FANTASTIC MR FOX - Sketches E.P

February 23, 2010

Amazing new E.P from someone I’d only previously been aware of from his remixes, and someone who, apparently and oddly, was given his big break by Steve Lamacq.
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TORO Y MOI - Causers Of This

February 19, 2010

I listen to lot’s of music that’s known as ‘chillwave’. It’s basically this kinda hazy, acid-soaked synthpop that really started to get noticed last summer. Think: Memory Tapes, Washed Out, Neon Indian, Universal Studios Florida etc.
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MARINA vs LONELADY

February 17, 2010

So, Monday (22nd Feb) sees the release of perhaps the must hyped artist of the year so far - Marina And The Diamonds. You can see why she is getting so much attention- her name, her ‘quirky’ style, she is hot.
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MASSIVE ATTACK - Heligoland

February 12, 2010

Massive Attack’s first album came out when I was 11. ‘Unfinished Sympathy’ was one of the lasting songs of my childhood memory. I used to listen to ‘Protection’ when i was getting my first teenage kicks and ‘Mezzanine’ was the beautiful soundtrack to our pre-Millennial paranoia. (more…)

THE XX - Islands (Untold Remix)

February 12, 2010

Because The Xx are so good, and so strikeaposevogue, and because they have such great taste, they have been remixed abundantly over the last 6 months. For me, it was some of the earliest (especially the Basic Space remix E.P) that were best. Others have been a bit crap. But I love Untold, and I love this weird, ravey, dubstep take on one of my favourite tracks from the album. Untold is ace.

The rest of the E.P is worth a listen.