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They just flicked a switch and now it's autumn.

Bog Band - Midnight Chancers

As mentioned in Flo Dill's recently returned newsletter, she compares this newish Irish band to Prefab Sprout, so obvs had to give it a go. Super slick, bordering on pastiche, lounge funk. Kinda hard to find anything else on them outside their Bandcamp, don't know whether that's a gimmick or they ain't great at SEO.

Metronomy - A Thing for Me (Breakbot Remix)

This came up on shuffle on a recent drive down to Portsmouth, shout out to Huis, my only highlight from that sub-ideal weekend. Anyway, love this remix by Breakbot maybe even more than the original. I first posted about this track in 2011. FFS.

Cornershop ft Rosanna - Double Denim

Yep, that Cornershop in 2024. Lovely summery bop with a criminally low view count on YouTube.

The Streets - Weak Become Heroes

The name's European Bob.

Ludacris - What's Your Fantasy ft. Shawnna

I was having an absolute shite week last week, then OG played this on Do You Radio. Cranked it. Life wasn't as shite. The power of early 00s commercial hip-hop. Not sure if it was linked to Luda whipping out some massive fake arms for a first pitch last week??

SOPHIE - Berlin Nightmare

Guys, hate to say it, but I'm not sure about this posthumous album. I want to love it but... I dunno. Hope I change my mind.

Vince Staples - Yeah Right

I mean compared to this, y'know? Kendrick on a SOPHIE beat, incredible.

Lynks - Str8 Acting

Electroclash will never die. Fun fact: I used this in another list in 2020, but CBA changing it now.

Vitalic - You Prefer Cocaine

And on the drive back from that shite weekend in Portsmouth was this absolute electro-techno banger from 2001. Any EP with this on would be a classic, but add in LA Rock 01 too? Ooof.

Modern yacht rock and the end of summer

Right, that's summer done.

It was confirmed this week, not by that Charli XCX tweet or y'know the calendar/weather, but by Gorilla vs Bear. They released their Modern Yacht Rock 2024 End of Summer Mix.

Talking of Charli XCX, she features here via a ropey Fleetwood Mac bootleg, but that's nothing compared to Stardust x Steely Dan - Music Sounds Better With Peg (Jack Hoeting Remix). Yep. Still, it kinda fits the mood.

I left it too late to link to the MP3 download (soz) but you can still stream it.

gorillavsbear · GORILLA VS. BEAR MODERN YACHT ROCK 2024 | END OF SUMMER MIX

Storming Sarajevo

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?

Flying Pop's - Open Your Mind

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.

Stereolab - Doubt

Another one from that recent compilation, Little Pieces Of Stereolab (A Switched On Sampler) album. What a band, what a band.

Luis - jack anderson

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.

Joy Orbison - Sicko Cell

Co. Caine. Powder.

Outkast - GhettoMusick

Feeling good, feeling great, feeling great, feeling good, how are you?

God, Outkast were so good.

Danny L Harle - Broken Flowers

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.

Norken - Southern Soul

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.

Aphex Twin - Stone In Focus

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.

Mica Levi - slob air

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...

David Byrne - In the Future

Hot takes for today from 1985.

Gold Panda - Enoshima

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.

Joy Division - Atmosphere

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.

Charlotte Dada - Don't Let Me Down

A Beatles cover from Ghana in 1971. This is CeefaxOfLife heritage.

Olive - You're Not Alone

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).

Leviticus - Burial

I think this is another Futuromania track. Kinda chilled jungle from 1994.

Charli XCX - Girl, so confusing

How's your Brat summer going? I prefer this version to the Lorde remix, not that anyone's asking nor should care, really.

Shygirl - encore (ft. Danny L Harle)

Another PC Music-affiliated rave pop banger, this time Shygirl. I thought Hyperpop was done, but here we are.

Hudson Mohawke - Things You Do

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).