That That Is Forever

"You're gonna wake up one morning as the sun greets the dawn, you're gonna find that I'm gone..." Just got the sad news that Roger Kynard 'Roky' Erickson no longer walks among us. The singer of Texas garage legends the 13th Floor Elevators was 71. You're gonna miss him.

13th Floor Elevators - You Don't Know (How Young You Are)
Roky Erickson - I Have Always Been Here Before
Roky Erickson - Never Say Goodbye

To The Top

In Roky we trust. "Climb the ladder of your own design in my fire engine..." Go on, you know you want to. The boys from Television often climbed said ladder in concert, to great effect. This blistering take was recorded at CBGB's, way back in 1975.

13th Floor Elevators - Fire Engine
Television - Fire Engine (live '75)

Light As Air

Since Easter is upon us, let´s celebrate some with Roky and his legendary 13th Floor Elevators. Their second album, which I think is even better than their Psychedelic Sounds debut, isn´t called Easter Everywhere for nothing, right? So let´s levitate a bit. "I don't need these wings to guide me, they are hardly ever there... it's the clear I made inside me makes me feel light as air... I´ve got levitation."

13th Floor Elevators - Levitation MP3

And as a special egg-hunt bonus, here´s their terrific cover of Dylan´s Baby Blue, from the same album.

13th Floor Elevators - Baby Blue MP3

Slip Inside This House

The move went fine, and all them boxes are more or less unpacked by now. The phone, iMac, stereo and fridge are connected already, and what more can one ask for really? But as I still got a million other things to do, I don´t really feel like blogging extensively at the moment. Here´s a few cool songs about houses and homes to keep you happy for the time being though.

Two classics, at least in my book: Arthur Lee´s Love and Roky´s Elevators. A beautiful demo by that good ole silver fox Charlie Rich, plus a great song by those way underrated Finnish guys 22-Pistepirkko. And last but not least a fairly recent - and fantastically titled - track by Woodpigeon, an upcoming talent. Enjoy!

Woodpigeon - Home As A Romanticized Concept Where Everyone Loves You Always And Forever MP3

Charlie Rich - Feel Like Going Home (demo) MP3

22-Pistepirkko - Don´t Go Home Joe MP3

13th Floor Elevators - Slip Inside This House MP3

Love - A House Is Not A Motel MP3