Back in May, while I was still bowling around Canton, someone on Burlington Terrace with a love for late 90s / early noughties dance music had a clear out of their CDs. And I was there to swoop. Just as I was trying to offload DVDs before the move to Llantwit Major, I was picking up more physical media off the street.
However, I was walking Cady at the time, so I had to limit myself to one handful of CDs from the stack. Turns out my tiny hands can carry seven CDs comfortably while controlling a hellhound. So here's my track selection from each album I picked up.
Sébastien Tellier - L'Amour et La Violence
From his 2008 album Sexuality, L'Amour et La Violence is a really pretty, peppy, but fragile piano ballad. Keep meaning to listen to more of this album. I've always had a soft spot for Sébastien Tellier since La Ritournelle and that weird Eurovision entry.
Underworld - Rowla
From Underworld's BIG era, when they had Darren Emerson involved, this is just pure big room and progressive, throbbing and pulsing, yes mate, love it.
Robyn - Konichiwa Bitches (Trentemøller Remix)
Sadly it wasn't the Robyn album but The Trentemøller Chronicles that was there. CD1 is rarities or offcuts from the Dane's back catalogue, but I can't be arsed finding out which as it's just dull as ditchwater tech-house.
The second disc however is a round-up of his remixes and is a much better proposition. There are reworkings of Röyksopp and The Knife, but it was always going to be Robyn that takes the top spot. This remix is glitchy and has that guitar twang sound that appeared on loads of stuff after Kill Bill and is just fun. Unlike disc one.
The Beta Band - Broke
Squares would've been too obvs for a wild maverick like me, so here's Broke from their second studio album Hot Shots II.
The Tornados - Love and Fury
Orbital's Back To Mine CD is peak late 90s / early 2000s. A post-club chill-out CD featuring The Divine Comedy and John Barry & His Orchestra. By Orbital. And just look at that artwork. Monkey Dust pushes it close but jeez this could only have happened in 99-03.
Also, could this track sound any less like it's called Love and Fury?
Brian Eno - Deep Blue Day
Trainspotting OST innit. Very nearly didn't pick it up as it is in every single charity shop in the land, but y'know, it's good like. Easy to sneer now, and that Sleeper cover of Blondie is ropey, but it's a good soundtrack. Why Eno though? Well, I already have Underworld on this list so... yeah.
And if you're counting six tracks here and wondering what happened to the seventh CD, it was Hot Chip's debut - Coming On Strong - and I don't know why but I have absolutely no desire to listen to it.
