Grimble Gromble the Gnome

I thought this blog needed a bit more Pink Floyd, as I have not uploaded any of their song since 2015. So here is The Gnome from their first album. It is kind of silly compared to their greatest works, but it's a catchy tune and it's a million times better than the rubbish we get on radio these days. The Piper at the Gate of Dawn had plenty of folkloric elements, come to think of it.

Astronomy Domine

I thought I would put a bit of Pink Floyd on this blog, since I haven't done so for more than a year and since Vraie Fiction needs a bit of music. It is from their first album, The Piper at the Gates of Dawn and it is Astronomy Domine. Quality psychedelic music like they don't make it anymore. For me, Pink Floyd is the Alpha and the Omega of rock music. Of modern music, period.

Syd Barrett (1946-2006)

Today is the anniversary of the death of Syd Barrett, the founder of Pink Floyd, my favourite group, bare none. He died on the 7th of July 2006, overshadowed by the group he had created. We owe him a lot. To commemorate his death and to put everyone in a psychedelic mood, I have decided to upload a song from The Piper at the Gates of Dawn. It is Flaming. You can't get more psychedelic than this song. Enjoy.

Lucifer Sam

I love cats. I love how mysterious they are and how spooky they can be, even when people think they look devilish. I don't care: they have the charm and beauty of the devil. I love Pink Floyd. And Halloween is getting closer and closer. So I had in the head all day Lucifer Sam, an early song of their first album. Since I don't put enough Pink Floyd on Vraie Fiction, I decided to upload the song here. This is pure primitive psychedelic pleasure.

The Scarecrow

"...and the spectacle of a scarecrow in a field late on a winter afternoon has cost him more than one sleepless night."

M.R. James, "Oh, Whistle, and I'll Come to You, My Lad"

A blogging friend put yesterday a song of Pink Floyd on her blog. Being in a psychedelic mood and since any reason is good to listen to Pink Floyd, I decided to put here a song from their earliest album, The Piper at the Gates of Dawn. It was back when they still had Syd Barrett as the leader. Sure, it's no Dark Side of the Moon, but it was a promising debut nevertheless. I decided to put The Scarecrow here,for many reasons. The wikipedia entry says that the song has existentialist themes, which is true of maybe any good Pink Floyd song, and you know how into existentialism I am. Scarecrows are also autumnal creatures, that I associate with Halloween. There is something just unsettling and threatening about them, these still, ghostly watchers. Of course, there is also the Batman villain of the same name that popularises the scarecrow as a malevolent entity. His scenes in Batman Begins are among my favourite (have a look here and here).

Anyway, the scarecrow of Pink Floyd is not a dangerous fellow, he is actually a sympathetic figure. Nevertheless, even the rare video clip I will show has something a bit spooky, even if the background is summery. Maybe it is the look of the scarecrow itself, maybe it is the strange (meant to be drug induced?) trance of Roger Water and Nick Mason at the end of the clip. Maybe it is because English summers can have autumnal undertones, maybe because the scarecrow looks mummified and skeletal. Anyway,enjoy the music and shine on.