MUSIC: Alligator

If you're looking for fresh new music for this summer, look no further. Listen to this French duo Alligator!

https://soundcloud.com/alligator-musique

MUSIC: November Playlist

November from Fifikoussout on 8tracks Radio.

WORKSPACE

This is my workspace just now
-Facade Renovation in progress: Average of 3 men working right in front of my desk/face everyday, so sometimes I close the blinds
-Cellar Flooded 3 times this summer: Had to empty it totally so they could waterproof it, so yes this is our patio furniture on the left, pilled up on a bunch of cellar crap furniture.

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I've been quite a hoarder my whole life, and in general I'm messy. But for the past 2 years, all I want is to get rid of things. Things you never wear, thing you never use, but keep "just in case", things you don't even like but that you keep to make someone else happy. When the cellar got flooded, we had to go through piles and layers of wet, destroyed, never used stuff.. and we had to throw away a lot of things. I didn't feel sorry for our things, I felt annoyed we had to deal with that kind of "problem" and I felt ashamed we had a whole cellar full of stuff just good enough to be flooded. I felt ashamed to be caught in a perfect allegory of the "first world problem".

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Last week my cellphone rang, and a man calling me by my full name asked me if I was home alone.
Then he called me "his chick" and when I asked several times who he was he didn't say so I hung up.
My boyfriend now insists to walk me to the metro and from the metro every time he can.

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Anyway, here is the track of the week:

MUSIC: Song of the Week

Jesse Boykins III - Plain

MUSIC: Song of the week

Adriano Celentano - "24.000 baci"

MUSIC: JOHNNY FLYNN

Last week I went to see Johnny Flynn in concert at Strand.

As I stepped in the room I told my friend "you know what's my worst concert nightmare? Spending the whole gig stuck behind someone's phone." I know I'm old school but when I go to a concert, I don't come to 1. Hear YOU sing. 2. Watch the entire concert through your iPhone screen.

Well someone must have heard me, because I ended up behind the tallest man on earth, 20 years older than the rest of the crowd, with the most orange bushy hair i'd ever seen. Total Garfunkel from behind, and, as it turned out, pretty Steve Buscemi looking from front. We called him Steve Busceunkel all night. But at least, I thought, a man like him doesn't spend the whole concert behind his iPhone! Well he didn't. Just before the concert even begun, he pulled out the oldest "digital" camera, the kind you get for free when you order clothes in a catalogue, and I kid you not, took like 1376 photos through the whole show, wait for it, tilting the camera, to get the best diagonal frames. It was one of these moments in life when you really really want to laugh, but you also really really want to cry..

Anyways, apart from Steve, the concert was magical. If you don't know Johnny Flynn I highly recommend that you see him live. But prepare yourself, because you WILL fall in love. He's handsome in a way you can't ever be ready for, he has an unexpectedly deep voice that seems to tell you stories from another time, and most of all, he's the most humble person you'll meet.

He's touring over Europe just now, don't miss him! Concerts Dates Here

PS. He got his scars from a dog bite. Yes, he IS perfect.

Music: LOVE

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Today's music post is about love, because lately, all I see and hear around me seems to be about love. 

Maybe you feel like you finally get it..

Maybe it's that certain someone, that makes you look for signs everywhere..

Maybe it's a pain in your heart that doesn't seem to go away..

Maybe all you see is her, but she doesn't know you exist..

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Maybe it's that person that no one compares to..

Maybe it's someone you love but can't stand at the same time..

Maybe you feel incomplete, when you know you shouldn't, without someone that loves you..

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Maybe it's an ex, you can't seem to be able to forget:

Maybe it's someone you just can't say no to..

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Maybe it's the one, you want to do everything with..

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Or go anywhere with..

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Here is the playlist I made, with songs about love, breakups, hope, broken hearts, solitude, relationships, tenderness and even stalkers (Ma cherie Amour, an ode to stalkers!)

LOVE PLAYLIST

(If your Spotify is not set so by default, I suggest you play the tracks from most recently added to least recently added)
Any suggestion on a good song about love?

Uffe & Leoparden - Vardagslyx

The new Uffe & Leoparden video is out! made by the talented Magnus Pong!

Music: French Playlist

Today I made you a Playlist... of french songs exclusively.

Lately I've been listening to a lot of french tracks. So I thought I'd share them with you.

Listen to the playlist HERE and tell me what you think!
Do you know any french songs you'd like to share??

(In case you missed the last Playlist) 

Music: Rodriguez

If you haven't seen the music documentary Searching for Sugarman you so should! 
A moving story and such a beautiful soundtrack!

Listen to Rodriguez on Spotify

SAD MAC: HELP !!

This is pretty much how i looked when my computer crashed this summer.
I was watching American Psycho, which i had never seen, and suddenly it crashed.
Unlike Carrie, I didn't have any purple pashmina to wrap it in, but luckily, 
I could bring it to my super computer skilled uncle, who was able to bring it back to life. EMPTY.
(Sadly, like Carrie, i'm not crazy about back up) :(

This is why I need your help !
I lost all my music, all my internet favorites etc...
I need you to send me links to beautiful blogs and sites ! Music tracks that made your summer ! 
Or anything you think one should have in their computer !!

Send it to contact@fifikoussout.com !!

I count on you !! 
I'll make a special blog post with a Summer Playlist, with the best of what you'll send me so everybody can enjoy it!

THANK YOU!!

Uffe & Leoparden

Yay ! Uffe & Leoparden's Album is finally out !!
Play it ! And Share it !!

Play the whole album on Spotify !

Hanson

I was a huge Hanson fan when i was a teenager.
Looking back, i think it was quite a healthy reference. (compared to 10 years old kids admiring Lady Gaga or Britney Spears today..)
I didn't relate so much to the big family/religious thing but they did (and still) seem sincere about making music for the art of it.
Today i don't concider their music as my perfect cup of tea, but watching a video or 2 once in a while always makes me smile :)
I find this remix quite cool. And the fact that 3 minutes of the 3:41 video is showing Taylor's face is a plus !

Daniel Johnston

video clips from the 2005 documentary "The Devil and Daniel Johnston"

i watched this documentary last weekend, and was very moved by the sensibility and loneliness of such crative human beeing.
He's the pure allegory of an artist.
It got me angry to see how narrow minded people can be, making his life a living hell by never validating what he did or who he was..

Uffe & Leoparden's First video !

My dear friends Uffe & Leoparden realeased their first video for the song Borta Bra (featuring Fifikoussout :)

Uffe & Leoparden

So finally here it is ! My friends released their first set as Uffe & Leoparden !
I designed their band photo and I'm singing in french (and trying in swedish!) on the second track. (Fit. Fifikoussout)
It was so much fun to do, and i'm so glad they let me be a part of this project.
Now i wish them mega good luck in this adventure.



Check their Facebook and Myspace

MUSIC: The pursuit of happiness

Sorry for not posting so much these times, i am very busy learning how to grow up, and getting rid of all my childhood demons.
It's not easy, and it costs me a lot of tears. But it's for a good cause.

i am currently obsessed with that song




and its cover



i feel like Kid Cudi, no matter what i do, and how hard i try to dream,
i always fall back to that same old couch, with a feeling of frustration, dissatisfaction and despair.
but this time, i am taking serious actions to make it change.

Music Box

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Dear readers, i need you !!!
these times i feel like i listen to the same music over and over !!!
i need fresh sound !!

what music do you love these days ??? give me tips !!

For you :

Little Dragon - Recommendation cosy :)

Emiliana Torrini - Ha Hacosy :)

Mariza - Barco Negrocosy :)

Broadcast - Tears in the typing poolcosy :)

Koop - Island Blues

Hello my love
It's getting cold on this island
I'm sad alone
I'm so sad on my own
The truth is
We were much too young
Now I'm looking for you
Or anyone like you

We said goodbye
With the smile on our faces
Now you're alone
You're so sad on your own
The truth is
We run out of time
Now you’re looking for me
Or anyone like me

Na na na na…

Hello my love
It's getting cold on this island
I'm sad alone
I'm so sad on my own
The truth is
We were much too young
Now I'm looking for you
Or anyone like you

The adventure begins

For those who know, the big adventure is about to begin, and for once, it's me deciding all the way, how weird....

as in Nice little Penguin song "Flying"

Here I am, I'm on my own
For the first time, really on my own
So will I make it, will it work all right
Can I make it through the night

And I go...

OOoooohh.....
OOoooohh.....
OOoooohh.....
I am flying
In open space

Look at me I’m riding high
I'm the air born master of the sky
And everything beneeth me seems to fade
without a trace without a shape


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