Sun Kil Moon / Mark Kozelek - Live at Sommerfesten, Giske, Norway 7/31/10

[@rihana9121]

Mark Kozelek's music has this deep universal sadness in it, you can really hear how it comes straight from the soul. And all he needs is a nylon string guitar and poetry. It's so pure.

[@PJownsyoursoul]

One of the best songwriters of our time.

[@joeyraymond1168]

one of the best guitarist i've ever heard. I'd kill to see him live.

[@jack2785229SH]

Cool covers on your channel bro. Ya oughta do some RHP/sun kil moon covers. Been getting at them recently myself

[@joeyraymond1168]

jack2785229SH dude thanks so much! Just started getting into Mark Kozelek and all his discography. But im def planning on doing a cover of one of his songs. Maybe Katys song by RHP.

[@michaelmartin4527]

Oh, my. That performance was incredible. I didn't think he could produce the sounds of those songs from the albums live, but he did so and then some.

[@reseirs]

He's right up there with the Nick Drakes, Jeff Buckleys, and Elliot Smiths of the world. He puts his heart & soul.into every note. I was chaperoned into adulthood by the Red House Painters. I worked in the music industry in my 20's. You don't find the real deal very often. But Mark is a real artist in business of mostly posers.

[@GustoFormula]

My worst memory of Norway was playing a festival in Giske I got a call that my cat lost her ability to walk And she was very sick And I loved that cat more than anything in the world She shared my bed with me for sixteen years She was my little baby girl So I booked a flight out of the island of Giske With hopes of getting home in time to see my kitty cat Before she took her last breath The whole thing was so upsetting And the anxiety was building up so badly on the plane And I kept writing in my journal, “Please Pink, don't die on me Please Pink don't die on me Please Pink don't die on me when I'm up there in the sky I'll hate myself forever if I could not kiss you goodbye”

[@samuelloomis1119]

Uhhhh….what?????

[@GustoFormula]

@@samuelloomis1119 it's from This Is My Dinner, where he wrote about being in Giske. This concert was probably just before he found out his cat was dying :(

[@lemonadegrave]

@@samuelloomis1119 uhhh...what??? That's you.

[@samuelloomis1119]

@@lemonadegrave it’s also you now. Sleep well.

[@oknytt1316]

1:35 Duk Koo Kim 11:12 Moorestown 16:22 Carry Me Ohio 21:42 Heron Blue 27:10 All Mixed Up 31:33 Australian Winter 37:05 Third and Seneca

[@isephopho6214]

definitely one of his best sets ever

[@idiotican]

One of the best concert recordings

[@SirThinksTooMuch]

In a weird way the disconnect Mark feels (aka: wallpaper reference) between the audience and himself actually adds a background noise that adds to his brilliance. I know many of you may thak I am grabbing for straws, but seriously, listen to this with headphones and the background chatter actually highlights his intimate tones, despite being edited out at around the 12:00 min mark. So look forward to Mark playing in Vancouver again. Fingers crossed. Hail to Sun Kil Moon and their music that truly moves me. Thank-you! (from a Canadian; obviously).

[@javiergado6514]

I totally agree with you SirThinksTooMuch that the contrast between his humble but magic performance and the way the crowd do not give a fuck about him makes the whole nicer to see. XD

[@filipbodnar2947]

The murmurs sort of creep in out of nowhere, at first I thought it was some effect Mark added to be played in the background of the song, because it fit so well and bled into the song seemlessly. Then I thought what a dumbass am I it's just the people.

[@JCridford]

42:05, when Mark comes out of the flamenco inflected instrumental into full-on folk picking and the vocals pick up, it's got so much potency. Even as nonchalantly as he played, his performances around this time sounded like emotional exorcisms.

[@javiergado6514]

A moment of absolute beauty and almost none around is giving a fuck :P

[@t0msula]

I wonder why he wouldn't play Alesund here. He is basically right next to it and he had just released it

[@nhdarling2]

I was wondering the same thing. Mark is so unique lol let's just say

[@ryancohenmusic]

For an outdoor show he sounds flawless. Not a mark environmental but he played a perfect set. I’m writing this from moorestown!

[@javiergado6514]

What a voice, what a guitarrist. Amazing. And the crowd not giving a fuck XDD What a strange video.

[@jessemullen9083]

So much better than the guitar-less ramblings he does live now

[@SuperEddiewardo]

His live performances now are very different obviously but I'd say they are equally great. I much prefer the live versions of his new songs than the album versions

[@Dillonmarshalll]

What a dick you are, but I guess you can have your own opinion. In my opinion I love his newer content. It's almost a whole new genre, and takes a certain type of person to appreciate the work and integrity. You sir, are not one of them. You probably beat women or some shit. Figure it out

[@trueactionchannel]

>name starts with J >Surname has an L >Probably beats women checks out

[@hihello-sx1sx]

@@Dillonmarshalll this REALLY didn’t age well lmfao

[@matteomaj9618]

Quest'uomo... 💙

[@1800nodavid]

(edit) Duk Koo Kim Moorestown Carry Me, Ohio Heron Blue All Mixed Up Australian Winter Third and Seneca Great setlist!

[@chriscoldiron7466]

Records & film‽‽‽ Yeah, no. No Katy it's Carry Me Ohio and it's Australian Winter not Half Moon Bay.

[@1800nodavid]

That's right, my mistake!

[@cornlee22]

Beautiful

[@billdowne5814]

If you can catch the attention of 4 or 5 people in an outdoor concert, and it appears he has 😁, you're doing veldig bra!

[@luizdalma]

somzera mark, temos q toca juntos ai uma hora pow

[@marcosjeofla]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@rowhaus5478]

Where’s the circle pit?

[@stinkyboy69514]

was just thinking the same

[@rowhaus5478]

@@stinkyboy69514 it’s Norway after all

[@haeskenhoff]

Crowd doesn't know the depth that`s in front of them

[@qqq2276]

Dette er kult

[@9yearsagooner611]

norway has 31 days in june?

[@Sebvibevanse]

9Years AGooner Norway is a strange place

[@crowwing]

july

[@globalbandfinder]

funniest comment on youtube

[@followedbythedead]

brother

[@GaddDan]

Don't know what happened with the accusations flying round about Mark but his music still hits the spot.

[@wahbwahbwahb]

I want to know what ha0pened because he hired a lawyer to look into his case. So far it may not be another two years until we hear about this again

[@GaddDan]

@@wahbwahbwahb Yeah would be good to know the outcome, seems Mark is a lot less active since the allegations - no doubt they have effected his popularity / touring

[@wahbwahbwahb]

@@GaddDan the only thibg I found was an article from Brussels that talks about the allegations and if people should be forgiving him because he has been playing more shows lately. I'm gonna find the link

[@GaddDan]

@@wahbwahbwahb did you find it, still interested to read :)

[@wahbwahbwahb]

@@GaddDan oh my god i forgot about this. Lemme find it tonight

[@STEbbi561]

this is to much cam in the audience

[@TundieRice]

I really hate that such otherworldly and beautiful music has to come from such a shitty person. Mark’s music has uplifted and calmed me for almost a decade now, and that’s not going to change, but it’s really disappointing when someone you’ve looked up to for so long turns out to be a terrible guy. I guess that’s why they say “don’t meet your heroes.”

[@slipperytiger]

I think there is this widely held belief that whoever produces art that speaks to you must be an infallible, almost holy, person. I also think it's human nature to feel this way, you don't want their art "tainted" by the thoughts of who they are/were as a person, you want to believe that not only are they a good person, but that they are likely even better than you. The problem with this is that we are all humans, we are all shitty people and have all done and said shitty things. His art doesn't elevate him to a higher status, it doesn't put him above horrible human behavior, he is a person at the end of the day. While you may love his art, you don't love him. I think that's a very important distinction to make and this should be a cautionary tale. Don't idolize people for the things they create or people they claim to be, at the end of the day none of us are without sin. In my opinion his music is about the human condition and the flaws, sadness, and moments of happiness that come along with that. This music couldn't have come from anyone else but a broken man, and broken men aren't always good men. At least this is my 2 cents, I've been a fan of his for a long time and I still appreciate his music despite what has come out.

[@davidcjupp]

@@slipperytiger My friend took me to see him on this tour at Union Chapel in London. It was one of the best gigs of my life. I then went with said friend two more times and Mark was an absolute arsehold at both gigs. Shouting at fans, moaning about not being relevant anymore, singing songs about how his fans are ugly etc. To play to a large church full of fans who paid their hard earned money to support you and still feel hard done by speaks to the kind of issues that could turn you into an abusive partner. It was sad and I wasn't at all surprised when the revelations came out.

[@scottalford5299]

I think masturbation should become more normalized. What’s the big deal? If you don’t wanna watch somebody, leave his hotel room, turn your head, whatever…

[@jackworthington4660]

he's a terrible guy because of a few unproven accusations about his sex life? lmao what's wrong with people nowadays

[@ab8817]

@@jackworthington4660 indie music has gone extremely puritanical and nearly fetishizing a regular public humiliation ritual and tasting blood in the water. basically they want to keep the industry as PR corporate friendly as possible, touting bands that are basically akin to Disney Radio artists.