Emotional (Once More with Feeling)
Discovering this mix tonight was a nice slice of serendipity after posting the opening track by A Reminiscent Drive in a music forum earlier in the week and rediscovering their album – an old favourite and one of the best things to come out on the French label F Communications. This entire mix by Diem … Continue reading
True Adventures
TRUE ADVENTURES IN BETTER HOMES “When I recently discovered men’s adventure magazines of the 1950’s and early 1960’s at a flea market, I found them shocking, funny, ambiguously rich artifacts of popular culture. Seeing them as narratives from the collective psyche, I wondered how they would speak in an environment of orderly homes with sunny … Continue reading
Rock It Down
KILLER selection of ska, rocksteady and early reggae from UK selector Alfalfa Sprouts. Don’t miss this one. The Classics – History of Africa (New Beat) Joe Gibbs – Hijacked (Amalgamated) Lester Stirling – Sir Collins Special (Collins Down Beat) Winston Francis – If your heart be lonely (Coxsone) Glen Adams – Mighty organ (Crab) The … Continue reading
Hazy Redwood
I love me some Neil Young, I also love me some Neil Young cover versions. I’ve heard my fair share of ol’ Shakey interpretations and I’m thrilled to have found a batch put together by Plantweed called The Redwood Lounge Vol. 1: A Crowded Hazy Bar that manage to eplore some really obscure cuts that don’t … Continue reading
Alien Animal Music
A nice drift in the outer realms. Synth based space mix from Projunior. Ariel Kalma + Richard Tinti – 6 and C° Roedelius – Regenmacher Einzelgänger – Einzelgänger Marc Barreca – Oleo Strut Hydravion – Metropolitain Ose – 29 H. 08 MN Tony McPhee – The Hunt (excerpt) Cybotron – Arrikas Dionne – Bregent – … Continue reading
MR & RT
If you’ve never heard Monster Rally before, prepare yourself for an adventure in modern exotica with a beat. Here he teams up with RUMTUM for a pay what you feel download release. Monster Rally & RUMTUM is the collaboration of Ted Feighan (Monster Rally) and John Hastings (RUMTUM). The two natives of Cleveland met in … Continue reading
Roseland
Portishead’s fantastic Roseland concert filmed in NYC, 1997 “Humming” “Cowboys” “All Mine” “Half Day Closing” “Over” “Only You” “Seven Months” “Numb” “Undenied” “Mysterons” “Sour Times” “Elysium” “Glory Box” “Roads” “Strangers” “Western Eyes”
Flirty Little Fishy
Cults, hippies, evangelicals, preachers, naked bodies, cults and more hippies all feature in this killer filmclip for the amazing Gracie from his much lauded Treehouse ep, out now on Small Plates. “Brilliantly realised electro-R&B-pop from Philadelphia, PA’s Gracie aka Andrew Balasia. With the ‘Treehouse’ EP he’s comfortably slotted alongside the likes of How To Dress … Continue reading
I Know That Voice
I’ve always loved seeing the people behind character voices and both envy and admire them. What a great gig it must be, not to mention a real party starter – although, I can only imagine how many times they must get asked “C’mon do the voice. Doooo iiiit!” “The talent and range some voice actors … Continue reading
Mad Tangent 