It can be said that there's now a distinct breed of Aussie funk, with less afro caribbean influence than their counterparts such as UK's Quantic Soul Orchestra or LA's Breakestra. What this 3 piece organ does is to take Medeski, Martin and Wood or Dr. Lonnie Smith's organ trios get rid of the jazz, add more funk and create more compact songs. A solid effort that is, with perfectly recorded songs, sounding...
I thought it was a one off ... then I found some more ... and here we are with the third When musical worlds collide . Do you enjoy these odd pairings as much as I do? Would you like to see more? Collision 1: I'll start with the one I'm least sure about. I love the video but I'm not sure it counts as a collision as I'll explain below: My memory of Gary Numan is of a early pioneer of Synth Pop whereas...
November sees the launch of an exciting competition for new producers, with the chance to win a 3 single deal with a top label, inclusion on an exclusive compilation album and a host of prizes. The competition is to be judged by a panel of leading industry figures including Timo Maas , Orbital, D Ramirez, James Zabiela, Steve Mac, Meat Katie and Dylan Rhymes.... To enter the competition is quite simple,...
A great New Wave reunion festival in Belgium: Sinner's Day . Nice people, well organised, good music like Gary Numan, Gang of Four, Front 242, Lydia Lunch and many more. The full set is here . It just shows that recession can be beaten by pioneering. First episode of this festival takes in more than 10,000 fans....
Gary Numan may well be fully critically rehabilitated now but this wasn't the case fifteen years ago. Simon Price recalls meeting the synth hero who, even at his lowest ebb, brilliantly had little or no interest in making himself look good . . .
left Joseph Beuys, Filzanzug (Felt Suit),1970 Felt Suit was tailored from one of Beu ys’s own suits, and can be seen as an oblique self-portrait. Although it was intended as a work to be hung from the gallery wall, he did wear one of the suits during the anti-vietnam 'Action of the Dead / Isolation Unit' performance on 24 November 1970 in Düsseldorf. Hanging on its own, the empty felt suit,...
Bear In Heaven - Beast Rest Forth Mouth Brooklyn's Bear In Heaven was one of the bands that I saw earlier this month at Next Big Nashville and made a mental note that I needed to check them out. Turns out if I had done a better job of checking my inbox, I could have checked them out before NBN... I'd already been sent a link to their sophomore album. Beast Rest Forth Mouth is full of moody, sequencer...
"I thought, Christ eats the dead ." --Rodney Jones 1. Hellsongs- Symphony Of Destruction (Megadeth) 2. Hellsongs- Breaking The Law (Judas Priest) 3. The Damned- Jet Boy Jet Girl (Elton Motello) 4. Cathy Berberian- Ticket To Ride (Beatles) 5. Bwl- Bela Lugosi's Dead (Bauhaus) 1. Hood Internet- Knocking Fablez Down (Pimp C vs New Pornographers) 2. CjR- Missing In The Fog (Everything But The...
Fifty-six songs into DJ Hero , I finally found my groove. Daft Punk's superb Record Bag set came on screen, dropping a collection of eight, wonderfully crafted songs that mixed Daft Punk with the likes of Gary Numan, No Doubt, Young MC, and Queen. The music was infectious; the note layout finely constructed and engrossing. Then, after Daft Punk played their last song, my groove waned. I wasn't feeling...
Years ago I came across an eye-opening quote from Jaron Lanier in the liner notes of the reissued Gary Numan album The Pleasure Principle. Google reveals that it was pulled from this Wired essay. Here's what it said:"Style used to be, in part, a record of the technological limitations of the media of each period. The sound of The Beatles was the sound of what you could do if you pushed a '60s-era...
Nine Inch Nails - Cars (Live With Gary Numan)Published Tuesday, 27th October, 2009 at 12:02 PMDownload: Buy CD: collaborated with synth-legend Gary Numan on a cover of his classic song 'Cars', during a concert in London on July 15th. Check out this live footage of their special duet.
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I wonder if you have ever jumped off a bridge with just a cable wrapped around your ankles, or from a plane with just a piece of fabric to stop you from breaking you neck. When it comes to these kind of pursuits I'm risk averse. For one I'm not a big fan of heights and two knowing my luck I'm likely to be the one whose rope snaps or parachute fails to open! I also wonder when was the last time you...
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