13 December 2007
Hamburg's
Moonbootica really serve up a volley of beats on this track. 7 out of 10 - Perfect!
Moonbootica - Strobelight (
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Synth-pop - it's been too long since the sugary sweetness of a
Freezepop-esque act has grabbed my attention and made me smile. I thought i'd gone off the genre to an extent but no, quality always shines through. Actually scrub the Freezepop comparison what we are talking here are the delicious synth-pop moments of
69 Love Songs - you know, like - Underwear and Long Forgotten Fairytale.
Fantasy Mirrors are full of warmth and mischief and are ready to caramelise your ears.
Fantasy Mirrors - Blue Whale (
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11 December 2007
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Services - Alive (Nick Zinner Remix) (alt link) Zombie Zombie - Driving This Road Until Death (alt link)Danger - 14h54 (alt link)
Terrestrial Super Receiver - Moonlight From Her Body (alt link) Spam from Africa (potentially a great band name) can be quite fun to read, certainly better than an insipid glossy celeb magazine. Today's tracks - Nick Zinner's subtle mix of Services brings back raucous memories of United Sounds of ATP at Camber Sands, that whole weekend was jokes, and i'm so glad that ATP is back at Camber Sands next year - can't wait!
Zombie Zombie is the psychedelic side project of Herman Dune's Neman. Zombie Zombie could be the soundtrack to any creep-in-cheek 1960's horror B-movie. The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living And Became Mixed-Up Zombies perhaps. It's all pretty compelling analog action anyway, and you UK kids have chance to see Zombie Zombie in a hamlet near you over the next few weeks, check their Myspace for details.
Danger is French and makes electro music inspired by Daft Punk - "Oh, how original!" you say - "You may scoff, but he sure crafts a good tune " I say. Danger works can be found on the great French electronic freakbeat label, Ekleroshock.
And finally, Terrestrial Super Receiver bring the nostalgic sounding electronic pop beats that could be summed up with the words "1980's workout music"
6 December 2007
Milky Globe is the current recording pseudonym of Jon Tye,
Lo Recordings' musical director, who for this latest venture has recruited a number of friends and associates for an extended collaboration. Each track on the album features a guest spot from artists like
Luke Vibert,
James Holden,
Secondo,
Isan and
Nathan Fake. Consequently, there's a greater depth of variety than you might expect from a more run-of-the-mill beat-driven electronic long-player. Isan feature on two entries and plaster their soft analog soundscaping persona all over the production, bringing a spacious electronic trickle to the padded beats of 'Velvet Space' and the similarly luxurious 'Fade Away (And Radiate'. At the opposite end of the scale Secondo chops his way through 'Secondo Moogs' with a deftly edited disco sensibility, producing beautifully satisfying results. Very nice indeed. Taken from
Boomkat - unquestionably the most comprehensive and informative online record shop there is. But yeah Milky Globe & Friends will stimulate, sooth and satisfy the astronaut within you.
Milky Globe - Magic Waves (with Aeroplane) (
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Oh here, have some more space disco. Lush, cosmic soundscapes and an infectious soft beat are enough to make anyone reach for their VR headset. Taken from
Sinner DC's
Montage vinyl
Sinner DC - Lady March (Water Lilly Remix) (
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From music to art -
FFFFOUND! is the greatest website in the world for the bored/lazy art lover. Enjoy!
3 December 2007
SERIOUS
Motor - Killer (
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John Lord Fonda - So Far Away (
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FUN
The Soft Pink Truth - Promofunk (
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Neon - Skydiver (
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SERIOUS + FUN = SERIOUS FUN. Which is what was had at Turnmills on Saturday, it was all a bit ridiculous. Anyway - the track by
Motor will do nothing to convince you that they actually produced some of Prince's work.
Motor present uncompromising harshness wielded like a man with mastery over wild animals, firm but enticing. The
John Lord Fonda track if you haven't heard it before will no doubt remind you of Vitalic with its epical composition. Promofunk by
The Soft Pink Truth is still one of my favourite tracks ever released on
Tigerbeat6 an unsurpassed disco-glitch triumph. Skydiver by Neon was released in 1981, a catchy italo number about love (the bendy guitars give it extra romance). Skydiver was featured on
the 8th of Parisian fashion house
Colette's compilation which was mixed by
Joakim. The 2nd CD is one of the highest quality.
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Been a while since I posted a remix, so today that is what is in the offing. Liverpool's
Dogshow are certainly a promising ensemble, and while the remix that follows may well show them to be capable of
SMD like renderings, what i'm more excited about is their live show. I'm all about eccentric displays, analog synths, live drummers, lighting and visual arrangements. There's some videos on their
MySpace as well as a few more tracks for you to hear, and some upcoming dates with
Kissy Sell Out listed.
Gwen Stefani - Hollaback Girl (Dogshow Remix) (
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After an enjoyable first trip to Sweden earlier on in the year, we have decided to make a return visit, this time to go to Stockholm, so if you're familiar with the place then please feel free to recommend some things to do and see, places to drink and dance etc.
I'd really like to go underground and hunt down
this guys work when i'm out there, but the likelihood is zero.
A song by a Stockholm band pretty much gave me the idea for the blog name Keytars & Violins (i'm not that imaginative you see). It remains one of my favourite songs since 2004.
Suburban Kids With Biblical Names - Trumpets And Violins (
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