Why, oh why do I live on this side of the pond? When every flyer and lineup that I drool over is happening in or near London, it gets more and more difficult to understand why I remain here with the ever-weakening dollar. This is the time of year where party people in the UK and Europe start to promote major music festival weekends that have me gazing at my passport with longing. First up is...
Ghislain Poirier, purveyor of electronic mayhem, has a new album on Ninja Tune called No Ground Under. It's been released in his native Canada on Ninja Tune, but won't be released in the US until early 2008. The first single is the dancehall/ragga tune "Blazin" featuring Face-T and the single release includes the original album edit plus remixes by The Bug and DJ C. You can preview all of it or