31 Dec 2021

9 in 1 (12)


Babe, are you OK? You've barely touched your playlist of mumbangers, Italo-disco, and one of the funkiest records I've ever heard.


Lone - ROYGBIV

Only one place to start this list and it's with Lone's cover of Boards Of Canada. Yep, not a remix or edit, a straight-up cover. It's a pay what you want jobbie on his Bandcamp, and any money generated goes to the Mind mental health charity.

Stereolab - Brakhage

Stereolab gonna Stereolab. 60s infused space music from the future like.

Q Lazzarus - Goodbye Horses

Epic late 80s - I was gonna say mumbanger, but I'm not sure how big this was - synth-pop? Wikipedia has it as post-punk / darkwave. I don't know what it is, but I think it's stunning - moody, moving, and a little weird. Love it.

Colin Newman - Commercial Suicide

The same could be said of Commercial Suicide, another slice of synth-pop that skews weird from the guy from Wire.

Fleetwood Mac - Little Lies

OK, now this is 100% a mumbanger. The definition of a mumbanger.

MFSB - Mysteries Of The World

This might just be the funkiest thing I've heard. It's dripping in funk. Drowning in it, mate. What makes me love it, even more, is that in the comments section under the video, someone says Ian Wright played it on the radio. I'm choosing to believe that's Arsenal legend, Ian Wright. Shout out to Ian Wright.

Tullio de Piscopo - Stop Bajon

This stomps. And swings. Thumping Neapolitan disco from 1984 that's straight into my Top 10 of 2021. A Do!! You!!! Radio / Charlie Bones staple. Shout out to Charlie Bones.

Daft Punk - Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger (The Neptunes Remix)

How have I never heard this before? Like seriously, how? Also the first time I've posted about The Neptunes in what, 12 years I've been posting here? Up is down. 

TNGHT - Brick Figures

Another list, another maxi-mini trap banger from your boys Lunice and Hudson Mohawke with a Cool 3D World-style video. This time with a SOPHIE twist in there. Nice nice. 

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24 Dec 2021

Christmas Covers Mix

No Christmas Mix again this year, soz. Not sure there will ever be another one, double soz.

But here's something, a mix of Christmas covers done by lots of indie types, including The Fall, Low, Galaxie 500 etc.

My highlight is Zach Malm's take on Walking in the Air. Yes, mate.

18 Dec 2021

Amser Electroneg 003


I wasn't particularly happy with Amser Electroneg 003, so I won't be uploading it to my Mixcloud.

If you're hardcore, you can take a deep dive into the listen again section of Bro Radio, it's under Amser Electroneg rather than The Party this time. Also, there are no shows till January so, it's the one marked 21-12-17 you need.

If you CBA then the tracklisting is yerr:

  • Zwolf - Cry Wolf
  • Cuélebre - Costa Verde
  • Stereoripe - Recharge
  • Love Object - Transparent Woman
  • Throbbing Gristle - Hot On The Heels Of Love
  • Röyksopp - Remind Me
  • Devo - Snowball
  • Nathan Fake - Silent Night
  • Lindstrom - Little Drummer Boy
  • Wham - Last Christmas (Slugabed Ruined It)
  • Paul McCartney - Wonderful Christmastime (Seven Davis Jr edit)
  • GFOTY - Christmas Day
  • Bit Shifter - Let It Snow

17 Dec 2021

Riki Buzz

Yet another week and yet another so-so synth-pop album that I've reviewed for Buzz Magazine. This time it's Gold by Riki. My three-star review is yerr.

 

Marigold featuring him from Telefon Tel Aviv is the highlight. Gold came out on Friday 26 November 2021 on Dais Records.

Related post: Love Object Buzz

14 Dec 2021

Amser Electroneg 002

Many may have hoped it was a one-off, but no! Amser Electroneg was back on Bro Radio!

There's been a slight format change as I've been asked to do it weekly, rather than monthly, so on Fridays at 10pm, you can expect to hear electronic music from Wales and around the world. On AE 002 that meant tracks from Japan, Russia, Spain, possibly Iraq and definitely Cymru.

Tracklist:

  • Kraftwerk - Numbers
  • Ffrancon - Detroit, Chicago, New York, Machynlleth
  • Nsue - Rebelde Silueta
  • Jules Tropicana - Come On Everybody
  • Telex - Moskow Diskow
  • Love Object - The Kill
  • The Human League - Being Boiled
  • Police Academy 6 - Run
  • Haruomi Hosono - Sports Men
  • Kelly Lee Owens - Melt!
  • Underworld - Rowla

I'm back on the air this Friday (17 December 2021), look I even have a proper asset and everything, with a Christmas special. Of a sort. Tune in!


Related post: They've let me back on the radio: Amser Electroneg 001

10 Dec 2021

Love Object Buzz

Another week, another two-star review for Buzz Magazine.

Following Rival Consoles last week, it's the Russian synth-pop duo Love Object this week.

Transparent Woman and The Kill are the highlights and I play them on Amser Electroneg 002 and 003.


4 Dec 2021

Rival Consoles Buzz

I reviewed the latest Rival Consoles album, Overflow, for Buzz a couple of weeks ago. 

My review is yerr and in the double Dec/Jan print edition if you're in South Wales.

NGL, I wasn't a fan but Touches Everything is pretty good.

Overflow by Rival Consoles came out on Friday 3 December 2021 on Erased Tapes.

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