Scratch would approve

Onward forward don't step backward. Max Romeo gets some serious treatment (Matty G - One Step)

heavy.

Sufjan Stevens

Greetings all - nice to see you again.

Inasmuch as I thought anything about him at all, I used to assume that Sufjan Stevens was one of those ten-a-penny folk revivalist droners. Either that or a Shakin' Stevens tribute act. So imagine my surprise when I downloaded this tune from a rival blog - and found it to be stunningly beautiful -

Sufjan Stevens - Vito's Ordination Song

So I downloaded a few more, and then on hearing tunes like this -

Sufjan Stevens - Detroit, Lift Up Your Weary Head! (Rebuild! Restore! Reconsider!)
[most of his tunes have irritating names]

was even more surprised to realise that Mr Stevens had obviously been listening to a lot of this guy -

Steve Reich - Music for 18 Musicians Part 5

Here's a couple more beauties. All these tracks are from the album "Greetings from Michigan - The Great Lake State" - the first in what we are supposed to believe will be a series of 50 albums, one for each US state. He's done Illinois too but I think that's it so far.

Sufjan Stevens - All Good Naysayers, Speak Up! Or Forever Hold Your Peace!
Sufjan Stevens - Holland

---new (old) tunes---

!Salom people!

Delighted to see the blog back to life!Unfortunately i cant say i have any particularly new tunes to offer but in order to keep the blog ball rolling (so to speak) here's a few that i feel people might be interested in..

Having been often driven dangerously close to madness by Radio Leeds and Chris Moyles during my sandwich making duties at Opposite cafe in leeds, I eventually managed to get a general switch over of stations to Classic FM (not a regular listener but what else is good on the radio apart from Radio 4?). It was through this switch over that i come across Ludovico Einaudi. Apparantly not really 'classical', but rather 'minimalist,' Ludovico's sound is deep, melodic and kind of cinematic.. see what you think- the tune here is called Oltremare and its from the album Divenirehttp://download.yousendit.com/F33979510AAFF281

next, inspired by the general electronic sound of the blog of recent, here's a mini tune by Vitalic - Polkamatic-http://download.yousendit.com/AFE79ECE01FF4E5D. the fact that it would make a very nice ringtone doesn't take away from its simplistic dopeness...

remaining amongst the electronic sounds, a tune from Prefuse 73's Reads the Books. an album in which the organic sounds of folk/indie band 'The Books' is transformed into the electronic sounds of Prefuse. cant say i listen to it regularly but its definetly worth a check - http://download.yousendit.com/505B01EB33A6F200

Next a tune by The Dining Rooms called Tunnel, http://download.yousendit.com/FA0DF4FD36E6633A . if you like this tune def check 'Destination Moon'..you can listen to it (and other tunes) on their website http://www.thediningrooms.org/FLASH_FILES/index22.htm..

Finally, just to destroy the general theme of the above selection, and to counter the mellow and reflective mood of the post- a tune by the 'Gypo-Hop' outfit KAL from Serbia-

http://download.yousendit.com/5D370521639AC686

pass me the vodka and make room on the dancefloor, im gonna dance like a cossak on speed...

Happy Summer peeps!

tommmmywhy

Mehr Bleep...

Aloha Menschen,

With the aim of keeping this show on the road, mehr musik... Some top postings back there. This one will be a little graceless, as my version of Blogger is all in German, and I can't work out how to do the fancy stuff.

Anyway, some more faceless techno bollox:

Eins: http://download.yousendit.com/12EFBDEC4AD65822

Apparently, an architect, producer, musician and composer according to Discogs. Check him.

Zwo: http://download.yousendit.com/C149091D1398377D

From the Basic Channel stable, a German label, but remixed by Carl Craig.

Und Drei: http://download.yousendit.com/E7BD9AB705ABDEAA

Which is just magic. Viel Spass.

Laters,

Thistle-Eye

new tunes (imaginative, non?)

Is is there a better hip hop tune that has been made in the last 5 years than Agent Orange by Pharoahe Monch (lame name, good rapper)? This one was around on vinyl in 2003 and has just resurfaced as a bonus track on Pharoahe Monch’s long-delayed new album Desire (hence very annoying 30-seconds of silence at the beginning). A few strong tunes (especially Body Baby) but Agent Orange still the hottest one there. Produced by Taz from SA-RA and full of tight, angry, political lyrics. Somewhere I’ve got a recording of Jehst freestyling over it. Will try and look it out.

On to Bjork. The music at Glastonbury this year wasn’t all that but Bjork’s set was in another league. Made other headliners like Amy Winehouse looks so amateur and unimaginative (and, in Winehouse’s case, pissed. P.s. here’s Pharoahe dropping some lyrics on Rehab). Nuttal already posted a couple of tracks from new Bjork album but this remix of Earth Intruders has been doing my head in.

Lastly, I didn’t want to let Dizzee’s album pass without posting a track. Keep returning to this one (Temptation). Uses Arctic Monkeys on the chorus but manages to make it come over.

Not on the track above, but I’m a sucker for lyrics like the below from the tune he did with Lilly Allen:

Leave me alone or you’ll be sorry,
Beef aint nuttin new to me you wally,
Why don’t you just kick back, be jolly,
Stay at home with a cup of tea, watch Corrie….

Or, in my case, Newsnight. Rock and roll. N

KAAA-BOOOOOOOM!!!! A return to life!

[foto: Goodbye my Madrid people!]

Right time to breath life into our blog, so you kids are getting a super-mega-hyper post as i celebrate the return to rainy England!
Enjoy!

Working through to the rowdiness here goes:

First up is this girl Adele who i got put on to today (myspace.com/adelelondon) who has an absurdly wonderful voice. 'Hometown Glory' despite sounding like it was recorded in school assembly is absolute magic- spine-tingly affair, though 'Daydreamer' is the one tipped to be the first single.
Adele- Hometown Glory
Adele- Daydreamer

Following up on the hidden cache of MF Doom that i discovered last time, here are a couple of special blends (volume 1). Basically the instrumentals are off MF Doom tracks and different acapellas are chosen to go on top by our main man- The production on 'Ya Playin Yaself'...[i shake my head] Wooop!
Jeru Da Damaja/MF Doom- Ya Playin Yaself
Nas/MF Doom- One Love

This collaboration is also a big tune, with Hell Razah, Talib Kwelli and Doom under his Viktor Vaughn alias.
Hell Razah, Talib Kweli & Viktor Vaughn- Project Jazz

Continuing on the colaborations theme, we have the Dungeon Family version of Cool Breeze's 'Watch for the Hook'- representing a circa 1999 Southern Allstar team, with Outkast and Goodie Mob featuring. Thrown in is Dungeon Family's 'Follow the Light'.

Cool Breeze- Watch for the Hook
Dungeon Family- Follow the Light

Lang Whitaker from Slamonline put me onto this one, and the video ain't bad:



Moving on we head to the'foul-mouth lyricists for the discotheque, yo' section. Last time i put down a bit of Pase Rock and Spank Rock, this time i introduce the frankly terrible Mickey Avalon.
Basically the deal with this ex-Hollywood Boulevard Gigolo/junkie, and general cracked out brear- (grandparents Holocaust survivors...) is that he is super popular with rebelious and ridiculously wealthy Orange County girls.
Cue video and groupies:



Critics of his album claimed it was made on a casio- this track i feel exemplifies him:
Mickey Avalon- Waiting to Die

ChazOlogy has become a recent resource, and carrying on with the 'foul-mouthed lyricists in the discotheque' section i add Amanda Blank. "Amanda Blank is a brassy, subterranean hip-hop seductress and staggering, firecrack Philly rapper" sayeth TrocaBrahma who are responsable for the some forthcoming events over the 26-29 July. On Friday 27, she is teaming up with the Diplo (!!!) and Os Mutantes at the Forum... am definitely making it down. Anyway here are a couple of tracks:

Amanda Blank- DJ Play that Shit
Ectomorph vs Amanda Blank- Ectospank Blank

Carrying on this mammoth musical deluge are Simian Mobile Disco and Dibaba on a bit more of a rowdier dancing tip.

Simian Mobile Disco- Hustler
Dibaba- The Truth (Anders Ilar Remix)

Finally i end on two corkers, courtesy of Estaw a dutch remixer/producer. The last one is a thumped-up version of Lupe Fiasco's 'Kick Push'. Lupe is quite clearly a bit of a don, and as these tracks show, Estaw is aswell.

Xpress2- Kill 100 Estaw Remix
Lupe Fiasco- Kick Push Estaw Remix


Well thats all kids, i think i exhausted the 100 mb limit on YouSendIt, but in a week you will all be ready to post inspired new discoveries!

Hasta pronto