The Band That Doesn't Exist

I think this is the best music I've ever heard that has been created by a band that doesn't exist. The band is Skeletons and to quote the blurb “Skeletons is a made up band. I kid you not - it doesn't exist. These musicians never stood in the studio together, they just passed through my house or left some scraps of sound behind after sessions we were working on. This record is like a guy, pieced together and ready for the bonfire." The man behind it all is Benedic Lamdin better known as Nostalgia 77. ‘Smile’ is the full album, out on CD and digital on 1st March 2010 on Impossible Ark Records. Featured track is "Adam And Eve feat. The Voice of Alice Russell"

Zero DB (I can't think of a better title)

Hey team, keep an eye out for another "One Off Remixes & B-Sides" release coming out on Tru-Thoughts. This time it's from Zero DB, I must admit I don't have a lot of their music just a couple of joints from Gilles Peterson compilations, but I have always been a big fan of their Grupo Batuque remix. Got sent a few tracks from this forthcoming album and I must admit I'm impressed, it's sort of Gotan Project, meets Prefuse 73 but with that Tru-Thoughts sound underpinning it all. Zero dB’s ‘One Offs, Remixes and B Sides’ is not only an essential listen for existing fans of Zero dB’s unique concoction of Latin heat, jazz colour, startling beats and pure bassline filth, but for anyone who has been remotely moved by dance music in the last half decade. Much Love.

Simple Maths

I'm super busy with uni work at the moment so I'll keep this brief, just watch & listen to these two videos, first one by SBTRKT, and the second a live recording of Quantic & His Combo Babaro (TT) enjoy.

Hype

So, quite often on this blog I report on music that other DJ's such as Gilles Peterson or Benji B are raving about. However, I think I might be a little ahead of the game, with a name to lookout for in the future, Toby Gale (aka Tobias Gale & Toby Toast) is a producer, drummer and all round good guy hailing from Bath. Currently residing in Kingston-upon-Thames, his music is richly influenced by a diverse selection of artists such as Madlib, Gil Scott Heron, Minotaur Shock, Prefuse 73 and far too many more to mention. If musical taste was measured on a scale of 1-10 this guy would be at the top as far as I'm concerned. Anyway I digress, basically Toby is making some top notch music of his own, and is in the process of making his second album "Song for Keys". He has very kindly given me the privilege of streaming one of the tracks taken from this album, his remix of Radiohead's "Reckoner".

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Also, for a limited time only on his myspace you can download a preview copy of the album @ www.myspace.com/tobygale. Toby is currently receiving a lot of hype about his Sebastien Tellier "Fingers of Steel" remix and has found himself at the top of the http://www.rcrdlbl.com/ most popular list for quite a while now. There are also rumours of a Radio 1 drop, so keep an eye out for Mr. Gale.

I'm going to a 10th birthday party this weekend.

Sometimes living in Brighton has its benefits, one of these is being in the hometown of Tru Thoughts Records. They are celebrating 10 years of quality music with various gigs, and one of these is in our very own Brighton, this Friday (16th) at Coalition. The Line up is as follows:
Belleruche (Live)
Lizzy Parks (Acoustic)
Nostalgia 77 (DJ)
Kinny (Live PA)
Flevans (DJ)
TM Juke (DJ)
Natural Self (DJ)
Hint (DJ)
Hosted by Robert Luis



Also check out the Tru Thoughts 10 Year Anniversary Ltd 3 Disc Book, I'm just gonna steal the blurb "We are very proud to announce the launch of an astounding collection of music compiled from our 10 year history. This numbered limited edition 32 page booklet features 3 cd's; 2 of which are a 'best of' selection, compiled by Robert Luis (with help from the entire staff!) of classics that have sold well, defined the label or simply tracks we love! The third disc is entirely exclusive to this package and are tracks commisioned just for this project". For more info check out the Tru Thoughts Website @ www.tru-thoughts.co.uk

Anyway if your in Brighton then come along and I'll see you there.

Taking it back to the old school.

Just wanted to share with you a video of the great Oscar Peterson doing his thing. This is part 1 of a set of videos featuring Oscar Peterson and Andre Previn. If you go to youtube.com you'll find the rest of the videos, it's well worth a watch. There is nothing I'd rather listen to.

Settled In

Sorry folks, I've been without internet for a while due to moving house, I'm now settling down in Brighton for the start of another year of university. Not much to report, but I would recommend as always checking out Gilles Peterson's latest show, featuring Quantic in Conversation.