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Galaxie 500 - 13-Mar-05 03:21 AM
weve all heard the crass joke about what it would take to reunite the Beatles. if you could reunite any band, who would it be? of course, youll never get the Beatles or the Clash... and so on for obvious reason. so does it make it less difficult that some bands just choose not to play together anymore?

i missed the final Galaxie 500 tour (opening for Cocteau Twins) and simply assumed they would be back through town in months, never knowing i was missing what seems to be my last chance. soon after, they were done, and i was left trying to marry my Damon and Naomi records to my Luna records, with no degree of success.

Galaxie 500 had a certain simple magic, like being stoned in an unfamiliar part of town on a bright spring day. when they first played for Kramer (who would become their producer) he thought they were "retarded", playing their "two-chord drone". its that musical brevity, nothing excessive (except the reverb) that reflects on that pop music punk sensibility, that draws a line back directly to the Velvets. im sorry. doesnt everybody always have to say something about VU?

maybe it was the era. maybe it was the drugs. either way, the songs were fabulous, the sound was epic. there is an undeniable charm about Galaxie 500. now that Luna is defunct, its time for these old college kids to make amends, and a new record or two. hey Dean, Damon and Naomi, come back and ride the fiery breeze!

Aleem Featuring Leroy Burgess - Release Yourself - 11-Mar-05 01:22 AM
this is one of the few records that i know of that you can play just about anywhere, and a few true heads will pop up and give you respect for playing. techno, soul, hip-hop, freestyle, it doesnt even matter, this thing crossed over and got its due. its got that early sampling feel, a thick vocal, and a drum kit that beats you up on any system out there. where im from, it wasnt a great big hit, but still, anytime you break it out you will get "that look" from a few folks who spent the better part of the night staring into their drinks. tune!

Nucleus - 02-Mar-05 01:40 AM
warp records gets plenty of credit for being experimental and forward thinking, and its well deserved. however, there are a few of us old enough to remember that they started as a dance label.

nucleus was warps first "sub-label", and it never took its eye off the dancefloor. most of the output could be called "progressive house" (not in that "trance that dare not speak its own name" way"), but it was certainly played more often by deep house and techno djs. the sound was typical sheffield tough: thick, clunky sounds with clean production and a taste of funk.

nucleus featured music and production from a few of my sheffield heroes: richard brown, chris duckenfield and winston hazel.

as the success of warps "artificial intelligence" artists increased, less attention was paid to warps more dance-friendly acts. you may see "warp fans" dismissing the importance of acts like rhythm invention, rac, nightmares on wax or even sabres of paradise for the likes of autechre or aphex twin, but dont let that stop you from investigating warps original intent: creating something new, awesome and exciting for the dancefloor.

DJ Hell* - My Definition Of House Music - 25-Feb-05 08:55 PM
for those that dont know, this track is built around david byrnes tracks on the "forestry" ep. originally a cinematic nonvocal downtempo composition, its still loads of fun to play. the tracks from "forestry" feature mixes from rudy tambala and jack dangers. if you dont know about jack dangers contributions to electronic and sample based music, you betta ask somebody.

Low - Things We Lost In The Fire - 24-Feb-05 01:13 AM
holy hell, i cant believe how good this record is. "like a forest" and "in metal" are about as good as songwriting gets, and i mean that for any form of music. songs from this album could be handed to an intenationally acclaimed orchestra or a rudimentary elementary school punk band and as long as the notes fell in the right place, your eyes would fill with tears. if i have a complaint, its with "dinosaur act", which provides an awesome riff, but i dont care for the way the songs title is sung in the chorus. call me crazy.

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