So it has been a while since my last entry concerning my actual messy stairs, and I decided to give a full update, as I’m sure you noticed, my stairs are now uber messy! The first juicy donation that I’ve been rather happy about, showed up about a week ago, it’s my very own space age Styrofoam outdoor doormat! Then there’s the classic McD’s bag someone kindly tossed onto my stairs, though it does look odd next to the danon yogurt drink (healthy vs not so healthy). There’s a barrage of newspapers, some ziplock bags (I guess from those who couldn’t afford McD’s) and a piece of wallpaper (I think that is some nice icing). The leafs seem to blend all these contributions into a wonderful little cornucopia of nature vs waste, a type of serendipitous art. The secret was also revealed to me recently that the majority of these lovely things float onto my stairs via some type of wind tunnel created by the streets air flow. I noticed this one day a couple of weeks back when I had my blinds open and saw a ziplock slowly careening in mid air around the bend of my buildings top level stairs and softly onto mine! Though I remain unconvinced that it’s simply nature’s magic abilities, I think humans may also be involved in this ongoing art project (see direct littering). I may actually have to clean my stairs at some point soon however though, as the picture clearly shows, it may very soon be an issue to enter my place safely whilst navigating the increasing street waste :/

The Musical heart on the sleeve, it's Hot Chip

Being original at this point can often feel kinda pointless, a losing battle, and even in some cases an impossibility, which why hearing originality these days is so much more inspiring. Hated by some, adored by far more(imho), Hot Chip has been hot on the path of carving themselves into the annals of musical greatness. Considered as leaders of the British electropop sound, their new album “One life stand” continues their journey into experimental synthy slyness. The feel of Hot Chip has matured some what since their last album, and Alexis Taylors voice continues to surprise many as a true original, mixing feelings of melancholy and brightness into mountains of synth magic. This album seems to lend more emotion to it’s rhythms through the use of symphonic style compositions, toned down backbeats and as always, a decent prescription of bass. Though I have yet to pick one track in particular as per being the best, my current favorite off the album would be “Thieves in the night”, honorable mentions : “I feel better” and “Alley cats”. I strongly recommend giving this album a chance, it might not be your cup of tea, but it could very end up being the cup of what you were missing in your playlistl! I give this album a 8/10

Gorillaz, or the listless taste in your mouth...

So maybe I'm getting older and my mood swings are becoming more severe, but this anticipated album drop was for me, an almost total flop. Rehashing their once praised sound in more ways then I can count, the band just doesn't cut the mustard for me anymore, I'm sorry. With overtones of George Clintons last gasps, mixed with Moroder type synths, lack luster MC's rhyming about food, it made me wonder if the studio was occupied by interns filling in the guarantee on the groups record record deal(whom I should maybe credit for the interesting orchestral interludes). Between a seemingly disinterested Snoop and an almost asleep Wyclef, I felt lost in this albums toothpaste flavor. Tracks worth giving a listen : Empire ants, On melancholy hill, To binge... This album gets 4.5 on 10, but who knows, maybe I'll start smoking crack and change my mind after listening to it on repeat for several days while locked in my crackden...

Magnitude

With the scales tipping and the ground ripping, the first months of this year have been nothing short of "catastrophic" in many ways. That being said, every day is a new a day and peoples resolve seems to be unchanged(for the most part). Life goes on, and when it does, those who can live it follow in suite. Updates on these thoughts coming soon...