Tapiocahead wrote:the latter part takes a turn for the ambient which I don't really follow normally but I enjoyed more than my comments would indicate.
That's a relief, I wouldn't have known what to make of them otherwise
1 - Absolutely stunning gospel track, beautiful voice and really meaty,satisfying organ.
The Caravans - Walk Around Heaven All DayThis opens up the second of the wonderful
Birth of Soul series on Kent and as you say it's magnificent stuff.
2- More of a philly soul with this one, the backing male vocals and lead female work together marvellously. Very smooth
Debbie Taylor - Never Gonna Let Him KnowDebbie Taylor is one of those people who seems to crop up occasionally on soul comps with belting tracks but never gets namechecked otherwise. A name to look out for anyway.
3 - Funky Nassau, slighty different version to the one I'm used, with added funky guitar
The Beginning of the End - Funky Nassau, Pt.2Another one from a comp, specifically the second of the pretty ace
Funk Drops series ramraiding the Atlantic vaults.
4 - I recognise this, is it from that Cherrystones comp? Really great instrumental with distorted guitar duelling with organ and laid back bass line.
The Bad Boys - Black OlivesYes, it is. Didn't think many people knew that comp - it's pretty cool.
5 - This Purple People Eater, couldn't remember who by but a quick google reveals Sheb Wooley
Tony's Monstrosities - Igor's PartyAt least that's what it says here and sounds like on my tracklist! Does he refer to the Purple People Eater or something? It's from the mildly amusing
Ultimate Horror comp that did the rounds recently.
6 - There's going to be a fight. Vaguely ominous sounding psyche track.
Wimple Winch - Rumble on Mersey Square SouthThere's a pretty interesting story behind this band but I can't be arsed telling it. Suffice to say that they did 'Save My Soul' off
Nuggets II and some other cool stuff as well.
7 - This is a good track, I love the mental sax all over it which reminds of Low Rider by War.
Laughing Clowns - Eternally YoursEd Kuepper of the Saints and minor Australian rock legend status with his '80s outfit's signature song.
8 - Pleasingly shambolic rock track, reminds me of The Replacements or something like that, more sax.
The Nomads - She Pays the RentThe first of the Swedish entries, this lot basically made a living doing ace garage rock covers in the '80s. I think this was originally a Lyres song.
9 - Slighty anonymous shouty punky track.
C.Aarmé - Tu Puta Mi CasaI put this on because I thought you liked vaguely anonymous shouty punk, but nothing ventured and all that. Also Swedish.
10 - See above, both these tracks are OK but I couldn't see me spending much time with them. It goes on a bit as well.
Japandroids - Young Hearts Spark FireYeah, no one other than me seems to go for these so much. I quite like the drone-punk thing they do.
11- I like this one more, seems to be a bit more about. Some nice synth noises going on, no idea what language. Swedish, sounds a bit like the Hives singer
bob hund - Nu Är Det Väl Revolution På GångObviously. This is fairly representative of them, insofar as it's possible for a sci-fi disco-punk song called 'Surely There's a Revolution Going On Now' to be representative of anything much.
12 - Post punk - heavy bass, scratchy guitar. The hypnotic bass line steals this one.
Wooden Shjips - For So LongThese seem to be a winning card on mix club. They only have about half a dozen tracks but they're all beasts.
13 - I wouldn't even know what genre to describe this as. Is it Tangerine Dream or something?
Plaid - SincettaI think you're meant to call it "IDM" or something stupid like that. It's on Warp, anyway. It might sound like Tangerine Dream if you took the drums away. And the melody line too, perhaps.
14 - Wired electronic instrumental that had finished before I could figure out what to write about it
The Focus Group - Jam Jar CarnivalI only put it on because I thought I might as well fill up the final minute of CD space anyway.
15 - Another atmospheric instrumental, never really sure what I think about it. Sounds nice right now, sat here in the evening letting it wash over me.
Clark - Frau WavIf you do like this kind of thing you could do a lot worse than to check out Clark's
Body Riddle, probably the best baroque techno record this side of anything, really.
16 - Probably not a good sign that with this track my mind wandered and I forgot to write anything.
Roedelius - JohanneslustIt's quite nice to drift off to, isn't it?
17- Sounds a bit like Beth Orton but could be a feller.Yeah I like this one a lot.
Great Lake Swimmers - Bodies and MindsI think it's just one bloke though I'm not sure. His/their new one has got a lot of BCB love but it's a bit too standard Americana for me, I prefer the earlier, eerier albums such as the one this is the title track to.
18- Very distorted folky vocals over hypnotic acoustic guitar
Richard Youngs - Tinsel MatrixYes, that's what he does, dozens of albums of it. But it's all pretty much great.
19 - I'm using the word hypnotic a lot because I don't really know how else to describe a lot of the more etheral tracks towards the end. This sounds like it could be the soundtrack to a James Carpenter film
Deaf Center - Stone BeaconAnother current BCB fave, a good late-night band.
20 - Even fucking sparser, this must be the soundtrack to some Scandanavian arthouse film with people stood around on beachs looking fucked off.
Hauschka - ElternHauschka is a Central European bloke who fiddles around with prepared piano and all that stuff, and comes up with nice, meditative little pieces like this one.
21 - I've thought of another word- ambient! typing and talking with a wooeyywoooo noice in the background, does go somewhere, I like the rumbling bass in this one. The crow at the end has grabbed the cat's interest.
Max Richter - Shadow JournalPossibly the best mix club track review I've had, outside of neville harp's claiming that foreign-language Pere Ubu covers were a cliché. If you like this kind of contemporary classical pretentiousness, then Richter is a good starting point. I'm pretentious and I like him a lot.
Anyway, I'm glad you enjoyed it enough to want to send it on to someone else and spread the love. If there's any hypnotic ambient noodling or anonymous shouty punk you want to hear more of, feel free to drop me a line.
Tracklist:
The Caravans - Walk Around Heaven All Day
Debbie Taylor - Never Gonna Let Him Know
The Beginning of the End - Funky Nassau, Pt.2
The Bad Boys - Black Olives
Tony's Monstrosities - Igor's Party
Wimple Winch - Rumble on Mersey Square South
Laughing Clowns - Eternally Yours
The Nomads - She Pays the Rent
C.Aarmé - Tu Puta Mi Casa
Japandroids - Young Hearts Spark Fire
bob hund - Nu Är Det Väl Revolution På Gång
Wooden Shjips - For So Long
Plaid - Sincetta
The Focus Group - Jam Jar Carnival
Clark - Frau Wav
Roedelius - Johanneslust
Great Lake Swimmers - Bodies and Minds
Richard Youngs - Tinsel Matrix
Deaf Center - Stone Beacon
Hauschka - Eltern
Max Richter - Shadow Journal