Good evening gentleman, and a tip of the cap to young Hodgson for a wonderful weekend with his nearest and dearest a week ago. I have been caning the spotify this week and this weekend especially as I did gleefully fuck all and enjoyed myself immensely. Theres nothing like music, books, films and box sets to keep you properly chilled. I have got a new iphone on the way as my ancient first edition is playing up and spotify keeps cutting out and cant play in the background - hopefully my new shiny toy will take care of that. Then its onto a nice laptop... but one thing at a time. Anyway, the previous 10 tracks:
The Delfonics - love this track, was on the first ever MJ video 'The Legend Continues' so knew it as soon as I heard it, although didnt know who it was by or what it was called. Well played for filling in the blanks Mr S. Top track.
Tom Jones - This man has a quite a voice. Very distinctive and this is a groovy tune. Can see why the ladies love him. Not really my bag but en enjoyable enough tune.
Stevie Wonder - this is a great tune and brilliantly done by the master, but im not a stevie wonder although I agree with what H said. The Nancy Sinatra version (from which film Kev ?) is the one for me.
Ozric Tentacles - Im sorry I just dont like hard rock, especially not with weird music in the middle.
Iron Maiden - Im sorry I just dont like hard rock.
Midnight Juggernaughts - Loving this. Its got M83 stamped all over it. Lovely sweeping, building synths, a great little melody, haunting vocals and minimal percussion. Not quite 'lower your eyelids...' but it is just a remix.
This Mortal Coil - Nice vocal and a couple of the notes she hits reminds me of something in braveheart - you know when you just get an instant flash of remembrance, well that happened here. Nice tune.
Ronni Simon - This would be a good warm up tune, I do find the bassline quite mournful though as I tend to with the soulful house so not really my bag. Nice enough though.
Stereogen - This is the one you sent us on the yousendit wasnt it Hodge, you seemed very enthusiastic about it then, but I just cant get into it. Sounds a bit early 90's to me - and its missing something not sure what. And that vocal shout is just annoying.
Union Jack - a touch of the psy-trance to end with. I do quite like this even if it is a little fast, its very hypnotic which I guess is the point. There was a time when I'd have been raving to this big time !
As ever gentlemen, I thank you for enriching my life and enlarging my musical spectrum. I have spent quite a while on this today so have a quite a versatile selection (although very pop heavy) and Im going to kick off with a track for which Ive just had a word with myself about it not getting on until DHS 9...
MJ - Billie Jean
Quite simply the single greatest bassline in dance music history.
Lily Allen - The Fear
Love the attitude, love her voice, quality lyrics - there is no arguing with that.
The Orb - Little Fluffy Clouds
The album was recorded for me onto tape back in 1991 by a fit bird at my first job, even though I hadnt asked for it. I thought I was in, I wasnt. Can still see her face now <sigh> seminal, seminal tune with an amazing melody and so original.
Plan B - She Said
How funky is this record ? Loving it. Hes got a great voice and this tune is impossible to place - sounds like it should be by someone else at another time but I couldnt say who or when.
Celeda - Be Yourself
Top of my wants list since day 1, its finally arrived. Sadly not the original mix, or more likely they only have it as part of a mix so it starts with a beat when it shouldnt - as otherwise it is the original. Proper deep house darkness and theres a very talented dj out there who mastered mixing it in using only the bassline... Digweed's tune of 1999 apparently. Who'd have thunk it ?
One love
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