Why? returns to your screens with his new album 'The Hollows'. Remixes come from the likes of Dntel, Xiu Xiu & the track i'm posting remixed by Boards of Canada . You can get this release on lilac vinyl from Warpmart. Why?- Good Friday (Boards of Canada remix) (Z Share) (YSI) Boards also completed a remix for Why? with his previous outfit cLOUDDEAD. Sounds like a Lo-fi 'A Day in the life'. cLOUDDEAD- Dead dogs Two (Boards of Canada remix) (Z [...]
100 up- Thought i'd post some absolute fav's : Gonzales released his album ' Uber Alles ' in the year 2000. It's an eclectic electronic brew. It contains 'The Worst Mc ' which has the greatest (& wonkiest) bassline ever- Gonzales- The Worst MC (Z Share) ( YSI ) From Neu's '1975' record come's ' Isi '. A perfect combo of beautiful melody & driving drums. Well Skill: [...]
Happy new year- What's new for 2008? I'm sure there will be a Nu-scene™ to get excited about very soon. First up is Beach House - They are releasing their long player 'Devotion' in February and give off a Beach Boys/Grizzly Bear type of vibe. A very smooth start to the year: Beach House- You came to Me (Z Share) (YSI) The December Sound snuck out their 'Silver Album' in December(Spooky)- Lots of psychedelic fuzz. Shoegaze is strong across the Atlantic at the moment: [...]
Last post of the year & it's a rare treat. Put up some tracks from the beautiful 'Ralf & Florian' record earlier this year, here is the album closer, 'Ananas Symphonie'. All 14 minutes of it. Jolly decent: Ralf & Florian- Ananas Symphonie (Z Share) (YSI) And here's a great chugger from Photonz. Grabbed this off the excellent Alain Finkielkrautrock earlier this year. Check them out in Space . Photonz- Ourfable (Z Share) (YSI) Have [...]
Just a quick post to wish you a Merry Christmas- You could do a lot worse than carve your Turkey to the sounds of the Sonics: The Sonics- Santa Claus (Z Share) ( YSI ) If it all gets a bit much by Boxing day check out this tune from the Small Crew called, ...'Boxing Day'. Comes across a bit like a Shoegazey Sigur Ros. Check out their myspace . Their influences include New York & Manchester. No mention of [...]
The latest Fabric podcast has been compiled by Doc Scott . He talks about the records that have influenced his music & selects an excellent play list featuring Jazzy Jeff (early), Kraftwerk & Pink Floyd. Also plucks out this little gem from Cybertron (Produced by Juan Atkins & Richard Davis) Cybertron - Clear (Z Share) ( YSI ) Also lays down some Schooly D- 'One by One i'll knock you out'. Big Drums. Ace. [...]
Boomkat are releasing the Thom Yorke 'Eraser' remixes this week- the album has been reconstructed by the likes of Four Tet, Cristian Vogel, Burial & Various Production. Modeselektor slap on a bit of bass.. Thom Yorke- Skip Divided (Modeselektor remix) (Z Share) (YSI) The White Stripes round off their year with the Conquest E.P. Apparently recorded at Beck's studio, it contains 4 new tracks including 'Cash Grab Complications On the Matter'. Records always sound better with hand claps. Even the bad ones.. The White Stripes- [...]
On to part 2 which consists of compilations, tunes & remixes that have been floating my boat these past 12 months: Compilations- Andrew Weatherall- Sci fi lo fi Vol 1 Box of Dub- V/A. Brazil 70- After Tropicalia James Murphy/Pat Mahoney- Fabric 36. Control- OST Deathproof- OST Tunes- Animal Collective- Peacebone Arcade Fire- Keep the Car running Arthur & Yu- Golden Lion Arp- Potentialities Atlas Sound- Knife (Grizzly Bear Cover) Battles- Atlas Beck- Timebomb Busy P- Rainbow Man Clap your Hands say Yeah- Satan said Dance Dan Deacon- Wham City Dizzee Rascal- Sirens The [...]
It's that time of year folks- List's for as far as the eye can see: Records of the year, Movies of the year, Condiments of the year etc etc. Here are the records that have given me a top buzz in '07 (Not in any particular order apart from Panda Bear which is fast becoming my favorite album of the decade) Animal Collective- Strawberry Jam Arcade Fire- Neon Bible Arthur & Yu - In Camera Battles- Mirrored [...]
I love a tune that tells a good story- There isn't many better tales than Bobbie Gentry's 'Ode to Billy Joe'. Have a butchers: Bobbie Gentry- Ode to Billy Joe (Z Share) (YSI) A new E.P from Chris Clark has appeared on Bleep, entitled 'Throttle Promoter'. He also has a new long player, 'Turning Dragon', ready to go which should be released early '08. Check out his Space . Clark- See See (Z Share) (YSI) Noticed an interesting comparison [...]
Aphex Twin was in Manny on Friday night making a rare appearance selecting discs at the WHP - A perfect opportunity to post some tracks by a true originator. His record 'Selected ambient works 85-92' is one of the great electronic albums, beautifully melodic. In many ways it sounds very under-produced, in parts the levels are all over the place. This only adds to the charm of the record, giving it a very 'live' feel which is very rare in electronic music. A record that you'll never tire of, if you don't own [...]
The weekend starts early round here- Out of town tomorrow so here are a few tracks for y'all. Bradford Cox has been a busy boy this year: His band Deerhunter have released an album, an E.P and toured the planet extensively. He's also found time to record an album with his side project Atlas Sound which which comes out early '08. His blog is well worth a visit too. Smart. Atlas Sound- River Card (Z Share) (YSI) Found an album's worth of Aphex Twin [...]
Something a little different today: I've asked some dear friends to provide some guest posts, first up is Sir Chip North. Chip has been a member of Sky Kissers INC since 1999 & once dated La Toya Jackson. Bit of a handful apparently.. Thought we'd start out with some light hearted Snoopy piano fun with Vincent Guaraldi. By the way readers, JPP looks a little like Schroeder, the kid from the cartoon show who's always playing the piano ; ) Vincent Guaraldi- Linus & Lucy (Z Share) (YSI) [...]
Went to the Warehouse Project on Friday night- A great improvement on last years venue, the only glitch was the inclement weather conditions the smokers had to endure. Green Velvet was my pick of the night, a shame he was on so early. Thumped out a great set of Techno/Electro, chucked in a few of his own tunes too. 'Has anybody seen my brain today?' Green Velvet- La La Land (Z Share) (YSI) Got my hands on Oblong's latest long player 'Indicator' recently. It's a very nice combination [...]
It's Friday & that means it's nearly Disco o'clock. And you can't get any more Disco than this: Harry Thumann's 'Underwater' pretty much sums up the whole genre. Utterly ridiculous, completely decadent, bloomin' awesome.. Harry Thumann- Underwater (Z Share) (YSI) Neuvo Disco- Boys Noize give Justice a good fisting: Justice- Phantom Pt 2 (Boys Noize remix) (Z Share) (YSI) On the other hand, if your planning a quiet weekend you could do a lot worse than wrapping yourself up in [...]
Some icey, melodic electronic tracks today- This is what Northern Europe feels like at the moment: Kritical Audio- Krup (Z Share) (YSI) Pole- Achterbahn (Shackleton Remix) (Z Share) (YSI) Vector Lovers- Hush Now (Bitten By The Black Dog) (Z Share) (YSI) All these tracks are available at Bleep .
The fourth (and apparently final) part of the Beyond the Wizards Sleeve E.P series came out last week. ' West' features some obscure psychedelic re-edits along with an edit of the Beatles 'Hey Bulldog' & a Star Trek edit too. The track i'm posting features some handy gardening tips from June Whitfield & Percy Thrower: Beyond the Wizards Sleeve- Winter in June (Z Share) (YSI) Whilst we're in the Psych area i thought i'd post this from La Revolucion De Emiliano Zapata from Mexico. They were active in the [...]
Optimo celebrate their 10th Birthday this weekend with a special double-header . These days any laptop jock can whip up a mix splicing genre's, Twitch & Wilkes have been bending styles together for years & are still top of the tree. They are true musical officandos, constantly digging for old gems & new talent. They are equally at home on the same bill as Os Mutantes as they are Ricardo Villalobos. Along the way they have introduced me to tunes that have gone onto become firm favorites, records that will stay with me forever. I've heard mumurings that [...]
Some tracks today by artists that i haven't yet posted about but really should have- Beck sneaked out 'Timebomb' in the summer, it's an electro fuzz stomper complete with resplendent hand claps. Beck- Timebomb (Z Share) (YSI) This Blues Explosion refix came out in 2004- !!! give the tune a dubby facelift & throw on some muck. Works nicely.. Blues Explosion- Hot Gossip (TMJ !!! mix) (Z Share) (YSI) New record due from The Kills in [...]
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