Here's some Movies I like:
Lawrence Of Arabia, Eternal Sunshine..., The Royal Tannebaums, The Life Aquatic, To Catch A Thief, (the Alistar Sims vers. of) A Christmas Carol, Snatch, Cinema Paradiso, The Usual Suspects, Rear Window, Being John Malchovich, Roman Holiday, Gandhi, Minority Report, Batman Begins, Avalon, Y Tu Mama Tabien, Lost In Translation, Bugsy, JFK, Diner, Thirteen Days, Traffic, Trading Places, Finding Neverland (Great Score as well!), The Day The Earth Stood Still, Circle Your Wagon, Witness, The Lavender Hill Mob, and the original Ladykillers. I really love The Fearless Freaks, a great Flaming Lips doc., really moving as well!
Favourite Comedy of all time goes to The Return Of The Pink Panther!!!!!!!****************
Here are some general things that I really like: Contrails(yes, I know they're polluting the world, but they look beautiful in all the various stages of the sky!), The Moon, Morocco, The Constellations Orion & Pleadies, horizonal vantage points, Les Traverses Cotes du Ventoux by Paul Jaboulet Aine, Russian Orthodox Chorales, The Thames, Rome, Prague and Paris, Pictionary & Backgammon, the '76-'79 Montreal Canadiens, building -blocks, Synthesizers and my Wife, Amanda
Influences
OK! First some general influnces! The Beatles, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, EWF, Al Green, The Beach Boys, XTC, The Police, Antonio Carlos Jobim, The Smiths, Talk Talk, ELO, Kraftwerk, Trevor Horn, Daniel Lanois, Mitchell Froom, Dusty Springfield, Blondie, The Pretenders, The Stones, The Who, The Zombies, The Association, Three Dog Night, Joni Mitchell, Massive Attack, Peter Gabriel, David Bowie, U2, New Order, The Church, Steely Dan, Hank Williams Snr., Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Kate Bush, Joe Jackson, Bob Marley and The Wailers, King Tubby, Curtis Mayfield, The Temptations, The Clash, The Kinks and @ 50 others that will come to me!
THIS IS WHAT I'VE BEEN INTO LATELY: The Incomparable Radiohead, Doves, Sigur Ros, Leaves, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Bjork, Royksopp, Jazzanova, A Tribe Called Quest, The Roots, Maxwell, D'Angelo, Jeff Buckley, The Verve, Richard Ashcroft, Pulp, Boards Of Canada, The Coral, Portishead, Bent, Keren Ann, Wood, Mew, Britsh Sea Power, Stars, Hard-Fi, Super Furry Animals, Elbow, NuSpirit Helsinki, Broken Social Scene and @ 50 others that will come to me.
SOME THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT: Two friends of mine have a cool group called Hammock. They're on my friends link. Check 'em out!
I can't say enough @ Rokia Traore. Sexy, Dark, Dubby Groove (even when it's not grooving) from Mali. In fact, Everyone should pay attention to that country's music! Intense! More later
Sounds Like
A grown man who now knows how to make the music he dreamed of as a kid!!!!!
I am a Canadian who lives in London, England!!! I produce/record records and love doing it!!! I'm a musician who is happy to not be digging ditches or be in the frontline of a war...things like that. I spend my time making beautiful noises in my own studio! I've been meeting some nice folk here who have been interesting to know...You all seem like beautiful people! It also restores my faith in what I've long believed -that Humankind Rocks!!! Remember that the next time the media or some natural history program tells you otherwise. Thanks for visiting -may you prosper and begat many nations!!! I really dig my wife 'cause, not only is she beautiful, but she really loves music and is generally great fun!!! I'd like to meet people with strange names, like: Maximillian Robspierre, Kingdom Isambard Brunel, Zinadine Zidane, Modest Mussoursky, Boutros-Boutros Gali & Zsa Zsa Gabor!
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Here are some records I can't live without!!! : Achtung Baby by U2, The Man Machine by Kraftwerk, Fumbling Towards Ecstasy by Sarah McLaughlin, The Last Broadcast by Doves, Dots & Loops by Stereolab, After Everything Now This by The Church, Vauxhall And I by Morrissey, Mezzanine by Massive Attack, Goodbye Country (Hello Nightclub) by Groove Armada, Felt Mountain by Goldfrapp, Lullabies To Paralyse by QOTSA, Head Music by Suede, Leaders Of The Free World by Elbow, Regatta de Blanc by the Police, Since I Left You by The Avalanches, Homogenic by Bjork, Urban Hymns by The Verve, The White Album by U know who, Instrumental Music To See Into Or Disappear Through..... by Bjorn Olsson, Open Season by British Sea Power, What's Going On by Marvin Gaye, Laika Come Home by Gorillaz vs. Spacemonkeyz, Regeneration by The Divine Comedy, Dusty In Memphis by Dusty Springfield, Geogaddi by Boards Of Canada, Music For The Native Americans by Robbie Robbertson, Dark Side Of The Moon by The Floyd, Whiplash by James, Grace by Jeff Buckley (like everyone else!), OK Computer by Radiohead, This Is Normal by Gus Gus, Exodus by Bob Marley & The Wailers, The Age Of Plastic by The Buggles, Life:Styles compiled by 4Hero, The Debt Collection by The Shortwave Set, I Care Because You Do by Aphex Twin, The Ugly People Vs. The Beautiful People by The Czars, Bowmboi by Rokia Traore, Close To The Edge by Yes, The Sophtware Slump by Grandaddy, Elemental by Tears For Fears, Yoshimi Vs. The Pink Robots by The Flaming Lips, Harvest by Neil Young, King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown by The Artists of the same name, The Dub Factor by Black Uhuru, Golden Greats by Ian Brown and The Hounds Of Love by Kate Bush (The nu ones not bad either!!!). More to come! ********************Currently listening to:Friendly Fires by the group of the same name; Oracular Spectacular by MGMT; In Ghost Colours by Cut/Copy; Jarvis by Jarvis Cocker; Untrue by Burial; The Trials Of Van Occupanther by Midlake; Andorra by Caribou; Seventh Tree by Goldfrapp; There's Me And There's You by Matthew Herbert; Sustained Wonder By The County Kent; The Holy Pictures by David Holmes & Silent Movie by Quiet Village...Dig It!!!!!!!***********************
Here, in no particular order, are what I believe, at this time anyway, are my Top 50 favourite songs of all time: "Us & Them" -Pink Floyd, "Time Passages" -Al Stewart, "Let Down" -Radiohead, "Sonnet" by The Verve, "Woman" by John Lennon, "Space Oddity" by David Bowie, "There Goes The Fear" by Doves, "The Time Of The Season" by The Zombies, "Claire de Lune" by Claude Debussy, "A Day In The Life" by The Beatles, "Don't Worry Baby" by The Beach Boys, "Superwoman (Where Were You When I Needed You)" by Stevie Wonder, "Under The Milky Way" by The Church, "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" by Elton John, "What's Going On" by Marvin Gaye, "Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others" by The Smiths, "Joga" by Bjork, "Waterloo Sunset" by The Kinks, "I'm Not In Love" by 10cc, "Sara" by Fleetwood Mac, "Babylon Sisters" by Steely Dan, "The Great Gate Of Kiev" by Modest Mussoursky, "Insensatez" by Antonio Carlos Jobim, "Move On Up" by Curtis Mayfield, "Running Up That Hill" by Kate Bush, "Bring On The Night" by The Police (or as they're now called...Sting), "Computer World" by Kraftwerk, "In A Sentimental Mood" by Duke Ellington, "For The Love Of You" by The Isley Brothers, "Maintain" by DJ Krust, "Life's What You Make It" by Talk Talk, "Are You Going With Me?" by Pat Metheny Group, "Dreams" by Blondie, "Mercy Street" by Peter Gabriel, "Golden Brown" by The Stranglers, "The Logical Song" by Supertramp, "Are You Going To San Francisco?" by Scott Mackenzie, "Magic" by Pilot, "Pavane Pour Une Infant Defante" by Maurice Ravel, "Fifty Ways To Leave Your Lover" by Paul Simon, "Calling Occupants Of Interplanetary Craft" by The Carpenters (Yes, I do know it was originally done by Klaatu, I am Canadian after all), "Dancing Queen" & "The Winner Takes It All" by Abba, "Siberian Khatru" by Yes, "Blackbird" by The Beatles, "Your Daddy's Car" by The Divine Comedy, "With A Little Luck" by Wings, "One" by Three Dog Night, "The Windmills Of Your Mind" by Dusty Springfield, "So Much Trouble In The World" by Bob Marley & The Wailers, "River" by Joni Mitchell, and "Right Down The Line" by Gerry Rafferty!!! Honourable Mention goes to "Shout It Out Loud" by Kiss, which, curiously, doesn't rock nearly as hard as I remember it doing!!! These songs have the power to make me feel joyful, sad, melancholic, reflective, thankful and....... invincible!!! They have the power to humble me and make me feel insignificant, and yet, make me feel that I'll be remembered for generations after I'm gone due to the potential inside me! Here's To Great Music & Inspiration!!! Cheers! ****************** "99" by Toto is a great song;...so is "The Whole of The Moon" by the Waterboys, "Fire On Babylon" by Sinead O'Connor, "Reminiscing" by The Little River Band, "Ashes To Ashes" by David Bowie & "One Night In Bangkok" by Murray Head.......see,......it never stops!!!!!!!
This year, I'll be mostly listening to vital music!!!
My new born daughter's favourite songs seem to be "Good Night" by The Beatles, "Alleluia, Behold The Bridegroom" by The St. Petersburg Chamber Choir & "The Theme From Shaft" by The Chosen Few...check her out!!!
Miss our chats, bro! Honestly. You're a jewel, Julian! Haha. You're a "jule", Julian? Julian is a unit of energy. Haha. Ok, somehow I'm amusing myself in a comment box on YOUR page. WooHoo! lol
There's so much going on here for the This Allure crew, I don't even know where to begin! So what project are you most excited about right now, mate?
Julian Kindred, How's it going? I just wanted to let you know that my debut CD "Like I'm Beautiful" is now available on iTunes, on sale for only $5.94 this week!
Hope that you enjoy and have a blessed day! Kelly Murray
Hi, I'm pleased to announce that "Toughts of Rabbits Are Rabbits" album is finally OUT and it's available on iTunes at a very special price. Just click on the image here below to be redirected on iTunes:
finally released my EP on Itunes. I put a few of the tracks on my player and a link to go download them. I'd love to know what you think about it. Let me know
Hey Julian! It's good to hearing from you;) Things are going good! writing songs and are practicing! Music is good fun! Good to be myspace friends! Hope to meet you again!! All the best....
