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Late Summer
Playlist
It's been awhile since the last one.
So here's the new one. A bit shorter than usual because my filing
system has gone wonky - ie I had a tidy up so there's no longer a heap
of current faves on the floor.
- Broadcast. The Noise Made By
People. Warp. Tommy Boy CD1413. The future is
now and the future was Broadcast. Take note people, Sheffield
still produces excellent music.
- Appliance. Six Modular
Pieces. Mute. 9134-2. Appliance use a wide
post-everything palette to draw up a musical Sextych.
- XTC. Wasp Star (Apple Venus
Vol 2). TVT. TVT 3260-2. Swindon's greatest
rock band were going to be the next Kinks or something, but got lost
on the way due to contract disputes and stage fright. This is
their second platter after a belated comeback. An English
classic methinks.
- Kim Gordon. SY5.
There doesn't appear to be a title this effort by Sonic Youth
bassist Kim Gordon on SY's very own experimental label. But
there is lots of Japanese writing on the sleeve and Japenese women
wailing and a gnashing their teeth. Ouch!
- Isotope 217/Commander Mindfuck/Designer.
Aesthetics. AST 06 LP. Er, there's no title on this one
either. Commander M and Designer remix tracks from Chicago
eggheads with radioactive results. This is very serious stuff.
Use appropriate safety equipment.
- Spring Heel Jack. Disappeared.
Thirsty Ear. THI 57091.2. No matter how hard I try I
cannot get this CD of my hi-fi right now. What at first
appears to be standard Brit dance stuff, turns into an earfest of
wonderment. Guesting John Surman on bass clarinet alone is
enough to grab the lapels of The Wire readers. Disappeared
doesn't; instead it takes a straight-line into new musical
territories. One of my top pix of the year so far.
- Thievery Corporation. The
Mirror Conspiracy. ESL. ESL 033. This would
irritate the hell out of Luke, if he ever surfed on here. Luke
is a pretty cool guy, even though he is a big Bluegrass fan.
He's got very broad tastes. After I recommended this record he
had a go on the Tower Records listening post. He thought I was
kidding after saying I thought it was one the CDs of the year.
Smooth suits, London dinner party music he thought. Well, try
yourself. It is very smooth, but not in Kenny G way. It
reminds me of Tricky in a double breasted pinstripe.
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