In Search Of Arcadia: October 2006

So, I'm still on this sort of beat heavy tip right now. I just can't shake it!

For a long time now being a radio dj has overshadowed my being a club dj. I just lost my interest in dance music for such a long time. I mean, Naked Music couldn't manage to take it to the 'next level' after 'Lost On Arrival' (and I was mostly buying their records for quite some time.

.. although you notice everyone on that comp has since become Dj-household names), and I loved the stuff going on over at (Michigan favourites) Ersatz and Ghostly International but didn't have money or time to change my 'deep house' style.

.. and I dunno.

.. I really could have given a shit (for the most part) up until the recent (imaginary, because once again this didn't happen over night) new rave explosion and the resurfacing of good artists who I kind of forgot about or ignored since 2004!

I mean I seriously forgot that Trentemoller existed! Had it not been for the fact that my girl started throwing 'Lost On Arrival' on the cd player once and a while I'm not sure 'new rave' would have caught my attention, but after I started dancing in her living room after work a couple weeks in a row I caught the fever again..

. and many months later that has lead us to this post!

First off (as a continuation of yesterdays post of the SMASH remix The Streets did for Ghostface Killa) is a song I didn't even know about for a long time.

. it's The Streets soft, string filled meditation, on how Mike Skinner isn't what he sings about but is rather a mouthpiece for the streets themselves. I think that sentiment has since changed but it's a great song from the 'All Got Our Runnins" E.

P.


Second off is something that think isn't on any E.P.

or anything...

but this is The Streets live (I think) on Radio 1...

I don't think I've posted this before...

this is the video Mike Skinner made for the Bloc Party 'remix' he did...

Here is the 'Tulips' remix off of the single of the same name by Bloc Party.

I have seen this version referred to as the 'Club Version' as well. Pretty sweet remix..

. surely one of my fav Bloc Party remixes, of which there are TONS..

. so I will post more in the future in anticpation of their new album!


Here is the video for the original version of 'Tulips':


I know BLK:MRKT posted this first to much acclaim and Pitchfork attention, but it's been a couple weeks so I think it's ok to repost it..

. I think it was first up on Diplo's Myspace so hopefully the record companys don't yell at me..

. why would they? this certainly isn't some super great quality file.

.. it's merely a teaser.

.. or a demo.

. or something..

.


Lastly, here's a Sov track that, as of right now, shows no signs of being put out here in the U.S.

It was a remake of her song 'Nine 2 Five' that The Ordinary Boys decided they wanted to remake and she guested on the track. Pretty nifty..

. I have NO idea what this came out on NOR do I know what the original '9 to 5' came out no..

. notice that here in America artists never release non-album singles or e.p.

's...

they just put there shit on soundtracks lol...

anyway...

the Lady Sov album comes out on Halloween so make sure you cop that! I know I'm going to!


Here is the video Sov and the Boys:


So hopefully that will get your motors' running..

. you can check this out before you go to the club! Also, before you go out, check out my radioshow The Spirit Of Albion tonight on and stream it.

It's going to (obviously) be beat heavy...

be it hip-hop or rave music or post punky dance tracks.. it's going to be SWEET!

OH! As usual..

. can find Bloc Party, Lady Soverign, and others over @ eMusic! I didn't get around to scooping up anything new from there yet because the system was down the other day

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As you proceed to the download, take a minute to savor the fact that you are (as and Stereogum both already informed you last week) about to hear the best mash-up of the year! I really enjoy Lily Allen's music, and am a BIG Stone Roses fan, so this is just about the coolest thing ever. A fancy pants Dj by the name of Sam Flanagan produced this absolute gem of a track and hopefully he is getting the much deserved attention.

There's not a whole lot to say about it other than that! I imagine you all know who the Stone Roses (whose track 'Waterfall provides the instrumental) are and I doubt anyone hopping around mp3 blogs doesn't know the name Lily Allen (whose 'LDN' provides the vocal) so let's leave it at that for now!



In other news.

.. both and called it quits today.

The blogging world is at a loss without these two. Please take a moment to see what you are missing. Maybe some day we can convince them to come back!

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Finally, before I go off and go to sleep...

I know that if you stop by here you are very familiar with Pete Doherty's band Babyshambles (speaking of there's ALLEGED talk of a wedding with he and Kate Moss, and supposedly he's back in Arizona at the Meadows Clinic for more rehab, and Courtney Love is saying she helped Pete get clean and...

I better stop...

I'll get back to this another time...

I'm sure, probably minus the wedding, it's bullshit). But I haven't really mentioned a lot about the OTHER Libertine's singer, Carl Barat, and his band Dirty Pretty Things! Their album 'Waterloo To Anywhere' was EASILY one of the best albums of the year, and quite possibly one of the best debuts (especially from a band emerging from the ashes of another band) in years.

I just thought it was about time to post some DPT!




Btw..

. speaking of free music..

. you can get 25 free mp3s from eMusic.com.

If you click on the lovely link below and sign up I get a nice kickback! But seriously, it's WAY cheaper than iTunes, I'm acutally a member myself, and they've got loads of music that you've already seen on this blog. I know some people take issue with this sort of promotion, but in order for me to keep taking the time to post, I gotta be making money somewhere lol!

GO CHECK IT OUT!




If only I could actually get paid for this.

Cause this would be the best job ever. Blogging that is. (sigh) ANYWAY.

.. It's about time that I posted about Field Music.

I fucking love them (obviously or I wouldn't be posting about them). I make sure we play them NO LESS than once a month on the show, but it ends up being almost every week. It's hard to describe them but apparently UNCUT magazine said they sounded like "Wire produced by the Beach Boys".

They site their influences (on myspace) as "The Left Banke, Serge Gainsbourg, My Bloody Valentine, Stravinsky, Stax Motown, Thelonious Monk, Roxy Music, Talking Heads, The Neptunes and Peter Gabriel", which I would say is pretty accurate!

However, I don't think it's QUITE a good enough explanation so how about something from allmusic.com:

"Hailing from Sunderland, England, indie/art rock trio Field Music consists of siblings Peter and David Brewis, as well as founder/director Andrew Moore.

Their colorful blend of Beach Boys melodies filtered through a post-rock aesthetic has drawn comparisons to the New Pornographers and the Futureheads -- drummer Peter Brewis was a founding member. Their self-titled debut was released in 2005 on Memphis Industries Records, followed by Write Your Own History in 2006. ~ James Christopher Monger, All Music Guide"

That's a little better innit?

From what I understand Field Music shares members (or former members) of both Futureheads (mentioned about) and Maximo Park. They did a STELLAR remix of 'I Want You To Stay' that completely changes moods from the dark tense angular original, and instead embraces the warmth and pomp of, lets say, 'The Masterplan' by Oasis..

. which of course means that it rivals the original as far as classic status.

Here's the video for Field Music- "In Context"