humanité toute entière, le charisme du couple de VIP et le coté très accrocheur du titre il faut l'admettre .... c'est arrogant, un peu racoleur mais costaud niveau production et réalisation du clip au bout du compte ( et si ça peut faire connaître les œuvres au plus jeunes d'entre nous c'est plus qu'OK pour moi )...

Bob Dylan - Not dark yet ( Audiotrack ) 1997 - Last flag flying ( Movie ) 2015 - Didier Balducci - Tourisme Parralèle ( Book ) 2018

Les Chics Clips launches into the cultural prescription .... If you can, watch "Last flag flying", the three main actors do wonders and have rarely been so good, especially Steve Carell, to break your heart & Bryan Cranston , dazzling with energy. During the end credits you will hear "Not dark yet", an essential pearl signed Bob Dylan at its best .... for the literary council, if you know (or even il you don't  ! ) The city of Nice and its surroundings (especially St-Laurent -du-Var) & if you want to laugh endlessly, I recommend the wonderful book of chronicles by Didier Balducci, "Tourisme Parrallèle, Tome 1 - La Côte d'Azur ", published by Editions Mono-Tone.

Kaskade X Brohug X Mr. Tape - Fun ( Dir : Will Kindrick & Sego ) 2018

... She's only want to have some fun ....( in da House ) ... amazing rythm track ....

The Presets - Downtown Shutdown ( Dir : Kris Moyes ) 2018

... the Australian duo puts some African style in its electro sound & it's refreshing !

Republic of Loose - Comeback Girl 2005

.... top Irish funky band ... sensual & highly groovy .... a gem for me ...

Childish Gambino - This Is America ( Dir : Hiro Murai ) 2018

.... shocking ( cold-blooded violence ) & / but exciting ( cynical humor , great directing & quality of the song ), another smasher by Childish ....

NASA Space Sounds ( audio track ) 2010

.. because of the void of virtual space, it is not sounds like the ones we hear all the time, which are actually sound waves, but these come from the electromagnetic waves that are present in space, & which vibrate in the same way as sound waves....

The Beatles - Strawberry Fields Forever ( Dir : Michael Lindsay-Hogg, Peter Goldman ) 1967

... very nicely restored version of The Beatles' classic psychedelicious extravaganza ... unbeatable ...

Father John Misty - Mr. Tillman ( Dir : Jeff Desom & Carlos Lopez Estrada ) 2018

... XLent classic pop song ....

Mozinor - La Concorde en off ( Parodie )

....  still relevant .... very funny .... ( & also : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqK4bNMfDcE&list=RDrqK4bNMfDcE&t=1  )

Sparklehorse - Saturday ( Audio track ) 1995

.... marvel from the " Vivadixiesubmarinetransmissionplot " LP .... terribly moving ....

Person of the Forest - Documentary about orangutans in Borneo Island ( Dir : Tim Laman & Melissa Lesh ) 2018

... one of the last chance to study those marvels of nature in their natural habitat .... fantastic shots & lots of " humanity " in their eyes & behaviour .... please yourself, it's worth watching ....

Confidence Man - Don’t You Know I’m In A Band ( Dir : Schall & Schnabel & Lucas ) 2018

... sexy & highly danceable electro pop ... Australians with an attitude , they are great live too ! Here to watch'em on stage : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loHpFWJy3gI

Prince - Nothing compares 2 U on rehearsal footage ( Dir : Andrea Gelardin & Ruth Hogben ) 1984

...  original version of a master song ... great rehearsal footage .... what a dancer ( & hard worker ) ! ...1984 ...

Velvet Goldmine - The Ballad of Maxwell Demon ( Todd Haynes' Movie footage ) 1998

... fantastic glam rock song from an XLent movie ... perfect OST ( Eno, Steve Harley, Roxy, etc, etc ) great director & acting ( to be watch ! ) ....

The Voidz - Pyramid of Bones ( Dir : Nicholaus Goossen ) 2018

.... Julian Casablancas meets Beardo ! .... fun, prog  & psychedelicious ... highly enjoyable

Morris Day and The Time - Jungle Love ( Purple Rain movie excerpt )

.... still funky & exciting ! A classic ! ....

Leon Bridges - Bad Bad News ( Dir : Natalie Rae ) 2018

... jazz soul ... smooth, perfectly sung, played & shot ! Miles above today's average music ... do not miss it !

Liz Phair - Never said ( Dir : Katy McGuire ) 1993

.... at the 90's beginning, appeared two great daring, provocative, sexy female's song-writers ... PJ Harvey in the UK, and Liz Phair in the US ( Chicago ) ... we all felt in love with both ... unfortunately, Liz went down in MOTR type of songs & doesn't produce much anymore .... PJ still a major artist

Overview - Short film - ( Dir : Guy Reid ) 2013

.... documenting astronauts’ life-changing stories of seeing the Earth from the outside – a perspective-altering experience often described as the Overview Effect .... wonderful & dreamy .... unique POV ...

Ezra Furman - Love You So Bad ( Lyrics video ) 2017

... exceptionnal track ... glam & popular ... it deserve to be a smash hit in 2018 ...

Henry Purcell - King Arthur - Aria: What Power Art Thou (The Cold Genius)

... Petteri Salomaa (Bass-baritone) , Les Arts Florissants & William Christie .... written in 1690's ... cover by Klaus Nomi ( the cold song ) is best known ....

Swedemason - Paul McCartney Rabbit Hole ( Video Mash up ) 2017

donk ... very tight work ..  fast & funny .. Macca sure he is ... d.d.d.d.dondondondon .. donkKKKKK ....

KOKOLO! - Likolo + Tokoliana ( Audio track ) 2017

... lovely groove !..... afrobeat from Kinshasa ( RDC ) .... second track :  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ihaaj2xSG18

The Regrettes - Come Through ( Dir : Claire Marie Vogel ) 2018

... "girl " band ... refreshing, colourful & light bubble pop ...

Vladimir Cauchemar - Aulos ( Dir : Alice Kunisue ) 2017

... pure Dada ... in french, Cauchemar means nightmare .... absolute fun & nonsense ...

Chris Thile - Thank You, New York ( Lyrics video ) 2017

.... featuring Gaby Moreno ... somptuous " Californian style " backing vocals ..... classic Americana by Mr. Mandolin's Master ....

Jardins d'Illusion - Dance act short film ( Dir : Virginie Kahn ) 2018

.... amazing choregraphy shooted at Place Dauphine, Paris' geographical & historical center ... on the island of La Cité ... nothing needed to be said,  just enjoy the beauty of it .... produced by Pierre Rasamoela ....

Flevans - The Notion ( Audio track ) 2012

.... Nigel Evans DJing ... hypnotic ... great catchy & jazzy Nu-Funk track ...

Makossa & Megablast - Like a Rocket ft. Capitol A ( Audio Track on private film ) 2009

amazing funky track ... addictive & infectious bassline .... hypnotic, sexy  & moody ....

Futuro Pelo ft Agnès Aokky - Bluff ( Dir : Alexis Facca ) 2017 + Marie & les Garcons - Re Bop ( 1980 )

+    ( link YouTube : Marie et les Garcons :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q__vqP7L3Cw
..... DOUBLE " BOP " WHAMMY !!!! .... 37 years separate the release of those two fresh, french & sensual " pop gems " ...when you feel a bit down ... here's the cure  ....

Tshegue - When you walk ( Audio track ) 2017

Ultra mega top exciting danceable & catchy !