Archive for March, 2006

Monsieur Gainsbourg Revisited

Thursday, March 30th, 2006

Jarvis Cocker and Kid Loco - I Just Came To Tell You That I’m Going
Serge Gainsbourg - Je suis venu te dire que je m’en vais
The Rakes - Just A Man With A Job
Serge Gainsbourg - Le poinçonneur des lilas
I’m always surprised to hear/read in interviews that my favorite English bands are Serge Gainsbourg worshippers. […]

VAST

Wednesday, March 29th, 2006

VAST - Winter in My Heart
VAST - I Need to Say Goodbye
I was really into the one-man project VAST in 2000-01, listening to the brilliant self-titled first album and the sophomoric slump that is “Music For People.”
I didn’t keep up with VAST, and just when I thought Jon Crosby dropped from the face of the […]

Arctic Monkeys

Wednesday, March 29th, 2006

Arctic Monkeys - I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor
Arctic Monkeys - From the Ritz to the Rubble
I’ve wanted to link to this mp3 for a while, but resisted the urge because of all the hype they’ve received in the music press and blogosphere alike, but alas, I’m yielding to temptation.
Yes, the Arctic Monkeys […]

Ellen Allien and Apparat

Sunday, March 19th, 2006

Ellen Allien & Apparat - Way Out
The first album of 2006 that has made a winning impression is delivered by the minds of Apparat and Ellen Allien via Bpitch Control.
Allien’s last year release, Thrills, was a huge disappointment in my opinion. It lacked memorable moments her previous effort, Berlinette, offered. And my only experience with […]

Uffie

Sunday, March 12th, 2006

Uffie - Ready to Uff
Miami native, Paris resident Uffie delivers one of the most memorable lines so far this year with her debut single, Pop the Glock/Ready to Uff. The 18 year old Uffie free styles over glitch and breakbeats, while proclaiming her stance, “I’m ready to fuck”.
The debut 12” is out now on the […]