I've been away for a while but I'm back! During my time away, I've been listening to James & Evander's 'Constellating' EP, probably one of my favourite EPs this year. It's the perfect blend of pop, electronica and indie and that's why it's 'Tune of the Day'. It's available now through Velvet Blue Music and you can listen to it here:
I saw Cubic Zirconia at the Lexington last Wednesday and their music sounded so good live. Sometimes house music or "ethnic disco" as the band themselves describe it can sound weak when played live but each song sounded perfect and the element of a live drummer added another level to the music. Tiombe's style matched with the lyrics makes her one of the most original women in one of the most original bands of recent times.
They have a new album out next month (can't wait!) but in the meantime here's 'Tune of the Day' 'Black and Blue'.
Instead of going out smashing windows, robbing televisions/ games/ blu-rays just mellow out to today's 'Tune of the Day' from Dirty Basin. The lunatic looters in London just need to chill out and stop making mess. Who's going to clean it all up?
Gold Panda's 'Before We Talked' is my 'Tune of the Day'. Why? Because I went for a bike ride around my park this evening and got to a little woodland area and then it came on my iPod providing me with the perfect soundtrack to my little adventure as I cycled through the trees on this lovely summers evening. I also saw a bat!
Evening all, yesterday I went to the iTunes festival at the lovely Roundhouse and what a fun night it was! Silver Apples was not a group I ever thought I would get to see live considering they were around in the 60's so I definitely wasn't going to turn down the invitation.
On stage was just Simeon Coxe III with his homemade synthesizer 'The Simeon'. It was weird seeing an old man wearing a polo neck perform but his voice and the music didn't sound old, it still sounded fresh. I think that's why it was weird, matching what I was seeing with what I was hearing.
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The crowd were a little stiff, I think they just couldn't wait for Moby but they started moving a little more when Simeon played 'Oscillations' to close the set. It was a really good set and I'm glad I got to see the music recreated live. RIP Danny Taylor the drummer of the group who died in 2005 and Simeon Coxe III I salute you, for keeping the music going. What a legend!
