Late at Night.

Late Night's : 60s + 70s

2012-02-08T21:25:00.000Z

Late Night's : Discovery time Vol. VI!

2012-02-05T21:15:00.000Z

Late Night's : Old School Classics

2012-01-07T16:20:00.000Z

1993.. The year I was born. What a song, brings back so many memories.

Late Night's : New stuff.

2012-01-06T17:20:00.000Z

I got yet another berret.. This time a Kangol one, in a kind of camel colour.. I'm in love..it's a bit small, but wool stretches quite easily, and at least its not too small!!

Late Night's : Discovery time Vol. V!

2012-01-04T14:03:00.001Z

Late Night's : New Year, again

2012-01-01T19:50:00.001Z

Late Night's : Discovery time Vol. IV!

2011-12-29T15:30:00.000Z

oh..

Late Night's : Discovery time Vol. III!

2011-12-27T14:20:00.000Z

Beautiful music featured in the Gruffalo movie I watched Christmas morning.. Amazing !

Late Night's : Old School Classics

2011-12-21T19:43:00.000Z

Late Night's : College Choices 2011

2011-12-11T21:55:00.000Z

So, after 3 months of regular college-going and waking up at 6 or 7 to get to Dublin on time, I can say one thing; my music taste will never be the same. Can't say it's suffering, but it's never been so varied! It's annoying me, because the more people I meet, the more frustrating it is, to answer the question, ''so what music are you into?''
I wish I knew!!
more and more of trip-hop and electronic stuff from the 90s is creeping up into my iTunes. Not that I'm complaining. Stuff like Morcheeba, Moloko, timeless Massive Attack or Sneaker Pimps. Timeless stuff. Legendary like.
Discovered alot of good Polish artists too, like Novika or Smolik. Always knew they were there...But just never bothered to check them out.
Alot of Reggae music too, which I clamied to hate, not that long ago..

Whats happening to me?!

Late Night's : Hair Matters

2011-11-09T21:06:00.001Z

Avocado hair mask

Mash the flesh of one ripe avocado. Add 1 tablespoon of honey and 2 tablespoons of olive oil. Mix until creamy and then apply to your hair. Leave for 20 minutes and then wash out with a gentle shampoo.

just a little tip I thought I'd share with y'all.
Night.

Late Night's : Kitchen Stuff

2011-11-09T21:04:00.000Z

My famous apple cake. Not pie! I hate pies!
This time I added carrots and even two pears, next time I'll add even more!
I'll include the recipe as soon as I catch up on college work.

For now, some quite inspirational pictures I found lately. They're inspirational, to eat! Not to work out!!

Late Night's : Pictures II !!!

2011-10-23T22:53:00.000+01:00

Late Night's : Pictures!!

2011-10-22T17:38:00.000+01:00

Late Night's : 2006/2007 Playlist

2011-10-22T17:31:00.001+01:00

Here Im gonna post some songs I liked in 2006/2007. It was the year I went to first year of secondary school. Biggest load of shit ever. I'm so glad it's over.

1.The Libertines - Cant Stand Me Now
http://youtu.be/p2oTuxXjbO4
2.The Libertines- Music When The Lights Go Out
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSiXAA8ewLg
3.The Strokes -
4.The Arctic Monkeys-
5.The Bravery-
6.Franz Ferdinant-
7.Keane
8.Jet
9.Foo Fighters
10.The Cribs
11.Yeah Yeah Yeahs
12.The Hives
13.The Futureheads
14.Modest Mouse
15.Voxtrot
16.the 1900s
http://youtu.be/-lFjS2yEpxU
17.The Hot Hot Heat

oh I cant remember... I'll update my list as I go..

Late Night's : Discovery time Vol. II!

2011-09-05T15:22:00.000+01:00

I've just discovered a new band. The Innocence Mission from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA:) (again, how I wish I lived in America, and I could actually go and see all these amazing bands!! GRRR!!) This husband-and-wife singer-songwriter band reminds me of the late stuff from Hope Sandoval and The Warm Inventions. Their music is soft and light, like feathers! It floats around, drifts in and out of my ears whenever I'm down. I love music like this!

Late Night's : End Of Innocence

2011-08-12T23:56:00.000+01:00

Only 5 days left until my Leaving Certificate results are out. It's only 5 days. Then, to make matters worse, only 4 days till college acceptance begins. They'll come by post. Hopefully. A white envelope containing my future, as result of my hardworking past. God Damn it.
So today I was lying on my bed, browsing through pictures of my friends from the graduation ball, like a right stalker, because I didn't go. I could see them all done up, pretty, independent and drunk. Grown up perhaps?
All I know that, when I look into my boyfriends eyes, I can see that; this is the end of innocence. We're gonna go our separate ways, become college students, unemployed, employers, employees, parents, pensioners. I probably won't see them all again, untill we're old and wrinkly and decide to come back to celebrate a graduation anniversary.. Weird. I've seen these people everyday for 5 years. This really is the End.

Late Night's : Discovery time!

2011-08-11T23:49:00.000+01:00

In search of new bands, I discovered:
-The Innocence Mission
-Caribou
-Hooverphonic & Moloko ( not so much new to me, but I decided to give them a closer look)
-Flunk

and many others:)

Late Night's : Movies

2011-04-28T18:34:00.003+01:00

A ship inside a bottle
cannot sink,

  
or collect dust.

  
It's nice to look at

  
and floats on glass.

  
No one is small
enough to board it.

  
It doesn't know
where it's heading.

  
The wind outside
won't blow its sails.

  
It has no sails,

  
only a slip, a dress.

  
And beneath them,
jellyfish.

  
Her mouth is dry
though she's surrounded by water.

  
She drinks it
through the openings in her eyes

  
which never close.

  
When she dies,
it won't be noticeable.

  
She won't crash on rocks.

  
She will remain tall...

  
and proud. "


  
if you didn't kiss her
on your way out,

  
my love,

  
if you can,

  
kiss me
when you return.

Late Night's : Soundtracks II

2011-04-28T14:17:00.000+01:00

Late Night's: The Best Of.. Electronic!

2011-04-27T17:02:00.048+01:00

# 1. Télépopmusik - Genetic World

2001, first single being 'Breathe' with the memorable video by the pool. I remember loving that track back then, and I still do now. Loving Angela McCluskey's performance in ''Love Can Damage Your Health'', ''Smile'' and obviusly, in ''Breathe''. It seems to be that she gets on very well with the French trio, as she also appeared on their 2nd album, four years later, Angel Milk, with the amazing ''Nothing's Burning'' and ''Don't Look Back'' and also ''Loves Almighty'', ''Close'' and ''Brighton Beach''. I know other artists mingled around in the album, but her voice always really stood out to me, and it just so happens that my favourite tracks from their albums are usually featured by her. I've recently discovered how little reconignition she's getting for such an amazing talent. But hey, that's a topic for a different discussion altogether!

#2. Mono - Mono

1997. Now my romance with Mono would never exist if it wasn't for my mother, and, have to say, a TV ad for the adaptation of Great Expectations, which I've never actually seen! My mother used to tell me how she went to the cinema and waited on in her seat untill the ending credits song was over. That being ''Life in Mono''. However I searched on, to discover to whole album, while my mother refused to give it a listen. It is different to the single, but it is my kind of different, with my favourite tracks being ''Penguin Freud'' and ''Life in Mono''. Overall the album is heavily nfluenced by music of the times, female singer, male instrumentalist duo's, full of Massive Attack-ish beats and ''Teardrops'' like melodies. It is great, if you can never get enough of the 90s chillout at its best!

#3. Royksopp - Melody A.M

Discovered Royksopp through my favourite radio station [Trójka - it's polish] when I was about...12, thanks to 'What Else is There' from ''The Understanding'', but it wasn't untill I turned 16 that I decided to dive into the Royksopp world. Loving the vocals of Erlend Oye, both in KoC and his solo projects, I was bound to love Royksopp's more energetic and less spooky style. I used to thing all their songs were as creepy and as haunting as 'What Else..', thinking they were more like Bjork, and less like Moby. But I was wrong. What a unique band, able to make such varying music, yet at the same high level. Anyway, from ''Melody A.M'' my favourite tracks include 'Remind Me', 'Sparks' and obviously 'Poor Leno' - with the worlds cutest video of the cold-porridge eating Leno. Still haven't figured out what type of animal he is.. a Lama?

#4. Moby -18

Love this album for it's repetition, which is also it's fatal flaw. As many critics said, ''18'' was merely a repeated idea which worked for Moby's other albums. For me, it both a good and a bad thing. Firstly, I like artists for their ideas, and when they are good, why change them? but then again I end up listening to the same music all the time, which does annoy me.. like.. once or twice a year.
I wont be a rocket sciencist when I say my favourite tracks are 'In My Heart' and 'In This World'. I guess they're everybody's best tracks.. The piano from 'In My Heart' reminded me of 'Porcelain', while 'In This World' used to be hated by me as it was featured in a Renault ad, repeated every 15 mins on TV. Eventually I learned to love that song, though the beginning was tough!

#5. Moby - Play

''Play'' which made Moby, in my opinion a true artist, as each song was featured in movies, campaigns and ads, is probably ma favourite of Moby's. Its like a breeze of fresh air in my iTunes, and I hardly ever get bored of it. It's got 'Porcelain' , 'Natural Blues', and 'Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad?'. All featuring like worlds best videos, with great ideas, you could just tell its Moby!.. Porcelain even has two videos, one with a zoom of an eye and one in a car..? However the 'Why Does My Heart..?'' video beats them all as it reminds me of the book called ''The Little Prince'' in the way the boy lives on the lonely planet.

#6. Massive Attack - Heligoland

Now I could call this album a disappointment like many others did, but my expectations are clearly different to these people. I thought ''Heligoland'' was a brilliant album, and I still dont understand people who dislike it. I know it sounds nothing like 'Teardrops' which brought major success to MA, but every band moves on. My personal favourites include 'Paradise Circus' for the mersmerising vocals of Hope Sandoval, and the video ( have YOU seen the video!?) and 'Girl I Love You' as it's scary, haunting and just pure MA for me.
It was interesting to see so many remixes of one song, but suprisingly they've changed the appeal of 'Psyche' and 'Pray For Rain' very well. They sound like separate songs, individual and different. The Flash Dub remix is my favourite of the three.. while the original of 'Prain For Rain' is definately better.

#7. K-PaX Soundtrack

Soundtracks, I think I'll post separately.

#8. Chemical Brothers - Come With Us

This album is just a continuation of the Lost In Translation soundtrack, with my two favourite tracks 'Denmark' and 'The State We're In' [not to be confused with the state we're in by pineapple thief]. Some tracks are totally 'out there' in the area where even my tolerant ear won't go. Too much sound effects per minute, but other than that, it's a good album with some great beats, like 'Galaxy Bounce' or 'It Began in Africa'. I feel like certain sounds and motifs repeat.. but I still haven't figured out which ones..

#9. Lost In Translation Sountrack

yeah, definately a separate post for just soundtracks.

#10. Hird - Moving On

Discovered completely by accident, while I was researching Koop, Hird is a swedish DJ who did a song with Yukimi Nagano. Actually, a couple of songs! The playlist of this album is so great, it's difficult to pick a favourite.. Depending on the mood, ''Water Under My Bridges'', ''Moving On'' or ''Burn''.. or maybe ''Getting Closer''.. So hard to pick one song! Now for me, the final straw, deciding whether an album is a Chillout Favourite, I lie down with a cup of nice tea on my bed, let the album play on the laptop away from me, and if I don't have to get up to adjust volume or skip a song, it is a five-star-chillout for me. With this album, I could sleep, and the music wouldn't wake me. Now that's what I call chillout.

#11. Faithless - Forever Faithless

Now, it's easier to pick ''Forever Faithless'' as a whole representation of Faithless' work, rather than go by albums, as there is just too many to mention, and ''FF'' is actually a pretty good summary, or idiots guide to Faithless. Talking about this album is pointless, so many great tracks.. Words dont do justice to this music. Dido's vocals on 'One Step Too Far' make it seem like this music is just beyond time, that song always feels fresh, unique and futuristic for me.. even though it's been on repeat for like days. I also like the ruthless voice of Maxi Jazz as he talks in 'Tarantula'. It used to give me goosebumps, really!! The album is great for working out of any sort, jogging not so much, as the music gives you so much energy that running is unevitable!

Late Night's : Jam Sessions

2011-04-26T15:35:00.002+01:00

Late Night's : Folk

2011-04-22T21:46:00.002+01:00

My Guide to Fado, traditional Portuguese music, part I. Enjoy! :)

Late Night's : Big iTunes Clean Up

2011-04-16T15:58:00.000+01:00

So, I finally decided to clean up my iTunes, manually of course, as I'm not spending 50 euro on software, while I could spend it on clothes!! Quite reasonable I reckon!
This means, that... I'll re-discover loads of songs over the next couple of days, which is always a good thing.
Hopefully, I'll get loads of work done, and some pretty drawings too.. But not today.. Today is a Lazy Day.

Late Night's : Soundtracks

2011-04-14T20:33:00.000+01:00

Abel Korzeniowski, soundtrack from A Single Man. Quite enjoyable have to say.

Late Night's : The Cinematic Orchestra and the Gang

2011-04-13T17:20:00.002+01:00

Late Night's : The Cinematic Orchestra and the Gang

2011-04-12T21:38:00.000+01:00

Late Night's : Bit of Poetry

2011-04-11T21:27:00.001+01:00

~~Wishful thinking.~~

Blackberry picking.

Late August, given heavy rain and sun

For a full week, the blackberries would ripen.

At first, just one, a glossy purple clot

Among others, red, green, hard as a knot.

You ate that first one and its flesh was sweet

Like thickened wine: summer's blood was in it

Leaving stains upon the tongue and lust for Picking.

Then red ones inked up and that hunger

Sent us out with milk cans, pea tins, jam-pots

Where briars scratched and wet grass bleached our boots.

Round hayfields, cornfields and potato-drills

We trekked and picked until the cans were full

Until the tinkling bottom had been covered

With green ones, and on top big dark blobs burned

Like a plate of eyes.

Our hands were peppered

With thorn pricks, our palms sticky as Bluebeard's.

We hoarded the fresh berries in the byre.

But when the bath was filled we found a fur,

A rat-grey fungus, glutting on our cache.

The juice was stinking too.

Once off the bush

The fruit fermented, the sweet flesh would turn sour.

I always felt like crying.

It wasn't fair

That all the lovely canfuls smelt of rot.

Each year I hoped they'd keep, knew they would not.

Seamus Heaney

Late Night's : Guide to Classical

2011-04-02T20:24:00.000+01:00

Late Night's : Julie London

2011-03-22T20:45:00.000Z

No, it is not the same 'Cry me a river' as Justin Timberlake. -.-
This is REAL music.

2011-03-21T20:18:00.000Z

Colouring Pencils

Frida Khalo from Vogue, Paris 1932

Late Night's : Movies

2011-03-20T18:20:00.000Z

Lost In Translation

It's that time of the year again, which makes me want to watch 'Lost In Translation' again. Last time, I watched it after Christmas, for about a week, repeatedly. Maybe I'll draw something again, but for now I'll stick to the soundtrack as I study Perfect Competition.

Late Night's : Remixes

2011-03-20T17:06:00.000Z

Art-ish VI

2011-03-20T17:03:00.000Z

Markers

Autoportrait.

Art-ish V

2011-03-19T20:36:00.001Z

Colouring Pencils

Lost in Translation, Bill Murray & Scarlett Johannson

Art-ish IV

2011-03-19T19:41:00.000Z

Colouring Pencils

Hayley Williams of Paramore.

Art-ish III

2011-03-15T19:49:00.004Z

Colouring Pencils

Hayley Williams of Paramore.

En francais!!!

2011-03-11T18:58:00.000Z

So tomorrow, I have my french oral exam.. Yes I'm pretty scared, despite the fact that it's only a practice run, and the real thing is on th 6th of April.. It's all so scary.. it's all so real. But. Today I got my biology result, 93% i Higher Level, which equals to 100 points. Happy Days!! I'm still waiting on chemistry and maths resutls, which probably won't be as good. Tant pis!!

Late Night's : Nouvelle Vague

2011-03-10T18:14:00.000Z

I dont have time to post more, but.. what can I say to that?

Art-ish II

2011-03-09T19:21:00.000Z

Björk Guðmundsdóttir

Art-ish

2011-03-08T20:03:00.000Z

Scene captured from 'Amelie'

Holy Shite!

2011-03-07T17:52:00.000Z

Shite, the more irish way of saying shit. There is little to say after my english result. 56% for a Higher Level Paper. In fairness, who cares, but really.. It's depressing..I don't even know what to say.

Night Music Vol II

2011-03-06T22:23:00.000Z

Sade Adu, The Queen of sofa surfing as I call it, remixed by the gifted duo of The Neptunes [Pharrell Williams & Chad Hugo, formerly of NERD]. I've read it somewhere, that no matter what they touch, they manage to turn it to gold. I know that By Your Side was pure genius as it was, but this remix proves that things can always get better:)

Those who think my music taste is ''boring'' ''slow'' or even ''sad'' I think I owe a small explanation. First of all, it's my music, so gtfo. Secondly, I appreciate the beauty of music and good lyrics. Beat and shaking your ass isn't everything. Also, I dont think that music has to be suprising, and everchanging. Simplicity is key in most cases. Songs like 'Bohemian Rhapsody' by Queen have only happened once, and since then many artists have tried to make their songs as complicated and unexpectable, but failed miserably. [Look 'United states of Eurasia - Muse] I dont get why a simple song, with a good melody gets so little attention in your times. Such sick times. Finally, for those who wonder what radio I listen to, I do not listen to the radio. First thing I do when I get into a car or a room, where the radio is playing, I spring to turn it off. It's always noisy, annoying, aggressive. Listening to it makes me tired, it's impossible to concentrate with the radio playing, and this year I can't afford having my mind wandering around. So why can't song be 'enjoyable' ? Why can't we listen to music that actually makes you feel good and relaxed, rather than aggressive protest songs of 'I don't need a man blah blah blah'

Night Movies I

2011-03-06T15:21:00.004Z

Last night, I watched Woody Allen's 'Vicky Cristina Barcelona'
Out of curiosity, but mainly because I was feeling cold, and needed something to remind me, that there are parts of the world, where it's nice and warm, with plenty of sunshine, not shower rain. I didn't find the movie anything special.. It wasn funny.. wasnt scary.. Hard to tell what was the point of it. The story line, which I don't intend to spoil, was quite suprising at times, but nothing special. However, I didn't have any expectations towards it, therefore I was neither disappointed nor positively surprised. Maybe it was just the mood I was in. I do intend to watch it again, maybe this time I'll fall in love.
One thing I have to say made me love the movie, was the setting, the warmth and beauty of Hispanic landscapes, both in Barcelona, and the countryside. Living in Ireland forced me to envy and appreciate the temperatures of countries like Spain or Portugal, Italy. I long to the heat, missing it everyday. I hate being outside in the cold, and I dispise the rain.
'Vicky Cristina Barcelona' will definately remain in my collection, under the tag of hot summer nights, beside 'Caramel' and 'Genova'.

[..] Chinese?

Why?

I thought it sounded pretty.
Say something in Chinese.
Me?
Mm-hmm.

Um... ni hao ma.
You think that sounds pretty?[..]

Night Music Vol I

2011-03-05T21:35:00.001Z

Why Moby? Moby is crucial! Without him, there would be no summer night chillout. He's a master of sofa surfing, pure genius. Somehow, his songs always get me, one way or another. Some later than others. But 'why does my heart..' was always one of my all time favourites. Tonight, it has a special meaning to me. Why does my heart feel so bad?

RoboMiss

2011-03-05T21:27:00.003Z

This is my version of the robot-monster-skull-lady-thingy. I dont know why but for some reason I'm so sure its a female. There is something feminine about her staring eyes and lips. She's not even scary. Just..I'm not sure, concerned looking?

Ink

Herself again

Salem!

2011-03-05T21:17:00.002Z

They're weird. Very intrigue, and disturbing. I like it, even though it's not my style.

Doodles.

2011-03-05T20:51:00.002Z

Ink

Inspired by Salem Brownstone comic book I found in a dusty press of my art room. It freaked the shit out of me, it's incredibly weird. I'll post some pictures I took of it before giving it back to the teacher.

Late Night Tales

2011-03-05T20:25:00.001Z

Another blog, another life.
This time name inspired by http://latenighttales.co.uk/ a great series of albums with divine music. Also inspired by the fact that I h a t e mornings, and the later at night it is, the better. I've a feeling I'm not the only one.