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“You Fuckin’ Master Bastards!” *
Phoenix – 1901 (MP3)
MGMT are so last year, and things are looking pretty cloudy for Empire Of The Sun. On May 25th Phoenix rise, well, phoneix-like from out of the ashes of ‘It’s Never Been Like That’ with ‘Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix’ and if 1 minute and 20 seconds into ‘1901’ is any indication: folks, they’re [...]
Already Starting To Pick Out My Records
Eric Clapton – Behind The Mask (MP3)
Well, New Year’s Eve is fast approaching and yours truly has, seemingly be default, found himself on early doors DJ duties at Common that evening. Some might find a NYE 8PM until 10PM slot to be a bit of a bum deal, what with no-one likely to be there [...]
With A Glimmer Of Hope
Rheingold – Dreiklangsdimensionen (MP3)
 Chicago – I’m A Man (Rub ‘n’ Tug Edit) (MP3)
A night so good it takes you a week to get over it? Last Thursday saw The Glimmers (née Twins) take over a dank Manchester basement to give us a taste of the music they love to eat. It was all part of [...]
So Where Will You Be On Saturday Morning?
M83 – Kim & Jessie (MP3)
Whilst the John Hughes film soundtrack reference made in every review of M83’s new album ‘Saturdays = Youth’ might not be the product of the most insightful journalism (the press release does a good job of making it more than clear that that was what Anthony Gonzalez was going for), [...]
No Lives Were Saved…
Magic Wands – Black Magic (MP3)
Rubies – I Feel Electric (MP3)
… but despite not getting a chance to put our disco first aid skills to use, giving Kev a hand with last night’s Best Foot Forward was fun anyway, and it also brings my adventures in DJing dangerously close to double figures (but don’t worry, [...]
From Heart To Hate And Back Again
Letroset – Arcade Hater (MP3)
More house music, this time from Letroset’s Herz Aus Glas EP released in January on Glasgow’s Point. One label. Less fey indie-disco camp and more staccato synth stab techno than my last post, but just as good for getting your groove on to (or however you like to put it).
Don’t hate: [...]
And Not Just Because I Heart Erlend Øye
Whitest Boy Alive – Golden Cage (Fred Falke Remix) (MP3)
Ohmygodohmygodohmygod… this is sooooooo good!
Rubicon co-making Frenchman Fred Falke remixes one of the best bits from the yet another can-this-man-do-no-wrong Erlend Øye project that is Whitest Boy Alive and IT’S EVEN BETTER THAN IN YOUR WILDEST DREAMS (I’m not sure that even putting it in capitals [...]
So That Was 2007 Part I
Talking Drums – Courage (MP3)
And we had it all planned out: clever categories, highlights from a year’s worth of only-amusing-to-us musical anecdotes, celebrity contributions and oh so much more. It was going to be amazing, it was going to be the Best Foot Forward End Of Year Round-Up. But all the down-time, and the down-time-induced [...]
