Subconscious Train Of Thought (Stax'68: a Memphis Story)

Subconscious Train of Thought as well as another track by The Aardvarks, namely Unicorn Man, are included on the compilation Stax'68: a Memphis Story. Because 2018 marked the anniversary of 1968, an important year for American history and Stax Records, the CD compilation was released in this year. The compilation includes five audio CDs featuring approximately 120 artists from the 1968 era, as well as a 56-page book of previously unpublished photos from the Stax archives.^[2]

Further bands with the name The Aardwarks

The band name The Aardvarks enjoys relatively great popularity. There are at least two American bands called The Aardvarks that are still active and touring or can be booked for gigs at the time this article is being written.

References

[1] Wikipedia contributors. (2023). The Ant and the Aardvark. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ant_and_the_Aardvark

[2] STAX ’68: A MEMPHIS STORY - Stax Records. Stax Records. https://staxrecords.com/stax-68-a-memphis-story/

Il est bel et bon - a french madrigal

Il est bel et bon is a madrigal, a polyphonic chanson.
The English translation of the French title is: He is handsome and good. ^[1]

Sheet Music

Sheet Music Direct - Pierre Passereau - Il est bel et bon

References

[1] Il est bel et bon — NoteNova Music Publishing. (n.d.). https://notenova.com/public/catalog/work/il-est-bel-et-bon/

About the song I Feel Space

Pitchfork single review (2016)

Beginning a review of the single Closing Shot, music magazine Pitchfork retrospectively raved about I Feel Space in 2016 like this:
"Just think of 2005's soaring "I Feel Space," its synthesizers trembling and surging like green vines caught in a time-lapse video."^[1]

PopMatters compilation review (2006)

That I Feel Space received remarkable attention from audiences on dance floors is underscored by this statement from a 2006 PopMatters article:
"The Norwegian electronic wizard has been remixing the DFA and killing electroheads around the world with hits like “I Feel Space” for a while, so much so that the label “space disco” already feels entirely his own."^[2]

Fact music magazine interview with Hans-Peter Lindstrøm (2008)

In the intro text to an Lindstrøm interview article, UK music magazine Fact wrote about the influence of Lindstrøm's most popular track to date:
"Despite the impact that Lindstrom tracks such as ‘I Feel Space’ have had on dancefloors over the past few years, he remains something of a perennial outsider in the contemporary dance scene."^[3]

FAQ about the song I Feel Space by Lindstrøm

Who is associated with the song?

• Hans-Peter Lindstrøm (Norwegian DJ, music producer)

Which compilation is the track on?

It's a Feedelity Affair

When was the single released?

April 1, 2005

On which Label was the single released?

Feedelity Recordings

References

[1] Sherburne, P. (2016, March 11). Lindstrøm: “Closing Shot.” Pitchfork. https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/18093-lindstrom-closing-shot/

[2] Raper, D. (2006, October 19). Lindstrom: Its a Feedelity Affair, PopMatters. PopMatters. https://www.popmatters.com/lindstrom-its-a-feedelity-affair-2495720130.html

[3] Hampson, S. (2008, August). Interview: Lindstrom - Fact Magazine. Fact Magazine. https://www.factmag.com/2009/01/01/interview-lindstrom/

About the song Atlas

The Guardian album review (2021)

The British music magazine of The Guardian associates the Isles album opener Atlas with music from bands like Future Sound of London and Orbital as follows:
"(...) - although anyone who remembers Future Sound of London’s 1991 hit Papua New Guinea and Orbital’s Halcyon is going to feel a certain degree of nostalgia when confronted with opening track Atlas’s cocktail of syncopated beats, ineffably melancholy wordless female vocal samples and warm electronics - (...)"^[1]

Phonica Records 12" single review (2021)

London music label and independent records shop Phonica Records summarized the track musically and in the context of the Bicep world tour concisely:
"With synth lines that ebb and flow across broken percussion and ethereal vocal snatches, the track was conceived as they toured their immense live-show across the globe."^[2]

RA Music Magazine single review (2020)

The English music magazine RA (Resident Advisor) described the track in a single review in the form of a checklist, which is checked off one by one:
"Fans salivating over pre-release clips? Check. Breakbeats? Check. Swooning trance synths? Of course. A nagging sense of melancholy? Yes, even that."^[3]

FAQ about the song Atlas by Bicep

Who is associated with the song?

• Andrew Ferguson (Northern Irish DJ, electronic music producer, Bicep member)
• Matthew McBriar (Northern Irish DJ, electronic music producer, Bicep member)
• Ofra Haza (Israeli singer-songwriter)
• Bezalel Aloni (Israeli composer, record producer)
• Ninja Tune Label

Which album is the track on?

Isles

When was the single released?

24 March 2020.

References

[1] Petridis, A. (2021, January 26). Bicep: Isles review – dance duo create the ultimate living-room rave. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/jan/21/bicep-isles-review

[2] BICEP - Atlas - NINJA TUNE at Phonica Records. (n.d.). https://www.phonicarecords.com/product/bicep-atlas-ninja-tune/166755

[3] Bicep - Atlas · Single Review ⟋ RA. (n.d.). Resident Advisor. https://ra.co/reviews/24888

About the song Cortez the Killer

Rolling Stone Australia: Neil Young music list / song ranking (2021)

Rolling Stone Australia music magazine published a list of Neil Young's top 100 songs in 2021. The song Cortez the Killer made it to the top of the list, up to 4th place.
As to why the song ends so abruptly, Billy Talbot, Crazy Horse's bassist, explained it this way:
"(...) “We didn’t know and just kept playing and playing,” says Talbot. “We lost a verse, but Neil said it was a good verse to lose.” That explains why the song ends so abruptly. (...)"^[1]

MusicRadar: Neil Young music list / song ranking (2022)

In 2022, Music Maker magazine MusicRadar published a list of the 5 Neil Young songs that guitarists need to hear. In this list, Cortez the Killer is listed as the fifth song.
"A signature Neil Young song, recorded with Crazy Horse, that doesn’t sound like it could have come from any other artist. (...) "^[2]

The Guardian: Neil Young album ranking (2020)

In 2020, The Guardian compiled a ranking of all Neil Young albums released to date. The album Zuma, on which Cortez the Killer is the 8th track, got 6th place in this list:
"(...) Zuma reunited Young with a revitalised Crazy Horse, sparking Barstool Blues’s glorious evocation of a drunk mind meandering and the brooding, majestic historical epic Cortez the Killer."^[3]

Far Out Magazine article (2021)

The British music magazine Far Out describes in an article from 2021 how Neil Young created the song. About the beginning of the track, the article states:
"The lyrics come in at the 3:23 mark, and the first segment described Cortés and his “galleons and guns”, reaching the shores of the New World."^[4]

FAQ about the song Cortez the Killer by Neil Young

Who is associated with the song?

• Neil Young (singer-songwriter)
• Crazy Horse (American rock band)

Who covered the song?

Some handpicked musicians, singer and bands, who covered the song:

• The Church (Australian rock band): 1999, studio album
• Dave Matthews Band (American rock band): 2003, live concert
• Marissa Nadler (American musician): 2007, track is included on the digital bonus EP for her US released album Songs III: Bird on the Water
• Kurt Vile (American singer-songwriter): 2015, live concert

References

[1] Rolling Stone Australia. (2021, December 16). “Cortez the Killer” - Rolling Stone Australia. https://au.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/100-greatest-neil-young-songs-35283/cortez-the-killer-35381/

[2] Robson, P. (2022, February 2). 5 songs guitarists need to hear by… Neil Young. MusicRadar. https://www.musicradar.com/news/5-songs-neil-young-guitar

[3] Petridis, A. (2020, November 5). Neil Young – every album ranked! The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/nov/05/neil-young-every-album-ranked

[4] Starkey, A. (2021, December 20). The story of how Neil Young created “Cortez the Killer.” Far Out Magazine. https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/how-neil-young-created-cortez-the-killer/

About the song Oino

PopMatters article (2015)

The British music news site Gigwise wrote in a news that it considers the song a highlight of the longplayer.:
"“Oino”, one of the more deliberately paced songs on the album, approaches mutant disco with a similar ethos but rests comfortably in a seductive state of tropical synthpop luster."^[1]

NME interview (2015)

In the NME interview with LA Priest, you learn, among other things, how the name of the song Oino is pronounced correctly:
"(...) new single ‘Oino’ (pronounced ‘Oh-I-know’), which combines Blood Orange-like sultry beats laced with falsetto vocals, bubbling synths, a saxophone sample and a brilliantly OTT guitar solo that Brian May wouldn’t sniff at."^[2]

Complex article (2015)

Music magazine Complex finds great similarities in musical style in LA Priest debut single Oino compared to the music of Samuel Eastgates' first band Late Of The Pier:
"The light-hearted funk of LA PRIEST's (pronounced "Lah Pree-st") previous band, Late Of The Pier, is immediately recognisable in his debut single, "Oino"."^[3]

Clash article (2015)

The British Clash music magazine considers the two songs Oino and Party Zute/Learning To Love, which directly follow each other in the album Inji, as the highlights of the album and also wrote:
"'Oino' breezes by effortlessly with its dubby psychedelia, sounding like it should remain on everyone's playlists now that summer is starting to show."^[4]

BrooklynVegan article (2015)

For the American music magazine BrooklynVegan, the two tracks Oino and Learning to love are the two catchiest and most danceable songs:
"You can stream the whole record, and check out videos for its two catchiest/danciest tracks (“Oino” and “Learning to Love”) below."^[5]

FAQ about the song Oino by LA Priest

Who is associated with the song?

• Samuel Eastgate (singer, musician)
• Domino Records (British independent record label)
• Isaac Eastgate (music video director)

References

[1] Fitzgerald, C. (2015). LA Priest: Inji, PopMatters. PopMatters. https://www.popmatters.com/195331-la-priest-inji-2495508026.html

[2] Wright, L. (2015). La Priest Interviewed: ‘I Hope My Music Encourages People To Get Carried Away With Their Imagination’ NME. https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-radar/la-priest-interviewed-i-hope-my-music-encourages-people-to-get-carried-away-with-their-imagination-17609

[3] Keith, J. (2023). Late Of The Pier’s Sam Dust Drops New “Oino” Single As LA PRIEST. Complex. https://www.complex.com/music/a/james-keith/stream-la-priest-oino

[4] ClashMusic, & ClashMusic. (2022). LA Priest – Inji. Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews & Interviews. https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/la-priest-inji/

[5] Staff, B. (2015). Sam Dust of Late of the Pier released debut LP as LA Priest (stream it and watch two videos). BrooklynVegan. https://www.brooklynvegan.com/sam-dust-of-lat/

About the song Turn Into

The official video for the song Turn Into was directed by Patrick Daughters. Daughters has also directed music videos for numerous other well-known indie and rock bands, such as: Death Cabs for Cutie, Kings of Leon, Snow Patrol, Katy Tunstall and many more.^[1]

Gigwise news (2006, June 19)

The British music news site Gigwise wrote in a news that it considers the song a highlight of the longplayer.:
"'Show Your Bones', the Yeah Yeah Yeahs' second album is ram packed with superb tunes and 'Turn Into' is one of the highlights of a long-player certain to feature high on the 'Album Of The Year' polls come December."^[2]

Slant Magazine album review (2006, April 6)

The American online magazine Slant Magazine considers the song a heady closer on the album:
"At turns blunt ... and cryptic (O. repeats the phrase “I know what I know” on heady closer “Turn Into”), Show Your Bones is an album that, through sheer force of will, transforms anxiety into confidence."^[3]

PopMatters article (2006, March 29)

The international pop culture magazine PopMatters describes the song as a gorgeous rock ballad:
"Though the resulting album produced some utterly gorgeous rock-ballads (“Dudley”, “Cheated Hearts”, “Turn Into”), the recording sessions were rife with tension, largely because the whole album began as a Karen O solo project;"^[4]

Who is associated with Turn Into?

The band Yeah Yeah Yeahs

• Karen O (singer-songwriter, musician)
• Nick Zinner (guitarist, record producer, songwriter)
• Brian Chase (drummer)

Who else is associated with the song?

• Patrick Daughters (video director)
• Suzi Quatro (singer-songwriter, bass guitarist): She released a cover of the song in 2011.^[5]

References

[1] IMDb. (n.d.). Patrick Daughters. IMDb. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3820289/

[2] Renshaw, D. (2006, June 19). Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Turn Into (Fiction) Released 19/06/06. gigwise.com. https://gigwise.com/news/18626/

[3] Keefe, J. (2006, April 6). Review: Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Show Your Bones. Slant Magazine. https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/yeah-yeah-yeahs-show-your-bones/

[4] Sawdey, E. (2009, March 29). Yeah Yeah Yeahs: It’s Blitz!, PopMatters. PopMatters. https://www.popmatters.com/72372-the-yeah-yeah-yeahs-its-blitz-2496034809.html

[5] Turn Into by Yeah Yeah Yeahs on WhoSampled. (n.d.). WhoSampled. https://www.whosampled.com/Yeah-Yeah-Yeahs/Turn-Into/

About the song Take Back The Radio

The Skinny article (2022)

The Scottish Arts and Culture magazine The Skinny indirectly praises the single Take Back The Radio in the album review for subsequent album.
None of the singles from her album Sound of the Morning are said to rival Miracle or Take Back The Radio, as you can read here:
"Granted, none of the singles from Sound of the Morning reach the same heights as Miracle or Take Back the Radio,..."^[1]

The Guardian - 'Tracks of the week' article (2020)

The 'Tracks of the week' article by British daily newspaper The Guardian from May 8, 2020 states about the song:
"A softly psychedelic sashay into the first whispers of summer, Take Back the Radio is an addictive whoop of pure joy."^[2]

Paste article (2022)

The American music magazine Paste described the song as follows:
"The five-minute “Take Back the Radio” revolved around scintillating keyboards, not Pearson’s signature guitar, along with her chirrupy, almost Disney-cheery trill."^[3]

New Musical Express article (2020)

In an interview with NME (New Musical Express), Katy J Pearson revealed a few things about the song's genesis and what role her brother played in it:
"I wrote ‘Take Back The Radio’ while I was in Bristol with my brother. He started playing the chorus and I thought it was really cool, so I started singing, “take back the radio” along to it."^[4]

Clash article (2020)

The British music magazine Clash wrote about the song:
"Out now on Heavenly, 'Take Back The Radio' is a buoyant indie pop burner, with that crisp guitar set against her lilting vocal."^[5]

Who is associated with the song?

• Katy J Pearson (singer-songwriter)
• The brother of Katy J Pearson (contributed guitar)^[3]

References

[1] Presswood, L. (2022, July 22). Katy J Pearson – Sound of the Morning. The Skinny. https://www.theskinny.co.uk/music/reviews/albums/katy-j-pearson-sound-of-the-morning

[2] Cooper, L. (2020, May 8). Tracks of the week reviewed: Katy J Pearson, Cher Lloyd, the 1975. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/may/08/katy-j-pearson-track-of-week

[3] Lanham, T. (2022, July 19). Katy J Pearson Defines Success for Herself on Sound of the Morning. Paste Magazine. https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/katy-j-pearson/interview-sound-of-the-morning

[4] Evans, G. (2020, July 22). Katy J Pearson: Americana-glazed rock where West Country meets Wild West. NME. https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-radar/katy-j-pearson-americana-glazed-rock-where-west-country-meets-wild-west-2712324

[5] Murray, R. (2022, April 27). Listen: Katy J Pearson – ‘Take Back The Radio’ Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews & Interviews. https://www.clashmusic.com/music-videos/listen-katy-j-pearson-take-back-the-radio/

About the song Sunday Morning

It's Psychedelic Baby Magazine interview (2018)

Margo Guryan revealed in an interview from 2018 with 'It's Psychedelic Baby Magazine' that she decided to write a really dirty song because of a joking remark by comedian Len Maxwell, and that was Sunday Morning.
Eventually, the track has become one of her most played and most recorded songs:
"I thought I’d write a really dirty song with lyrics that were unmistakable. It turned out to be ‘Sunday Morning’…which has turned out to be one of my most-recorded and most-played songs!"^[1]

Aquarium Drunkard article (2011)

The Los Angeles-based online music journal Aquarium Drunkard, in a 2011 article about the album Take A Picture, picked out the two album tracks Sunday Morning (first track) and Love (eleventh track).

They found these songs interesting for a comparison because of their dissimilarities and described the track Sunday Morning this way:
"The first exemplifies the more “straightforward” tone of the album, ...".^[2]

PopMatters article (2000)

On the occasion of the re-release of the album Take A Picture, the online pop culture magazine PopMatters wrote about Sunday Morning in October 2000:
"Indeed, these are simple lyrics describing an intimate Sunday experience in a tasteful, descriptive way. Whether or not by design I am not sure, but the chords and melody paint an aural landscape of freshness, brightness, hope and intimacy, ...".^[3]

Who is associated with the song?

• Margo Guryan (singer-songwriter)
• David Rosner (producer)
• John Hill (producer)
• Len Maxwell (comedian)
• Spanky and Our Gang (1960s sunshine pop band)
• Linus of Hollywood (singer-songwriter)
• and some more who recorded the song

In which series is the song played?

• Kindred (Dana - Season 1 Episode 1)^[4]: American science fiction television series premiered on December 13, 2022

References

[1] Breznikar, K. (2018, March 18). Margo Guryan | Interview - It's Psychedelic Baby Magazine. It’s Psychedelic Baby Magazine. https://www.psychedelicbabymag.com/2018/03/margo-guryan-interview.html

[2] Gage, J. (2011, April 14). Margo Guryan :: Take A Picture. Aquarium Drunkard. https://aquariumdrunkard.com/2011/04/14/margo-guryan-take-a-picture/

[3] PopMatters Staff (n.d.). Margo Guryan: Take a Picture, PopMatters. PopMatters. https://www.popmatters.com/guryanmargo-take-2495921558.html

[4] Margo Guryan | Tunefind. (n.d.). https://www.tunefind.com/artist/margo-guryan