With the EP officially being described as a “techno zap fest” and Sei A’s original version of ‘Flux’ attracting the label “psychedelic cha-cha”, I scuttled over to this like an overzealous crab and used my big snappy claws to slap it on the gramophone…or, at least, press play on my digital whiz machine (computer).
Putting the majority of the EP aside though, the tune I’m really interested in is Martyn’s remix of ‘Flux’. A little bit heavier than his usual output, it bears that characteristic underlying warmth, which manages to endure despite the 8bit complemented bludgeon of a kick often feeling like you’re being punched in the face by an attractive woman with hydraulic fists…
I wish I had hydraulic fists. Or pneumatic ones. Whichever is best. I don’t understand the pros and cons of either or whether they’d even work in the first place to be honest.
Forthcoming on R&S sister label Apollo Recordings, ’8Bit Romance’ is the latest offering from Cheshire-based producer Submerse. The anthem of the care-free future android, it’s a combination of delicate glitch, flighty textures and a Stretch Armstrong bassline (if you can possibly imagine what that means). Essentially, the feeling I’m trying to convey is that it’s very pleasant and hopefully one day, after working on my creative writing skills, I’ll be able to express such an opinion without saying “siiiiiick” and throwing my hands about like a drunk air traffic controller.
I’ve also included a streamed clip of ‘They Always Come Back’ which will probably appear on the same release, although I’m just making an educated guess. Or an uneducated one, depending on how you view pub quiz scores as qualifications.
Perseus categorises his music as “tropical euphoria”, which sounds like what you’d experience if you washed down a tab of LSD with a carton of Um Bongo on an exotic beach somewhere in East Asia. This tune, ‘Russian Girlfriends’, is very much in line with this newly coined genre, evoking images of sun-soaked ’90s rave festivals and, strangely, not actual Russian girlfriends. That seems to conjure more a snowy image…with furry hats. Nice furry hats.
If there was a video to this, it would be full of happy people doing cool things and wearing sunglasses (which is cool in itself). It’s like an optimistic beacon of light in this miserable dark winter. It was pretty much dark all day today, how am I supposed to function Mr. Sun? Where’s your damn hat?! It’s never on!
As you know, I’m prone to the occasional UK hip-hop post, but I tend to keep it fairly chilled out because understated beats and cathartic lyricism is what I loves yo. That being said [rap battle judging joke], here’s Cruger with an introspective discourse of unrealised ambition and general regret. It is, however, accented with a hint of optimism because what he’s essentially doing is acknowledging his personal flaws and proposing solutions, no doubt with a view to ultimately fulfilling them.
I’m pretty sure it will strike a chord with a lot of you because I know you tend to sit in your room and quietly sob while pretending to laugh so your parents/housemates don’t know you’re genuinely insane. Or is that just me?
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Even though the last ever tune from The Streets was the conclusively titled ‘Close the Book’ — in response to the opening of Original Pirate Material which was ‘Turn the Page’ — indicating that the last page of that particular saga had been turned, it has now come to light that an actual book, written by Mike Skinner alongside Ben Thompson, is due for release on March 28th. There is currently very little information available on the memoir, dubbed The Story of the Streets, and all we know so far has been gleaned from Skinner’s recent tweets. “I wasnt going to have photos in my book,” he wrote earlier this week “coz i thought it was a bit silly but the wife said i had to”. Long story short, his mum gave him some pictures and no doubt some of them are in the book.
Personally, I’m going to buy it and read it. You should too. Unless you want to wait for my opinion on it first…although, I know you don’t really value my views anyway. ‘Close the Book’ is available for download below, because it’s relevant. I’m tired.
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The 2 Bears absolutely smashed it last year with their whimsical hit ‘Bear Hug’ lodging itself in the brains of many bear/electronic music lovers like a funky splinter. This year is set to be even more of a grizzly ride with their debut album Be Strong due for a January 29th release which will no doubt send us folks residing here in the ‘blogosphere’ (as people who write newspapers like to call it) bloody mental. First, however, we have been gifted — or at least, gifted the opportunity to purchase — a cracking remixes EP featuring some ball-busting edits of the Bears’ recent single ‘Work’ alongside the full version of the track itself. Employing the galactic talents of Toddla T, Oliver $, Supabeatz and Franky Rizardo, it’s a heavyweight line-up and the resultant tunes are more radical than your cousin when he wears that sun visor backwards AND upside down. Now that’s flippin’ cool.
Below is Toddla’s offering which features vocals from former Roll Deep member Trim as well as Scrufizzer and Trigganom and I guarantee that if you like it, you’ll like it. Have a listen and I’ll give you a bear hug…although I’m not particularly bear-like. It would probably be more of a bear skeleton hug. It would still comfort you though, you cold-hearted zombie you.
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