ELEVEN SWANS

2012-01-31T13:25:00.001-08:00

forever love

2012-01-24T15:41:00.001-08:00

Jeff Harris: 4,748 Self-Portraits and Counting from We Know Music on Vimeo.

started with the feeling i'd get bored

left feeling slightly floored

On the Earbuner : The upredictable shuffle

2012-01-22T10:43:00.001-08:00

2011-11-15T14:48:00.001-08:00

D'OH

well done weeds

2011-10-15T01:59:00.001-07:00

HA0004 - Zoo Kid - "Out Getting Ribs" from House Anxiety on Vimeo.

definitely a certain charm

2011-10-09T15:57:00.000-07:00

N.B

treasures tasted

treasures cooked

treasures served

treasures learned

been terribly busy learning through occupation

to whom it might even slightly concern,

apologies

2011-10-09T15:11:00.000-07:00

independent cinema, independently viewed

sincerely recommended

treasure troubled

bleak and defiantly evocative

On the Earburner : An Obvious Choice

2011-09-13T09:27:00.000-07:00

Robert Mapplethorpe

2011-09-10T02:02:00.000-07:00

and this

a week of ears being duly occupied by the above man

2011-09-06T11:48:00.000-07:00

yes seasick steve

iplayer

2011-08-17T13:11:00.000-07:00

treasure travels, in style

http://www.aquaexpeditions.com/

2011-07-26T16:24:00.000-07:00

T to the P

now

then

Tee pee's - forever treaasure

)

On the Earburner : songs that remind me of ATP' (entirely by phonetic coinicdence)

'I'll be your mirror' weekend joys

2011-07-20T14:23:00.000-07:00

apologies, i've been all at sea lately

things to come for sure

On the ear/eye burner : YES 1964 - 1975

2011-06-19T14:55:00.000-07:00

AN ERA ENDED THIS VERY EVENING

a bricks and mortar treasure has been exited

my childhood home has been departed for the final time

i can't describe the different way's i feel

it's truly quite unusual

i left home seven years ago

but said my final goodbye this evening

as my parents leave imminantly

a small thank you to Brandreth for being a large part of my formative years

you're a treasure blessed and a treasure troubled

On the Earburner : The below video,

memories good to distract from thoughts maudlin

2011-06-19T14:52:00.001-07:00

i forgot to mention seeing this a couple of weeks back

flawless

oh my oh my

2011-06-18T04:11:00.000-07:00

http://facialawareness.tumblr.com/

personally have a close and preferred one

but you guys might like to look at some other facial treasures

Earburner : Absentee

2011-05-31T14:14:00.000-07:00

Palmist Records

Well done Ed/Dan

Superstars in all the senses

nod to Dogshit James for the penciling

On the Earburner : See above for details

2011-05-23T14:45:00.001-07:00

Now That I'm Real (How Does It Feel) ft. Rose Dagul by chadvalley

Friendly Treasure

2011-05-22T12:48:00.000-07:00

http://asmitten.blogspot.com/p/domestic-things.html

total treasure snooping

On the Earburner : Megafaun - Bury The Square

2011-05-22T10:21:00.000-07:00

a piece of my history

found these amongst some old emails

it's rare for me to share personal treasures here

however, these photo's encapture a time

and a visual aesthetic that i really appreciate

my eldest brother is the one with his hands by his face in the last photograph

On the Earburner : Jarvis Sunday Service

2011-05-22T10:06:00.000-07:00

N.B Apologies for my absence

my excuses, which i shall stick to

settling into new job/career path

very welcome bearded distractions

lazy inclinations

2011-04-23T07:35:00.000-07:00

'Winter Mushroom Dress'

Yeon Ju Sung - Wearable Foods

2011-04-23T07:05:00.000-07:00

sh sh sh, sh sh sh, sh sh sh, shadowboob, straight from the heart

sshh

2011-04-03T13:13:00.001-07:00

sunday sweetness

2011-03-29T15:58:00.000-07:00

Evening's Earburners

how do you feel?

: )

: (

pick and listen appropriately

through the medium of spotify

isn't : ) charming?

2011-03-29T15:56:00.000-07:00

The GHOSTS from Eddie O'KEEFE

THE GHOSTS

THE TEENAGE HEAD

2011-03-22T15:17:00.000-07:00

Marc Riboud

On the Earburner : A Playlist in Creation

2011-03-21T12:21:00.000-07:00

an evening of returning to past loves

drew me to this by The Felice Brothers

yet unlike old lovers old music returns little disappointment

2011-03-20T14:48:00.000-07:00

A Drawing A Day

http://willscobie.tumblr.com

On the Earburner : Roy Harper

feel like the ~~music~~ sunday sounds better with you

2011-03-20T13:06:00.001-07:00

true story

2011-03-14T11:40:00.000-07:00

What's the time mr wolf?

2011-03-14T11:23:00.001-07:00

Irina Werning

retrospect's a winner

On the Earburner : Pusherman by Curtis Mayfield

p.s apologies if elevenswans becomes a little slow,

acquired one of those jobs you do every day

2011-03-02T11:57:00.000-08:00

Corey Arnold

sure sure sure

i mentioned Corey before

but this salty sea dog is totes swede

aaaaooooooooooooooooooo

rrrrffffff

2011-03-02T11:54:00.000-08:00

looks lovely

2011-03-01T14:37:00.000-08:00

Lykke Li - I Follow Rivers

(courtesy of The Line Of Best Fit.)

and she's back in the room

2011-02-28T03:57:00.000-08:00

Brief Earburner

Kurt Vile, Lovely

2011-02-24T15:58:00.000-08:00

Elena Chernyak

2011-02-24T15:12:00.000-08:00

Stephen Pippin

The Continued Saga of an Amateur Photographer #1-5 1993

Positive paper contact prints

made from the original paper negative

taken & processed using the toilet of a London to Brighton train

really taken by circular visions

2011-02-24T09:01:00.000-08:00

Oh, Roald Dahl

2011-02-24T08:51:00.000-08:00

the rule

lipstick on a pig,

don't bother with the lipstick

lipstick on a stone cold hunk

incredible?

finest moment

n.b apologies for 'mindless boy talk'

2011-02-22T16:18:00.000-08:00

Lizzy Stewart

Swede

2011-02-20T14:33:00.000-08:00

"As part of the Crochet Coral Reef project the IFF has constructed a Bleached Reef, a handicrafted invocation of what happens to coral reefs under environmental stress. Most of the forms in this reef are crocheted from varying shades of white and cream, mimicking the effect of actual coral bleaching. Corals acquire their colors from microscopic zooaxanthellae that live within the polyps - these symbiotic organisms help the polyps feed. When corals get stressed by environmental toxins, or by rising water temperatures, the polyps expel the micro-organisms, leading to the washed out look known as "bleaching." Polyps can survive for a short time in the absence of zooaxanthellae, but not over the long term. A healthy reef ecology is a co-operative one and in the long term the corals need the microorganisms to survive. Over the past decade reefs around the world have been subject to an increasing number of major bleaching events, suggesting that rising water temperatures are taking a heavy toll."

Fascinating, Informative and Beautiful

The best sort of projects always are

On the Eyeburner : Apartmento

2011-02-20T12:55:00.001-08:00

'Beautiful Chickens'

Christie Aschwanden

photographs by Andrew Perris

beautiful, it's true

On the Earburner : Bob Dylan - Love Sick

2011-02-19T15:06:00.000-08:00

XIII. ANOTHER EXCERPT FROM A DRAFT OF THE LETTER I EVENTUALLY SENT MY PARENTS

I don't really know how to continue to "protect" you from this information, which is not new and has been out there for a long time. But I can say that some of your past reactions to the details of my life have colored my willingness to continue to share those details with you. I take responsibility for my side of that; it has been a default choice on and off to include only information that i know will go over without an emotional explosion-it's exhausting for me to be constantly teetering on the edge of disappointment. I'm sure the denial is equally exhausting to you. As a result, it's frequently been easier not to reveal all things to you. In the past, the negative reactions involved (often to any change, big or small) have included fear, skepticism, and anxiety-in lieu of things like acceptance, or a willingness to try to understand, or to be happy because i am happy and able to be myself in the world. Life is short, and who knows how much of it is left at any given time. You raised me to be strong and smart enough to know and be myself. Not to live a half life.

Excerpt from 'So There's This Man - What is it like for people to insist you're something you're not by T Cooper' from magazine - The Believer - Seventy Eighth Issue : Bruiser

perhaps better understood within the context of the entire feature,

the chosen excerpt struck a personal chord about parental relations and expectation

2011-02-19T14:52:00.000-08:00

http://miyagiyukari.com

delightful

n.b something about this really gets me

2011-02-17T12:18:00.000-08:00

Sandy Kim

On the Earburner : Cockers Parisian Sunday Service

2011-02-08T09:37:00.000-08:00

Dan Holdsworth

occasionally photographers cripple my critical faculty

as such here is a mountain of photos

amongst that some photos of mountains

2011-02-08T09:25:00.000-08:00

VIDEO

Alex Turvey

vimeo website blog

wonderful eroticakes

not so much the song for me

a little passe,

classic ash casual sounds

2011-02-08T09:18:00.001-08:00

Stephen Beckley

i have mentioned him before,

but lately i notice it's natural with favourite's

On the Mouthburner : Lapsang Souchong

2011-01-26T05:10:00.000-08:00

Robin De Puy

On the Earburner : The First Big Weekend by Arab Strap

(lovely dulcet scottish tones courtesy of 6music)

2011-01-25T18:05:00.000-08:00

Mon Meilleur Ami

"You make friends with everybody...

Everybody is the same as nobody"

delightful french classic

iplayer it

2011-01-24T16:03:00.000-08:00

marco suarez

On the Earburner : Tennis : Pigeon

2011-01-24T11:02:00.000-08:00

'New York at the beginning of the 20th Century'

magic

(found)

On the Earburner : Thomas Tantrum : Lonely Eyes

Megan is a true beaut

2011-01-24T10:52:00.000-08:00

Robbie Brown Shoes

N.B - Found while indulging a little nosh curiosity at - http://thingsweveeaten.tumblr.com

On the Earburner : The Walkmen - Lisbon (feeling's undecided)

2011-01-18T02:49:00.000-08:00

The Killer Inside Me

definitely worth waiting for

2011-01-17T07:40:00.000-08:00

Anastassia Elias

perhaps not the most intricate papercutting noted

however, still charming

On the Earburner : 6music

2011-01-14T11:11:00.000-08:00

(found)

On the Earburner : This, this, this

and upon todays sad news

'in memory of' this cracker

R.I.P Trish Keenan

2011-01-13T05:28:00.000-08:00

http://fearofmen.bandcamp.com

This is the band of one inhabitant of much anticipated El casa DF

and one of my favourite people in the world

2011-01-05T17:00:00.001-08:00

happy new year and that

2010-12-27T16:11:00.001-08:00

http://www.whitehorsegypsycaravans.co.uk

i dream of this some day

2010-12-27T16:09:00.000-08:00

i adore her

2010-12-27T04:45:00.000-08:00

Earburners

one

two

three

four
(over and over and over again)

2010-12-25T15:55:00.000-08:00

nappy pigmas

On the Festive Earburner : The Shadows - Walking in the Air

n.b : draw the curtains to black out all the light,
save for the glow of an occasional burning ember
then turn this pink floyd song on antisocially loud
and lay a while together, listening.

happy christmas you old mincing tarts

x

2010-12-21T04:13:00.001-08:00

oh, and this one

memories galore

2010-12-21T03:59:00.000-08:00

you tube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=suwIhdHfHFA&feature=related

at some point all of these have been running around my head this week.

2010-12-07T11:16:00.001-08:00

Devendra Banhart "Foolin"

YES

2010-12-07T09:48:00.000-08:00

http://www.old-chum.com

(images found by walter from aforementioned old faithful store)

On the Eyeburner : Four in a Bed

2010-12-06T16:04:00.001-08:00

sometimes it's tough

2010-12-06T14:07:00.001-08:00

Ann Woo

On the Earburner : Braids (myspace)

2010-12-06T13:03:00.000-08:00

ayloul

On the Earburner : Women (myspace)

2010-12-06T10:26:00.000-08:00

Labour and Wait

(London's Finest)
(Unquestionably my favourite Shop)

Old Faithful
(Vancouver's Treasure)

The thoughtfully considered stocking of both these stores, provides home ware articles that i perceive to be part of an ideal aesthetic achieved through very select classic, timeless, design.

Visit the shops/websites
It's the only way you will understand, if you don't already.

On the Earburner : DM Stith - Thanksgiving Moon
(found through the Old Faithful blog)

2010-12-05T15:21:00.000-08:00

iceland

nachtflug

untitled

svalbard

airports and aerials

KEVIN COOLEY

On the Earburner : Nick Drake
last night i lay perfectly still in bed and really listened

2010-12-04T14:30:00.000-08:00

Paper Heart

whilst feeling a little fragile last Sunday eve, due to countless days spent celebrating my quarter century riding high on devil juice, i found this film and was pretty charmed. being one to always question 'given' sentiments and lifestyle choices, i liked Yi's original exploration, then the story turns a bit, whilst i remained charmed. it could, potentially, be a bit sickly for some, but it did the trick at that moment.

Check out Charlyne Yi's blog / myspace

she is creatively productive, a trait alone i find inspiring

On the Earburner : Joan Baez

2010-12-04T14:26:00.000-08:00

my drinking buddy showed me this a while back
i watch it now and again, perhaps you'd like to too

charmed by a) the drummer b) the lead singers incredible glasses c) pretty swede song

2010-11-23T11:34:00.000-08:00

Jordan Love & Pamela Love (found here)

Turns out he takes wonderful photos and writes a delightful blog
click western salvage on the above page for blog

And she makes stunning jewellery
(buy)

I figure some people just nail it...

2010-11-23T08:15:00.000-08:00

Blessing Force

It goes without saying that the appropriately named Blessing Force are currently being seen as such by many. Having grown up near Oxford, and blessed with a few of the right friends at the right time for initial encouragement, much of my time has now been spent seeing various acts who form Blessing Force incarnated in various bands and places and, in what must be getting close to 7 or 8 years, I still harbour a genuine fondness and respect for their ongoing efforts, continuing to return to them throughout time, ever curious.

A good pal and I turn a little older in the following days and, as a gift, are both off to CAMP to see 3 absolutely Stella acts from within 'Blessing Force' camp

Jonquil, Pet Moon & Rhosyn,

25 might not be so painful after all, on reflection,
24 wasn't nearly as bad as it seemed sometimes

2010-11-23T05:51:00.000-08:00

For the all seeing eggs

Benoit Pioulard - A Coin on the Tongue

2010-11-23T05:09:00.000-08:00

Tim Barber - Mystic Heather & Virgin Snow

On the Earburner : Benoit Pioulard - A Coin On The Tongue

N.B Room 35 is a beaut

2010-11-16T11:23:00.000-08:00

Coco Rosie - Gallows

2010-11-16T08:08:00.000-08:00

falling

2010-11-16T08:05:00.000-08:00

Charles LeBelle - Illuminated Trees

2010-11-16T07:57:00.000-08:00

Christo and Jeanne Claude

Christo and Jeanne-Claude were born on the same date.
They flew in separate planes: in case one crashed, the other could continue their work

learn more

On the Earburner : Grinderman 2 LOUD

2010-11-16T07:08:00.001-08:00

Luis Dourado

n.b dream hair on Jacques Cousteau wins out no questions asked.

2010-11-16T06:11:00.000-08:00

Michael Rolph

(previously noted as part of the Shashin Collective post)

On the Earburner: Nina Nastasia - Outlaster

2010-11-09T10:52:00.000-08:00

a touch of class in a glass

2010-11-09T10:26:00.000-08:00

Love is All - The Tallest Man on Earth

distracted lately by

stella weekends

job hunting weeks

2010-10-29T14:10:00.000-07:00

http://elevenswans.tumblr.com/

find enclosed sounds and sights from my day to day

not replacing, just adding to this chest

2010-10-29T14:07:00.000-07:00

worst album covers

brilliant

2010-10-29T12:46:00.000-07:00

Earburnt

Among the Gold - Bonnie Prince Billy & Cheyenne Marie Mize

bit late on the pick up with this one, but it is quite lovely really

2010-10-17T16:15:00.000-07:00

Warpaint - Undertow

Directed by this regular hottie (and former warpaint member)

unplugged version

The underwhelming minimal nature of this type of music is, strangely, what makes me so keen on it

found

2010-10-17T16:04:00.000-07:00

TODD HIDO

lighting constantly utilised to magical effect

On the Earburner : Bits from www.twentyfourbit.com

2010-10-13T11:36:00.000-07:00

PS22

look at all of these

definitely start a choir?

2010-10-13T11:33:00.000-07:00

distractions

this

and

this

On the Earburner : Various Recommendations / Radio 6

2010-10-05T08:25:00.001-07:00

BYE NORMAN

i never knew he wrote the (lying) words to THIS

On the Earburner : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XacvydVrhuI

2010-10-03T14:50:00.001-07:00

Buss Pass Bullfighter

YES

2010-09-30T03:33:00.000-07:00

The Tiger Came to Tea

B-Box Betsy has started a blog all about baking cakes and that

It looks pretty delicious so far, check it out!

As much as girly cake bakers is something i am getting a bit bored of,

her's look mega AND she is wicked.

Through Betsy's site I also discovered her housemate Amelia does some wicked drawings

http://www.ameliabraekkedyer.com/

check it out yeah?

2010-09-29T14:24:00.000-07:00

pick me up
drive in silence
through the twilight
leave me here a little while
just to think

(flickr found)

On the Earburner: Jessica Lea Mayfield

myspace / website / daytrotter / spotify

2010-09-29T07:35:00.000-07:00

This is England '86

shane meadows knows what he's doing

2010-09-27T15:05:00.001-07:00

Barbara and Michael Leisgen

On the Swedeburner : The shame of another failed evening pretending to be about to turn my bedroom into a miracle of space and beauty, latterly blended with a hefty bout of melancholy

On the Earburner : a playlist of bands largely coined 'CHILLWAVE', apparently

2010-09-24T16:06:00.000-07:00

Lykke Li

i had forgotten what you do to me