1. Concerned about how much my confidence in my own ability (probably higher than ever) is not matched by an ease with which I can demonstrate this effectively. Will work harder and faster on this.

2. A lovely new typeface called Hiruko. Some similarity to a typeface I’ve been thinking of having a go at creating (hence the mention). It would be my first if so, but high time such an endeavour was attempted.

3. Lemon Jelly’s ‘Man Like Me’ video from 2005’s ‘64-’95 album.

Overlooked this track at the time but really like it now - terrific break loop (when it kicks off at 1:10), good use of sample (Ralph Tresvant’s ultra-smooth ‘Sensitivity‘), dreamy tones and of course Airside’s video offers charming, stylish imagery (I like the volcano eyes and the silhouette birds best). They’re due a new album now surely.

Embedding this because it cheered me up (briefly) this morning:

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=g9CVc3TqGDo

So this is some weird and rather rubbish release of Braxe’s ‘Addicted’ (from Kitsune X comp) with new vocals. I’m just curious as to whether this was inspired by the ‘Crank Addict‘ mash-up I made earlier this year, or maybe there were other mash-ups going around using the same Braxe track. Too coincidental otherwise!

One other thing that intrigued me tho. Kela (don’t know his stuff too well but liked his ‘Boom Accessories’ track from about 5-6 years ago)’s stuttery vocal hook here sounds lifted from the Van Helden remix of Apollo Four Forty’s ‘Ain’t Talkin’ Bout Dub’ 11 years ago. At least that’s where I immediately recognised it from. RUM.

http://current.com/items/89204971_death_star_over_san_francisco

Testing Smart-YouTube plugin in style, this clip’s been doing big rounds over the last month and rightly so. I’m a simple man in many ways and find this to be the funniest thing in the world lately. The slicker-than-average editing makes it.