What what.

So I've been arrested for blog-neglect.
I've got a busy schedule coming up so I'm planning on eschewing victorianhorror.com for a while in favor of reblogging other people's stuff on Tumblr, retweeting other people's stuff on Twitter, and making Spotify playlists instead of Victorian Horror mixes.
First of all... here's where to find me on Spotify

And here's my Tumblr, it's not all music, there's silent film things, and other bits and bobs I'm interested in. I'll probably put any new show recaps on here too. Victorian-horror.tumblr.com

And here I am on Twitter: twitter.com/victorianhorror (warning: Inanity abounds here)

Have you all checked out Damon Albarn's new project DRC Music? It's going to be wicked!

Working For A Nuclear Free City, B.A.R.R.Y

New video from their great 2010 album Jojo Burger Tempest. I love this and so should everyone.

Blur may reunite again for shows in America...

Annnnnnd that's my main take away from this quite informative Dr. Dee piece in the Guardian.

"Blur, he says, may reunite again, to play their old songs in the US, though when I ask him about the possibility of new Blur songs, I get a mumbled "don't know"

Please make this be an actual thing that happens, and not at Coachella, New York I can do. Chicago, yeah, obviously...

The whole interview actually does a really nice job of explaining Dr. Dee. Here it be.


Thanks to Pitchfork and Brenna for the heads up, and curses to my busy day which prevented me from seeing this until 8PM IN THE EVENING!

Damon Albarn performs "Applecarts" from Dr. Dee

Watch his performance on the Andrew Marr show here. Beard.

This isn't Paris, it isn't London, it's not Berlin, and it's not Hong Kong. It's... Torquay?

Ha ha, how did they make Torquay look this good? It's like Duran Duran in Rio or something. Wait, is that an empty Walkers crisp packet blowing in the wind behind them? (Kidding.)
The lovely Metronomy in lovely? Torquay.


It feels so good, in the bay.

Victorian Horror Mix 8

Time for another mix. Lovingly smooshed together in one continuous track so you have to annoyingly either listen to it all in one go, or skip through like an old cassette tape... Yer welcome.
This one's heavy on the Wild Beasts and Metronomy, what can I say? I like what I like.
Here it is.

On this edition:
1. Metronomy- We Broke Free
2. Wild Beasts- Loop The Loop
3. The Horrors- Still Life
4. Little Dragon- Nightlight
5. King Creosote and Jon Hopkins- Bubble
6. Wild Beasts- All The King's Men (Banjo Or Freakout Remix)
7. Danger Mouse and Daniele Luppi- The Rose With The Broken Neck
8. Cat's Eyes- Over You
9. Porcelain Raft- Dragonfly
10. Wild Beasts- Vigil For A Fuddy Duddy
11. Metronomy- Not Made For Love (Astronomers Remix)
12. Gorillaz- California And The Slipping Of The Sun

Damon Albarn talks about Dr. Dee "English opera" on Radio 4

Look at me, writing on my blog about Damon Albarn! It's like old times isn't it? Here's an interesting wee chat about the frankly, confusing project Dr. Dee. I'm sure it'll only really become clear exactly what it is once it's been seen. I agree wholly with Mr. Albarn's comments about the dichotomy between being a proud Briton, but then feeling a bit guilty for it because it's not a very "modern" response.
I, as well as Damon, went through a week of extreme patriotism during the Royal wedding. I thought it may have had more to do with being a British ex-pat and how all those feelings get distilled when you're living thousands of miles away. You tend to romanticize the country you left. However, it seems that even the most modern of thinkers (I don't think it's a stretch to call Damon that) felt the same way too. In this interview, he talks about the moment when everyone sang Jerusalem at the wedding and honestly, it was one of the most stirring moments I've seen. However, even in the emotional response you feel towards it, there's a sense that you're betraying a liberal modernity by embracing it... A sort of nationalistic guilt. It's an oddly British sentiment, people in America have no problem with the whole patriotism thing.
I for one, am no stranger to belting out Jerusalem at any available opportunity, it's just fun to sing.
Anyway, back to Dr. Dee Damon mentions that he actually performs in the opera, but not as a "character" as such, but more as a parallel to the end of Elizabeth I's reign, where the opera is set. He plays himself at the end (should we say that??) of Elizabeth II's.

So I've explained nothing other than inserting myself into the narrative! Here's the links for some, you know, actual information...

Dr. Dee BBC Radio 4

Damon Albarn and the Elizabethan magical mystery man.