When Chewy Chocolate Cookies aren't doing insanely hot remixes of the Cazals they're churning out their own chocolate goodness. I came across this one a little while ago now but it's still stuck on my player. Cheeseburgers sounds like a humorous come sinister take on Felix Da House Cat by the route of Chemical Brothers [...]
If I've been a bit quiet this week it's because I've been a busy little bee working on this;
With the arrival of THE LONG BLONDES much awaited second long player COUPLES today I have the perfect excuse to bleat on about how they've made me fall for them all over again. COUPLES released on ROUGH TRADE sees the band pal-ing up with EROL ALKAN. If you've been living under stone 2008 is the year [...]
I got drafted back to Monto to lay down the tracks again today. It's the first time I've done a weekend date for them. The vibe was quite indie-riffic so my set ended up going that route fairly quickly. Despite that I'm quite pleased with how it went. I'm back on decks at Monto on [...]
Monday night was very very busy and very hectic. Enjoyed this one big time. Cheers if you came down and wore holes in your shoes. In particular I loved test driving the new Long blondes and Ladytron tracks on the decks. If you've caught them yet air your opinions in comment form. I span at Monto [...]
Those canny souls amongst you on Last FM or Myspace may have already spotted that Ladytron have popped up Black Cat, a free taster of there forth coming forth LP Velocifero. Knowing Vicarious Bliss had a hand in this record it's good to see the Tron sounding Tron like. The track itself is heavy indie synth. [...]
I'm dead chuffed with this week's mini mix. So happy to the extent I might start putting copies in people's Christmas cards this year (well it's that or a letter from my dog in the first person...) The mix is taken from my set at Monto last Thursday. Enjoy! XYNTHEX MINIMIX 3 MP3 All tracks are mixed [...]
Thursday, as sets go, in its 6 hour glory was hardcore. Monto was heaving. Nice to see so many people enjoying the tracks. Particularly loved the Roxy Music singalong right at the end of the night. (Nearly as good at the lone guy robot dancing to Whitey last week). The set list went like this: Party [...]
I know, I know, there's late and then there's the sort of over due that makes librarians throw stuff at you. Anyway, eventually I cobbled together another mix for you guys. It's not live from Monto last week. The tracks that I laid down at the top of the night (i.e. Justice,) were waaay too big [...]
The mighty Ezra Bang and Hot Machine has just released new offering The Erotic Adventures of John the Butcher on I-Tunes which you need to buy. Now. I came across EB&HM supporting Ladytron at ULU last year. Stripped down to merely a gold pair of Y-fronts he delivered the most exceptionally original cover of the Stooges [...]
Last week I caught Gary Numan performing his 1978 LP replicas at few places, but this post isn't about GN. This post is about those who braved the scorn of the numanoid legion to open for Numan on tour. SOUTH CENTRAL opened for Numan at the Brighton Dome. Hooded up in matching black tops I'll be [...]
Full editorial post, MP3s and mini mix to follow on Friday... Stop the message - Datashat Feel good hit of the fall - !!! Teenage daughter - Fat Truckers Parlez vous Freeze pop - Freeze Pop Shack up - Bis Nanny nanny Boo Boo - Le Tigre Tony the Beat - Sounds (Rex the Dog RMX) Aurelia - Pure Reason Revolution A.I.M. - The Cooper [...]
I've finally managed to sort out all the software and file-sharey bits I needed to whack up my VERY rough working demo mix from January 08. It's likely that this will never see the light of day now apart from here but at least you still get to enjoy it. XyntheX_Beta_Mix_08 In the mix we have: Her - Kissy [...]
Monday was a bit of a sleeper agent; coming out of nowhere and turning out romper stomper. In particular YOU need Ou est le swimming pool? in you life. These guys are amazing and pulled out some of the freshest noises on stage I've heard for ages. Very E1 sounding. The stand out track for me [...]
Those of you who have followed this blog over from myspazz will know that I'm normally pretty particular about making sure I blog my setlists within 24 hours of the show. This week however I'm chocablock with wall to wall engagements so it's looking pretty unlikely I'm going to be able to post up tomorrow's set [...]
Last night down Monto was hectic, and if you missed it - mo fool you. Boy least likely to played a blinder and I thoroughly recommend you investigate if you aren't yet aquainted. For my meagre part the setlist was as follows; 'Apprentice of the Universe' - Pure Reason Revolution 'Blue bird' - Devendra Banhart 'Crime wave' - Health (Crystal [...]
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