(Early i Know) Best Christmas album ever?!

Vince Guaraldi Trio - A Charlie Brown Christmas

Vince Guaraldi Trio - Christmas Time Is Here

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!

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

Rothko Tompkins 1998-2007 RIP

Bye bye little fella. Sad as it is. We all need cheering up. See here...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wffwg7pA0t8

Ho Hum!

Our cat's gone missing so don't really have a lot say. :-(

Nick Drake - Black Eyed Dog

ta to dukeofstraw.com

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes!!!!!!

We are Derby, Super Derby, Super Rams! (To the tune of Sailing)

Twee? Indie? Swedish? Too right

For fans of "Radio Dept" style gayness.

Club8_-_Heaven

Ta! to yellowstereo.com

Reading was cool but....

I missed these though. GGGRRRRR!

Digitalism_Live_at Pukkelpop

Reading Festival wooliness!

Story to follow....

Late of the Pier-Bathroom Gurgle

Does It Offend You Yeah-We Are Rockstars (kissy_sell_out_remix)

It all kicks off on Saturday!

Derby may well struggle this year i feel. Oh well,. I'm sure we'll spring a few surprises though.

Maps - It Will Find You

Daft Punk - Something About Us

Boys Noize - ...and Down

Nu-Gaze! (Copyright that one)

Old fave
Ride - Leave Them All Behind

New one
Schnauss - Medusa

Velocaraptor Rave-up at O2 Festival, Hyde Park 2007

The daddy of all performances at this years O2 Festival......Daft Punk! I had my trust camera with me too, luckily. Here are a few more.

Some fit bird in a catsuit!

CSS

A fat guy in a t-shirt!
LCD

Daft Punk again!

Here is an mp3 of it ...

http://rapidshare.com/files/38984727/2007-06-16_20-_20Alive_20at_20Hyde_20Park_20Wireless_20Festival_20-_20Daft_20Punk-www.ump3.de.mp3

It was a good day!

DJ Mehdi - Signatune (Thomas Bangalter Edit)

Roll on Daft Punk Day (June 16th)

A Day to remember!

As long as we win!

The National -Fake Empire

Inspect pic for clues.

Soul Jazz needs you!

Box of Dub (Dub Step & Future Dub)
Buy!

Burial - Unite

www.boomkat.com

How the Strokes should be sounding!

Yee ha!

The cribs -Men's needs

I want these tees! No 1

Buy here

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

Rest In Peace!

Kurt Vonnegut (Nov 11th 1922 – April 11th 2007)

Modest Mouse - Gravity Rides Everything

Thanks to hype Machine

Going underground!

I don't usually follow so closely. I was caught red-handed this time!

Wedding Present - Falling (Twin Peaks Theme)

To my friends!

I love you all!

Gui Boratta - Beautiful Life (Chromophobia - Kompact)

Nice and easy!

Hot Chip - I Can't Wake Up

Beautiful British Springtime Cometh!

The orb - Little Fluffy_Clouds_(Cumulo_Nimbus_Mix)

A lovely day (not)

At least we won 5-1! 5-1!

Check this..

Junior Boys - In the morning (hot Chip Mix)

Life Just Got Better!

Simian Mobile Disco - It's The Beat tis hot to trot.

Ta to "Give up now blog!"

H!

Hadouken! That Boy That Girl

Not a happy bunny!

Nuff said!

That's not logical Captain!

Mr Tamborine Man

Breathe in and hold!

07 is shaping up nicely isn't it. If not, give it time and all will fall into place.

Seriously!

The new Ed Banger compilation is out too (cue much rejoicing and panic internet purchasing)

Vicarious Bliss - Limousine
SebastiAn - Greel
Justice - Phantom
Uffie - Dismissed
Klaxons - Golden Skans To Interzone

And breathe out! Ahhh that's better isn't it?

Still here!

Not that anyone gives a s**t!

Dextro - Consequence Music

The Iron Man - Ted Hughes

Field Music - Tones of Town

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