Groovy Proggy Krautrocky....

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UKF

What the Fish!?

I stop reading the blogs for like, 2 weeks...
then i hear this! (Keep with it at least until the vocals change at about 3mins...)

UK Funky just got interesting :)

MAJOR NOTES - HOLY GHOST

Oh, by the way - it's got nothing to do with the band Holy Ghost...who, while we're on the subject, got me really confused because i thought the techno Holy Ghost (tresor!) had made a comeback...

Sunshine Lollypops

Hi there,

Things that have been buttering my crumpet>>>>


SWEDEN



GANG GANG DANCE



I've had loooads of trouble trying to describe these guys to people.
You can tell these guys were an improv band; their crazy loose tracks have elements of all kinds of genres stabbing or floating in and out of them...drum machines sit alongside tribal drumming, swirly guitars and psychedelic synths and are peppered with effected vocals...or, more like screams and yelps. They are wicked :) Also, they're on Warp, so if that ain't a healthy endorsement i'm not entirely sure what is.

I went to see these guys live in manchester a couple of weeks ago..
recommended! the amount of kit they managed to cram onstage at the deaf institute was impressive. The lead singer is an absolute mistress; she whacked hell out of pretty much every percussion instrument in her reach. Her voice is brilliant! And points go to Mr Synth man who was running about like a chicken with his head cut off prodding all manner of synths, effects units, drums machines and percussion. A great show. Loose and Primal.

KRIKOR & THE DEAD HILLBILLIES - GOD WILL BREAK IT ALL <



I LOVE this song.
Makes me dance about. Think Electronic Body Music like Nitzer Ebb or Throbbing Gristle, but more lighthearted.



TERROR DANJAH - ZUMPI HUNTER (SWINDLE REMIX)


Planet Mu just keep churning out amazing electronic music, and are really on the pulse with the party scene at the mo. I heard this Swindle Remix of Terror Danjah's Zumpi Hunter and instantly pictured 'Skate' from Streets of Rage II moving on a level into a grime party, skanking along to this tune while beating the shit out of bitches with electrical whips. Sass.

SYNCHRONOISE

This chap makes great electro, and gives it away for free! Check him out on Soundcloud (the link above).

Disco Mix!

Here's a mix. It's DISCO. Enjoy!

http://rapidshare.com/files/274320841/discomix.mp3.html

Cine city, Manchester

I was reading through the excellent blog by Laura Skilbeck(http://lauraskilbeck.blogspot.com/ well worth a look) when I stumbled across the sad news that the derelict Cine City cinema had been knocked down to make flats. It opened in 1912 as the Scala, only the third cinema to open in Britain. Can you imagine how electrifying it would have been to be taken to see you first film there, the air still rich with the smell of sticky wet paint?

I knew nothing of its history before looking it up today to be honest. I haven't been near there since 2003. To me it was a really cool looking building that I looked at from the top deck of the bus, on the way to visit a friend in Didsbury. But I was fascinated with this building. It looked cool enough to be on a record sleeve. I even went on a mission to take some photographs of it(arty black and white jobs, you know the drill), a plan scuppered by a pair of gentleman-of-the-street sitting on the steps drinking what suspiciously looked like a bottle of port,who kept asking strange questions about my trousers, and became enraged when I got my camera out, mistakenly thinking I was photographing them.

Whats really interesting to me, is that I dug up some pics someone had taken after breaking in the place. Initially, I was pissed of as I thought it would be shots of chavy ‘erberts pissing up walls etc. but actually, the are hero historians. Without them, I would have no idea what the inside of the building would of looked like. it’s a funny old world isn’t it? Now, pass the popcorn.

cool pics-

http://www.28dayslater.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=28157
http://www.28dayslater.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=21211

http://brilldream.blogspot.com/

Wee pop! records.

Being a fan of a music is sometimes testing. Every now and then you have a crisis(usually after hearing the latest ’hit’ by the Kaiser chiefs) You know the drill. ‘all new music is rubbish’, ‘its all so commercial’, ‘I cant believe that singer/band/label/the NME has sold out’. the last time that happened to me, Wee pop! Came to my rescue. Its quite hard to put into words how much I love this label. Its single handedly put my faith back in music and indie labels as a whole. it’s the anti-Amazon.
When you receive you cheaply priced record (£3 for 3” CD,£4 for a 7” single), the love and attention put into it takes your breath away. Its more like getting a birthday present than record shopping. Each little CD comes in a hand crafted , beautifully designed sleeve. With it you get lovely hand written note of thanks from the lovely Camila, a wee pop! badge and, if you’re really lucky, a sweet(I was thrilled beyond words to receive a humbug with a CD ordered around Xmas time). Music isn’t just about money, its about love. Its about care. Its about a DIY attitude and keeping the faith. With people like a Camila and wee pop! Around, music is in safe hands.

http://www.weepop.net

http://www.myspace.com/weepoprecords

The pains of being pure at heart

I feel a little bit silly writing this post, because I was certain everybody had fallen in love with this band already. It would appear I was wrong. The new york four piece deserve your time. Their self titled album is something to cherish. Imagine the perfect soundtrack for a real, heart stoppy, lollipoppy crush. Its that good. Or the thrills but really, really good. With sweetly fuzzy guitars, pounding indie rock drums, sweeling organs(ooh er) and mumbley vocals, the songs have a remarkable quality of sounding loud and hushed at the same time. Critics have described them as wearing their C86 heart on their sleeves, and whilst Ride and JAMC are obvious influences, the over all feel is more of a teenage fanclubesque pop rush. Single ‘young adult friction’ is hyper active, not so much a toe tapper as a leg pumper, with classic boy-girl vocals, a middle 8 to hand clap too and sweet teeny lyrics(‘in your old sweatshirt and your mothers old skirt, its enough to turn my studies down’)that recall big star, and chant-along outro to boot. Other cuts include ‘this love is fucking right!’ , an anthem with the slightly dodgy line ‘youre my sister and this love is fucking right.’ and ‘a teenager in love’, which wouldn’t be out of place in a john hughs film. Really, do yourself a favour and buy this record, get giddy with it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4itzHRpltQ

http://www.thepainsofbeingpureatheart.com/

http://www.myspace.com/thepainsofbeingpureatheart