October 22nd, 2009
LCD Soundsystem are one of my favourite bands ever. I kind of want James Murphy to be my best friend he seems like an insanely cool guy. I remember him saying at Big Day Out ” I should really say something rock and roll like … is it cold out here cause its a snowstorm backstage… cause of the cocaine”. This might have been funnier if you were there.
Their new track is a cover of Alan Vega of Suicide.
LCD Soundsystem – Bye Bye Bayou
only 20,000 free downloads so get on it. Link via EMI
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October 20th, 2009
Future Classic is one of the coolest labels in Australia. Not only did they recently release our man Sidwho?’s single Millionaire on their Apres 3 12″ they have also released the Loin Brothers’ Heavy Helmet.
They have recently released Jamie Lloyd’s album Beware the Light which is a bit of a slow burner for me but I am finally really enjoy it. It sounds a bit like Get Physical’s Booka Shade style electro house. A bit of a puzzle but it works well.
Jamie Lloyd - Beware the Light
Link via inthemix.com.au
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October 13th, 2009
A new favourite of the club, Holy Ghost add their touch to Datarock’s The Pretender.
The magic duo strip the vocal and guitar tracks, leave the chorus and add computer aided vocals for the verses, leaving the track sounding fuller and flowing much better than the original.
Highly recommended by all at the club.
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October 12th, 2009
The recent return of Disco has been generating great new labels, producers, and DJs over the last decade, in turn a number of these new artists are turning their work into live acts.
While some of our favourites such as LCD Soundsystem, Woofly and The Swiss among other disco outfits have been playing live shows for some time, not to mention classic adult acts who played their last show many moons ago, two of our favourite new Producer DJs are making the move into live shows. Australia’s own Canyons recently revealed in an interview that they are planning a live show for next year along with their release of their debut album and New York City favourites Holy Ghost posted on their own blog that they are rehearsing their new live show with the great Classsixx.
It all makes for an interesting new year and one that will most definitely not let down.
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October 8th, 2009
Winston: How did the Gallery begin?
Nicky Siano: It began out of the passion to want to provide a place … I wanted a place that really blew my mind. The only way to do that was build something that I had in my head that I thought when I am dancing. It was really about pleasing me more than anything.
Winston: It’s the type of thing where if you are having a good time everyone else is
Nicky Siano: Exactly
Winston: What was your fist inclining of the disco craze beginning?
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October 3rd, 2009
Lightspeed Recordings is a an amazing record label started by Adelaide’s prodigal son – Agent 86. Recently their Late Night Tough Guy Edits EP shot to the top of the Juno disco charts. We chat about the label, edits and the early Adelaide house scene.
Winston: How did Lightspeed records begin?
Agent 86: I was running a few parties last year, that were new disco orientated and I guess I was kind of moving in that direction as a DJ for a while. My productions were also on that disco tip. After doing a few parties I thought maybe I could expand it by putting out my own music. After talking to a few people it seemed like a good idea to make a label to put out any sort of music that I really dig. It’s on the disco tip at the moment, like everything that I do it’s not limited to one genre. For the time being the disco scene is probably what I’m feeling and that’s the direction that Lightspeed will be taking for the immediate future.
W: How did you get HMC (AKA Late Night Tough Guy) involved?
A: I DJed with him back in Adelaide in the 1990s, we have been friends ever since. It was really just a matter of having a chat to him; he was producing and doing edits and when I told him about my plans for Lightspeed he was really into it.
W: On the subjects of edits is it hard to put them out do you need to clear them? Read the rest of this entry »
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September 29th, 2009
If you are like me than your Internet cap rolls over each month. This means the end of the month is usually a digital binge where you try and catch up on youtube, get your essential podcasts and browse your favourite source of free music – rcrdlbl.com. I am continually impressed by the amount of music that is added. I think its a really amazing way of distributing music where all parties feel satisfied. Here a few choice picks.
Kelly Polar is signed to Morgan Geist’s Environ label, he is responsible for most of their divine strings on the Metro Area tracks. I can’t put my finger on what part of this reminds me of Sid’s work a bit.
Kelly Polar – Entropy Reigns (In The Celestial City)
Really sweet track with a fairly tropical vibe like Kraftwerk meets Fela Kuti.
Emperor Machine – Clapper
In Flagranti have received the most success when they flirt with electro and this is a prime example of that, it feels a bit like a crisper sounding Brash and Vulgar.
Golden Bug – Look Look Look (In Flagranti Remix)
Probably one of my favourite tracks from the new Horse Meat Disco compilation. I played this after Tiga’s Shoes at Cuckoo a while back and it went down a treat.
Plaza – (Got My) Dancing Shoes
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September 24th, 2009
Dummy have done it again with another exceptional release from The Golden Filter. Hype can be a band’s friend or enemy – the only thing people love more than building up a band is to take it down especially if a band rises to prominence on 1 killer single. Fortunately critics will have a hard time finding fault with this brilliant follow up to Solid Gold – Thunderbird.
Penelope’s voice soars to etheric heights, and the percussive breakdown towards the end feels truly spectacular – there is just an effortlessly epic quality to this song.
The Golden Filter- Thunderbird
The Golden Filter – Thunderbird (dub)
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September 22nd, 2009
Tom and Alex of Kids With Guns are pretty awesome guys. They like gin and tonic and love amazing music. They don’t mix well with hay fever tablets or South Rakkas Crew fans. Catch them at Adults Arts Club the new Thursday night at Sugar , starting the 15th of October.
Wet Love
Pilooski – Love Is Wet
Metro Area – Miura
Woolfy Vs. Projections – Neeve
Pink Floyd – Another Brick In The Wall (DJ Agent 86 Remix)
Faze Action – I Wanna Dancer
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September 21st, 2009
I have deep reservations about the “mash-up”. Innately gimmicky a mash-up can be truly sublime like 2 Many DJ’s Magnificent Romeo. However, it can go horribly horribly wrong especially now that everyone can torrent Ableton in 30 minutes.
fortunately Cosmo Black’s combination of the Rapture and Black Sabbath errs on the Radio Soulwax end of the spectrum and not the “I’m sure Prince and Justice will sound good together even if it isn’t synced properly”.
Black Sabbath Vs The Rapture – House of Jealous Immigrants
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