Storming Sarajevo is a fascinating documentary about a small band of travellers/ravers taking a sound system to Bosnia in 1995 during the war there. It's well worth 30 minutes of your time, I found it really inspiring.
It was mentioned in passing by guest Johnny Banger on a recent edition of No Tags, which is quickly becoming an essential podcast to keep up with The Discourse.
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Anyone else got the lurgy?
A Do!! You!!! staple, this video appears to be pitched down just like on the radio. Nice vibes, spacey house, bordering on chug. And yep, it's Pop's not Pops.
Another one from that recent compilation, Little Pieces Of Stereolab (A Switched On Sampler) album. What a band, what a band.
Stick with it, it's about the vibes on this one, more spaced out ambient house. A quick search suggests that Luis also goes by DJ Python, which rings a bell. And I've definitely heard that vocal sample used in something before I'm sure.
Co. Caine. Powder.
Feeling good, feeling great, feeling great, feeling good, how are you?
God, Outkast were so good.
I've been enjoying No Tags, a newish podcast from Chal Evans ad Tom Lea. Both were at FACT during its pomp, so it's about top top electronic music with top top insight and that. Anyway, during some recent discourse on Brat (there's been a lot of Brat discourse) there was a mention of an old PC Music x DISown Radio mix from 2014. And I had it buried deep on the SD card, so gave it another spin and Broken Flowers was the highlight.
Fun fact it's a second appearance in a row for Danny L Harle on these lists.
I feel I might have got my sequencing out on this playlist. Probably slots in better next to the Luis track. Whatever. This is another slow burner, all spacey feels, with pads and that. But it's the weird sounds that come in after 3 minutes or so I really dig.
I did not shell out £300 for the limited edition box set of Selected Ambient Works Vol II. I did shell out £1.50 (or whatever it was) on Bandcamp for the track left off the CD release 30 years ago. I also changed the artwork to the monkey in the hot pool from the YouTube video.
Love that monkey.
I am obsessed with this track. 12 minutes of not a lot. Simple repeated drum fill. Gorgeous strings. Some babbling around 4 minutes in. That's pretty much it.
It's hypnotic. It's beautiful. I don't know how it works. But I don't want to know. I want the mystery.
It's on Hyperdub too, which adds to the oddness.
I'm in my slob air era.
Track of the year, calling it now.
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Really hitting a dead end with the glitch and glitch again assets. I should reset and restart but 36 isn't the number to do it on. Can I stretch it to 50? Or should I ditch the 9 and pick another number for a list? Let me know your thoughts, like and subscribe, like and subscribe...
Hot takes for today from 1985.
Your typical Gold Panda production, glitchy yet warm. It came up on shuffle as I walked around Llantwit in the sun, and it struck a chord. Enoshima is off 2013's Half Of Where You Live.
Took the day off work after the dog died. Drove to Fontygary, taking the boy to soft play. Atmosphere was on the radio on the drive out.
A Beatles cover from Ghana in 1971. This is CeefaxOfLife heritage.
A rare case of double posting on this blog. It's been over six years though, and I was vibing to this while driving back late at night after seeing Adam Buxton in the New Theatre (Jon Ronson was the special guest, obvs).
I think this is another Futuromania track. Kinda chilled jungle from 1994.
How's your Brat summer going? I prefer this version to the Lorde remix, not that anyone's asking nor should care, really.
Another PC Music-affiliated rave pop banger, this time Shygirl. I thought Hyperpop was done, but here we are.
Veering dangerously close to a cohesive ending for one of these lists, as Hudmo produced a track or two of Brat and channels rave / happy hardcore for Things You Do. Features on that triple tape pack from a couple of years ago (Poom Gems from 3Pac).
I had to put Cadence down yesterday.
I had to pick crumbs off the floor for the first time in 10 years yesterday.
I turned to give the empty yoghurt pot to her yesterday.
It's hit me a lot harder than I thought it would.
This came on shuffle as I drove back from the vets yesterday. I know Arcade Fire (or Win Bulter really) are kinda not on anymore, but it fitted the mood.
Wasted Hours. I've been trying to remember our last walk. She hurt her paw last week and was resting, so it's been a while. It was around the old town, the west end, and it was a normal walk. We had no idea.
But none of it was wasted, we had some good times together. Always cherish the good times.
So long, Cady. You were the best worst dog in the world.
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NGL, I'm not sure where May went.
I'm a sucker for a novelty cover. Anyone for a glacial synth take of The Stone Roses?
I said I was a sucker for a novelty cover. This time it's an expansive rock take on the acid house classic from 808 State.
Just clocked that both are covers of bands from Manchester. Isn't that interesting? Isn't it just?
Hmmm, that's some crunchy mp3 audio on that video. I could find a more high-fidelity version, but it has its charms. A big house banger from 1995, I think this is the Deep Dish Mix / the Deep Dish Mix is the most popular version (like Fatboy Slim's mix of Brimful of Asha etc.).
A thumping house bumper built around a snipped of Soul II Soul's Back to Life, Seiji Ono kicked off a recent show on Do You Radio with it. A statement start, oof.
Picked up Pala from the Tangled Parrot in Carmarthen recently (what a record shop BTW). While doing my due diligence (looking up the album on Wikipedia) I learned of this Lone remix. Love a bit of Lone, just as I do the big FF.
Off an old LuckyMe Advent comp, shuffle chucked this up on a recent drive back from Cornwall. There's 8-bit stuff, Miami Bass (I think), trance, all kinds of things going on in this. Good fun.
Darkness and light this, plinky crystalline piano and vocal sample meets beat science and bass drops. Omni Trio and Moving Shadow at their finest. As mentioned in Simon Reynold's Futuromania, the fact that this is from 1995 but still sounds so progressive is nuts.
Also from Futuromania, but there's no light here, just darkness, bordering on evil.
The return of the king. What's it been, 10 years? I clocked that Rustie has been playing the odd show in Glasgow, but this is the first new music to be released. Hopefully a taster to a full release.
Yeah, I was standing outside Pret near St James's Park on a work trip, when the Bandcamp notification popped up on my phone. Had to separate myself from the group, earphones in like a knob, desperate to hear it.
But fuck it, Rustie's back. Rustie has returned. We are back.
