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Showing posts with label Frenchies. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Frenchies. Show all posts

Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Isn't Techno fascinating?

The plastic sounds, powerful drugs and cyborg disciples... it all seems to come together perfectly to create something both sickening and curiously seductive! Arguably the essential ingredients for a good night out or similarly, the character traits of an really entertaining friend that you're kind of ashamed of. The most alluring quality though, the promise of something new, is what keeps me coming back...

Without the proper outfit,
it's just not the same party

My first encounter with Popof was with two remixes of Lützenkirchen's "All that Jazz". A great track to be sure but his reinterpretations were nothing short of the blackest kind of alchemy.



Popof. A French person

Information on Popof is scant. Trudging through the blog-mire reveals little, save that he is A. an ex member of a underground DJ collective called Heretik and B. French.

Another French person

What I can say is that through his stylish use of liquid textures, high doses of repetition and a prevailing sense of escalation, Popof has created a viable option for those who like dance music to kick them square in the stomach but to do it without screaming at them.




Popof - Mr. Orange (Mediafire)


To put things further in perspective and also because if you haven't heard it, now's the time...


Wednesday, March 04, 2009

Belushi's Beloved - Week 002


It ain't new but it sure is fresh.
Off the B side of Pocket Piano, Tunisia Bambaataa is a discofunk fueled gem complete with vocal sample from Chic's Goodtimes.
Last time I heard Dj Mehdi (FRA), he was going on about how "he was somebody". Now I believe he is somebody, a real person.
A real person inhabited by the spirit of an ancient monkey, because only an ancient monkey could get a rhythm so primal and so bloody right.


And here's a remix of it by swiss born Mercury.


And if you are in Cape Town this friday, pop into the Assembly and see Dj Lapse and Belushi teach the Bloody Beetroots in the fine art of good track selection (Lesson 1), understanding the break(Lesson 2) and tempo matching (Lesson 3).
I'm sure their only reply would be *silence* followed by *ZZZ ZZZ ZZZ ZZZ*.

Friday, February 27, 2009

Belushi's Beloved - Week 001


Barring a case of crippling myopia, i shall be bringing you my choice shoo-in for download of the week, from the humble selection of tracks i've salvaged in the last 6 days.

Phoenix convinced me Frenchies can't fail, they constantly release great material, like Michel Gondry or Astérix le Gaulois.

I welcome any new Phoenix tracks like a warm hug from a favourite foreign relative.
I've never heard a Phoenix track i didn't like, and here's the latest from their new album "Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix" that I... didn't dislike.


1 half of Cassius, Philippe Zdar (damn thats a cool name, he must be French) is co-producing and the album is set to be released May 26.

If you feel Frencies ain't the shit, then watch Son of Rambow, and tell me you wouldn't welcome that foreign exchange student into your family; i'll wait while you don't find it at Blockbuster...

Join me next week as i jump on the "How Fucking Cool is Everything from Norway".

Fin.