I'll be thinking they're atrocious
LCD Soundsystem were nothing short of awesome last night. A friend remarked that it was louder than a Megadeath gig he'd been to when he was 14, which i'm sure contributed to the feeling of dionysian abandon created during the gig. But in reality it's just watching a band who totally understand music and understand what makes great music... cherry picking the best parts of every band mentioned in 'Losing my Edge' before pumping up the volume and setting the synths to 'stun'. I would say more, but I have just come across a superb review on music like dirt which along with some great photos (as usual) says all that there is to say. The set was I think identical to last night's Astoria show, and if you substitute 'bored record execs' for 'kids leaping round like crazy bastards' you will pretty much have last night sized up.
It had been nagging me that the guitarist looked like one of the guys from Hot Chip, so it was good to have that one cleared up (it was him apparently)...
Worth reiterating is the pure jaw-dropping brilliance of the (pre-encore) finale - which saw 'Yeah Yeah Yeah' morph into a cover of Carl Craig's 'Throw' over the course of a percussion-frenzied 15-minutes of madness. I thought at one point 'hang on, is that the bassline to 'Throw'', before James Murphy jumped in with a falsetto'd 'Is your man the epitome of devotion? If he ain't... then he ain't a wise man, is he'. I nearly creamed myself!
I really wish I had an mp3 of the LCD Soundsystem version, but instead just revel in the glory of the full 15 minute 12" mix of 'Throw' (the album version was savagely cut). It's a record that has never strayed further than arm's reach of my turntables. And you must know it never takes much for me to slap up a bit of Carl Craig.....
PAPERCLIP PEOPLE - THROW
Elsewhere i've been slowly ploughing through a gazillion emails that came in while I was away (no exaggeration). It seems there are a lot of bands playing a lot of gigs at SXSW. And a lot of DJs playing a lot of clubs at the Winter Music Conference. However I've not yet come across anything offering flights, accomodation and Tequila. So they will have to hit the 'deleted items' pile.
So to recover from all the junk (and late nights) i've been listening to the charming new album by 'How to Cure Dyslexia' - 'The Tempo of Bicycles and Boats'.
As well as making me reflect upon the cruelty of making 'dyslexia' such a difficult word to spell, the album puts me in mind of yr typically morose British singer/songwriter/urban poet. Morrissey; Bragg. That type. The two songs here are a bit more upbeat though & make me think of Badly Drawn Boy.
The 'band' are a little more experimental than this though, as suggested by the fact that they were formerly signed to Trevor Jackson's 'Output Recordings'. Which might help explain why they decided to record this album in a London gallery as an art installation. The punters could come & watch, or join in, or no doubt attempt to sabotage the sessions by feeding their children gallons of ribena and cutting them loose.
I'd have thought that the main benefit of this exercise would be to capture the little unexpected contributions of people strolling past, and to this end I can't really see the point - as there's no indication in the listening that it took place anywhere other than a recording studio. However setting the artistic pretentions to one side it's a nice dreamy record. And I like these two tracks in particular.
HOW TO CURE DYSLEXIA - LITTLE ELSE
HOW TO CURE DYSLEXIA - HUMOUR
Finally, I 'found this under a stone in the mountains'.
It sounds like it's been taken straight off 'Human After All'. Depending on the drugs you've taken, it may make you dance. Or scream. Or weep uncontrollably.
I think the forthcoming album is something to look forward to with great anticipation.
VICARIOUS BLISS - ELECTROLUXE
It had been nagging me that the guitarist looked like one of the guys from Hot Chip, so it was good to have that one cleared up (it was him apparently)...
Worth reiterating is the pure jaw-dropping brilliance of the (pre-encore) finale - which saw 'Yeah Yeah Yeah' morph into a cover of Carl Craig's 'Throw' over the course of a percussion-frenzied 15-minutes of madness. I thought at one point 'hang on, is that the bassline to 'Throw'', before James Murphy jumped in with a falsetto'd 'Is your man the epitome of devotion? If he ain't... then he ain't a wise man, is he'. I nearly creamed myself!
I really wish I had an mp3 of the LCD Soundsystem version, but instead just revel in the glory of the full 15 minute 12" mix of 'Throw' (the album version was savagely cut). It's a record that has never strayed further than arm's reach of my turntables. And you must know it never takes much for me to slap up a bit of Carl Craig.....
PAPERCLIP PEOPLE - THROW
Elsewhere i've been slowly ploughing through a gazillion emails that came in while I was away (no exaggeration). It seems there are a lot of bands playing a lot of gigs at SXSW. And a lot of DJs playing a lot of clubs at the Winter Music Conference. However I've not yet come across anything offering flights, accomodation and Tequila. So they will have to hit the 'deleted items' pile.
So to recover from all the junk (and late nights) i've been listening to the charming new album by 'How to Cure Dyslexia' - 'The Tempo of Bicycles and Boats'.
As well as making me reflect upon the cruelty of making 'dyslexia' such a difficult word to spell, the album puts me in mind of yr typically morose British singer/songwriter/urban poet. Morrissey; Bragg. That type. The two songs here are a bit more upbeat though & make me think of Badly Drawn Boy.
The 'band' are a little more experimental than this though, as suggested by the fact that they were formerly signed to Trevor Jackson's 'Output Recordings'. Which might help explain why they decided to record this album in a London gallery as an art installation. The punters could come & watch, or join in, or no doubt attempt to sabotage the sessions by feeding their children gallons of ribena and cutting them loose.
I'd have thought that the main benefit of this exercise would be to capture the little unexpected contributions of people strolling past, and to this end I can't really see the point - as there's no indication in the listening that it took place anywhere other than a recording studio. However setting the artistic pretentions to one side it's a nice dreamy record. And I like these two tracks in particular.
HOW TO CURE DYSLEXIA - LITTLE ELSE
HOW TO CURE DYSLEXIA - HUMOUR
Finally, I 'found this under a stone in the mountains'.
It sounds like it's been taken straight off 'Human After All'. Depending on the drugs you've taken, it may make you dance. Or scream. Or weep uncontrollably.
I think the forthcoming album is something to look forward to with great anticipation.
VICARIOUS BLISS - ELECTROLUXE
posted by headphonesex @ 11:50 PM
