omkos – five
my god. we were kids. even without the obvious hurt that fills revisiting this show, it’s almost cringe-worthy – our youth. our need to impress. but in between the showmanship was fun. our dichotomy rings louder than our arrogance. I miss him. and I miss his laugh. and I miss his Parisian humor. as hard as it is to open these archives back up, the joy of having him around forever makes it shine. we were kids.
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‘I want to start with Sudan.’
1. Abdel Gadir Salim – ‘Almayrood’
‘there’s nothing cooler than synthapop.’
2. The Knife – ‘Heartbeats’
‘you stand by the fact that hip-hop sounds better in French.’
3. PM – ‘Le Petit Chef’
‘I thought – up until a few years ago – these guys were black.’
4. 10cc – ‘Dreadlock Holiday’
‘it’s almost like we’re nuns in a convent getting our periods!’
5. Rico Rodriguez – ‘Africa’
‘they have one album called ‘Gimme Fiction’, right?’
6. Spoon – ‘Anything You Want’
‘I can feel some tension today, Aric.’
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