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I was pretty thrilled when I received Connected: 90's 12" Mix to review, as I was already well familiar with all the songs and artists on the two promo discs. In fact, I had the review written weeks ago, but waited until it got closer to the release date of July 7th to post the review. I'm glad I waited because by the last hour, they decided to upped the anti and added a third disc and changing the cover artwork (and not to mention that they reshuffled the track listing). As you can see with the links to artists we've previously covered on W♥M, that we really like the first disc.
One of the major differences I've noticed right away was that they had replaced Electronic's "Getting Away With It" with New Order's "World in Motion", which is fine as they are more or less Bernard Sumner. If there were other artists and songs that were dropped, it's probably due to licensing issues.
I have to say that I did agree that "World in Motion" is better fitted for this compilation, because this song is so closely associated with the 1990 World Cup. It just feels good to hear the competitive "it's one on one", a song that's sure to be played at every World Cup.... although whenever I hear that rap from Jamaican-born football player John Barnes, it just drowns the songs in late 80s/early 90s.
In 80s and going to the 90s, the three major releases for singles were: 7", 12" and cassingle. The 90s introduced us to the CD single (and eventually the double CD singles, parts one and two), but this compilation collects all the 12" mixes. Usually the 12" mix were special because they're often exclusive to the 12" and were catered to underground DJs who needed them in this format to scratch and live mix.
Even if you know all these songs from hearing them on the radio, these dance remixes always adds something new to something already familiar.
These tracks demonstrate England's evolution of dance music. You see, in the early 90s, there was a breaking point in the music timeline. One group became what you might know as Britpop, while the other group focused more on dance (raves and techno). You hear the second group's diverse music on these tracks.
From early Madchester (Stone Roses, Happy Mondays) to funk (Deee Lite) to house (M People, Nuyorican Soul) to big stadium dance rock (U2, Primal Scream) to even trip hop (Tricky, Massive Attack, Portishead), it's all here: all the big hits!
There are a few outstanding tracks from the two discs: the remix of Deee Lite's funky "Groove Is In The Heart", the Bottom Won Mix of Stone Roses's amazing baseline of a dance classic "Fool's Gold", Stereo MCs' "Connected" (of course!), Snap's extended mix of "Rhythm is a Dance", and Soup Dragons' trippy "I'm Free" the 12" mix.
The new tracks that were added to the album, included two that I already know and love: Moloko's "Fun for Me" and Beats International's "Dub Be Good to Me". Since I've already mentioned Moloko's song in a previous article, I should tell you about Beats International.
The guy behind Beats International is really Norman Cook - aka Fatboy Slim. As you can hear from his remix of "Be Good to Me", he really knows how to manipulate the song. Check out that bass and the mixing of a DJ introducing the song "Tank fly boss walk jam nitty gritty, you're listening to the boy from the big bad city. This is jam hot" and also the outro.
There is one song that kind of bothered me, not that it isn't good (because I love "Jump Around"), but because it seems to me that House of Pain shouldn't belong here. You see, looking at all these artists, they all seem to be based in the UK and they're mostly dance, and House of Pain is from the US and leans towards rap. If you listen to this album, this song should definitely "jump" out at you.
Overall, this was a very enjoyable collection that made me a feel a little nostalgic of yesteryear.
Below are the final track listing.
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Disc 3
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Connected: 90's 12" Mix will be released July 7th in the UK by Universal Records. Fans of 90s dance music will want to check this out.
Links:
www.umtv.co.uk
Or, was. Or, might still be. Or, I don't know. Don't mention it. Very confusing.
Anyway, on this day, in the great state of New Jersey, the hyper-masculine, miniscule bibliophile known as Glenn Danzig was born... born to wear mesh shirts and violently hump air. Thank Cthulhu.
With less fanfare than last year's lack of fanfare, we salute Mr. Danzig and wish him 53 more years of howling with the wolves and humping with the hoes.
From 2007's The Lost Tracks of Danzig, the acoustic version of "Come to Silver", a song originally written for Johnny Cash, is a hell of a lot better than the one that appears on 1996's Blackacidevil. It's not about alchemy, in case that you wondered. Simple and melancholy, it reminds me of a typical, late-19th century novel chronicling the rise and bitter demise of some poor schmuck -- all in less than 4 minutes.
Miss Anzalone, If You're Nasty, Cristina
No band deserves to be on the cover of Rock Sound more than Alkaline Trio. Since their inception in Chicago in 1996, Matt Skiba and co have been responsible for some of the finest punk records to date. In this day and age it’s great to see a band with integrity (and decent tunes) going the distance. On the eve of the release of their fantastic new album ‘Agony & Irony’, it gives me great pleasure to elevate them to cover star status.
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* SOUNDCHECK CD – 15 essential selections from this month’s issue.
ALSO THIS MONTH: We talk to Rivers Cuomo and Weezer about ‘The Red Album’ and their stunning return to form, The Offspring discuss fighter jets and fishing. Confused? So were we. The Subways reveal their darkest secrets on the making of their sophomore album and the Plain White T’s answer your burning questions. Plus interviews with: Cult Of Luna, Lamb Of God, Scott Kelly & Steve von Till, Monster Magnet, Def Leppard, Melvins, Funeral For A Friend, Less Than Jake and much, much more.
EXPOSURE: We bring you 22 bands you need to hear, incl: All Time Low, Chiodos, Ascend, The Ascent Of Everest, The Whigs, Nachtmystium, Errors, The Legacy and more.
REVIEWS: Over 150 releases reviewed and rated, incl: Filter, The Subways, Judas Priest, Wolf Parade, Tricky, My Bloody Valentine, The Banner and more. Plus the all the latest live action, incl: All Tomorrow’s Parties, Genghis Tron, Silver Mt. Zion, Coheed And Cambria, Cancer Bats, Kids In Glass Houses and more.
SOUNDCHECK CD: Featuring 15 choice cuts from bands featured in this month’s issue, incl: Alkaline Trio, Less Than Jake, Cult Of Luna, All Time Low, Errors and more.
To check out clips from this month’s featured tracks, click here: http://www.rocksound.tv/soundcheck
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Il y a tout juste un an, je créais ce blog avec l'ambition folle de rendre compte en temps réel d'une génése. Non point biblique mais artistique, de l'idée à la concrétisation d'un groupe d'électro-rock qui a prit pour nom Success. Quel bilan? Dès le départ, je claironnait la réussite inéluctable et planétaire du projet. Je ne me suis pas beaucoup trompé car je peux annoncer ici notre participation aux trentièmes Transmusicales, LE festival français de découverte, en décembre prochain. Le concours de remixes lancé en mars a parcouru la blogosphère plusieurs fois et je peux affirmer sans beaucoup me troper que « Girl from New Orleans » a déjà fait le tour du monde. Je poste ici le remix effectué par Darlin'Nikki. Une merveille. Et je vous invite à cliquer sur le lien suivant pour découvrir Unknown Elementz, un dj alllemand qui a un son énorme et nous a proposé 2 versions de GFNO.
Je n'ai pas été aussi assidu à la rédaction de notes que je l'envisageais mais l'essentiel est là et la vérité dans les interstices.
One year ago, I created
this blog with wild ambition to report in a real time genesis. No
biblical but artistic point, the idea to the realization of an
electro-rock band which took named Success. How successful? From the
outset, I told that it should be an huge and wolrd wide success. I
did not much wrong because I can announce our participation in
thirtieths Transmusicales THE french festival of discovery, in
December. Competitive remixes launched in March has travelled the
blogosphere several times and I can say that "Girl from New
Orleans" has already gone around the world. I post here the
remix done by Darlin'Nikki. One wonders. And I invite you to click on
the link below to discover Unknown Elementz, a german dj which has a
huge sound and its proposed 2 versions of GFNO.
I have not been
as diligent in drafting notes that I wanted but the key is there and
the truth in the interstices.
Our new CD is now out so why not have a listen to these tracks from it?
Also a couple of new pics...
Please feel free to leave comments!
Cheers x
Our debut album 'Rhymes For The Hated' is out now for sale on Amazon UK, and the 'Devils Own Store' on ebay.
Please try to have a look for it, its a great album and has 15 tracks for a reasonable price :)
Or you can go to our myspace page to find out more details:
http://www.myspace.com/hexagramuk
Hi everyone, just wanted to let you know we have our first music video done now. It looks very cool indeed :) The camera men we used did an excellent jpob and were very professional with it.
Many thanks to my friend Ian who edited the video its great :)
Please check it out, we spent a LOT of money on this making it just right :)
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06/19/08 Tardebigge Redditch
EP Discography
06/21/08 WAGSTOCK Worcester 07/04/08 Flapper & Firkin Birmingham 08/22/08 Worcester Festival Worcester 09/24/08 Quids In at The Cross Moseley, Birmingham
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I thought "dastard" was a madeup word, but checking the The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology, they lists this as "despicable coward", but I reckon why the band chose this name is because it sounds so much like "bastards".
Dastards are an indie rock band from Worcester in the Midlands, UK. As far as I can tell, they've been around since 2005, with a very different band members. The one constant member is Wake, their singer and songwriter.
They seem to hit a cord with BBC (early on), Kerrang radio (recently), and, apparently, The Red Hot Chili Peppers.
I was listening to a collection of their songs for review, but I just noticed that they actually have released Flashlights as single, which is an excellent choice, as that is the song I was drawn to.
What I like about this band, in general, is that they remind me of when I first heard Britpop music in the early 90s. A little bit cockiness (their website lists them as "the UK's greatest new band"), a little young and brash, but the way they play and handle their mixes, they have a right to such declarations.
The six Dastards songs I listened to, demonstrated that they're versitle, not just rock and roll. "Cuccumb" sounds like an experimental angry song with the lyrics shouted and sung, while "Lonely In-Between" and "The Sympathy March" shows you a softer/tender side.
Be on the look out for Staying Out as the new single, out on Stretch Records. I don't have the album artwork for this single, so I made one up with their "D" icon. You can also buy Flashlights via download or promo CDs on their CD Shop.
Also, be sure to add them to your vox neighborhood.
Links:
dastards.com
dastards.vox.com
myspace.com/thedastards
stretchrecords.co.uk
DRUGMULE have been progressed into a Showcase on www.slicethepie.com and have a chance to win £15,000 to record, release and promote an album.
20 acts have been narrowed down from over 800 that entered and DRUGMULE are delighted to be one of the 20.
This is a great opportunity for DRUGMULE to get the promotion and exposure we think we deserve we think we deserve and a chance to increase our fan base and get an album into store up and down the UK.
To do this though we need your help! The showcase winner is decided by an online voting system and we need you to vote for us.
To vote simply follow the steps below
1. Visit https://www.slicethepie.com/Signup.aspx
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4. Visit http://www.slicethepie.com/Showcase/ShowcaseDetail.aspx?SCN=126
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When you have voted you even get the chance to finance the album and get a free copy for just £5. Please feel under no obligation to do this unless you want to, we'd love you to do this but your vote alone is more than enough.
Please send this information onto as many people as you can, get your friends and family to sign up and do the same. If you have more than one email addresses please sign up with them all and vote with each acccount.
Thanks in advance for all your support, we'll keep you updated as to how we are doing.
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29th MAY 2008, No.246
TRIO
Cranes - Light Song
Baz Without Dave - You're The Prettiest Thing
Django Reinhardt & Stephane Grappelli - I Got Rhythm
