Fun comes in 8 bits
Anyone for some Swedish Grime?
I get the boomkat new release mailout each week, which is great except that they tend to say everything obscure and electronic is fantastic and a must-buy. And that every remotely popular indie band they stock is crap (leave Maximo Park alone!!). Anyhow, something in the description of the new album by 'Stacs of Stamina' got me clicking through to the site and listening to the sound clips there.
And I was impressed.
Blair at Music For Robots posted up another track from the album last week, however the one i'm liking most of all is the title track 'Tivoli'.
The Swedish rappers have a slight Beastie Boys / Goldie Looking Chain thing going on, but the kick-ass backing track is the star, sounding a bit like Justice programming a Commodore64. It's grime Jim, but not as we know it. This is very fun indeed, and sounds like it comes a long way from the estates of East London. Which of course it does.
STACS OF STAMINA - TIVOLI
You can buy the album from Boomkat - where you can also watch a slightly rubbish video of the track 'Roll'.
The record is released on London's excellent Werk Discs, which started out as an electro / IDM label but with this release and the Grim Dubs series seems to be forging a unique path through the grimey undergrowth. They were interested in signing my mate Jon Bontempo a while back, but he then emigrated to Australia & put all his equipment into storage!
I get the boomkat new release mailout each week, which is great except that they tend to say everything obscure and electronic is fantastic and a must-buy. And that every remotely popular indie band they stock is crap (leave Maximo Park alone!!). Anyhow, something in the description of the new album by 'Stacs of Stamina' got me clicking through to the site and listening to the sound clips there.
And I was impressed.
Blair at Music For Robots posted up another track from the album last week, however the one i'm liking most of all is the title track 'Tivoli'.
The Swedish rappers have a slight Beastie Boys / Goldie Looking Chain thing going on, but the kick-ass backing track is the star, sounding a bit like Justice programming a Commodore64. It's grime Jim, but not as we know it. This is very fun indeed, and sounds like it comes a long way from the estates of East London. Which of course it does.
STACS OF STAMINA - TIVOLI
You can buy the album from Boomkat - where you can also watch a slightly rubbish video of the track 'Roll'.
The record is released on London's excellent Werk Discs, which started out as an electro / IDM label but with this release and the Grim Dubs series seems to be forging a unique path through the grimey undergrowth. They were interested in signing my mate Jon Bontempo a while back, but he then emigrated to Australia & put all his equipment into storage!
posted by headphonesex @ 11:00 PM
