Phenomenal Handclap Band is the one that was never meant to be: an initially loose collective of musicians who wanted to stray away from the show circuit and focus on production. However, demand for PHB exploded following the release of hit single "15 To 20," resulting in this diverse group of musicians stepping back into [...]
About Group's Start & Complete has flown somewhat under the radar. It is somewhat surprising considering both its quality and the fact it features members of prominent acts like Hot Chip (Alexis Taylor), This Heat (Charles Hayward), and Spiritualized (John Coxon). Add to that the experienced Pat Thomas, who has played for several deceased avant-garde [...]
Ho Ho Ho This weekend's mixtape is the recording of my radio show Sonar, two days ago. Enjoy the Hebrew talking, even if it sounds like alien talk.

More Classic Italo - From the second re-release on Cosmic Cuts a whooping, preening Italo monster. Brian Auger - Night Train To Nowhere Download audio file (02%20Night%20Train%20To%20Now here%20(Cosmic%20Club%20Master cuts).mp3)

Nobody did birthday parties quite like Bianca Jagger. Admittedly neglected of late, nonetheless I've had this blog for a year today so party hat on and pats on the back all round. I'm reposting the first mp3 that I posted as I've been told by a certain someone that this was the best track I ever posted anyway and the blog went steadily downhill from then on. Brian Auger - Night Train To Nowhere (1985)
Oh man this is so good... i've lost count of the number of times i've listened to it this week. I've even broken into a bedroom jig on a few occasions. It's the new bomb on Italians do it Better.... and is their greatest record since the last one. I'm not sure that anything it does is new, but it does it so perfectly. Rewind! BOTTIN - NO STATIC (CLUB MIX) I just realised that i've never posted
Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger & The Trinity : This Wheel's On Fire [ purchase ] This Wheel's On Fire was written by Bob Dylan and Rick Danko during the sessions for The Band's 1968 album, Music From Big Pink. Today's cover comes from Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger & The Trinity , whose psychedelia adaptation scored a hit, landing at #5 on the UK singles chart. Fan's of the comedy series Absolutely Fabulous will recognize Driscoll's early 90's remake, which was the show's theme song. I prefer [...]
As we pick up and leave things behind, it seems the colours and lights, the palette of the 1960s has been reduced to a place of mockery only by comedians and popular film. But surely more than that was happening here, as Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger & The Trinity hypnotise and delight with their 1967 cover of Donovan's 'Season of the Witch'. Surely.

some great 'italo' disco/house tracks for you mi amor.. G.A.N.G. - KKK Brian Auger - Night Train To Nowhere Ti Amo, M ario, A lfredo, R oberto, G iorgio, O razio and T iziano

Here's my selection of my some favs tunes along these days: Q Lazarus - Goodbye Horses Brian Auger - Night Train To Nowhere (Cosmic Club Mastercuts) Al Usher - Here Today Al Usher - Gnanfou Droids - Shanti Dance Peter Visti - Heaven Is A Disco Peter Visti - Fighting James Methusalem - Robotism [...]
Brian Auger's Oblivion Express - Happiness Is Just Around the Bend Brian Auger, London born Hammond organ artist extraordinaire, spent time hanging in bands with the likes of Rod Stewart and the rhythm section of the Average White Band in the sixties before settling down with his own outfit, Oblivion Express . Closer To It , the album from which this track is taken achieved the relatively unique feat of appearing in the US Billboard Jazz, RnB and Rock charts simultaneously when it was released in 1973. A short time later, [...]
Sisley Ferré is a protege of Michiel Van Der Kuy, the dutch megaman who was in the band Laserdance, took over the Koto project for a few years, and released stuff as Rygar and Desiderio and many others. "I get a kick from your power That water for the flower Don't want nice from above But from your heart I want your love" This song from 1986 has some trademark Van Der Kuy production: the clap and the bongo, and something about the bouncyness, but the thing that [...]