
...why is everyone posting/losing their ever-lovin' minds for Bloc Party's Mercury ? And you now have free reign to bash any of my musical selections. I mean, look at the below choices I'm using to get my point across. WOW! Have at it! mp3: Erasure - Stop! mp3: Ruff Endz - No More mp3: Bill Withers - I Don't Want You on My Mind
Boy, have I missed the blogging world. For someone whose previous out-of-the-U.S. experience had consisted of a few weeks in Costa Rica and a few trips to Canada (which barely counts, not because Canada's the same as the U.S. but because when I can get to it in about an hour--quicker than I can get to most other states besides Michigan--it's not exactly far away), the past half a year or so has been pretty amazing: four and a half months living in Sweden (cough--did I not mention that properly here?) and then following that up with [...]
I don't know how it happens exactly, but I guess most people don't become music obsessives overnight. It took over five years for me to truly lose the plot, I think, and it didn't start all that auspiciously. The first time I remember really wanting to buy an album, as opposed to listening to various things [...]
Erasure: "Love to Hate You" :: Buy Chorus Love and loathing are two sides of the same coin, often enough. Like a cheesy 80s sitcom, sometimes the person who you just can't stand is the person you're meant to fall into bed with. Like a 70s disco anthem, sometimes violent violent hate is the magical way to heal a broken heart. And sometimes we love to hate that special person so very very much that we want to dance like mad to beautiful gay dance music. Erasure: I love [...]
It would be easy to write Moby off as a dick. He has made some music that overstayed it's welcome by providing the soundtrack to near every commercial break as well as choices which seem intent on pissing people off , but on the flip side his early rave/club work is pretty good and that's the period I want to highlight. Some of the following is documented on the album, Early Underground , so if this is up your street, it might be worth tracking down. Barracuda - Barracuda [...]

New York City playboy and FRICTION contributor/photographer, Pat, recently came back from a trip to Africa. While he was there the crazy fool decided it would be a good idea to climb to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro . Luckily, he made it and is back at home in Queens in one piece. In his own words, Pat describes his feelings at Uhuru Peak , the highest point in Africa. Despite my smile, I was terribly unhappy at the peak. My body shutdown due to the lack of oxygen. I wouldn't have [...]

A post situ analysis of a social revolution in microcosm, as depicted in Date With Debbi #2 (March-April 1969): Buddy Baxter, a representative of the existing social order, arrives at the Anderson household in order to seal a lopsided transaction of goods for services --in this case, a cheap bouquet of flowers in exchange for "getting some": Debbi Anderson, having recently experienced an egalitarian epiphany, expresses her disgust for the traditional arrangement and desires one based on the mutual consent of equal parties. Buddy responds to [...]

The legendary new wave band Erasure just refuses to throw in the towel. After over 20 years since their first release, their latest, the Storm Chaser EP , follows on the heels of their full length release of Light at the End of the World earlier this year, and includes remixes of tracks from the album as well as a collaboration with Cyndi Lauper . What you see is what you get here: Erasure making the music that they've been known for for the last two decades. If it's your [...]
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Synthpop duo, erasure , have teamed up with platinum awarded artists Cyndi Lauper once again, on "Early Bird" a bouncy electronic duet between Lauper and Andy Bell available on their recently released " Storm Chaser " EP. The whole song is centered across the two singing, accompanied by a wall of synth beats and a oh-uh-oh chorus, that brings back a sense of '80s vibe to it. It's a excellent listen for all you retro fans and provides a nice walk through memory lane. The two previously joined forces to co-headline the [...]
Ashby - Horizon Best Fwends - Comforter Crystal Castles - Air War Deee-Lite - Groove Is In The Heart Erasure - Ship Of Fools

Ahhh Labor Day, are you here already? I guess it's time put away all my white outfits. Err, wait. I don't actually OWN any white outfits. Hmmm, so I guess I'm safe then. When I was in school we usually looked at Labor Day with dread. After all, if it was Labor Day Weekend then summer was coming to an end and school was right around the corner (when you go to school in a small town and have 'unusual' tastes in film, music & literature, you don't really look forward to going back). Well, school is long [...]
E R A S U R E They still produce good music... Erasure - Fly Away ( fr om their new album: Light at the en of the world (2007)) [...]

Ergenlik yıllarımızın güzide grubu Erasure. Elektro pop/Synth pop konusunda efsaneler arasında çoktan yerlerini aldılar. Andy Bell ve Vince Clarke'ın 1985 yılında göle yoğurt çalarak başlattıkları bir oluşum şimdilerde çoktan yoğurda dönmüş gölde bir esinti yaratıyor. Erasure'ı anlatmak zor aslında. Arkalarında bir ton hit, milyonlarca albüm satışı bırakmış bir grup. Başladığında alternatif olarak algılandıktan sonra ortaya çıkardıkları çalışmalar tüm dünyayı sarsmaya başlayınca elektro pop, synth pop ve elektro disko türlerinin gelişmesinde büyük bir pay sahibiler her ne kadar birçok insana basit pop gibi gelseler de. Benim için de yerleri apayrı grubun. Aldığım ilk single onların Abba [...]
This will be my last all-remix post for a while. I got some weird/cool/rare shit that actually isn't remixes! These are the last of my Erasure mixes (until I find more) and I have nothing to say about them, so enjoy! I might have another post later tonight if I feel motivated for a change. Erasure Don't Say Your Love Is Killing Me (Jon Pleased Wimmin' Flash Vocal) Don't Say Your Love Is Killing Me (Tall Paul Mix) Don't Say Your Love Is Killing Me (RH Factor Vocal [...]
First off, as a Canadian, it was really difficult for me to type the word "colors" with no "u" in it. That said, best concert ever. It was just so much fun. Oh, and I wanted to mention that I didn't know ahead of time that Molson Ampitheatre had hired the Gestapo to run security, but I really think that was a bad business move. I mean, they're efficient and all, but they're not very nice. AHEM. cry me a river www.thecliks.com [...]
I previously said I wasn't going to do theme posts. Well, I lied. This post isn't a themed one but the next couple...few...dozen will be simply because it'll give me an excuse to clear out some crap that probably couldn't stand on it's own. Expect a lot of mid-90s techno this week. This post is kind of a warm-up for that. Lords Of Acid I Sit On Acid 2000 (Soulwax Remix) Scrood Bi U (Hush Scroo All Ya'll Mix) These are the last two Lords Of [...]
Argh. I totally finished this post like night but got distracted by a shiny object or something because I never hit that little 'Publish Post' button. Expect another post in a couple of hours, which will be the one I was planning on doing tonight anyways. Beck Richard's Hairpiece (Devil's Haircut Remix by Aphex Twim) Electric Music And The Summer People I spend so much time digging through crates of records that I forget that I also have a substantial amount of CD singles. These two [...]
This hastily-written post with little text and mediocre songs was brought to you by insomnia! Insomnia: Disrupting sleeping habits and stunting creativity since the dawn of man!™ Erasure True Love Wars (Omni Plus) Stay With Me (Guitar Mix) The last two tracks from the 12'' single for 'Stay With Me'. Only 20-30 more Erasure songs to go and I'll have featured my entire collection. Oy. Fleetwood Mac Landslide (Remix) Landslide (String Mix) [...]
I've lived in Pittsburgh for about three years now and I love the place. One of the best things about this town are the surprising amount of quality record stores they have. I've mentioned the awesomeness of Jerry's Records several times over by now, so I thought in this post I'd take the chance to single out some other retail outlets in the Pittsburgh area, some good, some not-so-good. R.E.M. Finest Worksong (Lengthy Club Mix) Finest Worksong (Other Mix) Time After Time [...]