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It's a new dawn.
Malcolm McLaren - Madame Butterfly
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).
Billy Joel - Big Shot
Yeah, I've started watching The Boys about four years after everyone else. And I thought I was done with superheroes.
Captain Beefheart - Hot Head
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.
At The Drive-In - One Armed Scissor
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.
Loose Joints – Is It All Over My Face (Larry Levan Remix)
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.
Renegade Soundwave - The Phantom (It's In There)
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.
Leftfield - Swords
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.
The double-bill was all part of Cardiff Music City Festival from the council. It was day after Carnedd said they were closing immediately and had six days to get out. Music city, baby! Still, nice puff piece in The Guardian, you know it's a winner when there's no comments section.
Rustie - Draoidh
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?
Philip Glass - Rubric
Charlie Bones played this today on Do!! You!!! Radio. I asked the boy what he thought of it. 'Pirate-y music'. I'm not going to argue.
Byeeeeee.
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