Evening all,
I'm very pleased to see that the life support system of DHS is still beeping and the old man is not dead yet. It seemed for a while there as if an amputation would the only thing that would allow it to carry on living, but thankfully it wasn't needed and yet he still goes on living. Some strong drugs, the right nourishment and maybe even a little exercise and who knows, there could be life in the old dog yet.
Thank you both as ever for the last selection. My thoughts firstly on what a big wanker than me (don't say it...) my call Kev's 'meditation' on love:
'Fail for you'
Being the 'broken love' portion. It's nice enough, but seems extremely personal to me. Quite clever hook I suppose, but otherwise a bit 'meh' for me. You need to be going through a break-up to really appreciate it, and then I guess it could make you fall apart!
'Breathe me'
The imploring love is beautifully handled, nice subtle voice, good lyrics and I like the rising strings to bring more drama to the record - I feel like she really is imploring. Nice Sigur Ros-esque drop too.
'Try Sleeping with a Broken Heart'
Defiant love eh? This has been on my rotation for a couple of years. Great tune that to me spoke nothing of love and more of a great big fuck you. You were great, I loved you, but you left, so fuck you I'm moving on. No matter, a great record and well chosen.
'Brand New Colony'
Love as genius lyrical metaphors starts off with an intro from Super Mario Land which does not wet the palette for musical greatness. The lyrics are only decent to these ears and the cut is not really for me I'm afraid.
'Nothing Lasts Forever'
Seize the day love is a great idea, although I'm sure I've made a tit of myself with this kind of notion, but always felt ok about it. But I really like this tune, although I can't really tell you why other than the music is good and the vocal nicely understated. It's uplifting and beautifully done. Hats off.
And Hodge's Marcel Marceau tribute to David Bowie:
I've never really liked Bowie's music, even though I've really respected his originality - here was a man who was definitely doing his own thing, very successfully, and not only that he was able to reinvent himself constantly. You have to respect him if nothing else. I tried again when he died, but couldn't find anything that really vibed with me I find that I like small parts of his records but nothing more and can't stand to listen to anything more than once, which is never a good sign. So, 'Starman' I liked the riff before the chorus and the chorus itself but could take or leave the rest of it really. Same kind of thing with 'Life on Mars' there's some great double bass (I think?) in there and the lead up to the chorus and the chorus is ok. Bowie's voice is not bad but there are some unusual lyrics - I guess that was part of his thing. 'Ziggy Stardust' I'd never heard before, even if I'd heard the name, and it's just not for me. 'Changes' sounds like something I've heard before, but again it doesn't do anything for me - christ I sound like a broken record here, sorry mate! 'Space Oddity' I do know and it's easily my favourite Bowie record - probably his most well known, is that right? Certainly his most accessible. Great lyrics, beautifully sung and really tells a story and I love the arrangement of the vocals and the percussion. But I have no real idea what the point of it is! But maybe it doesn't need one...
As ever, my thanks for music I would not have otherwise heard. My offering is thus:
'Hyperbolicsyllablecsesquedalymistic' - Isaac Hayes
Piano soul of the highest order. Great soul track anyway and then the piano just takes over, drips funk and takes you away, and then there is quite the surprise... made me sit up and smile. Tune.
'Nest' Young Fathers
The boys were back last year with another album and they're really firing on all cylinders. Two or three great tracks but this is the pick of the bunch for me. Just endlessly uplifting, great vocal and a rolling riff that bumps along nicely. Big smiley track - 'baby baby'
'Shut 'em Up' - Public Enemy / The Prodigy / Manfred Mann
Well what's not to like about that line up? World class remix business.
'Mile Out' - Neuropol
Especially for you Hodge. Su and I were having the most amazing chilled weekend in a remote holiday house in Wales at the end of last year and after a great long walk to a tiny beach we came back and chilled with the fire on and listened to the radio with food, games, box sets and all that. We returned to the music late at night and this track came on and I wrote it down straight away. This is what D&B should always be like for me. Immense.
'Bad Radio' - Leftfield & Tunde Adebimpe
Just shaded out 'Universal Everything' from the new album on the strength that this tune is just fucking badass. Play it loud and blow your windows out. Imagine this in the depths of a great club at 4am when you're off your tits. Terrifying. In a good way.
As Kev so succinctly put, one love.
It's good to be back.
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