Blog: Just Press Play

Something today from the quite brilliant new LP from Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore ; 'Demolished Thoughts' has been produced by Beck and displays a quieter, more thoughtful approach than we're used too. Don't be fooled though there are some great songs lurking here. None more so than the beautiful 'Benediction'. Thurston Moore- Benediction

This rather charming version of Sonny & Cher's "I Got You Babe" appeared recently on the web world wide, It's the work of Aidan Moffat who you may remember from Scottish miserabilists Arab Strap. Here's his very own thoughts on the track: "I recorded this for a (very, very good) short film by Paul Wright called 'Believe'. It was released on a 7" that came free with the Aidan Moffat & The Best-Ofs limited edition board game box set of 'How To Get To Heaven From Scotland', but otherwise nobody's heard it, and [...]

Back with a very gentle bang in the shape of Ewan Pearson's recent mix for Oki-Ni . Here is the man himself with some words about the mix: "Peal" is kind of a home-listening mix I guess, in the sense that this is the kind of thing I listen to when I'm not at work. All I knew when I started was that I didn't want to put any house or techno in it. I haven't quite kept to that [...]

Fantastic new compilation in your local record emporium from Cyber Dance Records ; It features all your favorite neo Italian stallions such as Ali Renault, Tommy Walker 3, Brassica and many more. From it here is the ridiculously good 'Pacifix' from Mark Du Mosch . Get your copy of 'Messages From The Void Vol 2' over at Boomkat . Mark Du Mosch- Pacifix

The Crystal Ark return to caress your ears with a new digital only release entitled 'Touch' on DFA records . It's the groups first release to feature the band's live incarnation, a nine strong collective of various NYC luminary. They are also heading out on tour, keep your eyes on the DFA website for further updates. The Crystal Ark- Touch

Some mega P funk disco to send you off into the bank holiday weekend with; Doc Severinsen's 'I Wanna Be With You' receives a loving rework from perennial edit favorite Leftside Wobble . You can grab the Wav over at the Soundcloud page, it's been made available for download in celebration of the fact that Mr Wobble recently passed 400,000 plays on Soundcloud (This seems to be the new way of measuring musical success, plays rather than sales). Either way it's a belter [...]

The new Africa Hitech long player came out last week on Warp Records and guess what? It's most splendid. The collaboration between Mark Pritchard (Harmonic 313) and Steve Spacek (Err Spacek ) continues the duo's exploration into the music and culture of the great continent; "Africa Hitech have described themselves as being about an 'ism', an African connection between rhythm and machine" Check the future bass stylings of 'Cyclic Sun', which also has more [...]

Teengirl Fantasy's recent single 'Cheaters' has been given a superb rework by Washington DC's finest Beautiful Swimmers ; They apply a slow-mo balearic touch in their own exquisite style. Remix of the year already? Buy it here . Teengirl Fantasy- Cheaters (Beautiful Swimmers' Shoulda Known Mix)

Flying in the face of the seemingly popular consensus that Rock & Roll is in terminal decline are San Fran's finest Thee Oh Sees . They have their 12th long player 'Castlemania' ready to drop on In the Red records ; It's certainly their most poppy release to date as the usual layers of psychedelic noise give way to a more relaxed approach. Perfect for the impending heatwave. Get 'Castlemania' here . Thee Oh Sees- Pleasure Blimps

Been meaning to post something from the excellent "Disco Discharge: Mondo Disco" compilation for a while now. It's a marvelous double disc(o) collection that features the likes of Boney M, Supermax, Cerrone, Voyage and many more. It's available at an extremely reasonable price over at Play . Who's Who- Hypnodance

Trentemoller guested on the NYC institution that is Beats in Space last week, it featured lots of exclusive little edits by the likes of Nick Cave, Crash Course in Science and Bruce Springsteen from the man himself. Also included was his remix of Chimes & Bells that's a slow, psychedelic gem with a bass line that has more than a whiff of Suicide's 'Ghost Rider' about it. Have a listen to the mix here . Chimes & Bells- The Mole ( Trentemoller Remix)

If you don't like the new Gang Gang Dance record 'Eye Contact' there is something wrong with you. I suggest you do the following; Go and have a long, hard look at yourself in the mirror . Rip off your ears because they are obviously not working properly* Give yourself a damn good talking too (and try and find some new ears) 'Eye Contact' is out this week, check the mega future R& Bz jam that is [...]

Kreidler recently celebrated their 17 th year in the music making business by releasing their umpteenth long player 'Tank' in March of this year; It just may be their most accessible record to date: ' The band's Krautrock worship is still evident throughout, but this is punctuated by nods towards Italian horror soundtrack proggers Goblin, and even more interestingly the abstract disco of Neu ! '1975 ' Get yourself a copy of 'Tank' over at Boomkat . [...]

An epic psychedelic jam to kick the week off with, Woodsman's second long player 'Rare Forms' came out at the start of 2011 on Fire Talk records . Album opener 'Insects' has the kind of nagging riff that will embed itself in your grey matter for days. Pick up the album here . Woodsman- Insects

Absolute peach of a tune for you lot today; One of my fave producers at the Moment is Brassica , he takes Gareth Cheshire's 'Galaxia' and turns in a heroic rework, full of discordant gameboys and dayglo synthesis. Bloody marvelous. Check the full EP on Audio Parallax . Gareth Cheshire- Galaxia (Brassica Remix)

Lots of good new music to share with you, starting with this superb rework of Nina's 'Feeling Good' from Hrdvsion; A languid, discoid version that will be a hit with many a DJ all summer long. Nina Simone- Feeling Good

Two of my favorite people tied the knot over the weekend, I had the massive honor of performing best man and disc jockey duties. The DJ set was without doubt the most fun I've had behind the turntables. Finished off with the Beasties 'Sabotage', which in the cold light of day doesn't seem like the most wedding-y of tracks, but at the time it made perfect sense. All in all a fantastic day. Big love Mona & Gareth. Beastie Boys- Sabotage

Taking the phrase 'Big yourself up' quite literally today with the news that our ( Dognoize ) EP is out this week on Slime recordings . You can get 'Dead Machines' at the following digital outlets; Juno , Beatport , Amazon and many more.

Very special record to tell you about from Petrels ; They have a new long player entitled ' Haeligewielle ' out on Tartarunga records, if you can imagine Tim Hecker producing Sigur Ros then your half way there. A beautiful, brutal noise. You can listen to it over at Bandcamp . Petrels- Concrete

This new Death in Vegas tune is quite the thing; A kraut-tastic blend of discordant acid lines with what sounds like Darth Vader on vox. Very interesting return from the band who have a new record entitled 'Trans-Love Energies' out in September. Death In Vegas- Enforced Peace Enforced Peace by Death In Vegas

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