Anyone who tells you the 70s was a barren time for music is talking out of their arse. Proof is right here, one of the finest songs ever written.
30 April 2014
lady waks in da mix #277
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I'm such a big fan of Lady Waks and it's obvious from her many mix shows why she's one of the top breakbeat DJs around. Here's her latest and it's a killer.
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thievery corporation - 'depth of my soul (feat. shana halligan)'
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This ever so classy tune has finally been given a video to match. What's to say about it? It's Thievery Corporation so comes with excellence guaranteed. They've not lost their ability to make exquisitely good downtempo music. This is a slight departure with a more classic orchestral feel, almost a 60s jazz/soul track. It's beautiful.
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25 April 2014
papa had some disco bones (temptations edit)
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Oh my word! A disco edit of the Temptations classic and it sounds as hot as hell! Great stuff.
project fresh socks" ja ja ja mixtape #6
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Norwegian DJ pair, Project Fresh Socks are the resident DJS for the Ja Ja Ja Music Night in London bringing to the capital, the very best in Scandinavian music. I really, really must get round to going. This mixtape is brilliant and just makes me kick myself more that I keep missing it.
24 April 2014
gonga (feat beth gibbons) - 'black sabbath'
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Erstwhile(?) Portishead singer, Beth Gibbons has contributed to metal band, Gonga's cover of 'Black Sabbath' by err...Black Sabbath. To be honest, it's not so much heavy metal as heavy rock and even then it could easily have been the accompanying track to Machine Gun off their last album. I suspect it's toned down slightly from Gonga's usual output so that Ms Gibbons' voice doesn't get drowned in a guitar/drum maelstrom.
The video is a bit of fun too, it's synched with the 1963 horror film that lent its name to one of Britain's finest rock bands.
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Beth Gibbons,
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23 April 2014
pedro ojeda's rareza colombian mixtape
be - 'hello'
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Oh, now this is very nice. They hail from Detroit and do a very good line in sexy downtempo/trip-hop/mellow electronica. This is just what I needed to hear after spending 2 hours on the train after work in London. It's almost entirely instrumental, with a lovely dark retro feel to the keyboards but the incidental sounds bring it bang up to date. Fans of glitch hop will probably like this too, there's so much going on but at no time does it become too fussy. Just the right balance.
I mentioned that they're from Detroit and I must say it surprised me, the attention to detail, the subtlety, minimalism and exquisite layering would have place it in my mind in Germany, one of the Kompakt Records stable for sure, even the great Robag Wruhme himself. The entire album is available for free download too so what's keeping you from giving your ears and brain some much-needed tender loving care?
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Be
hercules and love affair (feat. john grant) - 'black belt'
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Returning the favour after Hercules and Love Affair remixed 'Black Belt' from his last album, John Grant guests on this cracking tune.
The subject matter deals with becoming HIV positive and I do wonder if John Grant is painting himself into a corner with his choice of subject matter. Fair play to the chap for coming out and being so honest about his sexuality and the struggles that he and others have faced but if I can draw parallels with Antony and the Johnsons it has started to define who he is as a singer/songwriter and he is so much more than that. I'd really like to see him lighten up a bit more with a few disco tracks where he's taking the pee and smiling.
Taking all that into account, this is still a cracking tune and Grant once again delivers a monumentally good performance.
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Hercules and Love Affair,
John Grant
19 April 2014
mazzy star - 'i'm less here'
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The guitar sounds a lot like a certain Unkle track, a particular favourite too, and there's a certain ominous undercurrent that helps makes this Mazzy Star song an instant classic. Fans of Mazzy Star will know that they've played this live for years but only just got round to releasing a video for it, in time for Record Store Day.
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18 April 2014
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04 April 2014
hafdis huld - 'queen bee'
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My favourite Icelander is back and she's got a brilliantly quirky video to accompany her new song...and tour dates confirmed too. Yes, I am very excited by this news.
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Hafdis Huld
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