Illumination Ritual [Top Tape]

Avant-dernière mixtape de l'année, elle s'est déroulée ce dimanche sur Radio Campus Paris, conviant tout un tas de "visages" connus pour leurs nouveaux albums. La playlist complète est sur la page de l'émission.

En abrégé, ça donne:

Jim Guthrie, David Grubbs, the Appleseed Cast, Rhume, Nonstop, the Music Tapes, Julia Brown, Guided By Voices, Scout Niblett, Howe Gelb, Pan-American et Mendelson.

Si j'ai diffusé Scout Niblett, c'est d'une part parce que son nouvel album ("it's up top emma") est une réussite, d'autre part parce qu'elle se produira le Samedi 8 juin au Point Ephémère dans le cadre des 15 ans de Radio Campus Paris (14 € + frais en prévente).

Programme complet des festivités, qui durent du 23 ou 8 juin, ici :

http://www.radiocampusparis.org/15-ans/

you are far (do you exist?)

Do you exist?
La personne que je crois côtoyer, connaître, apprécier ou aimer existe-t'elle? ou est-elle une construction de mon imagination? Interrogation métaphysique posée par Jim Guthrie, un matin, en Bretagne, face à l'océan.

No matter where you are
you seem twice as far
no matter how tall the tree
i'd climb it if you'd be with me

but there is still one catch
to all of this :
Do you... exist?

if i never hear you call
is it a small world after all?
if i never find a cure
can i leave things as they were?

ignorance is said to be bliss
can i still ask :
Do you exist?

Jim Guthrie - you are far (do you exist?)
Now More Than Ever (three gut records, 2003)
www.myspace.com/jimguthrie

If I were me

"Si j'étais Moi"
Bien vu

there's no denying the evil thoughts
there's no denying the dragon's bite
while jousting all about we'll see light
and what's this all about?
are people made of people?
if i were me
i'd follow my heart
and never keep them apart
the evil thoughts
i'll close your eyes
so you can't see
the evil thoughts
that are inside me
moving in along
a love with all i've passed
on my way it's seems
i've lost the righteous path
don't breath save me
i'm living in what seems eternity
and what it will be
isn't all up to me
ya see?
if i did not
care much for thought
the ugliness world
would have been forgot
will they be alright?
it's a tale told in darkness and light

Jim Guthrie - Evil Thoughts
Morning, Noon, Night (threegutrecords, 2002)
www.myspace.com/jimguthrie