Hushie, the awesome mp3 search-engine that wasn’t hype machine, has been forced to shut down. Another amazing service, like muxtape before it, becomes a casualty in the battle between corps and the internets. If you didn’t know it existed then meh, but if you did… a moment of silence.
On a happier note: B/E/A/T/B/O/X, Glass Candy’s fantastic LP from last year is finally available in that most special of formats: Vinyl.
Newly available to order via troubleman records, it comes with a bonus 7 inch of two unreleased tracks that are not available on the digital release. Also available is the Deep Gems CD, a collection of singles, b-sides and rarities to tide you over until the next Glass Candy LP.
And in unrelated (or is it?) news, Grace Jones is back in the music biz after a 19 year hiatus with her 10th studio album Hurricane, released last month. Below is the video for lead single Corporate Cannibal which goes to show that being 60 doesn’t make you any less scary. Maybe more so…
Im quite liking the noise that German label Permanent Vacation has been producing lately. Definitely has a very classic feel to it. Their latest release is a straight up classic disco compilation by two French DJ’s Alexis Le-Tan and Jess called Space Oddities. A compilation of rare European library grooves from 1975-1984.
Its good listening but personally I think it has dated quite a bit. But you can hear alot of sounds that have influenced some bands today like Glass Candy and Mirage.
Well, I havnt posted in a while. Nothing interesting to talk about I guess and just started my new job. Good news is that Glass Candy is tonight, and it’s either going to be freakin awesome or surprisingly dull. I hoping for the former. Anyone else going?
I know these tracks have been around for a while but I just really wanted to express my absolute adoration of Italian group, Mirage. My first experience was last year when I downloaded the After Dark Compilation on a recommendation from a friend, and it is one of the best compilations I have heard in a long time. There was a point where I would get home after work at like 11:30 at night on Sunday, and just sit on my computer and listen through it. Simply beautiful retro/futuristic synthpop. Exposed me to the equally-as-good-but-in-a-different-way Glass Candy and Chromatics as well, but the standout for me were these two Mirage tracks below. The compilation, and all the bands mentioned here are signed to Italians Do It Better Records, and will no doubt be releasing some amazing stuff throughout 2008.
