The Ashes

What else could I possibly post?

Come on England!

Night People

Have you heard the new Human League single? Fuck me it's good...

What's Not To Like?

Two Kids. Ten-year-old twins in fact. Covering Moody by ESG. And coming out on Optimo.

What's not to like?

mp3---> The Green Door Kids - Moody (ESG Cover)

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Coldwave Continuum

Now that the warmth has gone, it's time to turn our attention back to coldwave.

Where better to start than this greatest hits mix by Detachments. Except none were hits. But they are great.

If you've got the Cold Waves & Minimal Electronics Vol.1 record, then you'll recognise a few tunes on here. Watch out for the car crash of a mix around the 28min mark.

Detachments: Cold Wave Mix by ThisisnotanexitRecords

[via the ever excellent The Beat!]

Let's Get Quizzical

I've done the music round for the pub quiz in The Heath tonight (8pm start, £50 prize). Here's a head's up...

Quiz Music Round - Covers Nov 10 by Sammyfax

Guess the track title and the original artists.

Answers in the comments section below.

LCD @ CIA

Posted a review of last night's LCD Soundsystem and Hot Chip show at CIA on theSprout.

Read it here.

And no they didn't play Throw.

Larry Levan Chatting & Mixing

Larry Levan (who passed away 18 years ago this week) talking and mixing with a green Judge Jules on Kiss in 1991.

Big up to popbitch for pointing me in the way of this...

Larry Levan KissFm Uk Radio interview/mix with Judge Jules - 1991 by djmixes

Inky Sounds From Matthew Herbert

Matthew Herbert sticks his microphone in more ridiculous places.

The concert is next Saturday (November 20th) at the Royal Festival Hall in London. Beards will be stroked.

LCD Cover Throw

LCD Soundsystem take over CIA (and Clwb) tomorrow night.

This Paperclip People cover (and iTunes only bonus track to This Is Happening) is a staple of their live sets apparently.

Well we'll see won't we. Can't freaking wait.

mp3---> LCD Soundsystem - Throw (Direct Link)

Saturday Night's Alright For Thinking

In last Friday's Guardian, John Harris wrote a piece for the comment & debate section called "Someone out there, please pick up a guitar and howl". It was a lament for the current lack of political ideas and stances in music. As ever it focussed solely on guitar music and rock in general, as if only rock can protest.

Now I'm not the only person to take umbrage with this. Indeed Mike Harding from BBC Radio 2 wrote in stating the case for folk. I wanted to make the case for electronic music. Yet the more I thought about it, I couldn't make one. Maybe my knowledge of the electro-scape has subsided but I couldn't think of one track to back my case.

The argument has always been that the majority of electronic music is escapist. Dance-floor fodder for hedonists, that politics has no place in the disco. But even in the pieces designed for the headphones of home, you won't find any form of dialogue.

Is this a dereliction of duty by producers or a further point of differentiation between the worlds of rock and electronic music?

Shari Vari Redux

Just noticed that The Beastie Boys posted this video last night (check Napoleon Dynamite at 2.59)...

And seeing that my post about A Number Of Names' Shari Vari (or Sharevari or Sharivari) is still getting hits to this day, I've decided to repost the mp3.

To put it simply, this proto-techno track is one of the greatest records ever made.

mp3---> A Number Of Names - Shari Vari (Vocal Mix)

*Proper non-skippy version now*

Fuck Buttons Fuck Relationship

Came across this mix from Fuck Buttons' Andrew Hung last night via the frankly weird mulasuperpoco.

It sparked a minor argument this morning.

Loo expressed her hatred of "Detroit House". After correcting her on both terms and meaning (I said with full seriousness that Detroit Techno was "soul music for robots!", like the pretentious twat that I am), she left for work. I am lost.

At least I have this mix for comfort. It features The Knife, Green Velvet, Carl Craig and the awesome Freak by LFO.

Fuck Buttons - We Fear Silence Border Community Mix - Feb 2010 by wefearsilence

Islet December Show

Islet are playing a final home-town of the year gig on December 13th in Clwb. TBH I'm assuming it's their last of the year. Boy could I have egg on my face.

mp3---> Islet - Holly (Tidal Barrage Remix) (Direct Link)