No More Heroes

I did a spot of shopping today. Bad for my overdraft.... Good for you!

One of the things I picked up will get some of you salivating. For ever since Tim Sweeeney played it on Beats in Space a couple of months back, it's become one of the most eagerly anticipated records I can remember.

I have considered Carl Craig to be a God for many years, and each remix he has brought out recently (Cesaria Evora, Recloose, Francois de Roubaix and THAT Theo Parrish record in particular) has shown him to be on better form than ever. This is no exception. It's a bit special.

I didn't really give Delia & Gavin's album much of a chance when it came out, however having picked it up on CD recently i've really started to appreciate what a masterful work it is. It's an analog synth lovers dream, with layers and layers of fantastic beatless hypnotic sounds. On the surface what Carl does seems so simple (taking a loop... adding a drum), however when those drums kick in it's just bliss. The jazzy piano shit at the end is ace also. The man just has too much funk.

This demands to be played in full.

DELIA GONZALEZ & GAVIN RUSSOM - RELEVEE (CARL CRAIG MIX)

EDIT: REMOVED BY REQUEST

I also got a Goldfrapp 12" with two Carl Craig mixes in a similar kind of vibe... highly recommended as well.


Now it seems I can't switch on teh interweb these days without hearing about this Norweigan fella called Lindstrom. But despite this my ears have remained resolutely Lindstrom-free, and i've not listened to any of his stuff (yes, even 'I Feel Space'). It seems as though I will have to check him out after all though, as his new Franz Ferdinand remix 12" is a corker, and the best there's been since the Headman mixes of 'Matinee'. For a change Alex Kapranos actually sounds integral to the track rather than a contractual obligation, and I can imagine that high pitched 'de-de-der' noise really messing with your head at high volume. Awesome. I was going to post the normal version, but the extended one is longer and therefore better. Innit. Although to be honest I want an extended extended mix running to about half an hour!

FRANZ FERDINAND - I'M YOUR VILLAIN (LINDSTROM EXTENDED MIX)



I was going to post more, however i'll let you digest these first.

Shit that Lindstrom mix is hot.