i've found the party flat in my halls. it's genius.
a couple guys off my course live there, as I type most of them haven't been to sleep for two nights, they make their money trading drugs and generally party all the time.
They still do all uni work and turn up to more lecture than me and have brilliant taste in TV and music. It kinda reminds me of a friends house towards the end of last summer - always welcome, always a good time to be had and always someone interesting there to talk to. It's awesome although i'm glad I don't live there, nowhere near hardcore enough. anyway here's some vids.
Nice track, ace vid. Dorian Concept's Trilingual Dance Sexperience:
this is one of my favourite songs of all time. it's close to perfect. The National - Secret Meeting:
Monday
i absolutely hate it when news reports describe '6 Britons missing after earthquake' etc. I don't care what country the people happened to be born it, it doesn't matter. It gives the impression that these British people are somehow more important than any of the other people who suffered in the earthquake, are they?
in other news:
I don't give a shit about 6 music, it was mainly playing lame indie shit anyway. NME Radio is way better My Bloody Valentine album tracks on national radio? yes please!
I do give a shit about Plastic People, i've never been there but i've seen so many line up for that place that have me in awe, hope to go there one day.
Tuesday
where the party at?
had a sweet weekend in the middle of no where/North Yorkshire being countryside with some bro's. going from Manchester where I have to travel for a maximum of 15 minutes to be anywhere I want to having to walk for miles to get to the nearest shop was very refreshing, as was being without the internet.
anyway, here's some mixes i've made for some friends for their birthdays, none of them are perfect but they're all pretty nice.
This one goes from electronic stuff to more traditional indie rock.
This one goes in the opposite direction.
Mainly Brainfeeder Nosaj Thing, Flying Lotus type stuff.
Tracklists are included in the .zip files.
Sunday
FUC251
someone set up a blog slating all 'mad'chester revival called FUC251 (a parody of Peter Hook & co.'s new club named - FAC251) and was essentially calling the shots on why people should let that period of history die instead of creating endless amounts of embarrassing imitations of it. For some reason it's now been taken down :(
This is sad because it was such an honest piece of work, how can Manchester create fresh and new music if it's too busy picking over the corpse of its heyday. Egyptian Hip Hop are doing pretty well for themselves but it's hard to see them doing something that really moves me.
However there is this man:

This is sad because it was such an honest piece of work, how can Manchester create fresh and new music if it's too busy picking over the corpse of its heyday. Egyptian Hip Hop are doing pretty well for themselves but it's hard to see them doing something that really moves me.
However there is this man:
Illum Sphere.
He's giving away an offcut from his forthcoming album on his (amazing) club night's blog HERE.
or if you're lazy here's the mp3: AGENT WHITE.
or if you're lazy here's the mp3: AGENT WHITE.
when it hits, you feel no pain.
i've been listening to so little guitar music recently, music that i've spent the majority of my life listening to. I now tend to listen to a lot of rap, glitch-hop and hipstep.
i'm really not sure why, sure i've gotten a bit bored of certain genres - sonically and socially. but I know that almost every genre has some genius to it or someone making genius music within it's confines (or more often outside of its constrictions).
I think it's mainly because i've been feeling depressed recently (boo fucking hoo) for no reason especially and music built from samples and raps often has a much more positive, less self pitying viewpoint which is refreshing, not to say i've recently turned over a rock and found something completely new that i'm just getting into... i've been listening to this kind of stuff for as long as I can remember, i just do it more now.
I've been listening to a lot of mixes too, here are the best:
GUIDO
RAS G
LONE
ILLUM SPHERE
also i love how easy it is to remind myself i'm living a lifestyle I would have dreamed about less than a year ago.
i'm really not sure why, sure i've gotten a bit bored of certain genres - sonically and socially. but I know that almost every genre has some genius to it or someone making genius music within it's confines (or more often outside of its constrictions).
I think it's mainly because i've been feeling depressed recently (boo fucking hoo) for no reason especially and music built from samples and raps often has a much more positive, less self pitying viewpoint which is refreshing, not to say i've recently turned over a rock and found something completely new that i'm just getting into... i've been listening to this kind of stuff for as long as I can remember, i just do it more now.
I've been listening to a lot of mixes too, here are the best:
GUIDO
RAS G
LONE
ILLUM SPHERE
also i love how easy it is to remind myself i'm living a lifestyle I would have dreamed about less than a year ago.
Saturday
we are the swarm
one of the reasons Wu-Tang (and the Killer Bees) are one of (if not THE) best rap collective of all time is the fact whilst the always seem to be pushing boundaries and trying new sounds, they always keep the style that makes them so great in the first place. Not a lot of bands can progress in this way, I mean look at The Horrors: to have any kind of critical or commercial success on their second album they had to change their sound completely... nice.
latest disgrace
sorry, but i feel if i don't mention Illum Sphere soon i'll have missed the bus. i've been going to his club nights and watching him for over 3 months now. essentially the best thing coming out of manchester that i can remember (sorry i choose to erase all man/madchester revival from my memory) a bright hope, the future.
if this guy isn't for real i don't know what is, he also runs the best club night in manchester
not to be confused with the most fun ... juicy.
if this guy isn't for real i don't know what is, he also runs the best club night in manchester
not to be confused with the most fun ... juicy.
Thursday
'i am the third revelation, i told you i would eat you'
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