Mister Mister
Also excellent at the Mika gig were Mr Hudson and the Library. A five-piece band trimmed to three for this acoustic gig, the combination of piano, guitar, steel drum & vocals was certainly unusual.
The ska-tinged songs ranged between good & superb, but it was the astounding piano playing of TJ that really caught the ears. He was pretty incredible, and I think caught the other two off guard a couple of times with some extended and unexpected outros. Coaxing a rocking garage beat out of a grand piano was quite some work!
Ah, look! As luck would have it, someone's uploaded one of the very jams I was talking about. Mr Hudson & steel drummer Joy don't seem to know quite what to do with themselves!
This is their next single, out early next year, and quite a song it is too.
MR HUDSON & THE LIBRARY - TOO LATE, TOO LATE
Seems like they performed this on Jools Holland last week as well:
So another track i've got here is from a mixtape (well, CD) they were giving out. It's a mix of their debut single 'Bread & Roses' laid over a Dr Dre beat. Of course if I was a proper muso i'd tell you the track that Dre sampled. But I can't think what it is.
MR HUDSON & THE LIBRARY - BREAD & ROSES (D&A DUBPLATE MIX)
My only criticism would be the Sting-esque Jamaican inflection that Ben (Mr Hudson) sings with. Let's face it, being reminded of Sting at any time is very far from a good thing. Otherwise they were great fun...
About a month ago I bought a Banksy print off ebay at quite ludicrous expense. Quite quite ludicrous expense. So I went round this guy's flat in South London to pick it up, and it turns out he runs a record label. His pitbull made himself comfortable in my crotch whilst I listened to a few tunes.... filled with a slight fear that I may be spending christmas without any baubles.
Turns out his label is rather good. And I left with a 10" dubplate by someone (something?) called Mr Hopkinson's Computer. It's got three cover versions performed by a singing laptop. Or somesuch. As you can see, the trend for facial foliage has even reached the computer world:
As you will find out if you give 'em a listen, they're quite fun. The 'Fools Gold' cover is surprisingly phat for something that sounds like Stephen Hawking fucking a Commodore 64. While the version of 'Fake Plastic Trees' is surprisingly emotional for something so synthesised. The one you're missing is a version of 'Where is my Mind' by The Pixies. And that's pretty ace as well.
MR HOPKINSON'S COMPUTER - FOOLS GOLD
MR HOPKINSON'S COMPUTER - FAKE PLASTIC TREES
You can buy an interesting looking CD from here for only a fiver! Woo!
Thinking about the title of this post, i've often thought of attempting to write, KLF-style, a shit but hugely successful number one single. Perhaps a cheesy house version of 'Broken Wings' could do it. I have 'The Manual'. I think I should study it once again...
The ska-tinged songs ranged between good & superb, but it was the astounding piano playing of TJ that really caught the ears. He was pretty incredible, and I think caught the other two off guard a couple of times with some extended and unexpected outros. Coaxing a rocking garage beat out of a grand piano was quite some work!
Ah, look! As luck would have it, someone's uploaded one of the very jams I was talking about. Mr Hudson & steel drummer Joy don't seem to know quite what to do with themselves!
This is their next single, out early next year, and quite a song it is too.
MR HUDSON & THE LIBRARY - TOO LATE, TOO LATE
Seems like they performed this on Jools Holland last week as well:
So another track i've got here is from a mixtape (well, CD) they were giving out. It's a mix of their debut single 'Bread & Roses' laid over a Dr Dre beat. Of course if I was a proper muso i'd tell you the track that Dre sampled. But I can't think what it is.
MR HUDSON & THE LIBRARY - BREAD & ROSES (D&A DUBPLATE MIX)
My only criticism would be the Sting-esque Jamaican inflection that Ben (Mr Hudson) sings with. Let's face it, being reminded of Sting at any time is very far from a good thing. Otherwise they were great fun...
About a month ago I bought a Banksy print off ebay at quite ludicrous expense. Quite quite ludicrous expense. So I went round this guy's flat in South London to pick it up, and it turns out he runs a record label. His pitbull made himself comfortable in my crotch whilst I listened to a few tunes.... filled with a slight fear that I may be spending christmas without any baubles.
Turns out his label is rather good. And I left with a 10" dubplate by someone (something?) called Mr Hopkinson's Computer. It's got three cover versions performed by a singing laptop. Or somesuch. As you can see, the trend for facial foliage has even reached the computer world:
As you will find out if you give 'em a listen, they're quite fun. The 'Fools Gold' cover is surprisingly phat for something that sounds like Stephen Hawking fucking a Commodore 64. While the version of 'Fake Plastic Trees' is surprisingly emotional for something so synthesised. The one you're missing is a version of 'Where is my Mind' by The Pixies. And that's pretty ace as well.
MR HOPKINSON'S COMPUTER - FOOLS GOLD
MR HOPKINSON'S COMPUTER - FAKE PLASTIC TREES
You can buy an interesting looking CD from here for only a fiver! Woo!
Thinking about the title of this post, i've often thought of attempting to write, KLF-style, a shit but hugely successful number one single. Perhaps a cheesy house version of 'Broken Wings' could do it. I have 'The Manual'. I think I should study it once again...
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