Thursday 27 November 2008

Shriekback - Accretions

Since I've already started the tenuous 1982 link I might as well try to drag it out a bit longer now, so here's another beauty from that musically great year. From their Tench EP, imho still sounding fresher (& better) than most of the new releases I've listened to this week...

Shriekback - Accretions

Tuesday 25 November 2008

Wide Boy Awake - Slang Teacher

I didn't actually plan this but here's another from 1982. Bit of a coincidence but must have been a good year for electronic synth pop type stuff I guess.

Wide Boy Awake - Slang Teacher

Sakamoto & Sylvian - Bamboo Houses

Whilst posting the below, it also reminded of this great track. I'll have to do a proper Ryuichi Sakamoto post one of these days...amazing to think how much brilliant music he's produced over the years. I'd love to know what other peoples favourites are too, feel free to leave any recommendations in the comments below.

Sakamoto & Sylvian - Bamboo Houses (12" Version)

EDIT: Gotta add an excellent edit of this as well. Thanks to Nassau. Go check his myspace for more great stuff...

Sakamoto & Sylvian - Bamboo Houses (Nassau Edit)

Japan - Ghosts

Been listening to a lot of Japan recently, especially the Tin Drum LP. Here's two very different versions of one of my favourite tracks from it.

Monday 24 November 2008

Explorer - Rabbits

My internet connection is f&cked to put it plainly so posting individual tracks on the upload speed available is the best I can be bothered to do unfortunately. I'll start with this slightly obscure beauty from Explorer's 1982 'Untitled' LP which came out on X Records (Germany). Plenty more to follow...

Explorer - Rabbits

Friday 21 November 2008

VA - Electronic Body Music

If your not that familiar with much EBM stuff like me, this is quite a good introduction. I can't find much more info about this comp except that it's supposedly a pretty rare Japan only CD that came out as part of some Front 242 box set over there in 1990. Admittedly not all EBM stuff is for me but for a pretty obscure scene of music you can still definitely hear it's influences in a lot of stuff coming out today.

Tracklisting
01 Front242 - Never Stop
02 The Young Gods - Rue Des Tempetes
03 Meat Beat Manifesto - Helter Skelter
04 The Neon Judgement - 1313
05 The Weathermen - Heat Seeker
06 A;grumh - Danger Zone
07 The Legendary Pink Dots - Blacklist
08 Borghesia - Young Prisoners
09 The Cassandra Complex - Nice Work (Cellphone Mix)
10 Trisomie 21 - Bamboo
11 Chris and Cosey - Exotica
12 The Young Gods - Longue Route (Remix)
13 Meat Beat Manifesto - Psyche-Out (Version 2)
14 Front242 - Headhunter (v1.0)


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Thursday 6 November 2008

VA - Celluloid - The Electro Years - Why Is It Fresh?

Wicked selection compiled by The Micronauts. More info about Celluloid Records here.

Tracklisting
01 Grandmaster D. ST. - Crazy Cuts (Long Version) Intro
02 Grandmaster D. ST. & Infinity Rappers - Grand Mixer C.I.U.!
03 Phase II - The Roxy
04 Time Zone - The Wildstyle (Instrumental Mix)
05 Grandmaster D. ST. & Jalaluddin Mansur Nuriddin - Mean Machine (Dub Version)
06 Grandmaster D. ST. - Crazy Cuts (Long Dub)
07 Konk - D.J. Mixers
08 Fab 5 Freddy - Une Sale Histoire Part 2 (Male Version)
09 Shango - Shango Message (Edit/Instrumental)
10 Grandmaster D. ST. & Jalaluddin Mansur Nuriddin - Mean Machine
11 Futura 2000 - The Escapades Of Futura 2000 (The Escapades Rap)
12 Grandmaster D. ST. - Mega-Mix II (Why Is It Fresh?)


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Wednesday 5 November 2008

VA - RVNG Of The NRD'S Vol 5 (Wade Nichols)

Tracklisting
A: Canned Heat - On The Road Again (Wanda Rode Again)
B1: America - Horse With No Name (Horse With No Shame)
B2: The Bottom Line - Disco Dobro (Abracadobro)

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VA - RVNG Of The NRD'S Vol 4 (Lovefingers)

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A1: Kentucky
A2: Zoysia
B1: Bermuda
B2: Astroturf

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VA - RVNG Of The NRD'S Vol 3 (Mock & Toof)

Tracklisting
A1: Digit 1
A2: Digit 2
B: Digit 3

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VA - RVNG Of The NRD'S Vol 2 (Betty Botox)

Tracklisting
A1: Voodoo 1
A2: Fade Away
B1: Voodoo 2
B2: Voodoo 3

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VA - RVNG Of The NRD'S Vol 1 (The Flying Squad)

As requested, all apart from the recent Volume 6. Please check out the info links below for orginal version track names...

Tracklisting
A: Munich Machine - Trip One (The Flying Squad Edit)
B: Boney M - Trip Two (The Flying Squad Edit)

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Saturday 1 November 2008

VA - IG Culture Presents Inspirations

"One of the world's greatest producers gives up all his secrets! IG Culture digs through the crates to put together this excellent package of older tracks -- classic soul, funk, and hip hop numbers from the past 30 years, tunes that have served as a strong inspiration for his own work of the past decade. The feel of this one is similar to the excellent Grass Roots titles on Strut -- in that the tracks are mixed together, but only in a subtle way, not really overlapping each other, or losing the discreet content of each, but just laid out back to back to show the way that IG's mind works when he's picking out beats from the classics." Thanks to Dusty Groove. + Bonus classic: J-88 - Get It Together (IG Culture Basement Jerks Mix)

Tracklisting
01 Grover Washington Jr - Hydra
02 Natasha King - AM FM
03 Special Request - Salsa Smurf
04 Tilt - Arcade Funk
05 Crown Heights Affair - Far Out
06 The Players Association - Let Your Body Go
07 The Younger Generation - We Rap More Mellow
08 Trouble Funk - Trouble Funk Express
09 Jamose - The Rhymetologist
10 Boogie Down Productions - Jack Of Spades
11 Oneness Of Juju - River Luv Rite
12 Rick Holmes - Remember To Remember
13 Freddie McGregor - Natural Collie
14 Dennis Brown - Wolves & Leopards


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