Wednesday, November 25, 2009

EASY LISTENING EBONICS




If it hasn't already been done, there's a history to be written of hip hop's love of James Last, Bert Kaempfert and other lounge orchestrations. Public Enemy in the boardroom with Herb Alpert. DJ Premier in a corner of the orchestra pit with his sampler. True to the ethos of sampling, Butch Cassidy Sound System has mutated into Pablo.


PABLO - The Story of Sampling

Monday, November 23, 2009

BITTERSWEET SOUL MUSIC FROM DETROIT







The Smiths might have recorded a version of these dark vibraphonics as a B-side for one of their singles


LITTLE ANN - Deep Shadows

Thursday, November 19, 2009

TOUGH AS LEATHER






'We don't make too many speeches because it's all about the music'



BREAKAGE FT. DAVID RODIGAN & NEWHAM GENERALS - Hard

ALL MY TROUBLES SEEMED SO FAR AWAY






Didn't know until I listened to his film music that Serge Gainsbourg had such a flair for pastiche. Can't get enough of the chequered McCartneyism of this Jane Birkin song and I want to float forever in the Fender Rhodes of the instrumental.


JANE BIRKIN - Yesterday Yes A Day (from Madame Claude)

SERGE GAINSBOURG - First Class Ticket/Yesterday on Fender


Saturday, November 14, 2009

COMPUTER LOVERS




Secondhand Deleuze, Guattari and electronica. Hyperdub's latest bright stars melt early Depeche Modalities into hundreds and thousands of plateaux.


DARKSTAR - Aidy's Girl is A Computer

OR WAS HE PUSHED



His royal bassness gives us an Indo dub take on Roy Budd's theme for the English northeastern gangster flick
. This wouldn't have sounded amiss on Bim Sherman's Miracle.


JAH WOBBLE - Get Carter Version (Cliff Brumby Mix)

Friday, November 13, 2009

LICENCE DHIKAO





More sampled Hindi filmi dialogues (Shashi Kapoor?) on an instrumental version of a Dudley Perkins tune.


MADLIB - Muzak

Thursday, November 12, 2009

NO XMAS FOR JOHN QUAY





BLUE ORCHIDS - Bad Education (1982 Radio Session Version)



"Through no fault of my own, I'm in a sticky situation. I'm suffering the consequences of a bad education."

Monday, November 09, 2009

TIME FOR THE COUNTDOWN CONUNDRUM









SAINT ETIENNE - Stoned To Say The Least (Richard X mix)




Sarah Cracknell recites Jon Savage's London travelogue from the sleevenotes of Foxbase Alpha.

I GET DOWN ON MY KNEES AND PRAY






NEW ORDER - Bizarre Love Triangle (7" Version)

Sunday, November 08, 2009

Saturday, November 07, 2009

Friday, November 06, 2009