Thanks to the evergood South Bank Show for introducing me to this installation by Brazilian artist Cildo Meireles. Titled ‘Babel’, it’s a tower of various types of transistor radio, tuned to different stations. Great concept, would love to see it.
St. Etienne - Chaos In The Gym, Walkman
Walkman is a straight disco number from their ‘98 Midnight Groove EP, Chaos In The Gym is their rework of a Peter Thomas composition for a tribute compilation of his works (as far as I can tell).
Chemical Brothers - The Salmon Dance (Crookers ‘Wow’ Mix)
Well it’s an improvement on the troublesome original.
Slagsmalsklubben - Sponsored By Destiny
MONSTROUS electro-pop from last year’s Boss For Leader LP - deserved to be big somewhere somehow but with a name like that perhaps difficult. Great track title tho.
Digitonal - Ana Kata
Opening track from this year’s Save Your Light For Darker Days LP. A mix of electronic ambience and classical strings.
Par-T One vs INXS - I’m So Crazy
Disco punk jam from the early 00s. still good, and weirder than it’s success suggested.
Frankie Knuckles & Jamie Principle - Your Love (You Got The Love Mix)
A mix I hadn’t heard before. the arpeggiated pattern sounding different yet again. more ambient synth touches, a rougher breakbeat dropped in…and then ruined by a re-recorded non-Staton vocal and some rubbish synth-guitar (wouldn’t have bought it if I’d noticed this). Stick to the original bootleg!
Red Snapper - Hot Flush (Sabres Of Paradise Mix)
Another great Weatherall remix. will always remember Coldcut seguing from this into the Doctor Who theme on their much-loved Journeys By DJ mix CD. To be honest I prefer the original mix of ‘Hot Flush’ tho.
Fontan - Early Morning (Studio Version)
Another nice ‘Balearic’ rework by the new masters of the said vibe - desperate for a new album tho.
Kraftwerk - Expo 2000 EP
To replace lousy low bitrate versions from all those years ago (original mix would’ve been one of the first 5 MP3s I ever downloaded).
Hours of high density rhythmic nostalgia spanning two decades. Chart hits, dance anthems, rare classics - how many do you remember? Ultramix website
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Das Pop
Fool For Love (Aeroplane Mix) Moby
Ooh Yeah (Kris Menace Mix) Q-Tip
Gettin' Up School Of Seven Bells
Half Asleep DXR
All The Same Shed
Estrange Darkstar
Need You Dan Lissvik
Track 4 Danity Kane
Pretty Boy Lone vs MIA
Cali Drought/Paper Planes
Albums of 2008
Erykah Badu
New AmErykah Part 1: 4th World War Hercules & Love Affair Annie
Don't Stop Air France
No Way Down D Lissvik
7 Trx + Intermission Grace Jones
Hurricane Portishead
Third Santogold Solange
Solangel & The Hadley Street Dreams Gang Gang Dance
Saint Dymphna Hot Chip
Made In The Dark Kanye West
808s And Heartbreak School Of Seven Bells
Alpinism Jazmine Sullivan
Fearless Lone
Lemurian M83
Saturdays=Youth Booka Shade
The Sun And The Neon Light Midnight Juggernauts
Dystopia Cut Copy
In Ghost Colours Crystal Castles