13 Jun 2012 — Henning Lahmann
Does it make any sense at all to say that someone is not only your favorite, no, but indeed also the most important actor of your life? Sounds weird. But if so, just in case, mine is
Mr Bill Murray. See, now you have it. I could now start telling you about all his movies that mean so much to me and why, but seriously, who'd actually be interested in that? Right. So let's focus on something else instead, a very good thing to know: Apparently, I'm not alone. Arkansas native and "
1/16th Cherokee"
William Cody Watson fka
Pink Priest/Malibu Wands/Gremlynz has the same kind of unashamed affection for this actor.
In his own words: "A true legendary figure, confused maybe, depressed perhaps; in search of something more." Unlike me however, Watson knew what to do with his feelings: to channel them creatively. So he made this record, the
Bill Murray LP, eleven movements of gently meandering ambient, melancholic and probably sad yet never depressed or depressing, those sublime pieces aptly reflect the personality of most of Murray's character, and perhaps of the man himself. In any case, for Watson, the LP is "the most important piece of music I've ever made", an avowal that can be heard and felt throughout the record.
You can listen to the
Bill Murray LP while lying around in bed, or wandering across town at night, or driving through the countryside, or while watching your favorite Bill Murray movie, you know, the one that you've watched a thousand times anyway so you know what it's about and what they're saying. It's really nice, I've tried. Not sure if Bill would approve of that of course, but something tells me he would.
The
Bill Murray LP is out June 26 via
Bathetic. The label is giving away some free copies of the record:
The way to get one is to simply represent Bill Murray in the most creative way possible. Dress up like your favorite Murray character, hang out with a photo of Bill in your favorite spot, make out with a Bill Murray lookalike, write a poem about your love of Bill Murray on a brick wall or YOUR OWN BODY. The sky's the limit... Ultimately, we just want to see the way you document your Murray love. Snap a pic of you showing off your admiration, and email it to: batheticrecords@gmail.com. The deadline for the photo submissions is June 22.
Listen to the record's last movement "Ode" below.
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Does it make any sense at all to say that someone is not only your favorite, no, but indeed also the most important actor of your life? Sounds weird. But if so, just in case, mine is
Mr Bill Murray. See, now you have it. I could now start telling you about all his movies that mean so much to me and why, but seriously, who'd actually be interested in that? Right. So let's focus on something else instead, a very good thing to know: Apparently, I'm not alone. Arkansas native and "
1/16th Cherokee"
William Cody Watson fka
Pink Priest/Malibu Wands/Gremlynz has the same kind of unashamed affection for this actor.
In his own words: "A true legendary figure, confused maybe, depressed perhaps; in search of something more." Unlike me however, Watson knew what to do with his feelings: to channel them creatively. So he made this record, the
Bill Murray LP, eleven movements of gently meandering ambient, melancholic and probably sad yet never depressed or depressing, those sublime pieces aptly reflect the personality of most of Murray's character, and perhaps of the man himself. In any case, for Watson, the LP is "the most important piece of music I've ever made", an avowal that can be heard and felt throughout the record.
You can listen to the
Bill Murray LP while lying around in bed, or wandering across town at night, or driving through the countryside, or while watching your favorite Bill Murray movie, you know, the one that you've watched a thousand times anyway so you know what it's about and what they're saying. It's really nice, I've tried. Not sure if Bill would approve of that of course, but something tells me he would.
The
Bill Murray LP is out June 26 via
Bathetic. The label is giving away some free copies of the record:
The way to get one is to simply represent Bill Murray in the most creative way possible. Dress up like your favorite Murray character, hang out with a photo of Bill in your favorite spot, make out with a Bill Murray lookalike, write a poem about your love of Bill Murray on a brick wall or YOUR OWN BODY. The sky's the limit... Ultimately, we just want to see the way you document your Murray love. Snap a pic of you showing off your admiration, and email it to: batheticrecords@gmail.com. The deadline for the photo submissions is June 22.
Listen to the record's last movement "Ode" below.
Shortly after 
Utterly impressed by this tranquilized, husky new tune from the Portland-duo The Slaves, whom just announced that their debut LP Spirits of the Sun is coming out next month on Digitalis. "River" has a doom-drenched, mysterious feel, however breaking into landscapes of shoegaze throughout its lush nine minutes and fifty-three seconds, making your consciousness want to float silently over stormy shorelines, watching the landscape unfold beneath your feet.
We can't find anywhere to pre-order it just yet, but will hopefully be announced soon over at Digitalis' Bandcamp page.
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In anticipation to his US tour starting today in Denver, our Irish friend Jack Colleran better known as 
