I'm really glad Blood Red Shoes are getting all 'big' now. I really rate this band and their live performances are some of the best you can see in the UK. The problem was that their records couldn't quite transfer the energy of the band live into a recorded format. I know some people who would say they would be one of those bands who just weren't good enough but I always thought that if they could get the right production then they could make an amazing record. Their new single 'It's Getting Boring By the Sea' is probably the best one they've put out yet. Even though is still doesn't quite give the full Blood Red Shoes live experience it comes very close. The drums could be much louder. Those of you who've stood at the front of a Blood Red Shoes gig know what I mean.
Talking of Blood Red Shoes I read this interview on playlouder where Steven says he doesn't like Comanechi's music. Now I find this odd because I first met Steven when they supported Comanechi at White Heat and then back in WHOREfest '06 I remember we were watching Comanechi and talking about how great they were. Very Odd.
Blood Red Shoes - It's Getting Boring By the Sea
Next up Los Campesinos! covering a rather obscure Pavement song. If anyone should cover Pavement it should be Los Campesinos! actually probably My Sad Captains could do a better job (they're ace, go buy their 7 inch!) Speaking of seven inch records Los Campesinos! have just released "you! me! dancing!" which you should also buy.
Los Campesinos! - Frontwards
Finally an album track off of 'No Shouts, No Calls' by Electrelane. For those of you unaqauinted with their music think Sonic Youth, Neu, and the Velvet Underground all mixed together. It's a great album, I'd say the lead track would be 'To the East.' For the trivia fans among you this song contains a sample of a match between Hertha BSC Berlin and FC Moskva!
Electrelane - Five
Wednesday, 13 June 2007
Friday, 1 June 2007
I don't proof read my posts
Exams have kept me quite busy so I've been relatively out of the loop with regards to new music.
Voxtrot are finally releasing an album! It's out now and it's great. Builds on the sound we're used to from their various EPs with a slightly heavier faster sound but still keeping that soft nice feel to the songs. Kid Gloves is probably the best track off the album. I reckon its got dance floor potential, maybe you'll hear it at the club on the 16th.
Voxtrot - Kid Gloves
1990s are flying the flag for good british guitar bands. Great album regardless of how bad the last single was. Here's a nice album track for you.
1990s - Switch
Liars, one of my favourite bands of all time, have announced that they're going to release a new album later this year. Apparently it will feature more traditional songs and also guitar solos! Here's a nice b side from 'It Fit When I was a Kid.' Ambient noise.
Liars - Bingo! Count Draculuck
Finally I played "The Money Will Roll Right In" at the club last month and lots of people had never heard of the song. One person even came up to me and thanked me for playing Mudhoney. Although Mudhoney did cover it the original is by a Californian punk band called "Fang"
Fang - The Money Will Roll Right In
Voxtrot are finally releasing an album! It's out now and it's great. Builds on the sound we're used to from their various EPs with a slightly heavier faster sound but still keeping that soft nice feel to the songs. Kid Gloves is probably the best track off the album. I reckon its got dance floor potential, maybe you'll hear it at the club on the 16th.
Voxtrot - Kid Gloves
1990s are flying the flag for good british guitar bands. Great album regardless of how bad the last single was. Here's a nice album track for you.
1990s - Switch
Liars, one of my favourite bands of all time, have announced that they're going to release a new album later this year. Apparently it will feature more traditional songs and also guitar solos! Here's a nice b side from 'It Fit When I was a Kid.' Ambient noise.
Liars - Bingo! Count Draculuck
Finally I played "The Money Will Roll Right In" at the club last month and lots of people had never heard of the song. One person even came up to me and thanked me for playing Mudhoney. Although Mudhoney did cover it the original is by a Californian punk band called "Fang"
Fang - The Money Will Roll Right In
Thursday, 24 May 2007
Biggie Smalls is the Wickedest
Thought I would do something a bit diferent with blog today. You know try to extend to other genres and stuff to reflect what I'm listening to at the moment. ANyway first up something for all the indie kids.
Wolfie - Ice Cream
Wolfie came out with one of the best first demos I have ever heard from a band. Apparently there's a split single coming out sometime this summer which I'm looking forward too. Anyways I love this track at the moment. As soon as you hear it I guaruntee it will be stuck in your head all day. As usual I'm not really sure how to describe it but maybe poppy indie rock with female vocals. Doesn't really narrow it down does it? Listen to the track, you will definitely enjoy it. Amazing lyrics too.
Digitalism - Pogo (Radio Edit)
New single by Digitalism. Id it out yet? I've actually had it for 2 months now and its filling up the dance flors quite nicely. A bit different to the usual digitalism stuff, more of an indie disco feel to it rather than jagged electro.
Notorious B.I.G. - The Wickedest
Notorious B.I.G. - The Ten Crack Commandments
Now back when I was much younger I used to have quite a few tapes that I listened to, and many of these were hip hop mix tapes. One of my favourites was a tape of rare Notorious B.I.G. songs. I went and downloaded some of the tracks and here's a couple for you to enjoy, seeing as many indie kids don't really explore other genres unless its on pitchfork. Biggie Smalls is an amazing lyricists and here's a couple tracks which you may not have heard.
Wolfie - Ice Cream
Wolfie came out with one of the best first demos I have ever heard from a band. Apparently there's a split single coming out sometime this summer which I'm looking forward too. Anyways I love this track at the moment. As soon as you hear it I guaruntee it will be stuck in your head all day. As usual I'm not really sure how to describe it but maybe poppy indie rock with female vocals. Doesn't really narrow it down does it? Listen to the track, you will definitely enjoy it. Amazing lyrics too.
Digitalism - Pogo (Radio Edit)
New single by Digitalism. Id it out yet? I've actually had it for 2 months now and its filling up the dance flors quite nicely. A bit different to the usual digitalism stuff, more of an indie disco feel to it rather than jagged electro.
Notorious B.I.G. - The Wickedest
Notorious B.I.G. - The Ten Crack Commandments
Now back when I was much younger I used to have quite a few tapes that I listened to, and many of these were hip hop mix tapes. One of my favourites was a tape of rare Notorious B.I.G. songs. I went and downloaded some of the tracks and here's a couple for you to enjoy, seeing as many indie kids don't really explore other genres unless its on pitchfork. Biggie Smalls is an amazing lyricists and here's a couple tracks which you may not have heard.
Wednesday, 16 May 2007
Remember to come to Catch this Saturday!
I'm really looking forward to Noise Noise Noise on Saturday! Daniel can't make it as he has uni deadlines coming up tha require his full attention. So in his place I've got Our Man Fred one half of the dj duo that run the excellent Jumping with Elbows which is actually moving to Catch in June. As always I'll be there, in fact I turned down a slot on BBC radio (long story) and a £200 gig (even longer story) for my night. Anyway now for some tunes
Dirteblonde - Niagara
First up Dirtblonde from Liverpool. They sound like an even punkier more energetic version of the Jesus and Mary Chain. Also hints of the Kills, or maybe I'm just being lazy as there's two of them and they use distorted guitars. Album on 'Filthy Little Angels' coming out next week I think.
ddd - Can't Explain
ddd is really something else. Listening to his first single 'Can't Explain' you just have to wonder just how someone can sit down and come up with something so different, edgy and brilliant. I asked him once and apparently the answer is "insomnia, coffee and trying to sound nothing that's ever been made before." You can buy his second single here and the next single (the amazing Trojan Horse/Wall to Wall) is out very soon on White Heat Records.
From the ashes of Snow White come Mae West. After nearly a year they've finally released a demo. I don't think they would want me to release their demo just yet, so go over to their myspace and have a listen. 'Times of Silence' is my personal favourite. They sound like the Lemonheads with distortion pedals.
Finally they should play this video before the start of every movie in the cinemas.
Dirteblonde - Niagara
First up Dirtblonde from Liverpool. They sound like an even punkier more energetic version of the Jesus and Mary Chain. Also hints of the Kills, or maybe I'm just being lazy as there's two of them and they use distorted guitars. Album on 'Filthy Little Angels' coming out next week I think.
ddd - Can't Explain
ddd is really something else. Listening to his first single 'Can't Explain' you just have to wonder just how someone can sit down and come up with something so different, edgy and brilliant. I asked him once and apparently the answer is "insomnia, coffee and trying to sound nothing that's ever been made before." You can buy his second single here and the next single (the amazing Trojan Horse/Wall to Wall) is out very soon on White Heat Records.
From the ashes of Snow White come Mae West. After nearly a year they've finally released a demo. I don't think they would want me to release their demo just yet, so go over to their myspace and have a listen. 'Times of Silence' is my personal favourite. They sound like the Lemonheads with distortion pedals.
Finally they should play this video before the start of every movie in the cinemas.
Tuesday, 8 May 2007
I've just had some inspiration
Youtube is god's gift to bloggers. Just type in a link and it fills up quite a bit of the page and you can take the credit for someone elses hard work and humour. Anyway now for some music.
Interpol - The Heinrich Maneuver
The new Interpol single! Interpol are one of the few contemporary popular bands that I stil get excited about. Even though we're always waiting for them to pull out something of the calibre of Obstacle 1 it just never seems to happen. That said their 2nd album was still very good. What can I say about this song? Well it sounds like Interpol. Lazy journalism on a blog shocker.
Melt Banana - Heiwaboke Crisis
Melt Banana are a Japanese band that make very fast power pop punk music for the type of people that spent their adolescent years lilstening to Green Day and now only listen to bands that make music which involves 12 layers of drums or embrace lofi experimentalism. Not that they sound like any of that though, they're like DAT POlitics with guitars. The friendly clerks of Rough Trade reccomended their new album (Bambi's Dilemma) to me and I really like it. I could of chosen any of 12 songs that over a minute long off the album but after much deliberation I chose Heiwaboke Crisis
Holy Fuck - Lovely Allen
Finally we have the brilliantly named Holy Fuck. Listners of the White Heat Podcast will recognise the amazing Tone-Bank Jungle. Here's a track off what I think is their latest EP. Ideally you should listen to whole thing toget just for the way 'Lovely Allen' merges into the next track 'The Pulse' so there's an incentive for you to go buy it legally. What does it sound like? Like a slightly dancey guitar band doing a post rock song.
Another post coming in a few days. I have some really great demos lieing about but I just need to get permission from the various bands to put their material up. Oh yes and...
Monday, 9 April 2007
my favourite stuff of 2007 so far...
panda bear // person pitch
my favourite record of the year so far didn't come unexpectedly - having had the i'm not/comfy in nautica 7" for about a year now, as well the more recent bros 12" and the carrots split with execpter, I already knew how good most of the tracks on this were going to be, and the album as a whole certainly doesn't disappoint. an awesomly eclectic record, panda takes (in my opinion) some of the best bits from his animal collective sound and some inspired samples and plays them through his brian wilson machine to create a glouriously textured pop sound. the track take pills is probably not quite the best track from the record (i still think that's comfy in nautica), though it's certainly up there, but it does contain one of my favourite samples on the record, from scott walker's always coming back to you so i'm posting that as an excuse to post scott walker too
(follow links to download)
panda bear - take pills
scott walker - always coming back to you
battles // mirrored
this record has been a long time coming too, the previous releases of b ep and ep c were good enough, and showed a lot of a promise, but i always felt they didn't quite live up to their live show which is like an advanced calculus class of math-y electrorock awesomeness. so i was well pleased the first album proper more fulfills the potential of the live show.
battles - atlas
the field // from here we go to sublime
i have to say i've generally been disappointed with the standard of guitar music so far this year, so it's lucky that this dip in form has coincided with an upcurve of great electronic releases - in particular 2007 has been an amazing year for minimal techno, with the kompakt and dial labels putting out some really strong records which have resulted in a crossover to the indie mainstream.
among the best of these is the field's from here we go sublime which exemplifies the current trend of ambient organic washes of sound and crescendo which is drawing comparisons to the shoegaze movement and my bloody valentine-esque noisescapes, which can only be a good thing.
the field - over the ice
gui boratto // chromophobia
another great minimal techno record, quite similar in style to the field album, maybe with even a little bit more snyhty-pop hooks
gui boratto - mr. decay
lcd soundsystem // sound of silver
while DFA is admittedly no longer at the forefront of dance movement currently, james murphy himself conceeding that the likes of ed banger at al are proving to be leading the way at this point in time, lcd have done themselves a major favour by releasing an excellent dance record that probably surpasses their debut.
lcd soundsystem - someone great
soft circle // full bloom
the debut record from the new project of percussionist hisham akira baroocha, previously of lightning bolt and black dice is a densely layered mix of ambient noise, tribal drumming and spiritual vocals that is one of those albums that is both the perfect background soundtrack for some down-time but equally rewards more careful listening - sounding akin to the most chilled out moments of black dice, it's the kind of thing i like to listen really intently to, picking out all manner of amazing sounds hidden in the layers
soft circle - ascend
lusine // podgelism
lusine - drip (apparat remix)
do make say think // you, you're a history in rust
new album from one of my favourite post-rock mainstays. gorgeous cover art too.
do make say think - the universe!
el-p // i'll sleep when you're dead
as a genre, hip-hop is going through a weird spell; the mainstream r.'n.b., p.i.m.p., perpetually rotating hubcap hip-pop philosophy is not something i can really understand at all, but there are still some genuinely sick producers out there lurking beneath the surface making excellent records. el-p has a consisently good track record with everything he touches as a producer, and the second album from his own project is expectedly impressive. even ignoring for a moment his sick beats, signature apocolyptic sounding production and his cathartic diatribe lyrical style, any album which begins with a sample from twin peaks has got to be good. add to the mix unlikely guest spots from the likes of trent reznor and cat power and you can't lose.
el-p - tasmanian pain coaster
alex delivery // star destroyer
alex delivery - komad
i don't really know anything about this. i just know that it's awesome. kind of all over the place, quite gang gang dance in places
kalabrese // rumpelzirkus
a great groovy techno record, rumpelzirkus is actually quite DFA sounding and contains some classic almost comedic sleazy vocals, bordering on cheesy at times, but the beats are infectious and there are some awesome horns as well
kalabrese - auf dem hof
racoo-oo-oon // behold secret kingdom
racoo-oo-oon make a great racket. loud distorted drums and crunching guitars, the best noise record of the year so far.
racoo-oo-oon - mirror blanket
avey tare and kria brekken // pullhair rubeye
ok so this is a really weird one. in this age of the internet meaning album promos can leak to anyone with the right bookmarks to blogs in their browsers before they are even released, many labels deliberately release altered tracks - either at low quality or using repeating loops of small sections of tracks or watermarking them with voiceovers...and so it was that when the new album from the project of animal collective's avey tare and mum's kria brekken was leaked with all the vocals and music clearly reversed, certain people assumed this was not the intended sound and took it upon themselves to reverse the 'reverse' tracks so they were 'forwards' again. and then it turned out that actually after watching the new david lynch film, avey and kria decided to listen to their work backwards, thought it sounded better that way, and decided to release it like that. so it was in fact meant to be reversed, so the forward tracks that everyone had listened to were actually the reverse and the reverse tracks were actually the forw...anyway, what is ultimately means to me personally is that now i have 2 awesome albums instead of just one. although i do have to admit to liking the 'wrong' forward-sounding but actually reversed a bit more...
avey tare & kria brekken - who wellses in my hoff
avey tare & kria brekken - sis around the sandmill
bill callahan // woke on a whaleheart
i'm at risk of over-doing the david lynch thing here, but the best track from the new album from the artist formerly known as smog steals a guitar line from a composition by maddy, donna and james in twin peaks
bill calahan - sycamore
excepter // tank tapes
two tracks clocking in at over 25 minutes long, but that's nothing for the prolific noise experimentalists - check out the 5 hour composition on their website
excepter - side a
gabriel ananda // bambusbeats
a more traditional minimal techno record, this may be a little less accesible for the crossover audience, but believe me it's worth the perceverance. makes me want to pull shapes.
gabriel ananda - sweet decay
deerhunter // cryptograms
i was sold on this record the moment i saw a picture of them. and luckily a lanky singer is not all they share in common with liars - in places this abum sounds pretty similar to drums not dead
deerhunter - lake somerset
frog eyes // tears of the valedictorian
i don't know why frog eyes aren't more popular than they are. actually i guess it's probably because carey mercer's voice is quite strange. but i don't see why that should stop them. anyway, they've released another great album
frog eyes - caravan breakers, they prey on the weak and the old
explosions in the sky // all of a sudden i miss everyone
this record is pretty much post-rock by numbers, eits on autopilot, but the quiet-loud emotional crescendo still delivers aural pleasure.
explosions in the sky - welcome ghosts
dntel // dumb luck
while all the indie kids wait for the new postal service, jimmy tamborello has released a great album of collaborations, essentially postal service but featuring the likes of rilo kiley, bright eyes, grizzly bear on vocals instead of dcfc's ben gibbard.
dntel - breakfast in bed
aidan baker // green & cold
a lovely folk-noise ambient record, i don't really know anything about this guy apart from that he's made a great album.
pole // steingarten
another excellent minimal techno record, sounds quite glitch-hop in places. kind of like if autechre made a pop record.
pole - sylvenstein
eluvium // copia
beautiful ambient piano melancholia, a good album to listen to before going to sleep
eluvium - seeing you off the edges
rhys chatham // a crimson grail – for 400 electric guitars
a really interesting album, this is three orchestral pieces performed by 400 guitars. to describe it simply, it's lots of guitars playing kind of the same note for 20 minutes with subtle changes to make a big ambient drone. but it's way better than i make that sound.
rhys chatham - part 3
kathy diamond // miss diamond to you
this is pretty much just a pop record. but the fact that maurice fulton has lended his techno-funk stylings makes it one of the best. why isn't all pop music this good?
kathy diamond - until the sun goes down
panda bear // person pitch
my favourite record of the year so far didn't come unexpectedly - having had the i'm not/comfy in nautica 7" for about a year now, as well the more recent bros 12" and the carrots split with execpter, I already knew how good most of the tracks on this were going to be, and the album as a whole certainly doesn't disappoint. an awesomly eclectic record, panda takes (in my opinion) some of the best bits from his animal collective sound and some inspired samples and plays them through his brian wilson machine to create a glouriously textured pop sound. the track take pills is probably not quite the best track from the record (i still think that's comfy in nautica), though it's certainly up there, but it does contain one of my favourite samples on the record, from scott walker's always coming back to you so i'm posting that as an excuse to post scott walker too
(follow links to download)
panda bear - take pills
scott walker - always coming back to you
battles // mirrored
this record has been a long time coming too, the previous releases of b ep and ep c were good enough, and showed a lot of a promise, but i always felt they didn't quite live up to their live show which is like an advanced calculus class of math-y electrorock awesomeness. so i was well pleased the first album proper more fulfills the potential of the live show.
battles - atlas
the field // from here we go to sublime
i have to say i've generally been disappointed with the standard of guitar music so far this year, so it's lucky that this dip in form has coincided with an upcurve of great electronic releases - in particular 2007 has been an amazing year for minimal techno, with the kompakt and dial labels putting out some really strong records which have resulted in a crossover to the indie mainstream.
among the best of these is the field's from here we go sublime which exemplifies the current trend of ambient organic washes of sound and crescendo which is drawing comparisons to the shoegaze movement and my bloody valentine-esque noisescapes, which can only be a good thing.
the field - over the ice
gui boratto // chromophobia
another great minimal techno record, quite similar in style to the field album, maybe with even a little bit more snyhty-pop hooks
gui boratto - mr. decay
lcd soundsystem // sound of silver
while DFA is admittedly no longer at the forefront of dance movement currently, james murphy himself conceeding that the likes of ed banger at al are proving to be leading the way at this point in time, lcd have done themselves a major favour by releasing an excellent dance record that probably surpasses their debut.
lcd soundsystem - someone great
soft circle // full bloom
the debut record from the new project of percussionist hisham akira baroocha, previously of lightning bolt and black dice is a densely layered mix of ambient noise, tribal drumming and spiritual vocals that is one of those albums that is both the perfect background soundtrack for some down-time but equally rewards more careful listening - sounding akin to the most chilled out moments of black dice, it's the kind of thing i like to listen really intently to, picking out all manner of amazing sounds hidden in the layers
soft circle - ascend
lusine // podgelism
lusine - drip (apparat remix)
do make say think // you, you're a history in rust
new album from one of my favourite post-rock mainstays. gorgeous cover art too.
do make say think - the universe!
el-p // i'll sleep when you're dead
as a genre, hip-hop is going through a weird spell; the mainstream r.'n.b., p.i.m.p., perpetually rotating hubcap hip-pop philosophy is not something i can really understand at all, but there are still some genuinely sick producers out there lurking beneath the surface making excellent records. el-p has a consisently good track record with everything he touches as a producer, and the second album from his own project is expectedly impressive. even ignoring for a moment his sick beats, signature apocolyptic sounding production and his cathartic diatribe lyrical style, any album which begins with a sample from twin peaks has got to be good. add to the mix unlikely guest spots from the likes of trent reznor and cat power and you can't lose.
el-p - tasmanian pain coaster
alex delivery // star destroyer
alex delivery - komad
i don't really know anything about this. i just know that it's awesome. kind of all over the place, quite gang gang dance in places
kalabrese // rumpelzirkus
a great groovy techno record, rumpelzirkus is actually quite DFA sounding and contains some classic almost comedic sleazy vocals, bordering on cheesy at times, but the beats are infectious and there are some awesome horns as well
kalabrese - auf dem hof
racoo-oo-oon // behold secret kingdom
racoo-oo-oon make a great racket. loud distorted drums and crunching guitars, the best noise record of the year so far.
racoo-oo-oon - mirror blanket
avey tare and kria brekken // pullhair rubeye
ok so this is a really weird one. in this age of the internet meaning album promos can leak to anyone with the right bookmarks to blogs in their browsers before they are even released, many labels deliberately release altered tracks - either at low quality or using repeating loops of small sections of tracks or watermarking them with voiceovers...and so it was that when the new album from the project of animal collective's avey tare and mum's kria brekken was leaked with all the vocals and music clearly reversed, certain people assumed this was not the intended sound and took it upon themselves to reverse the 'reverse' tracks so they were 'forwards' again. and then it turned out that actually after watching the new david lynch film, avey and kria decided to listen to their work backwards, thought it sounded better that way, and decided to release it like that. so it was in fact meant to be reversed, so the forward tracks that everyone had listened to were actually the reverse and the reverse tracks were actually the forw...anyway, what is ultimately means to me personally is that now i have 2 awesome albums instead of just one. although i do have to admit to liking the 'wrong' forward-sounding but actually reversed a bit more...
avey tare & kria brekken - who wellses in my hoff
avey tare & kria brekken - sis around the sandmill
bill callahan // woke on a whaleheart
i'm at risk of over-doing the david lynch thing here, but the best track from the new album from the artist formerly known as smog steals a guitar line from a composition by maddy, donna and james in twin peaks
bill calahan - sycamore
excepter // tank tapes
two tracks clocking in at over 25 minutes long, but that's nothing for the prolific noise experimentalists - check out the 5 hour composition on their website
excepter - side a
gabriel ananda // bambusbeats
a more traditional minimal techno record, this may be a little less accesible for the crossover audience, but believe me it's worth the perceverance. makes me want to pull shapes.
gabriel ananda - sweet decay
deerhunter // cryptograms
i was sold on this record the moment i saw a picture of them. and luckily a lanky singer is not all they share in common with liars - in places this abum sounds pretty similar to drums not dead
deerhunter - lake somerset
frog eyes // tears of the valedictorian
i don't know why frog eyes aren't more popular than they are. actually i guess it's probably because carey mercer's voice is quite strange. but i don't see why that should stop them. anyway, they've released another great album
frog eyes - caravan breakers, they prey on the weak and the old
explosions in the sky // all of a sudden i miss everyone
this record is pretty much post-rock by numbers, eits on autopilot, but the quiet-loud emotional crescendo still delivers aural pleasure.
explosions in the sky - welcome ghosts
dntel // dumb luck
while all the indie kids wait for the new postal service, jimmy tamborello has released a great album of collaborations, essentially postal service but featuring the likes of rilo kiley, bright eyes, grizzly bear on vocals instead of dcfc's ben gibbard.
dntel - breakfast in bed
aidan baker // green & cold
a lovely folk-noise ambient record, i don't really know anything about this guy apart from that he's made a great album.
pole // steingarten
another excellent minimal techno record, sounds quite glitch-hop in places. kind of like if autechre made a pop record.
pole - sylvenstein
eluvium // copia
beautiful ambient piano melancholia, a good album to listen to before going to sleep
eluvium - seeing you off the edges
rhys chatham // a crimson grail – for 400 electric guitars
a really interesting album, this is three orchestral pieces performed by 400 guitars. to describe it simply, it's lots of guitars playing kind of the same note for 20 minutes with subtle changes to make a big ambient drone. but it's way better than i make that sound.
rhys chatham - part 3
kathy diamond // miss diamond to you
this is pretty much just a pop record. but the fact that maurice fulton has lended his techno-funk stylings makes it one of the best. why isn't all pop music this good?
kathy diamond - until the sun goes down
Sunday, 8 April 2007
Like a Siren Getting Louder and Farther Away
Hope everyone's enjoying the Bank Holiday weekend. I went out last night and only woke up a few hours ago. Listening to some soft light music to put my head at ease.
Terrene - Disharmony [demo]
I've had this song for quite some time but it is very beautiful. Godpeed inspired space rock with a hint of the Smashing Pumpkins. Go to Terrene's site and download all their music. Truly amazing stuff.
The Radio Dept. - A Window
Another Swede making soft beautiful music. I really like this band, unfortunately they don't seem to get that much great coverage in the UK. Their first single "Where the damage isn't already done' got considerable play at the time but thier new album just seems to have been passed over. My Bloody Valentine fans will enjoy it and the small minority who like the second Clap Your Hands Say Yeah album will think this band is one of the greatest things to happen to music.
Tuesday, 3 April 2007
Current Favourites
Recently i've been listening to lots of electro with nice thumping baselines. With so much around at the moment, it seems like a great time to be getting into it. one of the best tracks around at the moment i think is the Goose remix of She's My Man by the Scissor Scistors. An absolute stomper.
http://www.sendspace.com/file/jqw1vu
The Black Ghosts are really exciting me also, and the Switch mix of their single Face really takes it to another level.
http://www.sendspace.com/file/ed0sqg
The Surkin remix of the new Boys Noize Track, Dont Believe The Hype is another great piece of electro glory.
http://www.sendspace.com/file/78ent7
I'm gonna end this post on a more sober note. The Ratatat crew have done their thing to The Knife's - We Share Our Mothers Health and the results are great. Beautiful relaxing track, notice the rising and faling guitar throughout, gorgeous!
http://www.sendspace.com/file/8vzu7o
Tommy Travis
http://www.sendspace.com/file/jqw1vu
The Black Ghosts are really exciting me also, and the Switch mix of their single Face really takes it to another level.
http://www.sendspace.com/file/ed0sqg
The Surkin remix of the new Boys Noize Track, Dont Believe The Hype is another great piece of electro glory.
http://www.sendspace.com/file/78ent7
I'm gonna end this post on a more sober note. The Ratatat crew have done their thing to The Knife's - We Share Our Mothers Health and the results are great. Beautiful relaxing track, notice the rising and faling guitar throughout, gorgeous!
http://www.sendspace.com/file/8vzu7o
Tommy Travis
Monday, 2 April 2007
We Like Watching Planes
Hope everyone had a great time on Saturday, its always great to see a full dance floor going wild to Xerox Teens and the Pixies. Anyway special thanks to Untitled Musical Project and Get Crucial who were absolutely amazing! I should also thank Ryan (Cuckoo's Nest), Olly (White Heat), Mark (Fanfarlo/Wolfie) and Ewan (Uberstompf/dissapointed Gunner) for providing and transporting some equipment at the last minute, oh and the 3 other guys who moshed with me during UMP's set. Pictures of the mosh pit, Untitled going absolutely insane and Matty of White Heat involved in various forms of sexual assault will be up soon.
OK, now for some music. I'm not really feeling the electric mood right now and I've spent the last few days listening to 'The Velvet Underground & Nico' album. But here's two tracks that went down really well on Saturday.
First is Federic Franchi's 'Cream' which has been filling indie dance floors ever since 2manyDJs played it at Our Disco in March. Heavy trance/techno influence in the track, but don't worry NNN isn't going all new rave. This is quite simply a great electro song which you just can't help but dance to.
Federico Franchi - Cream
Next up is 'Godd' by up and comming London electro outfit Joe and Will Ask? When I heard it being played at Durrr last week by the bass line sounded had a distorted sound that didnt make it seem like an electro band. Turns out that was just the speakers. Regardless, this track is great poppy dance track by band making some interesting electro music.
Joe and Will Ask? - Godd
That's enough for now. Remember Tired Irie and Upcdownc are playing on April 28th, hopefully I'll have some of their track to put up some time soon.
Rajinder
OK, now for some music. I'm not really feeling the electric mood right now and I've spent the last few days listening to 'The Velvet Underground & Nico' album. But here's two tracks that went down really well on Saturday.
First is Federic Franchi's 'Cream' which has been filling indie dance floors ever since 2manyDJs played it at Our Disco in March. Heavy trance/techno influence in the track, but don't worry NNN isn't going all new rave. This is quite simply a great electro song which you just can't help but dance to.
Federico Franchi - Cream
Next up is 'Godd' by up and comming London electro outfit Joe and Will Ask? When I heard it being played at Durrr last week by the bass line sounded had a distorted sound that didnt make it seem like an electro band. Turns out that was just the speakers. Regardless, this track is great poppy dance track by band making some interesting electro music.
Joe and Will Ask? - Godd
That's enough for now. Remember Tired Irie and Upcdownc are playing on April 28th, hopefully I'll have some of their track to put up some time soon.
Rajinder
Thursday, 29 March 2007
Blog, Blog, it's better than bad it's good!
I bet every 20 something that ever watched Ren & Stimpy during their youth has used the same joke for their first blog post. For those of you who are unaqainted with Ren & Stimpy watch this:
Good Times.
Speaking of good times the Noise Noise Noise clubnight is this Saturday featuring Untitled Musical Project and Get Crucial Live! To celebrate we have a track from each band for you all of you to enjoy.
Untitled Musical Project - Why Isn't Paul McCartney Dead Yet?
I booked them to play back at White Light almost a year ago. A few weeks later they were signed to White Heat Records and released a triple A side featuring 'Why Isn't Paul McCartney Dead Yet?' So why isn't he dead yet? Maybe its all the vegan food, or the drugs. Either/or. Anyway, this song is typical of greatness and brutality of UMP. The sheer energy the put into their live performances has to be seen. There are few bands out there who really go wild during their sets but UMP are certainly one of them.
Get Crucial - Planes
I booked this band on the strength of this one song. It's raw, wild, full of distortion and feedback, you know, it's everything music should be! They also have a full set of songs just as strong to back them up. I saw them at the Luminaire suporting Future of the Left and they were quite simply amazing. Turn up early and listen out for their song 'Telephonaphobia' which is another one of my favourites.
Future of the Left - Fingers Become Thumbs!
mclusky are an obvious influence for both bands so I thought I would chuck in Future of the Left's new single. They use keyboards in their new songs too, strange but it works!
Loney, Dear - Saturday Waits
Something a little lighter. 'Loney, Dear' has released one of the best albums of...well..technicaly 2005, but it's been re-issued on Sub Pop recently. Go out and buy 'Loney, Noir' from your local Rough Trade.
That's enough for now. The next post will probably have a more electro feel to it. There will be regular posts from either me, Tom or Daniel. Keep checking back or go to our myspace for an update. I hope to see you all down on Saturday night!
Rajinder
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