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August 22, 2009

Girls - Hellhole Ratrace (10" single)

"It happened just like that..."

喜歡上一個人,一首歌,一個樂團,往往沒什麼理由,沒什麼可以或需要清楚解釋的來龍去脈。

某次偶然的機會,在youtube上看到了一個來自舊金山,主要由Christopher Owens和Chet JR White組成,叫做Girls的樂團,在The Hemlock Tavern, San Fransisco表演Solitude這首歌的錄音。我不知道會有多少人和我一樣,就這麼的,愛上了,然後像上了癮一般,反覆地,一天要聽上好幾次。


不久之後,Hellhole Ratrace的MV發行,滿滿的舊金山場景,美麗的人們,音樂之外,一種無形中已經逐漸重生活當眾逝去,無以名狀的感覺,彷彿都在歌曲當中重拾。"I work to eat and drink and sleep just to live, feels like I'm never getting back what I give.",怎能不感嘆,怎能不跟著在吉他噪音切入的當下,跟著亢奮起來。什麼時候,能有這樣的機會,伴著街燈,看到灰藍色的日出。


True Panther Sounds提供了Hellhole Ratrace的單曲下載,B-Side正是Solitude,意外地,Solitude並不會收錄在9/22即將發行的新專輯。不禁讓我更期待新專輯的到來,以及即將在現場見到他們。

Girls - Hellhole Ratrace

I'm sick and tired of the way that I feel,
I'm sick of dreaming and its never for real.
I'm all alone with my deep thoughts.
I'm all alone with my heartache and my good intentions.

I work to eat and drink and sleep just to live,
Feels like I'm never getting back what I give.
I've got a sad song in my sweet heart.
And all I really am is needing some love and attention.

And I don't want to cry my whole life through,
I want to do some laughing too.
So come on, come on, come on, come on, laugh with me.
And I dont want to die without shaking up a thing or two,
Yeah, I want to do some dancing too.
So come on, come on, come on, come on, dance with me.

Sometimes you've just gotta make it for yourself.
Sometimes sugar, it just takes someone else.
Sometimes you've just gotta make it for yourself.
Sometimes baby, you just need someone else.

And I dont want to cry my whole life through
I want to do some laughing too
So come on, come on, come on, come on, laugh with me.
And I dont want to die without shaking up a thing or two
Yeah, I want to do some dancing too
So come on, come on, come on, come on, dance with me.

Sometimes you've just gotta make it for yourself.
Sometimes honey, it just takes someone else.
Sometimes you've just gotta make it for yourself.
Sometimes darling, you just need someone else.

And I dont want to cry my whole life through
I want to do some laughing too
So come on, come on, come on, come on, laugh with me.
And I dont want to die without shaking up a thing or two
Yeah, I want to do some dancing too
So come on, come on, come on, come on, dance with me.

August 15, 2009

Project:Coffee Roasters:The Beginning

自從搬到北加之後,一直是以本地的Barefoot Coffee Roasters為主要的咖啡豆供應商。本來Barefoot的豆子水準就不錯,加上離家不算遠,取得豆子時的新鮮度自然不在話下。然而,幾年下來,店內的各種Espresso blends早已嘗遍,其他的Single Origin豆子,也因為家裏沒有理想的沖泡器具,其實很難真的品嚐出各種豆子之間的差異。
也不是厭倦,只是純粹想要嘗鮮,希望能夠多試試來自於其他烘培商的豆子,是開始這個Project的動機。
Coffee Review這個網站,已經存在了十多年,每個月固定對於全美各地的咖啡烘培商的豆子做評分以及心得。評分以100分為準,豆子以非義式烘培為主。這網站,會是這個Project中,選擇豆子的一項指標。雖然看分數買豆子不見得是最好的選擇方式,不過應該會是最簡單,最方便,也有一定程度保障的方法。
已經以這個方式購買過兩次豆子,而未來,希望每個月能夠從當月的評比當中,至少嘗試一家新的烘培商。為求方便,每次應該也都會順便買磅Espresso豆子。
這Project能夠維持多久,能否每次都生出一篇心得,很難說,不過興沖沖的前幾個月,應該還能夠維持吧。