Month: October 2014
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Cybernetic Serendipity and the Eccentricity Electric
Fascinating clip from 1968 about the ICA’s 1968 Cybernetic Serendipity exhibition, which currently has a retrospective at the ICA, and the album, claimed to be the first electronic music compilation (not sure about that, I thought Music From Mathematics from 1962 had that title?) has been re-released, although it seems you can download it here.…
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Child what happened?
Loving the new(ish) 2 Bears album ‘The Night Is Young’ and this track ‘Get Out’ in particular. Resonance on stun! Love the Hair Bear Bunch video, also.
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Yo get ready cos here’s the break
Excellent short documentary from 1989 about hip house…Fast Eddie, Tyree Cooper, KC Flightt, Twin Hype they’re all there and more. TURN UP THE BASS! I found this via an excellent article from FACT about the 20 best Hip House Tracks I stumbled on looking for a version of Doug Lazy’s H.O.U.S.E….
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RIP Mark Bell
Sad to hear the death of LFO’s Mark Bell after complications from an operation last week. LFO along with Altern-8 were the reason I started making music over two decades ago, and I’ve never stopped loving their music. RIP Mark – here’s Intro from their first LP, Frequencies which lays out their manifesto and influences,…
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Mothman
This totally needs to be a thing. Just after the phrase ‘this totally needs to be a thing’ is forcibly excised from history. I <3 Cyanide & Happiness though, especially this one about Lassie. Always thought Lassie was up to something….
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RC 265: The KB Show
A show that’s been 4 years in the making, after the sell-out Kate Bush 15 night ‘tour’ it seemed the right time to finish this long-promised show (especially as I couldn’t afford the £300-1000 for a ticket, so this is my consolation). From mashups, remixes and covers, it covers the many decades of music from…