I’ve been a fan of The Associates since I first heard ‘White Car in Germany’ and ‘Q Quarters’. This is a great compilation of their material over the years. Nice to listen to all of it together.
Best of the Associates
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.
John Foxx Like A Miracle
A bit of a battered old copy picked up from a local 2nd hand shop a week ago. It’s not in great condition but I can’t resist picking up a John Foxx 7″.
Not sure if I’d mentioned this, but I interviewed Adrian Belew
Another little vinyl trip … Spandau Ballet, The Freeze
A recent trip out for second hand vinyl yielded a few gems, this being one. I do like early Spandau, in fact I think they steadily got worse over the years and lost their original flare.
Still, this was a good find.
I went to see these guys at the Half Moon at Putney and they were awesome
They were one of the best funk type bands I’ve seen in years. A great 10 piece who played faultlessly for a couple of hours. I was really impressed with them. Sadly there were only 30 people in the audience, which was just crazy in my view.
I’d certainly see them again.
John Foxx, 21st Century: A Man, A Woman, and a City
I’ve been waiting for this album for what seems like forever. The release date has been going back for a while now, or at least that’s my impression of it.
Anyway, finally it’s arrived. A CD and a DVD, both of which I’m really looking forward to.
Auxiliary Expressions is on Bandcamp too
If you’re interested, my latest collection of pieces made with the Auxy app for iOS is also on bandcamp too right now and you can download it from there if you want to.
Three Cane Whale and Spiro at Kings Place
I’ve seen Spiro before but never Three Cane Whale, and of the two, Three Cane Whale were by far the more interesting. I’d never heard them before, but they had a much richer sonic texture than Spiro. I’ve seen Spiro before and they’re fun, but I do come away with a sense that a lot of their material sounds a little the same. It’s not entirely true, but if you’ve heard them a few times you’ll know what I mean.
Three Cane Whale were quite different. They were a joy to listen to and I’ve since been listening to their stuff on Spotify and really enjoying that too. I think I’m more likely to see Three Cane Whale again rather than Spiro, not that there’s anything wrong with them. Just not my thing anymore I guess.
OMD at the Albert Hall
Wow, this was a great gig. It was awesome to see OMD at the Royal Albert Hall. The last time I saw them was at the Roundhouse and they were amazing, and this gig was no disappointment.
Dazzle Ships has always been one of my favourite albums of theirs. I liked that it was an eclectic mix of experimental and pop music, so when they announced that they were going to play this and Architecture and Morality I knew I had to go.
It wasn’t the cheapest of gigs, but it was worth it. The sound was amazing, the energy was amazing and they played almost everything I wanted to hear.
Yep. I’ll go again.
MIDI Thing is coming
You may have heard from PalmSounds that MIDI thing is now actually a thing. In fact it’s now in test and there’s even a Facebook page and everything!
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