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wub-fur-radio · 2 years ago

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Appealing Sounds of Confusion & Dismay

Nothing is absolute; everything is possible. – Hassan-i-Sabbah

If you’ve been dismayed to be feeling even more confused than usual of late, Wub-Fur Internet Radio wants you to know you are not alone and wishes to do what we can to help. Toward that end we offer this two part streaming mix of appealing sounds from around the planet and across the multiverses of contemporary psychedelic/stoner/doom/space rock music. Featuring 25 new tunes from 25 of your favorite modern psych combos, including Frankie and the Witch Fingers, Black Sand, Sonic Moon, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Queens of the Stone Age, Jeffrey Alexander + The Heavy Lidders, Druid Fluids, Dead Feathers, Dead Shaman, Pink Fairies, Gong, Goat, and 13 more bands who are dismayed but not afraid to be confused.

▶︎🎶 Listen on Mixcloud: Part One | Part Two

Running Times: Pt. 1: 1 hour, 14 seconds; Pt. 2: 59 minutes, 52 seconds

Tracklists

Part One

Repeat Transmission (0:55) — Brown Spirits | Coburg, Australia

Just an Illusion (4:29) — Black Sand | New Zealand

Flutter By (4:41) — Druid Fluids | Adelaide, Australia

Let It Out (3:47) — The Wans | Nashville, TN

Give It Time (3:54) — Sonic Moon | Aarhus, Denmark

Gardeners of the Earth (5:20) — White Canyon & The 5th Dimension | MG, Brazil

Gila Monster (4:36) — King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard | Melbourne, Australia

Mild Davis (4:46) — Frankie and the Witch Fingers | Los Angeles, CA

Negative Space (3:53) — Queens of the Stone Age | Palm Desert, CA

What It Is to Be Free (4:12) — Kind | Boston, MA

Counting Up and Down (3:18) — Jeffrey Alexander + The Heavy Lidders | Philadelphia, PA

Those Disruptors (5:25) — Modoki | Tokyo, Japan

La Storia Dell'Aviditia (4:30) — Futuropaco | Oakland, CA

Trying to Keep Control (6:29) — Dead Shaman | Switzerland

Part Two

Robbery (9:56) — Dead Feathers | Chicago, IL

Another Sailor Who Dies at Midnight (3:06) — Tangerine Stoned | Italy

Join the Resistance (5:35) — Goat | Norrbotten County, Sweden

Montezuma (4:49) — Edena Gardens | Copenhagen, Denmark

Hassan I Sahba (6:02) — Pink Fairies | London, UK

Tiny Galaxies (3:51) — Gong | UK

Something To Fall Back On (3:50) — The Wytches | UK

FTW (7:09) — LSD | Dublin, Ireland

In My Own Dream (8:19) — The Third Mind | Downey, CA

Your Confusion May Now Be Visible (4:50) — DWLVS | San Francisco, CA / Philadelphia, PA

Barely a Season (2:26) — Abronia | Portland, OR

All tracks released in 2023.

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raoullemercier · 6 months ago

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2013 Copenhague, Copenhagen Sand Sculpture Festival

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mikamikapodcast · 24 days ago

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A Bohemian Poet, Lover, and Painter of the Sea - Holger Drachmann

Holger Henrik Herholdt Drachmann (1846–1908) was a Danish poet, painter, and playwright whose life was marked by love, conflict, and artistic restlessness. A central figure in Denmark’s Modern Breakthrough literary movement, he was just as famous if not more so for his bohemian lifestyle as for his literary and artistic achievements.

Youth and Romantic Imagination

Born in Copenhagen in 1846 into a well off family, Drachmann lost his mother at the age of eleven. Her early death had a lasting impact, and young Holger retreated into worlds of fantasy, staging heroic naval games with his friends, casting himself as legendary Danish sea captains like Tordenskjold. This early passion for drama and grand imagination foreshadowed his future as an artist and romantic.

The Search for the Artist – Sea, Poetry, and Women

Initially trained as a marine painter at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, Drachmann was soon drawn into the radical literary movement led by critic Georg Brandes. While he never fully abandoned painting, his focus shifted toward poetry and prose. He quickly became a restless poetic nomad, wandering across Europe and falling in love often with more than one woman at a time.

Skagen: Freedom and the Artist Colony

In 1872, Drachmann traveled to Skagen with Norwegian painter Frits Thaulow. There he joined the Skagen Painters, an artistic colony in northern Denmark where light, nature, and communal living attracted free-spirited creatives. Though not the most prominent painter of the group, Drachmann’s charisma and literary fame made him one of the most vivid personalities.

Evenings in Skagen were filled with wine, music, conversation, and poetry and Drachmann was often the star. He later settled there with his third wife in Villa Pax, which also hosted, at times, both his wife and his mistress. His time in Skagen was artistically fertile and personally chaotic, embodying the freedom and turmoil of the bohemian life.

Bohemian Love and the Power of Muses

Drachmann’s love life was legendary dramatic, tangled, and deeply entwined with his art. He had multiple significant relationships:

Vilhelmine Erichsen, his first wife, whom he married young.

Polly, a married woman with whom he had a brief affair and a child.

Emmy, a young woman from Hamburg, with whom he had four children and adopted Polly’s daughter.

Amanda Nielsen stage name Edith a cabaret singer and his greatest muse in the 1890s.

Amanda inspired many of his best love poems, and even on his deathbed, Drachmann confessed that only two women truly mattered to him: Vilhelmine and Edith. This final declaration captures the essence of his romantic, passionate soul forever seeking inspiration through love.

Contradiction, Roles, and Restless Identity

Throughout his life, Drachmann played many roles: radical intellectual, nationalist, romantic idealist, realist chronicler of sailors. His frequent shifts in political and artistic allegiance were often seen as opportunistic, but more likely reflected his inner contradictions and endless longing for artistic authenticity.

His works such as Songs of the Sea, Once Upon a Time, and The Sacred Fire—are filled with longing, tempestuous seas, and fatal passion. His life became the subject matter of his art.

Death and Legacy

Drachmann died in Copenhagen in 1908 and was buried in the sand dunes of Skagen, near the sea and freedom he loved so much. His home, Drachmanns Hus, is now a museum.

He is remembered not only as one of Denmark’s most popular poets of the modern era but as the embodiment of the romantic, bohemian artist: free, intense, contradictory, and constantly thirsting for life.

Holger Henrik Herholdt Drachmann (1846–1908) oli tanskalainen runoilija, taidemaalari ja näytelmäkirjailija, jonka elämä oli täynnä rakkautta, ristiriitoja ja taiteellista levottomuutta. Hän oli yksi Tanskan modernin läpimurron (Det Moderne Gennembrud) keskeisistä hahmoista, mutta vähintään yhtä tunnettu oli hänen boheemi elämäntyylinsäkuin hänen kirjallinen tai kuvataiteellinen tuotantonsa.

Nuoruus ja romanttinen mielikuvitus

Drachmann syntyi vuonna 1846 Kööpenhaminassa varakkaaseen perheeseen. Äidin kuolema pojan ollessa vasta 11-vuotias jätti pysyvän jäljen: hän vetäytyi omiin maailmoihinsa ja alkoi leikkiä sankaritarinoita merisotureista kuten Tordenskjoldista. Tämä varhainen taipumus draamaan ja suurieleiseen kuvitteluun ennakoi hänen tulevaa taiteellista ja persoonallista kehitystään.

Taiteilijan etsiminen – meri, runous ja naiset

Alun perin Drachmann kouluttautui merimaisemamaalariksi Tanskan taideakatemiassa. Pian hän kuitenkin tempautui mukaan Georg Brandesin johtamaan radikaaliin kirjalliseen liikkeeseen, mikä vei hänet runouden ja proosan pariin. Tämä ei tarkoittanut kuvataiteen hylkäämistä meri ja laivat pysyivät hänelle aina rakkaina, myös kirjallisesti. Mutta ennen kaikkea hänestä tuli runollinen nomadi, joka vaelsi Euroopassa ja rakasti myrskyisästi, usein samanaikaisesti eri naisia.

Skagenin vapaus ja taiteilijayhteisö

Vuonna 1872 Drachmann matkusti Skageniin yhdessä norjalaisen Frits Thaulown kanssa. Hän liittyi siellä Skagenin taiteilijasiirtokuntaan, joka oli Tanskan boheemien kehto meri, valo ja taiteilijayhteisö vetivät puoleensa vapaamielisiä sieluja. Vaikka hän oli maalarina vähemmän keskeinen hahmo kuin esimerkiksi P.S. Krøyer, Drachmannin karisma ja kirjallinen lahjakkuus tekivät hänestä yhteisön näkyvimmän persoonan.

Skagenissa vietettiin iltoja viinin, keskustelujen ja laulun parissa ja Drachmann oli usein illan vetonaula. Hänen kotiinsa, Villa Paxiin, majoittuivat myöhemmin sekä vaimo että rakastajatar. Skagenin ajasta tuli yksi hänen elämänsä hedelmällisimmistä taiteellisesti ja sotkuisimmista yksityiselämässä.

Boheemi rakkauselämä ja musat

Drachmannin rakkauselämä oli täynnä draamaa, eroja ja sovintoja, ja siitä tuli hänen runoutensa ja romaaninsa ikuinen lähde. Hänellä oli useita merkittäviä naisia elämässään:

Vilhelmine Erichsen, hänen ensimmäinen vaimonsa, josta hän erosi nuorena.

Polly, naimisissa oleva nainen, jonka kanssa Drachmannilla oli lyhyt suhde ja lapsi.

Emmy, nuori nainen Hampurista, jonka kanssa hän sai neljä lasta.

Amanda Nielsen lavanimeltään Edith kabareelaulaja, jonka kanssa hän eli 1890-luvulla. Amanda oli hänen suurenmoinen muusansa, joka innoitti hänen parhaat rakkausrunonsa.

Drachmannin kuolinvuoteella kerrotaan hänen sanoneen, että vain kaksi naista todella merkitsivät: Vilhelmine ja Edith. Tämä tunnustus kiteyttää hänen romanttisen sielunsa: täynnä kaipuuta, intohimoa ja tunnustusta sille, miten tärkeää inspiraatio oli hänen luovuudelleen.

Taiteilijan ristiriita ja roolileikki

Drachmann esitti elämänsä aikana monia rooleja: radikaali vapaamielinen, nationalisti, romantiikan palvoja, realistinen merimieskirjoittaja. Hänen usein muuttuva ideologinen asenteensa on herättänyt epäilyjä opportunismista, mutta todennäköisemmin se kuvastaa hänen sisäistä ristiriitaisuuttaan ja loputonta kaipuutaan löytää "todellinen itsensä".

Hänen teoksensa, kuten Sange ved Havet, Der var engang ja Den hellige Ild pursuavat intohimoa, meren tuoksua ja kohtalokasta rakkautta. Hänen elämästään tuli hänen taiteensa suurin aihe.

Kuolema ja perintö

Holger Drachmann kuoli vuonna 1908 Kööpenhaminassa. Hänet haudattiin Skagenin dyynien hiekkaan, meren ja vapauden äärelle paikkaan, jonka hän oli tehnyt omakseen sekä elämässä että taiteessa. Hänen kotinsa, Drachmanns Hus, toimii nykyään museona.

Hän jäi historiaan ei vain merkittävänä runoilijana, vaan myös "boheemin taiteilijan ruumiillistumana": vapaana, intohimoisena, ristiriitaisena ja loputtomasti elämää janoavana.

Holger Drachmann oli enemmän kuin kirjailija hän oli ilmiö. Hänen elämänsä oli esitys, jossa taide, rakkaus, meri ja draama kietoutuivat toisiinsa. Hänen boheeminsa ei ollut vain elämäntapa, vaan hänen taiteensa sielu.

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eurovision-facts · 1 year ago

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Eurovision Fact #555:

Saba will represent Denmark at Eurovision in May with her song "Sand."

Saba has experienced recent success performing in the musical HAIR in 2023, and now hopes to branch out and make "her mark as an artist and singer" by participating at Eurovision.

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"From Copenhagen to Malmö: Saba will represent Denmark at Eurovision in May," Eurovision.tv.

#esc facts oc #eurovision #eurovision song contest #esc #eurovision facts oc #esc 2024 #Eurovision 2024 #melodi grand prix #saba

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lostinhistory · 1 year ago

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Heritage News of the Week

Discoveries!

Archaeologists have unearthed the ruins of a 5,000-year-old ceremonial temple and human skeletal remains beneath a sand dune in Peru. The temple site, which is located in the Zaña (also spelled Saña) district of northwestern Peru, is part of the Los Paredones de la Otra Banda-Las Ánimas Archaeological Complex, according to a translated statement from the Peruvian Ministry of Culture.

Unprecedented necropolis site found in Cappadocia, one of Türkiye’s most important tourism centres

In Cappadocia, located in the Central Anatolia Region of Türkiye, known for its unique moon-like landscape, underground cities, cave churches, and houses carved into the rocks, an unprecedented archaeological discovery of a necropolis, unlike the distinctive rock-craved graves, was uncovered.

Archaeologists unearth 4,000-year-old temple complex

Excavations have revealed a large temple complex with a central monolith decorated with a circular motif, and a series of residential units associated with a settlement, dyeing vats, warehouse, and workshops used by Bronze Age artisans.

Denisovan bone discovered on Tibetan Plateau

Huan Xia of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Frido Welker of the University of Copenhagen identified a Denisovan rib bone found in Baishiya Karst Cave on the Tibetan Plateau among the remains of yaks, deer, hyenas, wolves, snow leopards, golden eagles, pheasants, and bharal, an animal also known as the blue sheep.

Pyramid of the Moon marked astronomical orientation axis of Teōtīhuacān

A new study by the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH), working in collaboration with the University of Tepeyac (UT), and the National School of Anthropology and History (ENAH), now suggest that the Pyramid of the Moon marked the astronomical orientation axis of Teōtīhuacān.

3500-year-old ritual table with all its ceramic dishware found in Azerbaijan

A joint team of Italian and Azerbaijani archaeologists has discovered a 3500-year-old ritual table with the ceramic tableware still in situ in the ancient settlement of “Tava-tepe”, a Late Bronze Age site, in the Caucasus region near the borders of Armenia, Georgia, and Azerbaijan.

Rare cherubs made by master mason discovered at Visegrád Castle

According to the archaeologists, the cherubs date from the 15th century and were part of an altar likely made by the Renaissance master, Benedetto da Maiano.

Neolithic population collapse may have been caused by plague, researchers say

A devastating population collapse that decimated stone age farming communities across northern Europe 5,000 years ago may have been driven by an outbreak of the plague, according to research.

In Peru, remains of wealthy pre-Inca people unearthed at ancient capital

Archaeologists in Peru have discovered the remains of what is believed to be wealthy members of the Chimu civilization, a pre-Inca society that thrived for centuries in arid plains nestled between the Pacific Ocean and Andes Mountains.

Archaeologists map the lost town of Rungholt

In a study published in the journal Scientific Reports, archaeologists have presented a detailed reconstruction of the medieval landscape of Rungholt, featuring a network of drainage ditches, a sea dike, the proposed church, and 64 newly identified dwelling mounds.

Researchers able to reconstruct the development of Barbegal’s former watermills over time with the help of carbonate deposits

Professor Cees W. Passchier and Dr. Gül Sürmelihindi from Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU), together with colleagues from France and Austria, have now been able to unravel the history of the mill using pieces of carbonate stored in the Archaeological Museum in Arles.

Remains of hundreds of 7,000-year-old 'standing stone circles' discovered in Saudi Arabia

Archaeologists in Saudi Arabia have now excavated eight ancient stone circles that likely served as homes to people more than 7,000 years ago.

Archaeologists discover ornately decorated Tang Dynasty tomb

Archaeologists have determined that the tomb dates back to the 8th century AD. The ceiling and walls are decorated with murals painted in vibrant colours of white, red, yellow, black, green, and orange.

Hittite royal seal warns ‘whoever breaks this will die’

During the excavations in Kırıkkale, a cuneiform seal used by the royal family during the Hittite Empire was unearthed. The inscription “Whoever breaks this will die” on the seal attracted attention.

Anglo-Saxon cemetery discovered in Malmesbury

Archaeologists have discovered an Anglo-Saxon cemetery in the grounds of the Old Bell Hotel in Malmesbury, England.

Rare 400-year-old bronze trumpets discovered on a shipwreck in Croatia

Croatian underwater archaeologists have unearthed a remarkable find in a sunken 16th-century ship – rare bronze trumpets, unique on a global scale.

Mysterious Maya underground structure unearthed in Mexico

Archaeologists in Campeche, Mexico, have found an underground structure beneath a Maya ball court, as well as offerings on top of a Maya pyramid at another site.

Archaeologists uncover preserved wooden elements from Neolithic settlement

Archaeologists found large planks and structural elements made from wood, corresponding with the walls and floors of the Neolithic dwellings. The team also found several preserved domestic objects, such as utensils, handles, a whisk, and a basket made from oak, yew, and boxwood.

An Etruscan home discovered in Corsica “first-of-its-kind find for the island”

As part of a project to construct a single-family home in the municipality of Ghisonaccia in Upper Corsica, archaeologists from Inrap, the French National Institute for Preventive Archaeological Research, have identified, excavated, and studied a single residential building, the first discovered in Corsica aside from public structures.

Archaeologists discover one of the earliest Christian buildings in Bahrain

Archaeologists have uncovered one of the earliest known Christian buildings in the Arabian Gulf, located in Samahij, Bahrain, and providing the first physical evidence of a long-lost Christian community in the region.

The earliest evidence of Christianity on Bulgarian territory found in Roman city of Deultum

A silver amulet was discovered during excavations of the Deultum-Debelt National Archaeological Reserve, near the village of Debelt in the southeastern Sredets Municipality, in Bulgaria. This recent discovery is the oldest evidence of Christianity on Bulgarian lands.

Museums

Does adding a one-line disclaimer to the end of a wall text do enough to offset images that glorify violence and exploitation? No. Organized by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Dutch Art in a Global Age is a massive survey of Netherlandish art from the mid-to-late 1600s centered on the formation and expansion of the Dutch East India Company. The first multinational private company, it amassed huge profits by importing and exporting products from Asia and Africa, as well as transporting as many as 1,135,000 enslaved people. This exhibition marks the founding of this company as the beginning of globalism, but relishes in the opulence of the objects it produced while only lightly and disingenuously acknowledging the destruction it wrought on unpictured shores.

Plans for Spain’s first national civil war museum stall over Franco era representation

Disagreements and disputes over the representation of Spain’s civil war years have slowed the development of the country’s first national civil war museum. The hard-right Popular Party (PP) and Vox control the Aragón region, in north east Spain, where the National Museum of the Battle of Teruel and the Civil War is being built. The Aragón regional government opposes the national Socialist government’s 2022 Historical Memory Law, which formally condemns the repressions of the Franco regime.

Polish museum opens a 150-year-old time capsule – a window on the lives of 3 Wrocław neighbours

When archaeologists were called to a street in the Polish city of Wrocław back in the 1990s, they didn’t think much of a seemingly innocuous metal tube they found, simply handing it over to a local museum. It wasn’t until this year that a key discovery was made: this unassuming tube was a time capsule.

Israel's Holocaust memorial opens new conservation facility to store artifacts

Israel’s national Holocaust museum has opened a new conservation facility in Jerusalem this week that will preserve, restore and store its more than 45,000 artifacts and works of art.

Repatriation

For years, the lustrous copper and glass necklace was on display at the Royal Museum for Central Africa in Tervuren, east of Brussels. Reputed to have belonged to a notorious 19th-century trader of enslaved people, it has 10 bright gilded copper beads suspended on silk, with red glass “jewels” on an intricate medallion. But nobody really knew how the jewellery from central Africa came to be in Belgium. The museum first registered the necklace in 1959. A decade earlier, a Greek resident of the former Belgian Congo tried unsuccessfully to sell it to the museum. He had acquired it from an anonymous Belgian mechanic, who in turn had bought it from a Congolese chief – or so the archives said. That simple story hides a much more complicated and violent reality. The necklace belonged to Yakaumbu Kamanda Lumpungu, chief of the Songye people in Kabinda in the centre of the modern-day Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Nearly 90 years after his death, the necklace is one of dozens of objects on display in an exhibition on the provenance of the collection of the Royal Museum for Central Africa, which runs until 29 September.

Heritage at risk

Israel’s Ministerial Committee for Legislative Affairs approved a bill on Sunday that aims to expand the powers of the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) in Palestine’s occupied West Bank. If passed, the bill suggests an increase in Israeli civilian presence at archaeology sites in the region.

Rouen Cathedral fire brought under control in Normandy

Firefighters in the Normandy city of Rouen have managed to extinguish a fire in its world-famous gothic cathedral, calming fears of another disaster at one of France’s architectural jewels five years after the devastation of Notre Dame. Local fire services said no major damage was reported.

Odds and ends

A protection ring around the Endurance, one of the most famous shipwrecks of all time, is to be widened from 500 metres to 1,500 metres in order to restrict activities close to the vessel. The move is part of an international plan to conserve the site, drawn up by the UK Antarctic Heritage Trust (UKAHT) and Historic England, published on Wednesday.

460 years after it sank, this ship is almost ready to sail again, thanks in part to Canadian know-how

In a large covered workshop on the coast of Spain sits Xabier Agote's life's work. Teams of craftsmen are using hand tools to shape each wooden piece of a Spanish galleon. It's been hundreds of years since ships like this were built in the Basque Country, and learning how was one of the biggest challenges.

Matthew Flinders, the flute-playing, cat-loving explorer who circumnavigated Australia, is going home – but what of his envoy Bungaree?

As the British navigator is reburied with pomp and ceremony in his village church, Aboriginal Australians call for respect for the ‘incredibly brave’ man who made the voyage possible

How Indian PM Narendra Modi’s weaponising of heritage backfired in Ayodhya

Ahead of the 2024 national elections, concluded on 1 June, it was widely expected that the Modi government would return to power with a sweeping majority—and the construction of the Ram temple would have had a role in that victory. A survey by the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies before the elections showed that constructing the Ram temple was deemed “the most admired” work of the Modi government. The BJP had expected to win 400 of the 543 seats in the Indian parliament, but it won just 240, and has been forced to rely on alliance partners to form a government. Meanwhile, the opposition, which had been highlighting the tyrannical tendencies of the Modi government, was more successful than expected.

Pistols Napoleon planned to use for suicide sell in France for $1.84 million

Two pistols previously belonging to Napoleon Bonaparte were sold at auction in France for €1.69 million ($1.84 million) after the government banned as they were declared national treasures.

A pretty penny: UK’s rarest stamp set to sell for more than €770,000

A Plate 77 Penny Red - the “rarest and most valuable” stamp in the UK - is set to break records. It is one of nine in existence and has been described as "legendary" because it shouldn't exist.

#heritage news of the week #archaeology #history #museums #maritime history #gif

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eurovision-revisited · 2 years ago

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2001 Copenhagen - Number 19 - Arnis Mednis - "Too Much"

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I've been dying to write about this one...

The song is almost objectively awful. Lyrically, the English is poor and although not ambiguous, there's enough there to make you wonder exactly what's going on. The character that Arnis Mednis is portraying is not a nice man. Someone has described him as a 'drunk uncle at a wedding', and yes, although he's drunk, and he may be an uncle, it's the events around his own wedding he's describing. There's the strong possibility that he cheated on his wife the night before the wedding. He drags his new wife to a bar when she'd prefer a cup of tea. At least she dumps him in the end.

This version is a glow-up from the version that scraped the win in Eirodziesma 2001 by two points. That was slower-tempo affair with much more restrained vocals and a jolly accordion and a rapped section with Arnis begging to be taken back. Allegedly it's an anti-drugs song, and although he sounds coked up to the eyeballs, it's far too happy a song to be anti-anything. Apart from Arnis and his lyrics, there isn't a dark thing about Too Much at all

Arnis is great at portraying a truly obnoxious man, a terrible human being with barely a sliver of self-awareness. Troublingly I'm not sure how much of this is genuine and how much is an act - however confrontational.

He was in a band called Odis from the end of the 1980s and the early 1990s. Their first album was called Sātana Radītā (Created by Satan) and contains tracks called Black Girls and Portrait No. 2. Woman In Bathing-costume. That this album consists of lounge jazz or possibly lethargic library music might be part of an elaborate joke that I'm not getting, or it might be that there's a huge degree of delusion and misogyny going on.

And yet, here it is at number 19 in my top 26 for 2001. Why on earth would I do this to you?

Well, I like that happy little tune. I admire the backing singer in the final who truly throws herself into her new vocal line with abandon and whe there's nowhere to hide doing that live in front of 38,000 people. There's the guitar that kicks in on the choruses, the call and response, it's rough, it's dirty and it absolutely suits the song. And they got rid of the rap. Without the context of the lyrics, the song itself is an absolute blast.

Arnis the singer clearly does have some self-awareness that Arnis the character in the song is an awful person. There is parody here, even if I can't tell what level that parody is operating at. His usual output is jazz, and as this is about as far from jazz as you could possibly get. As he wrote this, it could be pastiche. I don't think it's trolling Eurovision, but I can't be 100%. That's an enticing, teasing ambiguity.

Mostly though this song is the utter antithesis of the love song. Eurovision is awash with love songs, positively bathing in attachment, passions, desire and happy hormones. It does need contrast. And here is that friction; the sand in the lubricant. It is an excellent representation of someone who is so self-obsessed and far too gone on whatever substances he's taking that his memory is destroyed and his lies fail to last even two days into a marriage. Someone you'd never want to go near once you'd get to know him.

This is a song somewhere on the spectrum between Silvia Knight's Congratulations and Hatari's Hatrið mun sigra. Plus it has an accordion, and I love accordions in Eurovision. Too Much is a song you cannot ignore.

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strathshepard · 1 year ago

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Emily Meuleman by Philip Messmann for Sand Copenhagen SS2016

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4me4you · 2 years ago

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4me4you features “DEADWOOD” DURING COPENHAGEN FASHION WEEK SS24”.

Designer: DEADWOOD

The garments presented in the collection draws inspiration from the ingenious ways of adapting to the desert life while infusing these pragmatic solutions with elements of beauty.

The unisex collection presents flowing silhouettes in all upcycled left-over garments and fabrics consisting of technical lightweight fabrics contrasted with heavier natural materials that provide protection while allowing for breathability and movement. The color palette features earthy tones such as sand, beige, and terracotta, interspersed with vibrant hues inspired by the everchanging desert sky. Powerful contemporary silhouettes will be brought to life by intricate embroidered patterns and patchworks.

CONTACT: DEADWOOD

WEBSITE: https://www.deadwoodstudios.com

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jetsetgotravelandtour · 3 days ago

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Best Places to Visit in Scandinavia for an Unforgettable Holiday

By JetSetGo Travel & Tour

Scandinavia is one of those destinations that makes you pause and wonder whether you have stepped into a different world. The area covers Norway, Sweden, Denmark, and sometimes Finland and Iceland as well — each country different, but bound together by landscapes that are unreal and cities that exude a sense of muted grace.

Imagine fjords chiseled by glaciers, islands radiating light from the midnight sun, cobblestone roads right out of fairy tales, and winter evenings when the sky itself is a light show.

We at JetSetGo Travel & Tour have watched travelers return from Scandinavia with tales they would tell for decades to come. And if this is your maiden journey, here are the locations that must be on your itinerary.

Oslo – Where the Fjords Begin

Norway's capital does not do anything too much — it does not need to. Oslo is tidy, small, and encircled by forests and fjords.

Spend the morning in the Viking Ship Museum, then spend the afternoon lounging beside the harbour over a coffee. And if you have the time, a quick boat trip on Oslo Fjord is sufficient to remind you why Norway is so habitually referred to as one giant postcard.

Bergen – The Colourful Gateway

If Oslo is the introduction, Bergen is the heart. Wooden houses painted in bright shades line the wharf at Bryggen, and just a few minutes away you’re riding a funicular up Mount Fløyen, looking down at a city tucked between mountains and sea.

Most people come here for the fjord cruises, and they’re right to — nothing compares to drifting between sheer cliffs and waterfalls in the Norwegian fjords.

Stockholm – Royal Yet Relaxed

Stockholm stretches itself out over islands, and inexplicably, is both royal and hip at the same time. In Gamla Stan, the Old Town, cobblestone streets of manageable width guide you past houses painted in bright colors and tiny cafés.

You enter the Vasa Museum and you are standing in front of a 17th-century warship that sank and was dragged back up to the surface, miraculously preserved almost entirely. The city is alive, but never overwhelming — something Scandinavia does so well.

Copenhagen – Cool and Cozy

Something about Copenhagen puts smiles on people's faces. Perhaps it's the bicycles whizzing by, perhaps it's Nyhavn and its line of colourful houses, or perhaps it's the uncomplicated Danish notion of "hygge" — warmth, coziness, contentment.

Get a pastry, walk Tivoli Gardens, or sit along the canal as the sun sets. The city has its own beat, and it's catching.

Helsinki – Nordic Calm

Helsinki never screams for attention, but that is precisely what makes it so memorable. You catch on to its design elements everywhere – architecture, art, even household items.

The Temppeliaukio Church carved out of rock is one of the most eye-catching churches you will ever see, and finishing a day with a Finnish sauna is as authentic as it comes.

Iceland – Land of Fire and Ice

Technically not always included in the Scandinavian list, but come on, Iceland is too enchanting to omit. From Reykjavik, you can venture out to witness geysers blowing their tops, black sand beaches, waterfalls that seem to have been pulled straight from myths, and glaciers that run as far as the eye can see.

If you time it right, the Northern Lights may very well dance across the evening sky while you're there.

Tromsø and the Lofoten Islands – Arctic Dreams

For those who truly want to pursue the Northern Lights, go to Tromsø in northern Norway. Winter evenings here are charged with electricity, but even without the lights, dog sledding, reindeer rides, and cruises on the fjords maintain the magic.

Further west, the Lofoten Islands are so stunning they almost don’t feel real — jagged peaks rising out of the sea, tiny fishing villages painted red, and skies that never really go dark in summer. It’s remote, it’s quiet, and it’s unforgettable.

A Simple Itinerary for First-Timers

If you’re planning your first holiday in Scandinavia, here’s a flow that works well:

Day 1–2: Oslo city + fjord cruise

Day 3–4: Bergen and the fjords

Day 5–6: Stockholm's Old Town + museums

Day 7: Copenhagen highlights + Nyhavn evenings

Day 8–9: Helsinki + sauna experience

Day 10+: Add Tromsø or Iceland for the Northern Lights

It's enough to give you a taste of cities, culture, and the wild landscapes without feeling rushed.

Why JetSetGo Travel & Tour?

Travel through Scandinavia may appear straightforward on paper, yet the distances are great, the choices numerous, and booking it yourself can spoil the experience.

We take care of the puzzle for you at JetSetGo Travel & Tour. Flights, accommodations, transfers, fjord cruises, guided tours — all in one seamless plan. You simply have a good time.

Scandinavia Tour Package With Northern Lights

We’ve designed our Scandinavia Tour Package With Northern Lights for travelers who want the complete experience:

Stay in Oslo, Bergen, Stockholm, Copenhagen, and Helsinki

Cruise the Norwegian fjords from Bergen

Explore the culture and food of Scandinavia’s capital cities

Head north to Tromsø for a guided Northern Lights experience

Option to add Iceland’s Golden Circle and Reykjavik

This package is designed to strike a balance between history, urban life, and nature — topped off with the Northern Lights.

👉 Take your Scandinavia Tour Package With Northern Lights today with JetSetGo Travel & Tour and make this fantasy trip yours.

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