The Toff on Thursday 22nd of March (one night away of writing this) will be graced by Ryan Grieve & Leo Thomson, otherwise known as Canyons, taking the stage, live, fresh from a stint at Golden Plains, Playground Weekender, etc. for their first ever live national (‘Keep Your Dreams’) tour. So the records will be… (read the rest?)
Mit Dir
Robert Görl was part of influential German NDW (Neue Deutsche Welle) group D.A.F., who ventured down the solo way of life when D.A.F. broke down. 1983′s Mute release “Mit Dir” was the first single released by Görl – cold, minimal synth. MP3: Robert Görl – Mit Dir
Hysteric && Mothball Record
Apologies George! Finally got around to posting this – forgiveness please! Melbourne-based italo “disco wizard” George Hysteric is a guru/specialist when it comes to all things italo. Hysteric was a co-host of the now defunct Sunday night party ‘Danger’ that was held at the Carlton (w/ Bamboo’s Roman Wafers); and also ran a legendary electro… (read the rest?)
Secret Circuit
Secret Circuit “Parascopic Rope” Directed by Eddie Ruscha, Steve Hanft, Ashley Dunn. Available on the debut “Nebula Sphynx/Parascopic Rope” 12″ by electronic theologian Secret Circuit (aka Eddie Ruscha ; Laughing Light of Plenty && Food of the Gods) on Beats In Space Records (BIS002) — buy here. Eddie just also brought out volume #3 of… (read the rest?)
DFA Records Party
The DFA crew lineup: – JAMES MURPHY & PAT MAHONEY (SPECIAL DISCO VERSION / LCD SOUNDSYSTEM) [BIS mix here] – JUAN MACLEAN – BENOIT & SERGIO With local support from: – TORNADO WALLACE – ANDEE FROST – OTOLOGIC – WAVES AT NIGHT DJS – KRIS BAHA – THE FOLES – JAMES FAVA – WITH LOVE… (read the rest?)
Bamboo Musik “V.I.P.”
Left this last minute but I just need to get the word out. Japanese flavours entering the Mercat basement tomorrow night (Fri 2nd March) with … :- DNT aka DONUTS (POWWOW / Flower of Life) & CMT (POWWOW / SBM Recordings / GrassrootsTribe) — With other “V.I.P” Staff: RESIDENT DJ’S – DICK CHEESE & ROMAN… (read the rest?)
PSE
In this post there are four tracks: one is a b-side to Aril’s “Happy Birthday Mr. Pt.” (not rare by any means), a remix of UK’s Torch Song’s ‘P2E’ which was featured on Andrew Weatherall’s “Nine O’Clock Drop” compilation, with the remaining two being lifted from a New Beat compilation. MP3: Aril – Costa Rica… (read the rest?)
Regalia
Ish’s (Ismael Angel Ledesma) “Don’t Stop” on T.K. Disco is a super sensual little number. Apply the oil and massage gently. MP3: Ish – Don’t Stop I’ve been listening to Ozric Tentacles’ album “Arborescence” on repeat this week. Hailing from England, they are an instrumental neo-prog/psyche band, releasing their debut album “Pungent Effulgent” in 1989…. (read the rest?)
Mandragora
Andreas Vollenweider is a highly successful Swiss musician, known for his trademark self-modified electro-acoustic harp sound, featuring in a great majority of his work. However, Andreas also incorporates other instruments of the world into his pieces, bringing a nice blend of delightful sounds. “Down to the Moon”, Andreas’ fourth album (and my favourite) even received… (read the rest?)