December 2009
9 posts
It's, Like, Society, Maaan...
Geez, I feel like Thom Yorke forcing Naomi Klein’s No Logo on people, but if you’ve got a bit of time to waste, I really do suggest watching a BBC series called The Trap that I just found on YouTube.
It’s a doco about the way society and the idea of “freedom” has evolved into something a bit wierd and increasingly restrictive. That sounds lame. Don’t worry,...
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Yet Another "Best Albums Of 2009" List
Sometime very soon my full end-of-year list of LP’s, singles, movies etc will be in your local street press. My albums list is pretty all over the place though, so I thought I’d take the chance to explain myself a little just before it comes out. It’s also a really great chance for me to procrastinate.
And you love end of year lists, right? I’m not sure if it’s just...
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No Milk For You
I had a riot at Brash And Sassy’s No Milk For You single launch on Saturday night. They premiered their new live band and this video, before I spun some italo-disco and ancient cheese-pop tunes on the deck. I recorded the mix from the night and I’ll be posting it in January, but in the meantime, you should check out their new clip (above). I always forget how much fun...
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Awwwww
This is the new clip from Hot Chip. They are one of those bands who simultaneously excite and repulse me. The way they play with the bits of 80’s pop culture that everyone would rather forget amuses me and makes me laugh, but if they catch me in the wrong mood, those same affectations will send me into the kind of anti-80’s rage I usually reserve for the unredemable likes of...
It Moves!
Animated gif by David Ope. I have been staring at this for the last three minutes straight.
Hangover Music: B(if)tek
This is We Think You’re Dishy by B(if)tek, an Australian electro band from the 90’s. They made swooshy, warm, quirky, midtempo dance music that I fell in love with and that still influences the way I put bleepy-bloopy noises together.
More importantly, their cd’s are great hangover music, particularly 2020. I’ve been kind of doing it by accident up until now as...
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[REC] No Perspective. No Control.
So how’s recording going, I hear you ask in chorus. Because it’s been a few weeks between updates, I’m going to get all postmodern on your ass and go back in time and ask myself this question once a week over the last few weeks since my last [REC] post.
If it sounds like this is taking an inordinately long time, bear in mind that I’m not exactly able to just focus on...
Brash And Sassy Single Launch Dec 12
On saturday the 12th at the Norfolk Basement, my dear friends Brash And Sassy will be launching their new single No Milk For You. It’s something of a party bomb.
I’ve done a remix for the single, which you’ll be able to buy from the 12th in record stores or online from the 18th. It’s one of my favourite remixes out of those I’ve done and the rest of the disc is...
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Phat Jamz
Please do not press play on this video as I don’t think you will ever forgive me for exposing you to it.
UPDATE: Don’t say I don’t give my audience what they want. Krazie Kraze suggested this wonderful live experience. I was faux-delighted. I giveth it unto you.