Saturday 13 April 2013

sweet lyme

Just a little update from me - spent Easter in Lyme Regis and despite the freezing cold, the sun came out and I managed to take a few photos of this beautiful seaside town. Apparently my mum used to take me there a lot when I was little but of course I can't remember much!
Here's a foot photo for you Natalie! Two seconds after, my feet were engulfed by a freak massive wave.. sadly there is no photo of that moment.
I only noticed the fisherman in red after I took this one - but I think he looks rather good against that stark black wall. I just couldn't resist those bright yellow and orange buoys.. and took far too many photos.

I find myself very interested in the things people get carved into memorial benches, and this one was particularly intriguing and strange - "After noise solitude". Take from that what you will...
 
(In case you're interested here is one of my favourite benches, in Glasgow's Botanic Gardens. "Pure heavy beautiful here man". I think one of the reasons I like it so much is because of the way it sounds so Glaswegian to me, and of course because it's so bittersweet.)
Going to start editing/cobbling together some footage I took in Lyme into some sort of tiny film soon, but should really prioritise exam revision...
Until next time!

Hanna xx

Thursday 11 April 2013

king creosote's strops

His mic wasn't working properly and this disruption wasn't appreciated by him or his fans. It got sorted quickly though and he continued with what was a brilliant gig-a mix of beautiful songs and funny banter. King Creosote, or Kenny Anderson to his pals, played at the Oran Mor last night. Stephen and I were lucky enough to get tickets on Gumtree, since it sold out long before I got wind of it.

His 2011 album 'Diamond Mine' with Jon Hopkins brought him the sort of recognition he was long overdue (like a raised profile and a Mercury Prize nomination). I'm sad to say I hadn't heard of him until a dear friend gave me this album; anyone I have since gave it to has similarly fallen in love.
He wasn't pulling shapes like this last night since he's broke his ankle, and delighted us all with a musical number about all the ways this didn't happen. 'Bats in the Attic' was a musical high point, and the story of his brother inventing chips and cheese was a comic one.

He's still touring south of the border (FYI Hanna) and anyone who makes it along is guaranteed a wonderful night.

Natalie xX