L'Invasion Continue
Perhaps the mysterious Space Invader is leader of the invasion, but the French just keep on coming.
The latest hotness through my postbox is this great CD by Parisians Naive New Beaters.
It's Crunky, Funky, Fun suitable for fans of Radioclit, TTC and Stacs of Stamina.
This short opening track is nonsensical, but undeniably funky. And sets the tone nicely for the rest of the album.
NAIVE NEW BEATERS - HAMBURGERS
This is probably my favourite cut... far far better than three white French kids doing Hip Hop with Guitars should be!
NAIVE NEW BEATERS - CRISTAL
The whole album is consistently good, so I was surprised to find that it's been out virtually unnoticed since April. Particularly since it's available from their website for only 5 Dollars!! Which is pretty much fuck all. So do yourself (and them) a favour & buy a copy! Just click on the album cover when you go through that link.
Also fresh out of Paris is a new *album* on ED BANGER RECORDS!! It's by DJ Mehdi... and although it's not gonna change the world, it's definitely far better than I expected. I wasn't originally much taken by his single 'I Am Somebody', but listening again it's actually rather good. Loving the clash between the Ed Banger beats and the shiny electro pop of Chromeo.
I'm finding it good album listening, rather than a collection of singles. But that's no bad thing. Top track for me though, and certainly one that I could see lighting up a disco, is this one, 'Leave it Alone'. There's something slightly Boards of Canada about how the looped & cut up vocals fade in. And indeed about how the different components gently build into disorientating bliss.
Hot.
DJ MEHDI - LEAVE IT ALONE
To continue the French theme, here's a brilliant remake of Daft Punk's 'Around the World' by Aussies Dangerous Dan and Nicky Van She - of the Bang Gang and, er, Van She respectively.
To be honest I thought i'd heard as much 'Around the World' as anyone could physically bear in a lifetime. But whether it's bootlegged, remixed, mashed-up or remade with a pounding electric guitar riff and loads of squealing feedback, it keeps coming back for more. This, if you hadn't guessed, is the latter version. I think I can safely call this hot as well.
DAFT PUNK vs DANGEROUS DAN & NICKY VAN SHE - AROUND THE WORLD AGAIN
I didn't catch much of the Bang Gang at the Modular bash last week... but I did enjoy their artwork spread around the place:
The latest hotness through my postbox is this great CD by Parisians Naive New Beaters.
It's Crunky, Funky, Fun suitable for fans of Radioclit, TTC and Stacs of Stamina.
This short opening track is nonsensical, but undeniably funky. And sets the tone nicely for the rest of the album.
NAIVE NEW BEATERS - HAMBURGERS
This is probably my favourite cut... far far better than three white French kids doing Hip Hop with Guitars should be!
NAIVE NEW BEATERS - CRISTAL
The whole album is consistently good, so I was surprised to find that it's been out virtually unnoticed since April. Particularly since it's available from their website for only 5 Dollars!! Which is pretty much fuck all. So do yourself (and them) a favour & buy a copy! Just click on the album cover when you go through that link.
Also fresh out of Paris is a new *album* on ED BANGER RECORDS!! It's by DJ Mehdi... and although it's not gonna change the world, it's definitely far better than I expected. I wasn't originally much taken by his single 'I Am Somebody', but listening again it's actually rather good. Loving the clash between the Ed Banger beats and the shiny electro pop of Chromeo.
I'm finding it good album listening, rather than a collection of singles. But that's no bad thing. Top track for me though, and certainly one that I could see lighting up a disco, is this one, 'Leave it Alone'. There's something slightly Boards of Canada about how the looped & cut up vocals fade in. And indeed about how the different components gently build into disorientating bliss.
Hot.
DJ MEHDI - LEAVE IT ALONE
To continue the French theme, here's a brilliant remake of Daft Punk's 'Around the World' by Aussies Dangerous Dan and Nicky Van She - of the Bang Gang and, er, Van She respectively.
To be honest I thought i'd heard as much 'Around the World' as anyone could physically bear in a lifetime. But whether it's bootlegged, remixed, mashed-up or remade with a pounding electric guitar riff and loads of squealing feedback, it keeps coming back for more. This, if you hadn't guessed, is the latter version. I think I can safely call this hot as well.
DAFT PUNK vs DANGEROUS DAN & NICKY VAN SHE - AROUND THE WORLD AGAIN
I didn't catch much of the Bang Gang at the Modular bash last week... but I did enjoy their artwork spread around the place:
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