The Yellow Balloon - Follow the Sunshine

In anticipation of a weekend of sunshine...

The Yellow Balloon - Follow the Sunshine

Roxy Music - The Bogus Man

Roxy Music - The Bogus Man

Cosmo Baker vs Thee Mike B - Live at the Do Over - 5 year annivesary

Cosmo Baker vs Thee Mike B - Live at the Do Over - 5 year annivesary

Odyssey - Native New Yorker (12'' version)

Odyssey - Native New Yorker (12'' version)

Milky-Disco - Dummy Mix

Great mini-mix from Milky Disco's Jon Tye. Keep an eye out for their new compilation out soon - sounds interesting.

"There are tracks on the album that some people wouldn’t consider ‘disco’ at all – but that’s the point. When disco started, it was wide open, with people like David Mancuso playing everything from Van Morrison's Astral Weeks to Buddhist chants and Edgar Winter."

Milky-Disco - Dummy Mix



Tracklist:
1. Harry Thuman – I’m Happy To Be In The Sun
2. Giorgio Moroder – Utopia Me
3. Nathan Fake – Castle Rising
4. COS/MES – Iron Deck
5. Ghost Note – Pissed and Passed Out
6. Black Devil Disco Club – Is Sorrow (Brain Machine’s Lucifer Rising Dub)
7. Woolfy vs Projections – Return Of Starlight (Invisible Conga People remix)
8. Dark Captain Light Captain vs Hatchback – Questions Du

96 Edits/Remixes of Todd Terje

Not really sure where to start with this lot, so I'm just going to post all of it...

Adam & The Ants - Ant Rap (Todd Terje Re-Edit)
http://www.mediafire.com/?1yndnz1m1m2

Afro Cuban Band - Something's Gotta Give (Todd Terje Rekutt)
http://www.mediafire.com/?mlzmzxmqtzu

Alicia Keys - You Don't Know My Moonflowers (Todd Terje Edit)
http://www.mediafire.com/?hmzmwm02j5g

America - Horse With No Shame (Todd Terje aka Wade Nichols Edit)
http://www.mediafire.com/?r5tokywmgzi

Andreas Vollenweider - Belladonna (Todd Terje Re-Edit)
http://www.mediafire.com/?ozoj2monvy0

Antena - Camino Del Sol (Todd Terje Remix)
http://www.mediafire.com/?umz4tmmntem

Arbeid Adelt - Death Disco (Todd Terje Edit)
http://www.mediafire.com/?wzjod3gjjxr

Astrud Gilberto - Black Magic (Todd Terje Tangoterje Edit)
http://www.mediafire.com/?uunotrm2imm

August Darnell - Friendly Children (Todd Terje Edit)
http://www.mediafire.com/?zhyzyjyi3t1

Azoto - Havah Nagilah (Prins Thomas & Todd Terje Mix)
http://www.mediafire.com/?noyy22zzzjl

Bangles - Dub Like An Egyptian (Todd Terje Edit)
http://www.mediafire.com/?mnugjk5wjyn

Bappi Lahiri - Jimmy Jimmy Aja (Todd Terje Edit)
http://www.mediafire.com/?zzwwjl2zo4f

Barrabas - High Light (Todd Terje Rekutt)
http://www.mediafire.com/?mh2dnnwqoim

Belle Epoque - Bamalama (Todd Terje Omskjæring)
http://www.mediafire.com/?md3gzxnommm

Blehorkestar Bakija Bakic - Fizheuer Zieheuer (Todd Terje Edit)
http://www.mediafire.com/?ao00dwymnny

Boney M - Nightflight To UR Anus (Todd Terje Tynneterje Edit)
http://www.mediafire.com/?zzu0mzjjkty

Brothers Johnson - Ain't We Funkin´Now (Todd Terje Radio Miks)
http://www.mediafire.com/?wzmzhmzzhkd

Canned Heat - Wanda Rode Again (Todd Terje aka Wade Nichols Edit)
http://www.mediafire.com/?wkmvhvzikdj

Chaka Khan - Fate (Todd Terje Tynneterje Edit)
http://www.mediafire.com/?h022nymzqfz

Chaz Jankel - Glad To Know You (Todd Terje Re-Edit)
http://www.mediafire.com/?oumtyyjnywu

Cherrelle - Dub On You (Todd Terje Edit)
http://www.mediafire.com/?tntmnzdqjzn

Chic - I Want Your Love (Todd Terje Edit)
http://www.mediafire.com/?zozymmiiylm

Chilly - For Your Love (Todd Terje Re-Edit)
http://www.mediafire.com/?z0jyjky5ml4

Chris Rea - On The Beach (Todd Terje Edit)
http://www.mediafire.com/?wymjwmzqtej

Claudja Barry - I Wanna Dance (Todd Terje Tangoterje Edit)
http://www.mediafire.com/?2gtymfbqgwm

Common - I Am Music (Todd Terje Edit)
http://www.mediafire.com/?zrlymdkz3nz

Curtis Mayfield - Give Me Your Love (Todd Terje Tangoterje Edit)
http://www.mediafire.com/?mzrxmyindkn

David Astri - Dancing Digits (Todd Terje Mix)
http://www.mediafire.com/?mhjxk2hik22

Dee Dee - Easy money (Todd Terje Re-Kutt)
http://www.mediafire.com/?v1klklg1mmv

Demis Roussos - I Dig You (Todd Terje Housemix)
http://www.mediafire.com/?y4nmr2gm5jh

Dennis Parker - Like An Eagle (Todd Terje Mix)
http://www.mediafire.com/?4302jizvnoj

Devadip Carlos Santana - Golden Hours (Todd Terje Tangoterje Mix)
http://www.mediafire.com/?ykzzzfrgmjj

Diana Ross - Love The One You're With (Todd Terje Edit)
http://www.mediafire.com/?4zmzgfmm1zy

Disco Very - Get It On (Todd Terje Tangoterje Re-Edit)
http://www.mediafire.com/?kwzj1owwzzw

Discognosis - Step By Step (Todd Terje Re-Step)
http://www.mediafire.com/?vmoxzznu2mm

Dolle Jolle - Balearic Incarnation (Todd Terje's Extra Doll Mix)
http://www.mediafire.com/?timtydmmanw

Double - Woman Of The World (Todd Terje Tangoterje Edit)
http://www.mediafire.com/?gfjnjgyzczj

Earth, Wind & Fire - Kalimba Tree (Todd Terje Edit)
http://www.mediafire.com/?wmzno3ywmqn

Edwin Birdsong - Cola Bottle Baby (Todd Terje Rekutt)
http://www.mediafire.com/?5gnlde1yw5z

Emotions - Love Vibes (Todd Terje Rekutt)
http://www.mediafire.com/?e30uwyyuxld

Fatback Band - Street Dance (Todd Terje Rekutt)
http://www.mediafire.com/?055iygzmzmm

Felix Laband - Whistling In Tongues (Todd Terje Remix)
http://www.mediafire.com/?13yjkzmzdno

Fox N Wolf - Claws Against Knives (Todd Terje Remix)
http://www.mediafire.com/?mjycjrliozm

George McRae - I Get Lifted (Todd Terje Tangoterje Re-Edit)
http://www.mediafire.com/?to2otjeiy5w

George Shearing - Aquarius (Todd Terje Tangoterje Re-Edit)
http://www.mediafire.com/?4dtrfuzcnwz

Giorgio Moroder - Utopia (Todd Terje Edit)
http://www.mediafire.com/?nziqtmidmjv

Glen Larson & Stu Phillips - Night Rider (Todd Terje Tangoterje Edit)
http://www.mediafire.com/?jnmzjwjn5fy

Guns 'n' Roses - Welcome To the Jungle (Todd Terje Re-Edit)
http://www.mediafire.com/?tz2iwqjzfgq

Herbie Hancock - Magic Number (Todd Terje Edit)
http://www.mediafire.com/?mzvgn2dqmmw

Herbie Mann - High Jack (Todd Terje Tangoterje Edit)
http://www.mediafire.com/?zmtm4w5ty0w

Hypnosis - Bormaz (Todd Terje Edit)
http://www.mediafire.com/?zgjxiwmk5oz

Imagination - Just An Illusion (Lindstrom Vs Todd Terje Dub)
http://www.mediafire.com/?3nlfhmjwqii

Isaac Hayes - Zeke The Freak (Todd Terje Rekutt)
http://www.mediafire.com/?tnj3dmzlywv

Jose Gonzalez - Killing For Love (Todd Terje Brokeback Mix)
http://www.mediafire.com/?tdt2jgwnl0m

Kaoru Inoue - The Secret Field (Todd Terje Remix)
http://www.mediafire.com/?etmyd5rjzmj

KC & The Sunshine Band - Boogie (Todd Terje aka Wade Nichols Edit)
http://www.mediafire.com/?fdvjnnykmjm

Kitty Winter - New Morning (Reworked) (Todd Terje Tangoterje Edit)
http://www.mediafire.com/?jlyi2tndy2z

Kraftwerk - Home Computer (Todd Terje Tangoterje Edit)
http://www.mediafire.com/?meyznagynzj

Krikokos - Life Is A Jungle (Todd Terje Re-Edit)
http://www.mediafire.com/?udkcmwokwtz

Lindstrom - Another Station (Todd Terje Remix)
http://www.mediafire.com/?2nozjzttotw

Lindstrøm & Solale - Let's Practice (Todd Terje aka Wade Nichols Dub Mix)
http://www.mediafire.com/?ym4imitzo3f

Madeline Bell - That's What Friends Are For (Todd Terje Tangoterje Mix)
http://www.mediafire.com/?txujkzn4myn

Massara - Margeritha (Todd Terje Edit)
http://www.mediafire.com/?mliyzhtahnn

Michael Henderson - Let Love Enter (Todd Terje Tangoterje Edit)
http://www.mediafire.com/?mxz0ewnojyo

Michael Jackson - I Can't Help It (Todd Terje Tangoterje Remix)
http://www.mediafire.com/?zdzmdkydxwk

Modern Talking - You're My Heart You're My Soul (Rune Lindbaek & Todd Terje Edit)
http://www.mediafire.com/?jtuzztfnz0t

Moodymann - Lake Shore Drive (Todd Terje Rekutt)
http://www.mediafire.com/?t2n4irzj2my

Nina Hagen - Cosma Shiva (Todd Terje Jackmix)
http://www.mediafire.com/?gykwkwimmzi

Paul Simon - Diamonds (Todd Terje Tangoterje Dub Remix)
http://www.mediafire.com/?jugmonj21ay

Peech Boys - Don't Make Me Wait (Todd Terje Edit)
http://www.mediafire.com/?tr5mhmznex2

Quantic - Mishaps Happening (Todd Terje Remix)
http://www.mediafire.com/?mtjtoe0j0aw

Reverso 68 - Piece Together (Todd Terje Spinning Star Mix)
http://www.mediafire.com/?0vnmmmowz0e

Rinder & Lewis - Willie And The Hand Jive (Todd Terje Re-kutt)
http://www.mediafire.com/?ljzjcy3zm2z

Rogue Cat - Magic Journey (Todd Terje Remix)
http://www.mediafire.com/?hzfivyatzdk

Rolling Stones - Under My Dub (Todd Terje Remix)
http://www.mediafire.com/?3tyvzjndygi

Roni Griffith - Love Is The Drug (Todd Terje Edit)
http://www.mediafire.com/?ywmgbmzrult

Sam-Jam - Dance N Chant (Todd Terje Tangoterje Remix)
http://www.mediafire.com/?zwymwlgtmny

Simon Baker - Plastik (Todd Terje Tuerkatech Remix)
http://www.mediafire.com/?13awjuzymhd

Skip Jackson - Microwave boogie (Todd Terje Re-kutt)
http://www.mediafire.com/?1m3kgmouzzd

Stealers Wheel - Stuck In The Middle With You (Todd Terje Edit)
http://www.mediafire.com/?wnmy0tj11jy

Stevie Wonder - All I Do (Todd Terje Edit)
http://www.mediafire.com/?ai4jtbnygnb

Stevie Wonder - Superstition (Todd Terje Edit)
http://www.mediafire.com/?yeywtkgzmzj

Studio - Lifes A Beach (Todd Terje Beach House Mix)
http://www.mediafire.com/?0zu0tmyxayz

The Bee Gees - You Should Be Dancin' (Todd Terje Edit)
http://www.mediafire.com/?yxdyemwjzz1

The Bottom Line - Abracadobro (Todd Terje aka Wade Nichols Edit)
http://www.mediafire.com/?ymmyyztyizz

The Crusaders - My Lady (Todd Terje Tangoterje Edit)
http://www.mediafire.com/?umnmj0jmgzj

The Osmonds - I, I, I (Todd Terje Edit)
http://www.mediafire.com/?3jm1mtxfmme

The Turtles - Happy Together (Todd Terje aka Wade Nichols Edit)
http://www.mediafire.com/?3ir3tqtmthm

Thin Lizzy - Fox On The Run (Todd Terje aka Wade Nichols Edit)
http://www.mediafire.com/?zmty4xmzlnm

Titanic - Macumba Macumba (Todd Terje Tangoterje Rekutt)
http://www.mediafire.com/?lotdimn2eug

Turtles - Sjefen Sjefen (Todd Terje aka Wade Nichols Re-Edit)
http://www.mediafire.com/?l42eayjonmh

Wally Warning - Land Of Hunger (Todd Terje Edit)
http://www.mediafire.com/?hlznndojzr0

Wham - Club Tropicana (Todd Terje Edit)
http://www.mediafire.com/?fzobzn2rgjt

Willow Band - Willowman (Todd Terje Re-Edit)
http://www.mediafire.com/?tqutqjqwezt

Zaza - Dschungel Liebe (Todd Terje Edit)
http://www.mediafire.com/?eozziolwjoc

Zoo - Roboterotikk (Todd Terje Edit)
http://www.mediafire.com/?m2httek0qjv

Thanks to Coswax Industry for the hook-up.

Dirty Soundsystem - Dirty French Psychedelics Podcast

Paris' Dirty Soundsystem release their French Psychedelics compilation this week which is accompanied by this lovely podcast they did for Fluokids.

Dirty Soundsystem - Dirty French Psychedelics Podcast

Soul Vigilantes - Background Noise (Pilooski Remix)

Yet another remix tumbling out of Paris, this time from the prolific Pilooski, who creates a slo-mo disco take on the Soul Vigilantes track 'Background Noise'.

Soul Vigilantes - Background Noise (Pilooski Remix)

The World's Most Important 6-sec Drum Loop

Fascinating 20-min documentary about the history of the 'Amen Break'.

Focus - Hocus Pocus

Babe Ruth - The Mexican

Classic hip-hop breaks don't come much better than this....

Babe Ruth - The Mexican

Ron Hardy - The Music Box mix

Sorry no details or tracklist, but a great mix from a true legend....

Ron Hardy - The Music Box mix

Kebekelektrik - Magic Fly

Gino Soccio ripping it up as Kebekelektrik.

Parallels - Mix for Thisisnotanexit Records

Toronto's Parallels have just released into the world this wonderful IDM mix for Thisisnotanexit.

Parallels - Mix for Thisisnotanexit Records



Tracklist:
1. Tangerine Dream - Astral Voyager
2. Roni Griffith - Spies
3. Parallels - Midnight Voices
4. Padded Cell - Far Beneath London
5. Gino Soccio - Remember
6. Ladies Choice - American Man
7. George McCrae - Don’t You Feel My Love (12 Inch Version)
8. Magenes - Back to Singapore
9. Severed Heads - Petrol
10. Parallels - Ultralight
11. Tuxedomask - Illuminati
12. Kate Bush - Watching You Without Me

Supercharge - Think I'm Gonna Fall In Love (Disco 3000 Edit)

Another scintillating edit from Mr Erol Alkan, this time in his Disco 3000 guise. Here he takes Supercharge's already pretty amazing boogie track 'Think I'm Gonna Fall In Love', adds some squelch, extends the drums/intro/outro and really just sticks some polish on the top. It's lovely edit, done with the care for the groove that tracks like this deserve.

Supercharge - Think I'm Gonna Fall In Love (Disco 3000 Edit)



You can download his whole Disco 300 mix here.

More classic Wu

Raekwon - Ice Cream


Ghostface Killa - Daytone 500


Wu-Tang Clan - Protect ya neck


Wu-Tang Clan - Uzi (Pinky Ring)


ODB - Snakes


Method Man feat Mary J Blige - All I need

Raekwon feat. Method Man & Ghostface - New Wu

The Wu back on track with the first single from Raekwon's hugely anticipated return 'Only Built for Cuban Links 2'...

Rub-N-Tug - Beats in Space Mix

One of the best Beats in Space shows in ages laid down by NYC's Rub-N-Tug.

Rub-N-Tug - Beats in Space Mix (Part 1)



Rub-N-Tug - Beats in Space Mix (Part 2)




Part 1:
1. Jermaine Jackson & Devo -
2. Bohannon - Let's Rock The Band
3. Girl Boys - Girl Boys
4. Baz Weasel - Party Hearty
5. Capracara - King Of The Witches (Rub N Tug Remix) - DFA
6. Dr Dunks - Keep It Cheap
7. Soft Rocks - Light Bulb - Endless Flight
8. Chicken Lips - Robot Lips
9. Wild Geese - Macho Disco Master - Flashback
10. - - White Label
11. House Of House - Rushing To Paradise (Walkin' These Streets) (Thomas' Way Of The Ancients Fuck Mix) - Whatever We Want
12. Kink & Neville Watson - Full Flight - HH

Part 2:
13. Levon Vincent - Six Figures - Novel Sound
14. Lee Douglas - Ferrara
15. Screamin Love Thong - Deeper Beeper
16. - Hold Me
17. Bohannon - Feel Good At Midnight
18. Wooden Shjips - Aquarian Time - Holy Mountain
19. Ian Curtis - Pumping Velvet
20. Sisters of Transistors - The Don - This Is Music
21. Pete Herbert - Dicky Trisco Remix
22. Zombie Nation - Worth It
23. - Let Me Love You (Dr Dunks Extension)

Jean Michel Jarre - Ethnicolor 2

Would have fitted in nicely with our April Mini-Mix.

Here We Go Magic - Tunnelvision

The Tough Alliance - Hung Up on a Dream

The Tough Alliance - Hung Up on a Dream



More here

Banjo Or Freakout - Clash Magazine Mixtape

Our favourite Italian lo-fi popper Alessio puts together a wide-ranging spectrum of sound for Clash Magazine's mixtape series.

Banjo Or Freakout - Clash Magazine Mixtape



Tracklist:
1. The Beach Boys - You're Welcome
2. Minor Threat - Stumped
3. KG - Love Is
4. Thai Orchestra - Title Unknown
5. Mekanik Kommando - Birds
6. Pocahaunted - Hideous
7. Madvillain - Light Of The Past
8. This Heat - Shrink Wrap
9. Ricardo Villalobos - Minimoonstar (Shackleton Remix)
10 A Mountain Of One - Green
11 Prince Francis - Rock Fort Shock
12 S.P.B. - All Your Life With Me
13 Black Anger Movement - Ra-N – Untut
14 Group Inerane - Awal September
15 Black Merda - Reality
16 Kode 9 - Swarm
17 Bridget St. John - It Seems Very Strange
18 The Misfits - Braineaters

Optimo - Slow and Low Mix

Here's another one, and probably my favourite, of Optimo's mini-mixes.

Optimo - Slow and Low Mix



Tracklist:
1. Africa - Paint it Black (JD Twitch Re-edit)
2. Serge Gainsbourg - Requiem pour un con
3. Kraftwerk - Metal on Metal
4. Amnesia - Ibiza (JD Twitch Re-edit)
5. Iceberg Slim - It's in the mix (JD Twitch Re-edit)
6. Artist Unknown - Lola
7. Nostalgia 77 - Seven Nation Army
8. Sons and Daughters - Fight
9. Schoolly D Loop / Buffalo Springfield Loop / Niagara Loop / Scorpio Loop
10. Bush of Ghosts - New Mexico
11. Tesco Bombers - Break The Ice at Parties

Sugar - Tilted

When I was a kid I remember NME (or maybe Melody Maker?) awarding this track the 'Single of the week' accolade and rewording it to 'Single of any week'. That is so right, as it's probably the best thing Bob Mould ever did - and that is some compliment!

Sugar - Tilted

Stephen Hodgen - Shovelbake mix

New mix for the month of May from extended Beat family member Stephen who originates from a village with a May pole.

Stephen Hodgen - Shovelbake mix



01: Time & Space Machine – Time & Space Taxi
02: A Mountain Of One – Hail Pleasure
03: Patti Jo – Make Me Believe In You
04: Corsican Brothers - Sport
05: Angelo & Eighteen – Flight 2
06: The Impossible Dreamers - Spin
07: Dennis Kane – Kane’s Spanish Home (Citizens’s Arrangement)
08: Sam-Jam – Dance And Chant (Todd Terje Edit)
09: Supra Allstars – School Is Out
10: Discodeine - Joystick
11: D.A.F. – Do You Love Me Too? (SFPV Edit)
12: Alexander Robotnick – Problems De Amour
13: The Emperor Machine – Who You?
14: Truck – Radio (Cage & Aviary Remix)
15: Tata Vega – Give it up for Love (Mark E Remix)

Ray Charles - Compared to what

Ray Charles's great upbeat discoid interpretation of Della Reese's northern soul hit 'Compared to what'...

Ray Charles - Compared to what

To Rococo Rot - Testfeld

The Grandfather Paradox is a stunning collection of early minimalistic music put together by Henrik Schwarz, Âme and Dixon. Resident Advisor review it up really well...

With The Grandfather Paradox Henrik Schwarz, Âme and Dixon tackle the mix CD problem by avoiding the new altogether. The techno they've chosen is old, and some of their selections probably don't even have a copyright anymore. Taking its name from the proposed paradox which refutes the possibility of time travel, considering a time traveller could theoretically go back in time, kill their grandfather and negate their own existence, this hasn't prevented the Innervisions gang from attempting similarly complex feats of time-juggling. The subtitle further spells out their intention: "A Journey Through 50 years of Minimalistic Music" explores minimalism as a concept, linking house and techno with pioneering minimal(istic) music of all genres. What results is a truly time-defying melting pot, where Steve Reich's gradual processes link arms with clanging kosmische chug and motor city machine music, the DJs zipping through epochs like Marty McFly.

The quartet's idea of what constitutes "minimalistic music" is broad, but the selections are never intentionally obtuse, nor delivered like a history lesson. Indeed, the joy in The Grandfather Paradox is that Âme and co. approach this as house DJs, paying meticulous attention to sequencing and investing the most academically stripped-bare productions with disco sweat and swagger. They delight in matching incongruities like the clinical razors of Ø's "Atomit" with Conrad Schnitzler's velvet synths, or Cymande's naked congas and harmonies with Patrick Moraz's hazy elektronische squall.

The development from Reich's opening "Electric Counterpoint" through to Liquid Liquid's "Lock Groove" is exquisitely balanced, linking New York loft-academia with contemporaneous punk-funk (themselves never far removed), and the final third—from Hawtin's mix of La Funk Mob through to Yusef Lateef's "The Three Faces of Bala" and Robert Hood's "Minus"—is nail-bitingly tense. That we end with the ragtag street rhythms of Moondog shows just what these boys can pack in.

In any selection this broad there's bound to be quibbles over absences. Particularly on the unmixed second disc, I'd like to have seen even earlier examples of minimalism, Satie's furniture music perhaps, or an ol' timey fiddle dance such as "Indian War Whoop," but this unsolicited advice is subjective and irrelevant, as Henrik Schwarz, Âme and Dixon's project is clearly expressed. Perhaps Optimo could have pulled this off, but I've yet to hear a mix both as diverse and streamlined as this.

Buy the album from here.

Here's a sample of what's on it - To Rococo Rot's beautiful 'Testfeld'

To Rococo Rot - Testfeld

Junior Boys Own collection

Junior Boys Own collection

1. Fire Island - Fire Island
2. X-Press 2 - London X-Press
3. Underworld - Rez
4. Outrage - That Piano Track
5. 3rd Eye - Men With Sticks
6. Underworld - Dirty Guitar
7. Roach Motel - Movin' On
8. The Dust Brothers - Song To The Siren
9. X-Press 2 - Muzik X-Press
10. Lemon Interupt - Bigmouth
11. Fire Island - There But For The Grace Of God

Andrew Weatherall - 6 Mix - 2 May 2009

Andrew Weatherall - 6 Mix - 2 May 2009


Andrew Weatherall - Selective Walking
M. Ashraf - Dama Dam Mast Qalander
Wooden Shjips – For So Long
Hello to Moggieboy
Kid Congo – Black Santa
Seeland – Hang On Lucifer
Thee Oh Seas - Ruby Go Home
Brakes - Don’t Take Me To Space (Man)
Love Is All - Last Choice
Gareth Sager – Not Since The Accident
Ebony Bones – W.A.R.R.I.O.R.
Camera Obscura – Swans
Handsome Furs – Nyet Spasiba
Fad Gadget – For Whom The Bell Tolls
Andrew Weatherall - Liar With Wings
The Horrors – Who Can Say
Shirley Ann Lee - There’s A Light
Steve Earle – Lungs
Honky Finger – Running On Empty
Blue Bambinos – Cherin
Joe Gideon & The Shark - Civilisation
Wild Billy Childish – The Good Times

Andrew’s Bank Holiday Disco Mix:
Manic Street Preachers – Peeled Apples (Andrew Weatherall Remix)
Donna Droid - Unknown
Snatch Show – The Emperor Machine
Deep End - Unknown
Bamboo Birdcage – Try To Look Up
Fort Knox - Pussy Galore Night Fever

Cheval Sombre - Cheval Sombre

Here's something that's just arrived from across the pond that's really caught my ear.

Cheval Sombre is a one man band from Brooklyn who's recently been signed to scenesters Dean and Britta's label 'Double Feature Records'. After sending recordings to Spacemen 3's Sonic Boom he agreed to produce the album and also ended up playing organ and 'effects'.

The result is a swirling kaleidoscope of picked guitar, phasing, tremolo, drones and space echo vocals that evokes the sound of Recurring-era Spacemen 3. There's even a very well placed cover of The Doors' 'Hyacinth House' - slowed to the point where the lyrics seem to merge into one. They save the best for last though and the closing trilogy of 'The World is Wrong', 'I've Been All Around This World' and 'The Strangest Thought I Never Had' is simply breathtaking.

Fans of Spiritualized, Spacemen 3, The Black Angels, Autolux, The Warlocks etc need look no further - you've found your album of the year.

Cheval Sombre - Little Bit of Heaven (Excerpt)



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Phoenix - If I Ever Feel Better

Phoenix's new stuff is sounding absolutely amazing and, having sold out two nights at Brixton Academy, they seem to be heading for the greatness they've always deserved.

Here's their unbelievably catch debut.

Phoenix - If I Ever Feel Better

Primal Scream - If They Move, Kill 'Em (Live)

This is a live recording of Primal Scream from their 2000 gig at The House of Blues in LA and differs from other live recordings of the time as the quality is IMMACULATE! Augmented not only by Kevin Shields on guitar but also a flautist and horn section the sound is just incredible.

You can download the whole show here.

Primal Scream - If They Move, Kill 'Em (Live)

Johnny Cash - Hurt

Still the most harrowing video I've ever seen.

Firehose - Hear Me

Telefon Boys - Get Up Get Up

Telefon Boys - Get Up Get Up

Ellis Beggs & Howard - Big bubble, no troubles

Posted the MP3 back in January 08, but thought the video was worth a repost. It got a great re-edit some years back as part of the Electric Souls series, go and discover...

Big Audio Dynamite - I turned out a punk

Violent Femmes - Kiss Off (live at Haçienda 1983)

Arthur Russell - I could't say it to your face

Grace Jones - Pull Up To The Bumper (Larry Levan Garage Remix)

Greatest dj EVER Larry Levan was always fond of reworking tracks for the Paradise Garage dancefloor. Here he tweaks Grace Jones for maximum dancefloor effect.

Grace Jones - Pull Up To The Bumper (Larry Levan Garage Remix)

Harry J All Stars - Liquidator

Harry J All Stars - Liquidator

Harry J All Stars - Liquidator