Lowlife452's Last.fm Journal

New Purchases - October 08

Sun, 26 Oct 2008 21:48:38 +0000

Let's see how long this lasts....

New vinyl wot I have bought:
Popul Vuh / Mika Vainio/ Haswell & Hecker, Popol Vuh Remixes, Mini LP
Susumu Yokota, Grinning Cat, 2LP
Matteah Baim Death Of The Sun, LP
John Baker, John Baker Tapes - Limited Vinyl Edition, LP
Fennesz, Transition, 7"
Slyvain Chauveau, The Black Book Of Capitalism, LP
Letters Letters Letters Letters, LP
Vladislav Delay, Recovery Idea, 12"
Jim O'Rourke , Despite the Water Supply, 7"
Omar S, Psychotic Photosynthesis (Beatless Version), 12"
Erykah Badu Baduizm (Universal US)
Akron/Family: Love Is Simple (Young God)
Robert WyattComicopera (Domino)
Devendra BanhartRejoicing In The Hands Of The Golden Empress/Nino Rojo (Young God)
Timeblind - Aw...Shit (12")
Mach Funky Mix / On And On (12") "YESSS!!!!!!! - though this isn't the goa trance artist that Last.fm links to...?!"
313 Bass Mechanics Ghetto Booty EP (Breakin')
allen wright The House Of Muzique Vol 2
Somatic Responses 303101303 (Puzzling)
Lory D 8 Gate (Wireblock)
Hieroglyphic Being: The Bathroom Sessions Select (Morphine Italy)
Oscar Mulero: Process & Reality (Warm Up Spain) / Take Seven EP
Like A Tim: Like 12 (Like Holland)
Luke's Anger/DJ Dro San / Jerome Hill etc Loud N Nasty (Nasty Colour)

Definitely living on soup and baked beans for the rest of November...

Soca

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 18:02:58 +0000

I need some recommendations for good, fast fat-drummed soca I haven't a clue where to start so any hints as to which artists / labels to look at would be handy.

Tar

Movies and Music

Sun, 3 Aug 2008 12:33:57 +0000

So a couple of nights ago we went to see Pan's Labyrinth and The Exorcist at Film4's Summer Screen evening at Somerset House. All in all, a pleasurable evening apart from having to leave early due to total n00bness in the "bring something warm and comfortable to lay on," department.
We were however, 'treated' to an hour or so of random, middle of the road, movie music selected by a DJ who we later learned was Richard X. I'm terrible at watching films and have bypassed many 'classics,' yet I still knew the majority of the music played. A sign of how ingrained the music had become in our culture.

So I got thinking about my favourite music from movies and whilst this list tends to veer towards a favourable view of the movie itself, it's the placement and the use of the music that makes it stand out for me. If anyone has any other suggestions for great movie soundtracks to check out or remind me of- just holla.

Dead Man's Shoes -Dead Man
Grizzly Man - Coyotes
There Will Be Blood - Open Spaces Henry Plainview
Mulholland Drive - Pretty 50's
O Brother Where Art Thou? - Down to the River to Pray, O Death
The Wicker Man - Willow's Song (He did actually play this, so props for that at least)
The Science of Sleep - My dear neighbours
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou - Zissou Society Blue Star Cadets
Little Miss Sunshine - Superfreak
The Secretary - Bathing Blossom
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - Bookstore
This is England - 54-46 What's My Number
The Royal Tenenbaums - Needle in the Hay

I wonder of he will play the same set again before 'O Brother Where Art Thou?' tonight...?

Holy Crap - This is amazing

Tue, 1 Jan 2008 22:32:34 +0000

http://www.feinwerk-records.org/downloads/SugarExperimentStationErfurt.mp3

Sugar Experiment Station, aka Neil Landstrumm and Tobias Schmidt at a Feinwerkrecords party thing.

The best live set I have heard in a while (Although Landstrumm's set at DEMF '06 held that title until now anyway.)

Completely addictive.

Makes me want to go rave my face off.

Ace.

My Favourite releases this year (Warning: susceptible to fickleness)

Mon, 24 Dec 2007 09:19:10 +0000

I don't know why it's so satisfying to review the year- it just... is..

It's also never been so easy to pick a top 10 albums.

1. Nancy Elizabeth - Battle & Victory
2. Radiohead - In Rainbows
3. Cristian Vogel - The Never Engine
4. Beirut- The Flying Cup Club
5. Neil Landstrumm - Restaurant of Assassins
6. Devendra Banhart- Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon
7. Murcof- Cosmos
8. The Tuss - Rushup Edge
9. Akron/Family - Love is Simple
10.Bjork - Volta

Special mention to Seabear - The Ghost That Carried Us Away

These are also my favourite EPs/ singles which is unlimited and likely to be added to as my memory improves...

Luke's Anger- Templar Nights
Traxx- Mysterio / Juz Jak
Bangkok Impact - Premature Ejaculation
DJ Guy- Incendiary EP
Like A Tim- Like 11
Surgeon- Whose Bad Hands are these part 1+2
Spewis- Rude and Awake Vol. 1
Landstrumm / Schmidt- Heavy make up EP
Marguerita recordings 030303 #3 - Landstrumm/ Richard Devine/ TNT
Rustie - Jagz the Smack EP
Xela- Bobble hats in Summer / Danse Macabre
Go Hiyama - Two from 20 Latter halfs
Radial - Beton/ Hair of the Dog EP
Syntheme - Lov3
Oscar Mulero- 46/ Implant EP

Favourite podcasts and similar things...

Sat, 8 Sep 2007 13:15:07 +0000

For my benefit as much as anyone else's so that I don't keep forgeting them everytime my computer inevitably crashes...

http://sonicsunset.com
No longer broadcasting but a good archive of past shows. Chicago chicago chicago

http://www.last.fm/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsurgeryradio.blogspot.com%2F
Gazillions of shows broadcasting lots of stuff like Porn Sword Tobacco, Murcof, Fennesz, Alva Noto etc.

http://www.spannered.org/
Hosts lots of unique DJ mixes as well as the spannered oddcast which is an education in itself. Great articles and interviews too

http://www.fun-in-the-murky.com/Bleep_Radio/
Consistently excellent techno based podcast from Trevor Wilkes. Massively underrated- has me bouncing like a loon most times. Great guest spots too. Check out the Paul Birken loop mix, episode 38.

http://www.northsouthdivide.com/podcast/podcast.xml
Scottish record store podcast affiliated with Werk discs who are a favourite. Blinding.

http://brooklynradio.net/one-day-later
One day later radio with U-Tern- Worth it for the Prince and Daft Punk tribute shows alone. The rest is a bit cheesy though.

Paul Birken Trevor Wilkes Alva Noto Porn Sword Tobacco Eric Hill Fennesz Murcof Rustie Uberdog Werk Discs Daft Punk Prince