The Birthday Massacre

Okay, this particular website has the most stunning visual and aural integration I've seen in a long time - The Birthday Massacre - is a band from Toronto, you can see one of their videos, Blue if you'd like. They are kind of Pop Goth, which is not my kind of thing by any stretch of the imagination, but I actually gave them a listen and will return to the website. If they come down east, I may go to see them in hopes they will provide a treat for the eyes (if not the ears).

Tri Martolod

So I like Kate Bush - hence I tend to accumulate and eventually listen to Kate related stuff, and was rereading the cover notes of her "Sensual World" album which credit Alan Stivell who participated in it's recording. She sang on his album "Again", a track called Kimiad. This guy is intriguing, singing in Breton, Gaelic & French and I had largely forgotten about him; I do recall I quite liked the song "Tri Matolod" (three sailors - trois marins) which I heard originally around 25 years ago. I dug it out and gave it another listen today, and I am inspired to take a course at one of the local Universities here, in gaelic.

Tri martolod yaouank (tra la la, la la la la) .. it's quite stirring