HIGHLY RECOMMENDED W/ MOLINO
* Providing the A's to the 5 HIGHLY RECOMMENDED Q's today is Oliver from Molino — a group of music makers from all over (New-Zealand, Germany, Holland and Iceland) who just dropped a nice new album ‘Lo And Behold’ on vinyl (and you can catch the track ‘Second Life’ on the HI54 Mix CD ‘NOT LOST / NOT FOUND’) // Band artwork by Mónica Angel.
#1 - WHAT IS THE ONE ALBUM (OR EP OR SONG) THAT YOU THINK SHOULD BE THE VERY NEXT MUSICAL THING THAT EVERYONE PRESSES PLAY ON THE NEXT TIME THEY FIND THEMSELVES THINKING “WHAT SHOULD I LISTEN TO NOW”?
This was one of the last gigs I saw before the lockdowns of 2020 began so it has a special place in my heart. It was a great gig and it is a great album.
#2 - WHAT IS THE ONE MOVIE OR TV SHOW THAT YOU THINK SHOULD BE NEXT IN EVERYBODY’S NETFLIX QUEUE (OK, DOESN’T HAVE TO BE NETFLIX, WE’RE ALL INTERNET ADULTS HERE AND KNOW HOW TO FIND ANYTHING ONLINE, ONE WAY OR ANOTHER)?
Succession. This is an HBO show written by one of the creators of Peep Show. Hilarious, dark, and full of great one liners. A bunch of rich scumbags being rich scumbags.
#3. I (AND BY “I” I MEAN “THE PERSON THAT IS READING THIS”) AM GOING TO THE LOCAL BOOK STORE (OK, MAYBE THE LOCAL LIBRARY FIRST) TO FIND THE VERY NEXT BOOK THAT I WILL BE PUTTING SOME EXTREMELY VALUABLE ‘ME-TIME' ASIDE FOR. WHICH BOOK WOULD YOU GET, IF YOU WERE ME (AND, I SUPPOSE, YOU HADN’T ALREADY READ WHAT YOU’RE ABOUT TO SUGGEST)?
‘How to do Nothing’ by Jenny Odell. The title of this book is a little misleading. It’s not so much about doing nothing so much as focusing your attention away from the bright lights of the internet. A well written and poignant read for 2021.
#4 - WHAT IS THE ONE WEBSITE (OR JUST ANY OLD INTERNET THING: APP, GIF, SERVICE, WHATEVER) THAT YOU WOULD GET REALLY DOWN IN THE DUMPS ABOUT IF IT WERE TO SUDDENLY GO AWAY?
Sometimes I find myself dreaming of a life without internet. A small potato farm somewhere, writing letters to high school peers and searching high and low through old newspapers for the potato based dish of the day.
But seeing as this is an impossibility these days, I’m gonna have to go with Mr Shadow, the AI crooner who breaks my heart every time.
#5 - AND FINALLY… PLEASE GIVE ONE COMPLETELY UNAIDED RECOMMENDATION THAT YOU THINK EVERYONE SHOULD START DOING / USING / WATCHING / EATING / THINKING / QUITTING / ETC-ING TO MAKE THEIR LIVES A LITTLE BIT MORE BETTER AND/OR BEARABLE.
Go to bandcamp.com
Have a look around. Find some music you like. Buy the music. Revel in the fact that you are doing your small bit to support some original music.
OK folks, there you have it. Things that Oliver from Molino thinks you should consider incorporating into your day/life. Before you leave here to go poke around bandcamp dot com, make sure to follow Molino on the Facebook / Instagram and then also give ‘Second Life’ a listen below…
…and if you like what you’re hearing, go do some further molino-flavoured audio exploring over on the Bandcamp / Spotify.