Tuesday, 6 January 2009

a stop scratching djs weekender

FRIDAY 9TH JANUARY || THE FELLOW, KINGS CROSS || 9.00pm-2.00am || FREE ENTRY



COSMIC DISCO || ITALO || HI-NRG || SYNTH POP || SKWEEE || ELECTRONICA || SPACED OUT BEATS || SUNSET TREATS || & EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN

PLAYING THE LIKES OF: SALLY SHAPIRO || MOXIE || NITE JEWEL || SKATEBARD || LURIFAX || TENSNAKE || AEROPLANE || FAN DEATH || DISCODROMO || KNIGHTLIFE || GOLDED BUG || DANIEL SAVIO || MESAK || EERO JOHANNES || ETC.

The Fellow is a fancy little cocktail bar by the same people who run The Amersham Arms and The Lock Tavern. It does AMAZING cocktails has a smoking garden and lots of plush seating.
To get to there take a tube or a bus to kings cross then left of the station is a mcdonalds, go left down the road that it is on and the fellow is on the corner of york way and caledonia street. see map.


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SATURDAY 10TH JANUARY || THE OLD BLUE LAST SHOREDITCH || 9.00pm-1.30am || FREE ENTRY



LO-FI || POST-PUNK || NO WAVE || LEFTFIELD POP || AVANT-GARDE || NOISE ROCK || ELECTRONICA || PUNK || INSTRUMENTAL HIP-HOP || DUBSTEP || COSMIC DISCO || HEAVY BASS

PLAYING THE LIKES OF: J DILLA || BLACK DICE || EATS TAPES || THE SOFT PINK TRUTH || LIARS || TELEPATHE || NO AGE || HOLY FUCK || SORE EROS || THE SUPER VACATIONS || WAVVES || FLYING LOTUS || FOOD FOR ANIMALS || SAMIYAM || GENTLE FRIENDLY || BABY VENOM || ANIMAL COLECTIVE || DROP THE LIME || B RICH || LITTLE JINDER || DRUMS OF DEATH || ETC.

Cassie will be with me for The Old Blue Last night too, so come meet her.

Friday, 2 January 2009

shdwplay#2: the fog through the trees.

Sore Eros' principle song writer is Robert Robinsion, he gets by with a little help from his friends. Boston is where he calls home but as life weaves it's rich tapestries of adventure and exploration Robert is happy to fall into the searching winds and go where the music takes him, both in his personal life and in the recording of his second proper full length 'Second Chants'.

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Tuesday, 23 December 2008

shdwplay#1: catch some waves.

"If you don't think drugs have done good things for us, then go home and take all of your records, tapes and CD's and burn them." Bill Hicks said it best, he always says it best and with his sentiment let me introduce The Super Vacations.

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Wednesday, 17 December 2008

a deer is for life, not just for christmas.

I was tidying up my desktop and organising things into folders yesterday (sad i know, it's a habit that Cassie got me in to) when I stumbled upon a folder of pictures from ATP vs Pitchfork back in may which I had completely forgotten about. When thinking back to that night, it's hard to imagine i'd easily forgot the ordeal I went through in order to get them.

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Friday, 12 December 2008

end of year part deux.

I thought crafting this Top 10 would be pretty easy, though as i took a place at my computer i had a sick moment of realisation 'Suicide' by 'Suicide' was actually released in 1977 (and i would've got away with it as well if it wasn't for that pesky Alan Vega!) However in a mad scramble i have managed to piece together my super lovely TOP 10 of the year. It's does vary from Benjamin's list, even if that variation is slight at times. With so many good rekkids released this year, i undoubtedly left some awesome stuff off, so say something if you disagree, lets chat.

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Wednesday, 10 December 2008

end of year.

10. Foot Village - Friendship Nation


9. Girl Talk - Feed The Animals

8. Starkey - Ephermeral Exhibits


7. K-The-I??? - Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow


6. iTAL tEK - Cyclical


5. No Age - Nouns


4. Rings - Black Habit


3. Flying Lotus - Los Angeles


2. Why? - Alopecia


1. Nisennenmondai - Destination Tokyo

So there you have it, my vision of 2008's finest offerings summed up in 10 pictures.
Feel free to tell me if you think I missed anything or if indeed you disagree. In the end there are way more electronic based albums on the list than I would have imagined but I put a lot of thought into it and I feel that these are the releases i've been able to come back to and enjoy more than any other this year. It's been a good one.

Top 15 songs and live acts after the jump.

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Monday, 8 December 2008

i don't wanna build an empire.

King and the Olive Fields is a hip young man named Phillip Serfaty, he resides in the infamous London borough of New Cross, he is sometimes but not always accompanied by his very talented, beautiful group of friends who often come and go and when they come, they lend his music the sound of their percussion, their oboes, their cellos, their banjos, their ukuleles and their voices.

The music is delicate and thoughtful folk, it’s minimalistic but the quaint nature of it ensures that none of the charm is lost. The focus though for me his mature and distinctive vocals and of course, the lyrics, which are an endearing account of the life, the loves and the troubles of the whimsical Mr. Serfaty. It’s when you pay close attention to them that you notice the references to life in London but fortunately Phillip seems to have divorced himself from the often negative affects the city can bestow on you and sings about his idiosyncrasies in a convincingly upbeat manner. I asked him a few questions to work into this write up but his answers were so amazing i’ve left them exactly how as they are and are in full here for you to read. Enjoy.

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Friday, 5 December 2008

missletoe and wine.


STOP SCRATCHING ECZEMAS PARTY.

FRIDAY DEC. 19TH || THE LOCK TAVEN || CAMDEN

8.30PM-2.00AM || FREE ENTRY

STOP SCRATCHING DJS
KEV KHARAS ( NO PAIN IN POP )
MIRROR! MIRROR! DJS
LONDON SUNSHINE
& UNITED DJS OF BENETTON

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Thursday, 27 November 2008

careless whisper.

resonant guitars, crackling delicate vocals, twinkling keys, serene distortion, echoing electronics. crackling delicate vocals, twinkling keys, serene distortion, echoing electronics, resonant guitars. twinkling keys, serene distortion, echoing electronics, resonant guitars, crackling delicate vocals.
serene distortion, echoing electronics, resonant guitars, crackling delicate vocals, twinkling keys.
echoing electronics, resonant guitars, crackling delicate vocals, twinkling keys, serene distortion.
oh and of course, lots of loops.

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Tuesday, 25 November 2008

stella drinking grannies and other such tales

on the train last week, i saw the best lady in the whole world. she was about 70 i think, but was one of those shrunken small grannies who seemed to be growing down. she had a laura ashley twin-set on with a string of pearls and perfectly curled bluey hair. i liked her already. then out of her carpet bag she took a sandwich box and started eating some home made triangle sandwiches. i wanted to see if she had cut off the crusts but i thought she might see me staring, so lets just say she had.. for the story. i loved her already.


THEN she went into her bag again and pulled out nothing other than a can of stella. she popped it on the table we shared, got a hanky out and dusted off the top, opened the can and took a slurp. im pretty sure she did the 'mmm mmm ' shoulder shrug thing that i do when i like something. again.. lets say she did.

i almost asked for a picture. she is what stop scratching is made of.

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