Crack Mix 97: Andrew Weatherall

I haven't been keeping an eye on Crack Magazine's Mix Series, as I'm more than happy flicking through the paper version that you can pick up for free around Cardiff. I do like a physical music paper, especially one as good and free as Crack (NME is becoming a free publication in September, but still needs to work on the being good part).

Yet upon spying on my FB feed that Andrew Weatherall is in charge of Crack Mix 97, I was straight in there my son! It's an hour or so of... just good music from one of the best DJs around. It goes here and there, starts of with a hypnotic slab of whatever DJ Sotofett does, chugs a bit in the middle, touches on acid and electro and simply flows really well, seamlessly if you will.

Well worth a download.



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Dumont > Ducktails

I've not posted for a while and I think it's down to spending a solid week listening to St. Catherine, the new album from Ducktails for a Buzz review. I liked The Flower Lane but man this album seriously bummed me out (though I seem to be out of step with most critics) and put me off listening to things for a while.

I eventually got over the hump with Domenique Dumont, who I came to through Gorilla Vs Bear's June 2015 Mix.

GORILLA VS. BEAR JUNE 2015 MIX by Gorillavsbear on Mixcloud

Think a poppy Tropicália take on good ol' chillwave but a bit more French and Um Bongo-y. Yeah, I think I need to work on my similes. Anyway it's super-summery and a bit cheesy but his/her stuff sounds great in July, though it might seem like a piss-take if you listen to it in November. Dumont's album, Comme Ça, came out last month on Antinote.



MP3 >>> Gorilla Vs Bear's June 2015 Mix [Hot link via GvB]