FIVE FOR FRIDAY

30 03 2007

It’s that weekend time of the week again.

Morning After - Damien Heck Ft. Michelle Chivers
Gentle Rain - Blackwatch & Greed
Rapture (white label mix) - Iio
Tea In The Sahara - Greed Ft. Lesley
My Love (balearic mix) - Justin Timberlake

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KRIS MENACE TO SOCIETY

30 03 2007

Mysterious Euro House producer Christophe Hoeffel is a busy guy. Running his own label Work It Baby, releasing countless tunes as Kris Menace, Menace & Adam, as well as teaming up with Fred Falke and Alex Braxe.

Atmospheric euro disco house with a definate retro feel is the order of the day. He’s in huge demand for his remix work, one notable rework being for Tracey Thorn, where he gives ‘It’s All True’ a more chunky electro disco rework, and he adds a sweeping electro house feel to ‘North American Scum’ by LCD Soundsystem.

mp3: tracey thorn - it’s all true (kris menace vocal mix).




THE TRIPPER

29 03 2007

Opening April 20th, political horror satire “The Tripper” will mark David Arquette’s directorial debut, and it sounds like fun foray back into 80’s slasher pics.

The film follows a group of twenty-something friends as they head into the woods for a weekend outdoor music festival, whereupon they are stalked by a hippie hating, axe wielding maniac wearing a Ronald Reagan mask, who is bent on finishing what he started years ago.

Starring Thomas Jane (The Punisher), Paul Ruebens (Pee Wee Herman), Jason Mewes (Jay minus Silent Bob), the stunning Jamie King (Sin City), and Arquette himself.

mp3: primal scream - kill all hippies. (buy).




WILL PEARSON

29 03 2007

Will Pearson is a talented London-based panoramic photographer. His portfolio includes stunning landscape and architecture pieces, and less contemporary work such as fashion shoots and reportage style shots, including a recent anti-war march in London.

Well worth a look, you’ll need Quicktime to get interactive, and once there click “VR gallery”.



KELIS - U - TERN

28 03 2007

I first heard about U-Tern from the always reliable Analog Giant. This remix of the Kelis track “Trilogy” by emerging Canadian DJ/Producer U-Tern has been around a while, but if you haven’t got it, it’s recommended.

Watch out for U-Terns new record “The Cookie Jar – Volume 1” dropping sometime soon.

mp3: kelis - trilogy (u-terns synth rock mix).

There’s some great U-Tern mixes you can download from the links below.




NEW BJORK CITY

28 03 2007

Bjorks sixth album “Volta” is set for a May 7th release. Entirely written and produced by the innovative lady herself, it’s promised to be a return to rhythms and beats. The ten new track album will feature Timbaland on three tracks, including lead single “Earth Intruders” (brief clip here)which will also feature bonkers Congolese experimental collective Konono No1.



RATATAT

27 03 2007

New York duo Evan Mast and Mike Stroud, better known as Ratatat, are due to release their second mixtape soon. It’s already leaked and it’ll appeal to anyone into electronic music who likes hip-hop.

Adding the trademark guitar, synth and beats sound to 14 hip hop tunes by the likes of Biggie Smalls, Jay-Z, Young Jeezy, Beanie Sigel and Ludacris, it’ll be a highlight.
Go to their official website or myspace to download these two tracks. Or get ‘em here. The Biggie remix is the standout track.




SPACE HOP: DELTRON 3030

27 03 2007

If you haven’t heard of this before, where have you been ? Deltron 3030 is an absolutely awesome futuristic hip hop collaboration between producer Dan The Automator (The Cantankerous Captain Aptos), MC Del Tha Funkee Homosapien (Deltron Zero) and DJ Kid Koala (Boy Wonder).

Released in 2000, it’s essentailly a concept album set in the year 3030 telling of the fight to reclaim earths music from the huge corporations that rule the universe. Tight rhyming over awesome atmospheric soundscapes.

Guest appearances are many and varied, including Damon Albarn, Sean Lennon and Money Mark.

It’s often seen as the precursor to the first Gorillaz album, which featured guest spots by Del and Koala, but it knocks that into a cocked hat.




BIKER GANG

26 03 2007

These guys make short work of New York rush hour.




KISS ME BABY: FUNKADELIC

26 03 2007

Funkadelic released their self titled uplifting debut in 1970 and if you haven’t got it, check it out. First song on the album, the 9 minute groover “Mommy, What’s A Funkadelic?” was their introduction to us all, in which George Clinton tells us he went to New York and got his hair laid, lucky guy (?).

mp3: funkadelic - mommy, what’s a funkadelic?




SPIDERMAN 3

26 03 2007

Due for a worldwide release on May 4th, the third installment of the Spiderman series sees Sam Raimi taking directorial duties again. Familiar faces return in a cast that includes Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, Rosemary Harris and J. K. Simmons.

The plot basics are that our hero Peter Parker has finally found the balance between his love for M.J and his responsibilities as Spider-Man. New York is coming round to appreciating his alter -ego’s work, and Parker is in the running for a top job at the Daily Bugle.

Life seems peachy, but it’s all about to unravel. Peter discovers a mysterious black substance which has made his suit jet black, it enhances his powers and makes his personality darker and more vengeful, which he has some fun with, but struggles to control.

He starts to neglect those closest to him and urges best friend Harry Osborn to take up his late father’s mantle as The New Goblin. Peter must now decide between being the strong-willed, compassionate hero he once was or the new dark-minded villain that he is becoming.

Not only must he overcome his personal demons and The New Goblin, there’s two new villains on the scene in the shape of Sandman (Thomas Haden Church), who as escaped prisoner Flint Marko (he has connections to Parkers uncle Ben’s murder) has an accident with displaced molecules on a beach, which enables him to change his body into any shape of sand he see’s fit (this guy could bring the world down by getting into everybodies swimwear) and the formidable Venom, Parkers rival at the bugle, photographer Eddie Brock (Topher Grace), who’s also been more than affected by the black substance.

It’s looks like spidey’s got his hands full and the film looks to be more of a darker tale than the two previous films, with the villains shaping up to be the best yet.




HAPPY BIRTHDAY MR SPOCK

26 03 2007

76 today. Live long and prosper.



5 THINGS THAT KILLED HIP HOP

25 03 2007

Is Hip Hop dead? Zion I, Talib, One Be Lo, Lupe, Mos Def etc. It’s not as big as it was but there’s still plenty of good stuff around. Take a look at j-zone’s informative editorial over at hip hopdx, he makes some good points.



NIGHT MANOEUVRES: CHILL OUT

25 03 2007



JURASSIC FIVE TO CALL IT A DAY

25 03 2007

After 15 years together Jurassic 5 are to split up when their current tour of Australia and Japan ends. Soup, aka Zaakir from the group, said: “After the tour, that’s basically it, I don’t want to sit here and fake around with it - we’re not seeing eye-to-eye right now. People see us as a harmonising, loving group, but that’s far from the truth, I’d like to keep it going, but you can’t force grown men to do what they don’t want to do.”
Soup claims his four band mates’ desires to follow solo careers led to the split: “Some people may say it’s a creative thing, but I’m not buying it. Some might say business, some might say merchandising, whatever, there’s some really stupid shit, some really childish things, happening. Some people here want their own shine, their own thing.”

First coming to prominence back in ‘98 with their eponymous debut, the writing was on the wall when DJ Cut Chemist left, and last years fourth album “Feedback” generally got a poor response. It’s also a known fact that Chali 2NA has been after going solo for a while - good luck Mr. Monotone.

Their positive message will be missed, but it doesn’t sound like they’ll miss each other.