love making octopi

so pretty much around the same time as a young british astronaut was dropping a spatula in space, me and luis -my permanent concert date- went to see yo la tengo perform a live soundtrack over the underwater films of Jean Painleve, one of the pioneers of underwater film-making (nice review here). of course anything related to scuba these days is bound to depress me and yo la tengo are not known for their upbeatness so after about 1 beer me and luis were almost reduced to tears. we enjoyed such classics as the lovemaking of the octopus and the seahorse giving birth and it was lovely and it was sad. the music was really a beautiful and erratic at times sonic landscape over which the creatures of the sea and the peculiar subtitles of the films floated. i recommend the experience if it comes to a park near you.

the most troubled male in the world


love knows no tentacles