Forget trying to shoehorn songs with vaguely relevant titles to the season into a classifiable Halloween playlist for cool peer points. Matt Ear Farm takes it back to the old school with this mix of songs from horror soundtracks. What could be more creepy, scary or eerie than songs which soundtracked Halloween, Friday the 13th, [...]
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Halloween mixtapes?
How the fuck do I have no trousers on?
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I interviewed one of my favourite MCs last week. He is definitely my favourite UK MC. Quite a character. He mostly talked about his obsession with Father Ted. Mostly. Read it here. If you like this try: Roots Manuva - Let the Spirit (Hot Chip remix) New Videos: Final Fantasy, TVOTR, Radiohead, Ratatat, Ponytail & more Roots Manuva [...]
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Hunter Gatherer - ‘Left For Dead’
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I must commend Analogue on their recent free CD - most excellent stuff ( and I'm not the only one who thinks so). In a recent freebie post, this song popped up twice as recommended by Paddy and Colly. 'Left for Dead' is one of those unassuming pieces of music which quietly invites itself for tea and [...]
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DEAF - So how was it for you?
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Some real highlights this weekend for me. Daedelus absolutely killed his set on Friday night. What a performer (see video below) - he's the apotheosis of a DJ - playing his own tracks amidst a gazillion others with a big smile on his face and his hands darting around his Monome box. Steinski was better [...]
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Fancy a Hip-Hop supergroup?
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It feels like an age since a good album came out from under the Quannum umbrella. Blackalicious, Lateef, Lyrics Born are all great artists who have been superceded by the flashiness of Lil Wayne and Kanye and his subsequent 808 heartbreak. The latest release from the Solesides camp uses the combined powers of [...]
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The Catchup Mashup
Linkage and competition time! DEAF may be taking over this weekend in Dublin but there is other stuff on too. Looking for something different? The Hat's Off takes place in the Morrison Hotel Friday night with a live set from Halfset and DJ Will Softly. Free cocktails for an hour too. €20. More info on their [...]
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MP3: Au Revoir Simone remix album
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Au Revoir Simone have a remix album of The Bird of Music out on November 11th called Reverse Migration which features remixes amongst others from Jean-Benoît Dunckel of Air, Alexis Taylor of Hot Chip, The Teenagers, Best Fwends and this gratifying Ruff and Jam remix of 'Lark'. The band are currently working on a [...]
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Yoome - Whiskey and Peppermints
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Yoome is a collaborative project of Chicago rapper Serengeti (who I posted a song by last April), New Zealand indie-folk singer Renee Louise Carafice, and Chicago producer Tony Trimm. This song leans to the more sparse, indie-pop side of things with just Renee on vocals. The album is called The Boredom of Me. Yoome [...]
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Matt and Kim - Daylight
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I haven't paid attention to Matt and Kim since that Flosstradamus remix but this new one is cute (as the happy cult these two are obviously in). From their forthcoming album Grand. Matt and Kim - Daylight
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More DEAF Freebies - Mad EP, Ebola, Ed Devane
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Taking place in Andrew's Lane from 11pm this Thursday, !Kaboogie and Foggy Notions present the Dublin debut of Canadian Matthew Pears aka Mad EP. His music takes in strands of from hip-hop and jungle and is notable for his use of live cello on tracks. Some of his music sounds like Owen Pallett-esque baroque pop [...]
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Can you judge a grandmother’s love by giving it 2.5 mics?
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"You can't judge me on this because it's a reflection of my heart and soul. It's like judging a grandmother's love. Can you judge a grandmother's love by giving it 2.5 mics, or saying that it only sold a million?"-Kanye West, directly after the first unveiling of Heartbreak & 808s Master Jeff Weiss was at the [...]
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Roots Manuva - Let the Spirit (Hot Chip remix)
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Hot Chip continue their task to remix every artist under the sun with this sped-up, squelchy rework. Now a dilemma… Gigs on the 1st November - Why? or Roots Manuva? I've seen Why? twice and Alopecia is probably my favourite album this year. On the other hand, I've never seen Roots Manuva ever. That sort [...]
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Video: Q-Tip - ‘Move’
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Industry rule #4080 /Record company people are shady / So kids watch your back because I think they smoke crack / I don't doubt it Look at how they act. 'Check the Rhime' - A Tribe Called Quest (1991) Finally Q-Tip gets to release an album before it gets shelved. It's been nearly ten years since [...]
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Video: Passion Pit - ‘Sleepyhead’
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Amazing video for what is fast becoming my song of the year. Those are real photographs not video on those rotating blocks. Passion Pit on Myspace.
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The 13 Faces of Lightning Heads
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There's a bit of an Afrobeat resurgence happening lately isn't there? From the Nigeria Special compilations, to Seun Kuti's new album, Nomo, Antibalas and various other compilations. Now we have Lionhead who has been influenced by all of the above and has released an album called The 13 Faces of Lightning Heads. Lionhead aka Bigga [...]
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Videos: Death in Vegas
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One of my favourite acts of all-time. Watch the videos for 'Dirt', 'Aisha', 'Neptune City' and 'Hands Around My Throat' from MUZU. Must dig out The Contino Sessions again.
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Friendly Fires and Jape
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I finally got around to listening to the Friendly Fires album and I'm enjoying quite a lot. My initial judgement was coloured by a performance on BBC where I was blinded by the lead singer's moccasins / short-fitted trouser combo. Unlike the footwear, their music is an adaptable, seductive beast inspired by '80s synth pop [...]
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Casiotone for the Painfully Alone new EP
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I hate that name. I haaate it. It's the ultimate "sad-loser-in-his-bedroom-playing-plinky-plonky-music-on-his-keyboard-in-the-dark" stage name. Totally emo. Pity then, that Owen Ashworth's music is mostly sublime and not at as depressing as the name suggests (only just). If you know his album Etiquette (and if you don't get it), you'll know what to expect: melancholy-tinged, synth-led story [...]
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A cordial invite to a party this Friday
The Bonus Party boys are putting on a party (fittingly) to celebrate the remix album of their debut which is called Appetite for Deconstruction and is out on Monday via free download. The gig is taking place in Andrew's Lane tomorrow (Friday 10th) in Andrew's Lane from 8pm til 2.30am. A mammoth night of music [...]
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