Sunday, April 01, 2007

It's The B.e.a.t.

I guess i'm a bit reluctant to post this, cos despite banging on about Justice from pretty much the day I started the blog, they've reached a level of success now that means my banging on about them any further becomes a bit irrelevent.

But shit, this is just too good.

It's a version of D.A.N.C.E. from the forthcoming Justice smash. The boys have the sound of the summer wrapped up yet again....

JUSTICE - B.E.A.T.


Until that monopolised my itunes, i've been getting heavily into the new single from Tomboy on Gomma records. Gomma is also home to Headman and Whomadewho (of whom Tomboy is a member)... and lately seems to have hit another of their periodic purple patches.



This no-wavey beauty builds up a real feeling of tension and claustrophobia, before letting out with some subtly mind-blowing synths about 3:45 in.

TOMBOY - FLAMINGO (TOMBOY'S TA-RAM REMIX)

Tomboy's new album, Serios 01, is out now. Check it.



Nottingham's Late of the Pier are a band whose name is usually found within about an inch of the words 'Hotly Tipped'. I've not had a chance to check them out in their original form yet, but i've been sent two different remixes of their debut single 'Space The Woods'.

This first one is by the C90's, and starts off like a mix between Erol Alkan's Franz Ferdinand remix and Gary Numan's Cars.... after which it just gets better & better. It basically features a soupçon of every record you've ever danced to in your life. Except for that time you danced to 'Cotton Eye Joe' at your cousin's wedding.



LATE OF THE PIER - SPACE THE WOODS (C90s REMIX)


Also rather excellent is this version by the Filthy Few.



LATE OF THE PIER - SPACE THE WOODS (FILTHY FEW REMIX)

I would like to promote their podcast, however since i'm so retarded that I have never actually listened to a podcast, it would be rather like Linda McCartney trying to make you eat sausages. If you're into that sort of thing, head to their myspace & follow instructions.

Good luck getting Glastonbury tickets in, er, 6 hours time. I am setting 3 alarms as we speak....