I got this 12″ out of purely sentimental reasons. I really liked their early songs and this is a great one.
Old vinyl: Depeche Mode, See You
Category: Music
Music is a huge part of my life so it’s almost certain that this category will have a lot of stuff in it.
Old vinyl: John Foxx singles
Another batch of old singles I picked up yesterday. A bunch of John Foxx singles, two from his first album.
Old Vinyl: Fashion, Love Shadow 12″
I was buying old vinyl from one of my favourite record shops and came across this. I used to be a big Fashion fan, or rather I really like their old stuff, so when I found this I had to grab it.
I especially like the ‘home taping’ warning on the sleeve. I always thought that home taping was easier than going around a mate’s house to do it!
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Mad Dog McRea at the Half Moon
I’ve seen this band a number of times now and they’re always good fun live. A great sound and highly enjoyable. I’ve never listened to them recorded mind you, I’m not sure that I would actually. But live they’re awesome.
‘Just this beat’, some music from me
I made the beat with the Teennage Engineering PO-12, but then brought it into AUM and used AudioReverb, frekvens, and Reverb Delay Feedback Network to mangle it a bit.
It’s only short, but I hope you like it.
Blancmange, Commuter 23 CD
My copy came through the post. It’s a nicely produced object. I’m glad I went for it rather than just a download. Although, I would’ve like it if they’d put it on vinyl too.
Some music from me from ages ago
I made this ages ago but realised that I hadn’t made it public in my SoundCloud account. It was made entirely using Bhajis Loops. So I thought I’d post it.
Listening to the new Blancmange Album, ‘Commuter 23’
It came out yesterday and I listened to the whole thing whilst I was out and about. I think that this is an album that is going to need a lot more listening. A lot more consideration. It isn’t just a bunch of electronic pop songs. There’s some deep stuff in there that requires careful and diligent listening, not just consuming.
It’s difficult to find time to do that kind of listening, but, as I’ve been a fan of Blancmanage for a very long time now, it’ll be worth it I’m sure. So when I’ve done that. I’ll let you know what I really think.
Wow, there’s a new album coming from Steve Jansen
“Tender Extinction” comes out on the 8th of April on Bandcamp! I’m really pleased. This is awesome news! His last solo album, was years and years ago, so this is brilliant. I’m really looking forward to it.
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