Way back in October 2011 (so, like, forever ago) I described Pedestrian’s musical temperament as “wondrously delicate yet lush”, a statement which could be partially applied to this remix of ‘Mouves’ from Tropics’ recent album Parodia Flare.
By partially applied, I mean that while it’s certainly not as delicate as Hei Poa, it is still lusher than a tropical bird convention held in the default Windows XP wallpaper field…which, I must admit, is rather lush.
I would have actually come up with a brand new way to describe this sublime offering, but it’s Saturday and you know what that means: no time to write, too busy eating chicken wings and watching QVC. I’ve always wanted a tool that would take the elbow grease out of household cleaning and now I’m finally going to get it!
So it’s Wednesday night, time for some speedcore and a prolonged session of rough German sex, right? Well, not quite. Maybe this will fit the mood a little better. Deep, tranquil and underpinned by a simple yet methodically pulsing bassline, this Blynk remix of Qualmsound’s ‘Water’ is an artfully laid-back affair which would perfectly soundtrack the sunrise after a heavy night out. Not that I would know anything about that, of course. I don’t go out because my only friend is a dog.
Did I mention it’s free? Listen and download below.
Posted today by the good folks over at The Guardian, this is a full-length stream of Be Strong, the forthcoming album from Joe Goddard and Raf Rundell, a duo collectively known as The 2 Bears.
Having listened to the whole thing this afternoon, I can assure you of its deeply groove-endowed and occasionally eccentric nature, which had me nodding my head like one of those springy door stops on a particularly funky dose of speed (in this instance, speed is a concoction of Ribena and Cherry Coke). Of the tracks that I had previously not heard, ‘Get Together’ really stood out for me, with the short portion of horns giving me a mad case of dance-by-yourself-but-still-look-around-to-acknowledge-fake-people. I’m pretty sure it will have the same effect on you. Unless you have friends because then you can dance with actual people.
Bobby Champs may sound like the name of an early ’80s darts player, but he’s actually a rather talented music producer fellow man chap from Brighton. The newest addition to the Pictures Music roster, we’ve been assured that he’s hard at work DJing and remixing and that a single should be on its way soon.
For the impatient among us, you can sample Bobby’s style immediately with the rather charming ‘All Night’. I rather like it. I reckon could listen to it all night…I said, I reckon I could listen to it ALL NIGHT!
Forthcoming on Permanent Vacation, Fin (ƒin) is the debut album of Barcelona producer John Talabot, whom you may remember from last year’s transcendent Families EP. Due to drop on January 27th, my levels of excitement for this release exceed even the delirium I experienced when I first saw an advert for Aquila. You’ll see why when you listen to the track below.
‘So Will Be Now…’ featuring Pional is nothing short of hypnotic, as rich textures collide with mercurial, downtuned vocals to produce a captivating 7 minutes of deep, pulsing house. Without exaggerating, I must have played this 10 times in a row already this morning. Maybe 11 times.
Forthcoming on Modeselektor’s 50 Weapons label, Transistor Rhythm is the hotly anticipated debut album from Addison Groove, the alias of Headhunter who made a huge splash in 2010 with ‘Footcrab’. Slated for a March 30th release, the first snippet of the album was unveiled yesterday in the form of ‘Sooperlooper’, which you can cast an ear (or two) over below.
Personally I think it’s a darn corker and I reckon the barn dance will be a-jumpin’ when I drop it tonight. Tobias is gonna freak! He’ll probably throw his hat in the air again.
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