Some more quirky downtempo from Bent. Bent are Simon Mills and Nail Tolliday. Setting up their own label, Sport Recordings, the duo released three EPs (one as Johnny Flash And The Flames) before a highly-praised debut, "Programmed To Love". They formed Bent in Nottingham in 1997 after becoming disillusioned with the state of dance music at the time. Tolliday had previously been part of a famous Midlands-based sound system, DIY. I remember having heard about Bent in 1999 but being unable to [...]
In which we imagine a world where madchester, grunge and britpop took a backseat to music that meant something... One of my favorite pop acts of the early 90's was The Beloved . After commercial and critical success with the album Happiness and the singles "Hello" and "The Sun Rising" expectations for the follow-up were high. The lead single from Conscience was the laid back "Sweet Harmony" and while it was decent (reaching the Top Ten in the UK), it was clear that [...]
By request... Furniture - Slow Motion Kisses (from Food, Sex And Paranoia , 1989) And since we're on the subject... Bonk - The Smile & The Kiss (7" Single, 1982) The Brilliant Corners - With A Kiss (from Somebody Up There Likes Me , 1988) The Beloved - A Kiss Goodbye (from Where It's At , 1987)
The Contrast Podcast was 100 this week. So a happy birthday to Tim and everybody who has shared in this marvelous collective. And while I have not exactly set the blogosphere alight with my contribution to CP, I try to download and listen when I can. Some people contribute on a random basis, while others are stalwarts who rarely miss an issue. And this, of course, is the beauty behind it. Well done Tim keep up the good work. Here's to another 100 and more. This week the topic was 100 (I wonder why?) [...]
I feel awful. My wife is ill, my son is ill, my cat is ill and I'm only on my feet because I can't be ill. On top of that, we're supposed to be going back to North Kilttown for the best part of a week so that my wife can go and see Take That. Might as well get on with the Deep Heat series in the hope my delirium eases the pain. First up is Twenty 4 Seven : I Can't Stand It, which is still kind of rubbish but was really quite popular [...]
In the first of an occasional series, here are ten great (but relatively unknown) singles from the early 90's. The Fat Lady Sings - Drunkard Logic from the album John Son (1993) http:// www.thefatladysings.net Milltown Brothers - Which Way Should I Jump? from the album Slinky [...]
And things get slowly worse for our author with Deep Heat 7. I had previously written off number 5 as being the worst, but scratching the surface of this one has led to some horrific moments, not only bad tracks and dodgy hip house but a whole new strain of pain with some of the laziest cover versions known to man over variants of the Soul II Soul break. Firstly, Don Pablo's Animals : Venus (Bonus mix) . Suffering somewhat from Chad Jackson syndrome, this is chock full of samples, but to be fair that sort of [...]
Mille Neuf-Cents Quatre-Vingt Huit. Spectacle de haute performance. Toutes sortes de L.A. Gear de couleur rouge, comme ces cayennes qui consomment le mazout à fond, comme les robes de ces chiennes mouillant pour nos fusils. Tueurs instrumentaux, guitares de terreur avec 808, merde inconditionnelle. Les rues hurlent "BOO-YAA !". Nous écoutons le battement et [...]
penny wheels, indie trucks, etnies, baggy jeans, big brother magazine, 411 videos, girls, security guards, vert sucks, focused decks.. . its the nineties. skate and destroy. My lips is like a oowop as I start to spray it.. . so slick. Tribe Called Quest - Sucka Nigga ( ysi ) / ( zp3 ) Yes yes y'all to the beat y'all. Kurious - I'm Kurious [...]
Every season on Rescue Me they have at least one firefighting scene that transcends television viewing. Last night's opening scene is the one that tops them all. Truck 62's reputation of being the heroes' heroes is laid on the line from the start as babies and toddlers are being thrown from a third story window by a desperate mother The situation eerily echoes Toni Morrison's novel Beloved , as a mother decides which death she wants her children to endure. It's this decision of a parent to [...]
Acid Ted
Mine For Life
The World Won't Listen
Audio.Out
get the curse
Winnie Cooper
thus spake drake
Deap Vally
Zombie Disco Squad – Brains (Album Taster Mix)
Summer Camp - 'Always' [Listen]
