Gold Blend
Todays entry will be low on words but high on quality. I'm off to Sheffield for the weekend soonish, but thought i'd bang one out before leaving. I should have time to do a post as well! (boom boom)
On my Boards of Canada post a couple of months back there was a comment regarding their genius remix of Midnight Star's 'Midas Touch'. Now i'd never heard the original of that track, however sifting through an old pile of records last week I discovered a forgotten Street Sounds album, and after scanning the tracklisting spotted that very song - snuggled up close to Jaki Graham and the classic 'Holiday Rap' by MC Mike G and DJ Sven!
It's astoundingly good. This is pure 80s electro heaven. I cannot believe that this is not blaring out of every bar in Shoreditch.
While finding a crackle free version to share with you, I discovered that there had been a set of remixes out last year by the likes of Ewan Pearson and Ashley Beadle. Good though these are, they still don't match up to the genius of the original. Mainly because they miss out the best bit of the song - the little 'ding' that comes after they say 'Midas Touch'.
Have a good weekend. This is Pure Gold.
MIDNIGHT STAR - MIDAS TOUCH
DING!
Incidentally the scene from Goldfinger above (where Odd Job decapitates the statue) was filmed just down the road from me.. at Stoke Poges golf course. It's as posh as it sounds. Needless to say I have never graced its greens.
On my Boards of Canada post a couple of months back there was a comment regarding their genius remix of Midnight Star's 'Midas Touch'. Now i'd never heard the original of that track, however sifting through an old pile of records last week I discovered a forgotten Street Sounds album, and after scanning the tracklisting spotted that very song - snuggled up close to Jaki Graham and the classic 'Holiday Rap' by MC Mike G and DJ Sven!
It's astoundingly good. This is pure 80s electro heaven. I cannot believe that this is not blaring out of every bar in Shoreditch.
While finding a crackle free version to share with you, I discovered that there had been a set of remixes out last year by the likes of Ewan Pearson and Ashley Beadle. Good though these are, they still don't match up to the genius of the original. Mainly because they miss out the best bit of the song - the little 'ding' that comes after they say 'Midas Touch'.
Have a good weekend. This is Pure Gold.
MIDNIGHT STAR - MIDAS TOUCH
DING!
Incidentally the scene from Goldfinger above (where Odd Job decapitates the statue) was filmed just down the road from me.. at Stoke Poges golf course. It's as posh as it sounds. Needless to say I have never graced its greens.
posted by headphonesex @ 3:48 PM
