The downfall of 6Music is baffling. Going from a station with a clear identity and knowing who it's audience was to the current jumble sale is madness. Not to mention MAH playing 2 hours of deranged jungle during the day. Utter nonsense.
It's the old 'seperate the art from the artist' thing with Malcolm McLaren for me. Not sure if he did anything truly awful but he always came across as a massive bellend. But he could create magic. Madam Butterfly is simply an incredible six minutes, gloriously of its time but a time I'd rather be in (1984).
I remember getting Trout Mask Replica out of Cardiff Central Library as a boy and not bothering to rip it. Left me cold. However this later stanky grinding bar blues smear has something to it.
Now this is something I bought rather than ripped as a boy, but lord knows where it went in all the moves. Had it in my head for days and now it's here. Glorious low bit-rate video too.
Bit of handbrake turn on this playlist but sometimes you have to slam it about. As featured in that Arthur Russell mix I posted about the other day (Arthur Russell produced it like). Just top notch disco house grooves from the masters.
One of those old bangers I've heard numerous times but never knew the name of like. Huge rave/breakbeat hardocre energy, would love to hear this and feel this in a field.
Went to see Leftfield a week or so ago. They didn't play Swords but it was still good, proper loud. Orbital also played but they were not good, the nadir being the endless Spice Girls vocal sample towards the end.
I needed something from 2024 in this list, it's looking v. retrograde otherwise. Draoidh is the third track that Rustie has drip released this year and there's still no sign of any drums. Are we looking at an ambient album or the mother of all drops?
I've been meaning to listen to this for a little while, but it just goes to show how little I go on SoundCloud now.
Uploaded on 14 August 2024, an All Arthur Russell DJ set from JD Twitch of Optimo would've been on repeat for weeks 10 years ago. Instead, it's taken me till October to get around to listening to it.
The mix itself is lush. Don't just take my word for it, the boy came over while I was writing this and said, and I quote "I love this music" and did a little jig. Then he went back to Octonauts. But Octonatus is a firm fave and not a lot competes with that. But Arthur Russell got cut through.
A Llantwit Major-based music blog for things post-punk, electronic and a little bit left of centre, with second-hand cultural musings, third-rate sociological stabbings and very rarely the odd mp3.
I also write the odd album review for Buzz Magazine and used to present Amser Electroneg on Bro Radio.
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