Friday tunes 14

It's been some relaxed listening this week

Fink – Biscuits For Breakfast  - dude with a guitar and a sweet voice, supplied to you by Ninja Tune. Truly excellent (Cheers KB)

Mélanie Pain – My Name Anglo-French singer from Caen with a voice that could melt butter. Great rendition of Blur’s “Girls And Boys”. Playing at the Jazz Café tonight.

Gomez – A New Tide Think Beck and folk

TM Juke – Maps From The Wilderness For something super chilled with a good groove

Luke Vibert – Stop The Panic – Think Hawaiian trip-hop, also from Ninja Tune. Very fun.

And a tune which really caught my attention

Nitin Sawhney – Shadowland - Feat. Ojos De Brujo – Sawhney with is usual Indian-chillout brilliance

This week’s jogging tunes

The Chemical Brothers – Further

Justice – Justice

Deadmau5 – For Lack Of A Better Name

Friday tunes | Issue 13

Access to new music’s been limited this week, so this one’s relatively short.

The Bees – (This Is For The) Better Days They’re getting quite a lot of my play-time at the moment. This is another great funk track. The album’s very varied, with sufficient Hammond to make it an excellent Friday choice and also including some good country and Lily Allen / Coral style brass-pop.

Angus & Julia Stone – Down the Way Definitely album of the week (thanks DB). I got stuck on “Yellow Brick Road”. Beautiful track.

And on a live music front, Ali Shaheed Muhammad of A Tribe Called Quest fame is playing at Plan B in Brixton tonight. Should be a good gig, tickets are £12 tops for late-comers.

So hard to pick an album of theirs to start on … hope you like this

A Tribe Called Quest – Midnight Marauders

Friday tunes | Issue 12

This week was time to get back in to some hip-hop. Check out their 2010 album, great for rolling through your Friday / general cotching

The Roots – How I Got Over – 2010 album

If you like that, also check out this compilation

The Groove Active – Sweet tracks = “Attica Black”, “State of Yo”, “Drop Da New Flavour” (jazzy)

I also discovered one of my fave / most played artists released some stuff last year which I'd missed. This is some electronic / DJ'd hip-hop / chillout

RJD2 – The Colossus – pretty eclectic mix of stuff. All great.

RJD2 – The Glow (Paolo remix) - a single they've just released from the album above

If you've not heard of them, and you're liking them, check these two albums!

RJD2 – Deadringer: Deluxe

RJD2 – Since We Last Spoke: Deluxe – “The Move” is a great track that I’ve not come across as I only had the plebby non-deluxe version of the album

Other stuff...

Wild Nothing – Gemini – Some more dreamy festival-esque music (cheers Swainey)

Nikki Yanofsky - a 16 year old Canadian jazz singer. She's pretty impressive. Very Diana Krall (cheers MM)

Also...

Massive Attack – Heligoland – This just keeps getting better every time I listen to it. Has to be one of the albums of 2010.

Chase & Status

For those that remember them in Emma bar, click on ...

For those who don’t, they're a London D&B act who have started doing some work with the likes of Plan B and Rihanna

Chase & Status – More Than A Lot – It Covers the spectrum of Drum & Bass pretty well

• “Can’t Get Enough” nice bit of liquid DnB
• “Against All Odds” is nice bit of Hip-Hop with Kano. Very Herbaliser
• “Smash TV” is filth
• “Pieces” with Plan B (a pleasant / calm intro. Don’t let it fool you. Sick track)
• “Eastern Jam” cool vocals put in to dubstep. For those who have always wondered how to dance to tracks like this one, this parrot can teach you a thing or two
• “Running” is fat / fatt / phat [delete where appropriate]
• “Take You There” more liquid
• “In Love” very Hospital Records / Jenna G – Your happier / bouncier variety

An interview with Chase & Status on the Virgin Red Room

Song of the moment | No.1

LCD Soundsystem – You Wanted A Hit Love the long intro

Friday tunes | Issue 11

Some stuff I've been listening to this week:

Broken Bells – Broken Bells Still loving them

Kasabian – Kasabian It's been a while, but what an album

Janelle Monáe – The ArchAndroid Guardian Music's album of 2010, very eclectic - soul, hip-hop and Mark Ronson-esque in parts

Pendulum – Immersion How did this one slip me by?

And a track I stumbled across...

The Bees – Angryman Good funk from their first album

What I was listening to over Christmas

Ray Charles – Ray Charles - The Ultimate Collection

Dr. John – Creole Moon

Also, Amazon have currently got a sale on MP3 albums with 100 on offer for £3 and 50 for £5.

£3 albums include...

Kings of Leon

Delphic

Broken Bells

Chemical Brothers

The Bees

Hot Chip

Foals

LCD Soundsystem

and loads of Led Zepplin

Christmas tunes

Wed 22/12/2010

Seeing as we’re all shooting off for Chrimbo this week, I thought I’d send these …

The Bees – Every Step's A Yes – reminds me of the Zutons and Van Morrison in parts

Common Sense – Resurrection (Grooveshark link) - I love this guy. Totally awesome old school jazzy hip-hop. Click on “Show More” at the bottom of the track list and start with Track 1 “Resurrection”

Common – Be – If you like it, here’s another

And because it’s Christmas, a track from another Boro boy to make it out of Teesside

Chris Rea – Driving Home For Christmas

And finally, why not

Eric Cartman – O Holy Night

Friday tunes | Issue 10

Fri 17/12/2010

Two new albums for me this week

Deerhunter – Halcyon Digest – Good easy Friday listening band

Bombay Bicycle Club – Flaws – 2010 album. Lovely guitar and wailing vocals

Also, a newly discovered bonus track on ‘Sign No More’

Mumford & Sons – Hold On To What You Believe – the bonus CD’s also got a load of live tracks

And, a good track from the new MJ album, though I’m not convinced by most of the rest of it, quite schmaltzy

Michael Jackson – Behind The Mask

Catch-up for Dennis

Wed 15/12/2010

Kings Of Leon – Come Around Sundown – You knows it

Gorillaz – D-Sides – An album I discovered on Spotify. It’s sweet.

Interpol – Interpol – Latest album, awesome Interpol if that’s your bag

Warpaint – The Fool - Eerie “XX” style shizzle

Bombay Bicycle Club – Flaws – cotchy waily folky

Fleet Foxes – Fleet Foxes – more chilled out acoustic guitary shizzle

Deerhunter – Halcyon Digest – another cotchy band

Local Natives – Gorilla Manor – love ‘em

Broken Bells – Broken Bells – love ‘em too

Hockey – Mind Chaos – a little LCD sound system

Mark Ronson & The Business Intl – Record Collection - Sick

The Herbaliser – Same As It Never Was – Ganil and I went to see them at the Jazz Café the other week. This is their latest album from 2008. Listen to all their others – very hip-hop funk = cool

Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros – HOPE Campaign Tribute Album 2010 – Reggae style rock. Probs perfect for hungover clearing up after a NYE party.

Girl Talk – Loads of awesome mash-ups. You can download them free from their label’s website

Plan B – Who Needs Actions When You Got Words – London grime / hip-hop. He brought out his second album recently, but I prefer his first from 2006.

Deadmau5 – 4x4=12 – For some screwface

Magnetic Man – Magnetic Man – For more screwface

Friday tunes | Issue 9

Fri 10/12/2010

This week’s been a heavy one. These aren’t really for those feeling delicate after Christmas parties…

Hospital Records DnB

DJ Marky – Mystic Sunset (YouTube), new track – cheers Manish

Very grimy

Deadmau5 – 4x4=12 – cheers Anil. ‘Animal Rights’ is sweet.

Nero – Innocence (YouTube) – cheers Taz

Nero - Essential Mix (free download) – cheers Francis

Friday tunes | Issue 8

Fri 03/12/2010

It’s a bit late in the day, but here’s some more stuff I’ve been checking out…

Albums

Warpaint – The Fool Eerie XX

The Herbaliser – Same As It Never Was

Local Natives – Gorilla Manor

Individual tracks

The Who – Eminence Front

Deee-Lite – Rhino Hi-Five: Deee-Lite

Fri 19/11/2010

Just discovered that Girl Talk released their latest mash-up album on Wednesday under a Radiohead-style pay what you want model.

It’s hyper good. Don’t let their name put you off.

Steps to get the album

1. Go here http://illegal-art.net/shop/#release117
2. Add the Girl Talk album to the cart (‘All Day’ or ‘Feed The Animals’)
3. Enter a price of zero. If you really love it and you feel bad for not paying, you can donate at a later date
4. Checkout

Wikipedia page on the album, including mash up details

Enjoy!

Friday tunes | Issue 7

Thu 21/10/2010

Enjoyed some new stuff this week to the extent that it’s now been purchased. Check…

Gorillaz – D-Sides

Fave tracks: ‘68 State’, ‘Hong Kong’, ‘Spitting Out The Demons’ and loads on the remix CD (but especially Stanton Warrior’s ‘Feel Good Inc’)

Kings Of Leon – Come Around Sundown

Fave tracks: ‘Pyro’ and ‘Beach Side’

Also, we’ve discovered an amazing music venue / pub in Tower Hill which has live music in the bar every Monday. Defos now in my top 5 places in London!

One of the bands we saw there played this…

Renato Carosone – Tu Vuò Fà L'Americano. It was brilliant. Ring any bells for anyone? 

Friday tunes | Issue 6

Fri 15/10/2010

This week, I have mostly been listening to…

Mark Ronson & The Business Intl – Record Collection

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young – CSNY/Déjà Vu Live

Also, here’s in an absolutely brilliant music video from Hollerado. Very Ok Go.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Whv1tLqKZig

Friday tunes | Issue 5

Fri 08/10/2010

Discovered these guys this week and totally loving their album

Hockey – Mind Chaos

Some sniffs of…

•         LCD Soundsystem goes Indie (tracks 1, 2 & 4)
•         Arcade Fire (track 3)
•         Springsteen (track 5)
•         Muse (track 7)
•         Dylan (track 8)

Also, there are a bunch of us going to see Mumford & Sons at the Hammersmith Apollo tonight. There may be two spare tickets, cost price of £23.75. Anyone interested?

Also also, I read this quote from Boris this morning as his part of his announcement of the one millionth Boris Bike journey

“A million thank yous go to Londoners for the warmth in which they have embraced our beautiful blue bikes. The zest in which people have taken to two wheels and joined the cycling revolution we are engendering in the Capital has gladdened my heart. Plus the doom mongers and naysayers who darkened my days with pre launch predictions of cycle hire woe have been vanquished.” I love him.

Friday tunes | Issue 4

Fri 24/09/2010

I’ve been listening to a 1997 Daft Punk set all day - very 90s.

http://www.essentialmixes.net/player.php?d=Daft%20Punk&m=Classic%201997%20Essential%20Mix&i=830

Friday tunes | Issue 3

Fri 17/09/2010

This week, I have mostly been listening to…

Interpol – Antics

In celebration of their new album release, listen to an old one. I got obsessed with “Length of Love”

Roots Manuva – Brand New Second Hand

Again, he’s just released a new album which I need to give a few more spins, but his first one is ridiculously good. Quite chilled.

Alternatively, if you need some bounce and/or grind in your Friday, start with this track on his 2006 album, Alternately Deep Roots Manuva – Double Drat

The Arcade Fire

You should all check their album out! I was listen to non-stop a couple of weeks before Muse. Turned back to it this week and I love it even more. It’s not on Spotify, but this Google Chrome collaboration is sweet if you’ve not already seen it…

http://www.thewildernessdowntown.com/?ref=nf

Friday tunes | Issue 2

Fri 10/09/2010

Funk for the week

Marcus Miller – Silver Rain

Post-Fuda-wed recommendations

Mon 30/08/2010

Currently listening to:

Broken Bells – Broken Bells

Me'Shell Ndegeocello – Rhino Hi-Five: Me'Shell Ndegeocello

Lucy Pearl – Lucy Pearl

Erykah Badu – Mama's Gun

Danger Mouse & Sparklehorse – Dark Night of The Soul

Plus, some that you didn’t recognise…

RJD2

Bonobo – didn’t mentioned them but they’re phenomenal

Friday tunes | Issue 1

Fri 13/08/2010

Right now, I am mostly listening to

Thievery Corporation – The Mirror Conspiracy

Fri 06/08/2010

Same Friday music link as last week. I heard one of my fave tracks in a bar last night and thought I’d reemphasise

Quantic

Check out these albums in particular

Quantic – Mishaps Happening

Quantic – Apricot Morning

Quantic – The 5th Exotic

Virgin presents: Live Music Streaming

Fri 30/07/2010

The guys in the states are running a near little music experiment. Thought you’d be interested, give it a few second to load up. Hope you like!
http://digitalbrandconnections.com/virginmobilelive/launch.html

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