April 2011
1 post
Hatchback- Zeus and Apollo- CD review
Hatchback- ‘Zeus and Apollo’ from Lone Recordings record company CD review
This album came to my attention in the most classic of ways ‘oh what’s this your playing mate?’ I said in a Manchester record shop. The soft muted electronic tones had grabbed my attention as I was in the middle of buying the new Low album (more of that later). I immediately picked up a copy and soon after found some...
March 2011
7 posts
Talk Talk 'Spirit Of Eden' review
In the past I found it hard ever to name my favourite album for fear of missing something or out or fear of something better coming along. However with Talk Talk ‘Spirit of Eden’ I happily admit defeat. This album I picked up on CD for £5 from a now defunct Virgin Megastore and now thanks to a good friend I have it on sacred vinyl. It’s the album that is actually perfect....
5 things I wish to do with convenient excuses
1. Read ‘Electric Eden’ by Rob Young (I need this as a portable paperback)
2. Read more Sherlock Holmes (I need to read more)
3. Continue to take photo’s (I’m doing this one)
4. Learn how to play ‘Express Yourself” on bass (I need to stop being lazy)
5. Stop making top 5’s and start doing things (finished this one)
James Blake
James Blake is one of the revelations of 2011. Not only did he score highly on Pitchfork but also has managed to gain access to a more of a mainstream audience as being one of the BBC’s Sound of 2011. This combination of elitist and populist press is a hard one to achieve and only recently, Vampire Weekend spring to mind as having secured this heady position.
What James Blake reminds me...
