ivebeentoamarvellousparty
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Some of my sonic and aesthetic pleasures.
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ivebeentoamarvellousparty · 10 years ago
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50 Shades of Grey is the book that Robin Thicke would write if Robin Thicke was literate.
(via dictiosus)
OUCH
(via mymompickedthisurl)
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ivebeentoamarvellousparty · 10 years ago
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Ryuichi Sakamoto - Aka Tombo
There is something quite Western and a bit jazzy about how Ryiuchi plays this most Japanese of pieces.
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ivebeentoamarvellousparty · 10 years ago
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Erwin Olaf - Royal Blood Series
Probably a bit more gruesome than my usual posts, but this absolutely fascinates me, especially since I’m a total history geek and know the real stories of these incredible ladies.
Diana, Princess of Wales (née Lady Diana Spencer)
Jackie Kennedy
Empress Elisabeth of Austria-Hungary
Empress Alexandra Feodorovna of All the Russias
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ivebeentoamarvellousparty · 11 years ago
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Ondioline.
Another early synthesizer, from France. The Stereolab song "Jenny Ondioline" refers to it and its creator, Georges Jenny.
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ivebeentoamarvellousparty · 11 years ago
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French racing driver Francois Cevert was a Beautiful Boy.
Sadly, he died in 1973.
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ivebeentoamarvellousparty · 11 years ago
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Ellison Onizuka (RIP) having dinner in space, during mission STS-51-C.
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ivebeentoamarvellousparty · 11 years ago
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Daphne Oram recorded a little electronic piece based around her cat.
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What happens when you are recording and your cat says hello? ADORBS.
Daphne Oram - Purring Interlude.  Early Female Electronic Music Pioneer.
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ivebeentoamarvellousparty · 11 years ago
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Pauline Oliveros. Electronic music pioneer since the 1950s, although her main instrument is an accordion.
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ivebeentoamarvellousparty · 11 years ago
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Queen Kwong.
Also producing some good music lately.
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ivebeentoamarvellousparty · 11 years ago
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Old image of Chelsea Wolfe.
Her collaboration with Russian Circles is my new favourite song.
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ivebeentoamarvellousparty · 11 years ago
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Icona Pop performing.
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ivebeentoamarvellousparty · 11 years ago
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An image search for "Queen Astrid of Belgium" brings up an extraordinary portrait of her dead, laid out, her head bandaged. 
It reminded me of a Marlene Dumas painting.
I decided not to link to dead Astrid, but here is a Marlene Dumas painting from 2005, Skull of a Woman.
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ivebeentoamarvellousparty · 11 years ago
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More retro European royals: Astrid, Queen of the Belgians.
Astrid was quite interesting and ahead of her time, a media darling in the style of Princess Diana, but during the 1930s. She also died in a car accident.
She looks a bit like one of the Mitford sisters in this picture.
I first got interested in images of old Euro royalty from my postcard collection. I like postcards of things that no longer exist, like extinct duchesses.
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ivebeentoamarvellousparty · 11 years ago
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A real Luxembourger Queen: Grand Duchess Charlotte of Luxembourg, taken some time during the early 20th century (early 20s, I'm guessing).
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ivebeentoamarvellousparty · 11 years ago
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More slow-motion stream of consciousness posting.
Andy Schleck is from Luxembourg. Brian Molko is originally from Luxembourg. This song vaguely references Luxembourg.
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ivebeentoamarvellousparty · 11 years ago
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Andy Schleck is a Beautiful Boy.
Yes, he does look a bit like Ian Williams (the original Beautiful Boy on here), and yes, I do have A Type.
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ivebeentoamarvellousparty · 11 years ago
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An eyeshadow compact that looks like the planet Mars.
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