Daniel Vangarde 1971 -1987
I think everyone is a bit Daft Punked out, but not Dazed & Confused it would seem, as they've commisioned super excellent dj overlord CK303 to produce this retrospective mix of Daniel Vangardes works. Daniel Vangarde if you don't know goes by the real name of Daniel Bangalter and is dad to Thomas Bangalter from Daft [...]
The Creators Project – Daft Punk The Collaborators
It's been quite hard to miss the Daft Punk hype over the last month or so, and love them or hate them you've got to admire the sheer scale of the promotional process their have followed. The track "Get Lucky" is obviously going to be a huge summer hit, as is the album "Random Access Memories" [...]
Change The Beat: The Celluloid Records Story 1980 – 1987
Anyone who grew up in the 80's will be familiar with the Parisian record label Celluloid. Mainly because in the UK it was one of the lables that brought New York Hip Hop to our shores introducing many of us to artists like GrandMixer DXT (formerly DST) and TimeZone. They covered a lot more than [...]
It’s been a while…………..but now we’re back.
Well it's been a while since i've blogged on this platform, a combination of work, family and a few other things have meant i've not been able to really split my time effectivley between here and the walk to work, but now i'd like to get things ticking over again. However this means a slight [...]
Bassling – for 100 years (Video)
For 100 Years from bassling on Vimeo. Our good freind Bassling sent us this short documentary concerning he made for the RodeMic Rockumentray competition. it's essentially a short two minute film on the making of his new album "for 100 years". Now I was going to sit on it until next week but i was [...]
Økapi & Aldo Kapi Orchestra Opera Riparata – Tribute to Bruno Munari
Lastly i wanted to get a post up about this project by Italian turntablist Økapi. Dropping on the frankly brilliant Illegal Art label it's a project that is incredibly hard to get across in words, so bear with me. Økapi & Aldo Kapi have taken the Fixed opera concept by Bruno Munari and reworked 40 [...]
Jazzy Jeff & Mick Boogie – Summertime 3
Spotted this over on the excellent http://www.djjazzyjeff.com It's the next installment of Jeff and Mick Boogies amazing summertime Mixtapes done for the PLNDR website. As you'd expect from two amazing DJ's the tape is put together fantastically well, and the selection is perfect for those lazy summer afternoons and boat drinks. The track list is [...]
MCA & Burzootie – Drum Machine
Today we heard the very sad news of the death MCA from the Beastie Boys, and have decided to post a classic offering from the man himself. Drum Machine by MCA and Burzootie I'll hold off any further emotional outpourings, and just say this record was a huge influence on me [...]
Lucky Elephant – Edgar
Over the next few weeks we'll be resurrecting some old posts that we really liked the music from, and reposting them alongside the newer material, this is one of those posts. Sunday Best records has long been one of the most eclectic labels to emerge from the UK music scene. Able to sit happily [...]