It's Oh So Quiet
No I've not disappeared... well I have, but not permanently.
Truth be told i've been busy preparing a slamming dj set for a party this weekend. Which has meant i've not been listening to too much other music. As a result i've just sat down to knock out a quick update, and for once nothing immediately smacked me in the face and shouted 'post me'!
I did listen to something today that unexpectedly got my toes tapping - the 'new' single by Graham Coxon... he out of Blur. Truth be told it's the first solo thing of his i've ever heard (as far as I know), so as a result I hadn't realised I was sent this to promote the American release of an album that came out in the UK back in March.
So not really new, but quite good all the same. Mainly because it starts out sounding like a Pink Grease song.
GRAHAM COXON - TELL IT LIKE IT IS
Ah yes, this is a good track that's not got too much coverage. Oh. Okay, let me rephrase that. It's not got too much coverage in the blogs I read. Tokyo Police Club are from Canada. This mini-album called 'A Lesson in Crime' has I presume been getting a lot of hype, by the looks of all that bloggin'. To be honest out of 7 short tracks only two are any good. But i'm really liking the opener, 'Cheer it On'. It sounds like an update of The Strokes' 'New York City Cops', and is perhaps what those particular fashion victims would sound like now if they hadn't lost whatever tiny sense of humour they began with.
TOKYO POLICE CLUB - CHEER IT ON
OK, I tell you what. This has been a rubbish post. Maybe I can redeem myself with something old... a bootleg by Basement Jaxx, mixing up 'Start' by The Jam & Eminem's 'My Name Is'. I've not played this anywhere myself, since I don't have it on vinyl. However I can imagine that Eminem repeating 'Get Fucked Up' over that familar Bruce Foxton bassline should get people moving.
BASEMENT JAXX (BANANA KRU) - MY NAME IZ START
Actually now I think of that, it reminds me of something astonishing I stumbled upon last week.
OK now you know, I hope, that 'My Name Is' samples 'I Got The...' by Labi Siffre. One of the funkiest, sexiest and most soulful songs of all time. And something I will never ever tire of listening to.
Well get this. According to Wikipedia, the funky breakdown as sampled by Eminem was played by...... no, really....... you won't believe this....... CHAS AND DAVE!!!!
Yes, THE Chas & Dave.
Well I couldn't believe this was true, particularly knowing how Wikipedia can fall victim to pranksters. However a quick search of the web brings up quite a bit of evidence that yes, Chas & Dave did indeed bring the funk to one of my favourite records. Truly one of the most bizarre music facts i've ever heard!
LABI SIFFRE - I GOT THE.....
rabbit, rabbit, rabbit
Truth be told i've been busy preparing a slamming dj set for a party this weekend. Which has meant i've not been listening to too much other music. As a result i've just sat down to knock out a quick update, and for once nothing immediately smacked me in the face and shouted 'post me'!
I did listen to something today that unexpectedly got my toes tapping - the 'new' single by Graham Coxon... he out of Blur. Truth be told it's the first solo thing of his i've ever heard (as far as I know), so as a result I hadn't realised I was sent this to promote the American release of an album that came out in the UK back in March.
So not really new, but quite good all the same. Mainly because it starts out sounding like a Pink Grease song.
GRAHAM COXON - TELL IT LIKE IT IS
Ah yes, this is a good track that's not got too much coverage. Oh. Okay, let me rephrase that. It's not got too much coverage in the blogs I read. Tokyo Police Club are from Canada. This mini-album called 'A Lesson in Crime' has I presume been getting a lot of hype, by the looks of all that bloggin'. To be honest out of 7 short tracks only two are any good. But i'm really liking the opener, 'Cheer it On'. It sounds like an update of The Strokes' 'New York City Cops', and is perhaps what those particular fashion victims would sound like now if they hadn't lost whatever tiny sense of humour they began with.
TOKYO POLICE CLUB - CHEER IT ON
OK, I tell you what. This has been a rubbish post. Maybe I can redeem myself with something old... a bootleg by Basement Jaxx, mixing up 'Start' by The Jam & Eminem's 'My Name Is'. I've not played this anywhere myself, since I don't have it on vinyl. However I can imagine that Eminem repeating 'Get Fucked Up' over that familar Bruce Foxton bassline should get people moving.
BASEMENT JAXX (BANANA KRU) - MY NAME IZ START
Actually now I think of that, it reminds me of something astonishing I stumbled upon last week.
OK now you know, I hope, that 'My Name Is' samples 'I Got The...' by Labi Siffre. One of the funkiest, sexiest and most soulful songs of all time. And something I will never ever tire of listening to.
Well get this. According to Wikipedia, the funky breakdown as sampled by Eminem was played by...... no, really....... you won't believe this....... CHAS AND DAVE!!!!
Yes, THE Chas & Dave.
Well I couldn't believe this was true, particularly knowing how Wikipedia can fall victim to pranksters. However a quick search of the web brings up quite a bit of evidence that yes, Chas & Dave did indeed bring the funk to one of my favourite records. Truly one of the most bizarre music facts i've ever heard!
LABI SIFFRE - I GOT THE.....
rabbit, rabbit, rabbit
posted by headphonesex @ 1:16 AM
