As we start the round of penultimate entries for DHS7 I offer the observation that we've just passed the first anniversary of DHS - at least I think we have, I can't be exactly sure but I think it was around late September, early October we got started wasn't it? Feel free to correct if you have a better memory than I do.
Your last selections;
H - your Bad Boy choices were an interesting twist. I keep waiting for the day when I grow into 'The Blues' - it hasn't happened yet though. My loss I'm sure but it meant I liked the last three much more than the Clapton and Magic Slim efforts.
D - The Paul Mounsey tune is familiar to me - no idea where from. Nice though.
The De Vit scares me but in a good way - the idea that I used to dance to music that fast is almost unimagineable! I can see why you like the breakdown. Beastie Boys is large - pretty sure I've not heard that before whilst the vocodered voice is familiar - sampled somewhere maybe? Apologies for my rant against 'You're The Voice' - I was 'tired' after an unsuccessful pub-quiz! That and the fact that I absolutely hate it. Totally irrational - first time it's ever happened for me with a DHS selection but there's no point lying about it - I cannot stand that song. *Cue H selecting it for the next Best Of...* Last five minutes of Fatboy Slim are especially wicked.
Well played all round.
Next up;
RJD2 - you both know this well but possibly not in it's full glory. Quirky, with a different ending than you might expect.
Bruno Mars - if you like this I'll take the credit, if you don't then blame my daughter for it is her that has been hammering this into my consciousness. Back in the day this was the sort of thing you bought on 7" for a young lady you were keen on in the hope it would curry favour - I guess today you get a dodgy torrent download and bluetooth it to her mobile?!
Bomb The Bass - one of the first cd singles I ever bought - forgot all about it till a recent cupboard excavation.
Soap & Skin - currently featuring in adverts for the Ford Mondeo - another in a growing line of DHS 'fragile-moody-piano' tunes.
Rhythm & Sound - gut twistingly deep dub tune - I know it's a Marmite selection but it's SO deep, SO hypnotic and SO relentless...
S
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Sunday, 17 October 2010
Thursday, 14 October 2010
DHS7 Part 12 (D)
Gentlemen; good evening.
I have been working hard and even have a few 'spares' on the possibles list so for once im ahead of the game - and with my lappy restored to its former glories after the old man "tidied it up a bit" its all go.
From the last 10, which were solid as usual - there was some real class. Favourites to these ears were 'over the rainbow' (you boys were spot on this guy has or indeed had a voice like molasses, silky smooth and beautiful), 'California Dreamin'' (stone cold classic, great switches from minor to major keys), 'Newborn'(great voice, even better track), 'Bad Boy' (The Clapton version - never heard much of his earlier stuff - very cool) and 'Bad Boy' (the theme from the film, wicked - loved it from seeing that - Will SMith was so good he even made Martin Lawrence look good !!)
Ok my next selection...
'North' Paul Mounsey
Spotters badge if you can tell where I got this from, but it was a true 'I have to know that tune' type moment. Took me a while to appreciate the rock guitar in the middle but great as the rest of it is, you do need something in the middle to break it up and give some variety. Wonderful melody.
'The Dawn' Tony de Vit
A late entry this one, inspired by a recent email from Hodge about the "late, great, Tony de Vit" as he was known posthumously. Ive never been a big fan and of course this track is boshing hard house, but stick with it - the break is utterly immense, as is the 2nd half of the track. A marmite track, especially for you lush melodic fans. Hope you like it.
'Intergalactic' Beastie Boys
This is a contender for their best tune for me and the competition is strong. Their lyrical interplay is as slick and clever as ever and the strings in the background are brilliantly judged. The rawness of the delivery and the smoothness of the melody contrast wonderfully - the dj cuts and scratches are just the coup de grace. And the end of the second verse is quality.
'You're the Voice' John Farnham
Fuck me how epic is this record ? Contender for best song of the 80's I would say - the soaring bridges, the even bigger chorus - even the bagpipes sound utterly ace. Massive, massive tune - singalongtastic and demanding to be played LOUD !
'Santa Cruz' Fatboy Slim
This is one of my favourite ever records. Thankfully not a popular track and from definitely his best, first album 'Better Living Through Chemistry' I could easily lose it to this record given the right set of circumstances. All of it is ace, the driving tune, the crashing breakbeats and the regular changeup. But the break, oh lordy the break. Gives me proper chills every single time, its the filter that does it I think. But the whole track has been wonderfully crafted even down to the extra crashing breakbeats towards the end. I love this record and I could never grow tired of it.
The dee to the you to the double eff...
I have been working hard and even have a few 'spares' on the possibles list so for once im ahead of the game - and with my lappy restored to its former glories after the old man "tidied it up a bit" its all go.
From the last 10, which were solid as usual - there was some real class. Favourites to these ears were 'over the rainbow' (you boys were spot on this guy has or indeed had a voice like molasses, silky smooth and beautiful), 'California Dreamin'' (stone cold classic, great switches from minor to major keys), 'Newborn'(great voice, even better track), 'Bad Boy' (The Clapton version - never heard much of his earlier stuff - very cool) and 'Bad Boy' (the theme from the film, wicked - loved it from seeing that - Will SMith was so good he even made Martin Lawrence look good !!)
Ok my next selection...
'North' Paul Mounsey
Spotters badge if you can tell where I got this from, but it was a true 'I have to know that tune' type moment. Took me a while to appreciate the rock guitar in the middle but great as the rest of it is, you do need something in the middle to break it up and give some variety. Wonderful melody.
'The Dawn' Tony de Vit
A late entry this one, inspired by a recent email from Hodge about the "late, great, Tony de Vit" as he was known posthumously. Ive never been a big fan and of course this track is boshing hard house, but stick with it - the break is utterly immense, as is the 2nd half of the track. A marmite track, especially for you lush melodic fans. Hope you like it.
'Intergalactic' Beastie Boys
This is a contender for their best tune for me and the competition is strong. Their lyrical interplay is as slick and clever as ever and the strings in the background are brilliantly judged. The rawness of the delivery and the smoothness of the melody contrast wonderfully - the dj cuts and scratches are just the coup de grace. And the end of the second verse is quality.
'You're the Voice' John Farnham
Fuck me how epic is this record ? Contender for best song of the 80's I would say - the soaring bridges, the even bigger chorus - even the bagpipes sound utterly ace. Massive, massive tune - singalongtastic and demanding to be played LOUD !
'Santa Cruz' Fatboy Slim
This is one of my favourite ever records. Thankfully not a popular track and from definitely his best, first album 'Better Living Through Chemistry' I could easily lose it to this record given the right set of circumstances. All of it is ace, the driving tune, the crashing breakbeats and the regular changeup. But the break, oh lordy the break. Gives me proper chills every single time, its the filter that does it I think. But the whole track has been wonderfully crafted even down to the extra crashing breakbeats towards the end. I love this record and I could never grow tired of it.
The dee to the you to the double eff...
Saturday, 9 October 2010
DHS Part 11 (H)
On the last batch....
Very fitting lyrics to Duff's opener; absolutely class tune. Soul II Soul - can't believe not on lists til now! PSB - classic. Big fan of Teardrop too, so it's nice to see it on. Don't really buzz of ATFC but I guess I understand how this can work on a big system.
Iz :) Bought that a while back after it featured on an advert, such a superb take on original. Cali Dreaming - superb. Elbow, stunning, stunning vocals. T-Power - bet some dj's had a good time mixing with this... insane 'intro'! Mr C tune is quality, sadly not available already.
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I dared myself to do this, and now it is done:
1) Clapton - (from back in the day in the old man's Volvo)
2) Magic Slim - (as above)
3) RandomFrenchNeverHeardOfThemBefore - (Why does this sound so cool - I understand not one word yet absolutely love it)
4) P-Did - (smashed it at uni, just a fun track, no pretension)
5) Needs no intro... bump it up.
:)
H
Very fitting lyrics to Duff's opener; absolutely class tune. Soul II Soul - can't believe not on lists til now! PSB - classic. Big fan of Teardrop too, so it's nice to see it on. Don't really buzz of ATFC but I guess I understand how this can work on a big system.
Iz :) Bought that a while back after it featured on an advert, such a superb take on original. Cali Dreaming - superb. Elbow, stunning, stunning vocals. T-Power - bet some dj's had a good time mixing with this... insane 'intro'! Mr C tune is quality, sadly not available already.
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I dared myself to do this, and now it is done:
1) Clapton - (from back in the day in the old man's Volvo)
2) Magic Slim - (as above)
3) RandomFrenchNeverHeardOfThemBefore - (Why does this sound so cool - I understand not one word yet absolutely love it)
4) P-Did - (smashed it at uni, just a fun track, no pretension)
5) Needs no intro... bump it up.
:)
H
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