Oh my goodness. What a wonderful version of the Incredible Bongo Band classic.
20 March 2013
meth dad - 'you'
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I think the secret to a great pop record is to keep it simple with an infectious hook, a sing-a-long chorus and a rousing finale. This is a case in point.
judy collins and leonard cohen - 'hey that's no way to say goodbye'
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There are big rumours today that Gus Poyet is off to manage Reading. I know that we've just beaten Crystal Palace 3-0 and that is a fantastic way to sign off as manager of Brighton but to Reading? That's no way to say goodbye, Gus.
planningtorock - 'misogyny drop dead'
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Taken from the EP with the same name this is a tune with a clear and angry agenda - and by that I mean that the lyrics and singing almost through gritted teeth make clear - if the very obvious song titles don't - what it is that irks Janine Rostron and I've got to say that I'm with her 100% of the way. I've railed before about sexism in the music industry but clearly the glass ceiling exists most aspects of life.
eraas - 'crescent'
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Wow! Don't have nightmares after watching this. This is magnificently moody and very doom-laden.
barbarossa - 'where do we go love'
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The great man himself helped me out here. I picked up a copy of the Memory Laps EP from Rough Trade recently - a lovely accompaniment to the Bedrum Cassettes EP I already own and whilst working from home put it on for the first time. Of course they're all great tracks, the cover of Bon Iver's 'Stacks' being particularly good but I've had track 3 on loop all morning and as much as I kept looking, I couldn't find the track name but a tweet to the artist himself and I quickly had the answer. Apparently the new album will feature a new version of this but possibly under a different title. I can't wait to hear the new arrangement.
john grant - 'sensitive new age guy'
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I like his new album a lot. It's a collaboration from those lovely chaps at Gus Gus so as you can imagine it's got quite an electronic pop feel to it and certainly development from the Queen of Denmark first album with its folk-twinged edges. The deluxe CD comes with some lovely remixes too that I might feature at a later date. Not the dubstep remix though.
16 March 2013
dj shepdog - 'dare man'
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A nice little Gorillaz 'Dare' mash-up coming up, it's coming up, it's coming up....
....it's there.
dub terminator feat ras stone - 'bad mind (jstar remix)'
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I picked up the new JStar 'Licensed Plates' album this week after spotting it on the shelf at Rough Trade, Brick Lane. That shop never fails to deliver, it's been a Santa's Grotto on so many occasions. The album isa collection of dub remixes - they're all relatively radio-friendly too which shows the talent of JStar. There's even a great remix of Madness 'Forever Young' on there and I'm impressed. They're not a band I'd ordinarily listen to but this remix is the business...as is this selection.
It's helping to pass the time until tomorrow when Brighton play Crystal Palace at the Amex. I am so nervous about this game, it's making me physically sick. We'll lose of course, they always seem to beat us and I really don't want to go but I can't not go just in case Brighton batter Palace. Six nil would be nice.
15 March 2013
fun lovin' criminals - 'king of new york (cooley high remix)'
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Dubious sentiments but a solid party tune nonetheless. I guess it's all academic now but John Gotti was hardly Mandela by any stretch of the imagination.
origin unknown - 'valley of the shadows (tom james 2013 remix)'
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A much loved drum and bass classic given a rather tasteful remix. I'm glad to see there's not one hint of dubstep in this new edit.
princess mc - 'pump up the funk'
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Oh, I miss this old school style of hip-hop with funky beats and breaks, cheesy samples and proper scratching.
12 March 2013
the best taiwanese/canadian rock'n'roller you'll hear today
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I have waxed lyrical about Dirty Beaches before but don't let the incongruity of the music and his birthplace fool you, this is no novelty act, Dirty Beaches is the real McCoy. I can't wait to see him next time he's over in the UK but until then I'll have to make do with his Bandcamp page (click here). The albums Badlands has been an ever-present on my playlist for some time and here's why:
and here's a live version of Sweet 17 from the SXSW festival. Beat that!
live from the paradise garage part 2
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Many thanks to David Campbell aka @discocampbell for these download links to the full documentary. Definitely one for the iPod on those long commutes.
sky saxon and the seeds - 'colorized bottles''
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I had never heard of the 'King of Garage Rock' prior to picking up a copy of the 2004 album Red Planet very recently. Sky Saxon, now dead, was lead singer with the Seeds and enjoyed moderate success over the years but the years before his death in 2009 saw a renewed interest after being name-checked by the likes of the Strokes and the White Stripes. How best to describe the music? Garage Rock fused with a Captain Beefheart /Frank Zappa humour. For a West Coast artist, the Red Planet album does have a British feel to it. Tracks such as 'Coming Home' are reminiscent of the Kinks whereas others remind me of the Fall or the Stranglers. I'm definitely going to search out more of their back catalogue on the strength of this album.
10 March 2013
johnny cash - 'i shall not be moved'
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The agnostic in me has always been very envious of those with an absolute faith in a higher being.
09 March 2013
ray davies - 'i go to sleep'
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I was thinking of posting the version by either Marion or Anika but have opted for the far more lo-fi Ray Davies version. And off I go to sleep too.
son of dave and martina topley-bird - 'devil take my soul'
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I was reminded of this tune on Craig Charles' excellent radio show this evening. I'm not usually a fan of electro blues but this really hits the spot.
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