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Come to Daddy - Psychoville version

2011-06-13T21:38:00.003+01:00

Maureen and David Sowerbutts' tribute to Aphex Twin and Chris Cunningham.

Maya Deren soundtracked by Boards of Canada

2010-09-04T20:23:00.004+01:00

Just came across this mesmerising video featuring an excerpt from a Meya Deren film which has been expertly synchronised with Left Side Drive by Boards of Canada.

The Rezz, Romford

2010-08-30T20:16:00.011+01:00

Sometime around 1986/87 I went to see a band called The Mighty Lemon Drops, who were one of the bands featured on NME's C86 cassette. I wasn't a particularly big fan of the band and the gig was ok but nothing that blew me away.

The main point of interest for me was the venue, situated in North Street Romford, called The Rezz. I knew The Rezz primarily as a nightclub in the disco days of the late 1970s. I don't recall going there myself but my sister went there several times with her mates. So it was weird to be there to see an indie band. In fact it was odd to see any bands (other than pub bands) in Romford at that time.

It turns out that the MLDs were just one of several bands that played at The Rezz during the 80s. I found some videos of an early raw performance there by Nitzer Ebb. Their version of Whiter Shade of Pale reminds me very much of Einsturzende Neubauten, another band that I saw in the 80s (although not in Romford).

I've often wondered whether Underworld, who are from Romford, had been inspired by the club when they named their 1993 single Rez. If I ever happen to meet Karl Hyde I'll ask him...

Twitterfeed - testing testing

2009-03-19T22:27:00.004Z

I'm about to find out whether Twitterfeed actually works - here goes nothing...

Riton - Eine Kleine Nacht Musik

2008-07-06T10:53:00.007+01:00

Mixtape by Riton as a promo for his new Eine Kleine Nacht Musik project:

eroc - zimperlein
edgar froese-pinnacles
intence-jump on velvet paws
kraftwerk- boing boom tschak
kraftwerk - neonlicht
tone band-this is germany calling
toy planet - two dophins go dancing
faust-its a rainy day, sunshine girl
guru guru - globetrotter
conrad schnitzler- das teir
peter bauman - the third state
cluster - caramel
cluster - grosses vasses
holger czukay-on the way to the peak of normal
die grune reise-ich bin
baffo banfi - indian
rheingold- drieklangsdimensionen
canaxis 5 -boat woman song
amon duulII-
uberfallig- puls
neu- hallogallo
eloy -impressions
holger czukay- persian love
tangerine dream - love on a real train
segius golowin - die weibe aim

http://www.bangonpr.com/media/riton/eine_kleine_nacht_musik_mixtape.zip

Ghosts Of Christmas Past/Chantons Noël

2007-12-25T20:04:00.000Z

My favourite Christmas lp, originally released by Les Disques du Crespuscule in various vinyl editions in the early 1980's (I have the "Remake" version), has been reissued on CD by LTM. Further details on Cerysmatic Factory. Merry Christmas!

THE TIMELORDS / KLF - Doctorin' The Tardis

2007-11-23T22:17:00.001Z

A classic piece of 80s samplerdelica featuring the crappest daleks ever - pure gold!

24 Hours in Tunbridge Wells

2007-07-26T23:12:00.001+01:00

A treat from Rutland Weekend Television, Eric Idle's post-Python TV series in 1975. Tunbridge Wells we salute you!

Holger Czukay - Movies

2007-07-08T09:17:00.000+01:00

Holger Czukay's first solo lp Movies has just been reissued. Here's what Holger has to say about it:

czukay - news: "'movies', obviously having become an all time classic album didn't only get brilliantly remastered, you will also hear 2 different versions of 'cool in the pool', an original instrumental version from 1979 and also a stronger powerful rhythmic version of the original from 1979. 'oh lord give us more money' exists of the very first original mix including a part when i tried to sing for the first time when still together with can."

I briefly met Holger at the launch party for the Can remixes lp. Like a proper fanboy I shook his hand and attempted to express what his music has meant to me or something equally gushing and embarrassing. They say you should never meet your heroes but Holger is such a lovely bloke, he gave me a big smile and said "tank you very much". What a top geezer :-)

Some favourite tunes, both his solo stuff and with Can, are on my last.fm playlist - have recently added this funky little widget, ah the wonders of technology.