Like a Magic Kiss!: 2007

Sunday, November 04, 2007

Burial - Untrue - Review

Burial returns from the underworld with a new album of excellence; only this time he has brought along the WD40.

I adore the first album and was waiting for this new one with both excitement and apprehension. In this day and age it takes something very special to tickle my fancy (fnar-fnar) and my fancy was tickled even before "Untrue" was available (thanks to the excellent Boomkat website). This album is an altogether much more upbeat listen; the beats are a lot more lubricated than on "Burial" and with this new spokey-dokeyness a less difficult work develops. The filmic vocal clips still permeate the proceedings and cover all in a gangsta Lynchian/Loach vibe. Throughout "Untrue" old skool ardcore's ghost moans mournfully ("Raver") with major chord sweeps filling the chest and lungs of each track, creating a more direct listen ("Near Dark"). Melody is in no short supply and the beats come on like a victorian wind-up dubstep machine. Bullet cases fall from the air onto cold stone floors, vinyl cracks and smoulders amid nostalgic memories of dances less commercial days. There are more vocals on the record but they compliment the sounds perfectly("Untrue"), being used themselves as instruments to add more colour to an already lush pallette. It is a fabulously romantic and welcoming record,one that is difficult to pin down with any real degree of accuracy. The Screamadelica for this generation has just arrived.

All bull-shit aside. This is a fantastic album that is getting better with each listen (Seven now).

BUY IT!

Tuesday, October 16, 2007

Back to the old routine.

Been listening to the After Dark comp that lot's of peeps were ravin about. Gotta say i didn't "feel it" (for want of a better phrase). However this little gem did stand out for me. Ital-space-disco? who cares...tis greeeeeeeaaaaat! Buy the 300 only cd from http://www.tropicalcomputersystem.com/ (Only £8 to UK)

Professor Genius-Pegaso

And it get's better...

Professor Genius-Across the Spree

Ta to missingtoof

Wednesday, April 25, 2007

What a great year!

SMD, Justice, Digitalism I don't need to say anymore.....but i will. Hadouken! Pull Tiger Tail, Tiger Force, Lovely Chords. Does this offend you, yeah?

OOh and a few more too (although quieter)

Loney Dear, Coco Rosie, Mr Hudson & the Library etc

Digitalism - Magnets Thnx to La New Shit

Muse - Knights Of Cydonia (Simian Mobile Disco Remix) Thnx to Good Weather For Airstrikes