Un-convention

Next week two music convention's hit Manchester, In the City & the inaugural Unconvention which takes place at Sacred Trinity Church in Salford. You'll be able to see some top local talent (Cats in Paris, Silverclub & Toolshed to name a few) & also have a good chinwag about all things music related. I'll be on the exposure panel on Tuesday 7th October, which is chaired by Huw Stephens from Radio 1. Come on down & say hello, you'll find all the details here.

My name is Misty, and I speak Klingon..

The Alps are a San Fran collective consisting of members of Tussle, Tarentel & Arp. They've got some exquisite sounds, their new LP 'III' is chock full of them. Get it here.

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Speaking of Tussle, we had the Prins Thomas remix of 'Night of the Hunter' on these pages a few weeks ago. Time to check the original, it's pretty special. New record 'Cream Cuts' is out now, they are also on tour at the moment.

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Another band we've featured recently are Sic Alps: They also have a new record to share entitled 'U.S. Ez' & it's another excellent collection of noise pop gems. Buy it.

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Just realised all the bands are from San Fransisco. Very spooky.

Though flanked by two swarthy state troopers, Paula found her gaze drawn to the chubby saxophonist..

Are you familiar with Banjo or Freakout? If not it's the alter ego of Italian Alessio Natalizia & he certainly likes the finer things:

"I try to have a punk rock approach to music; I tend not not to idolize people. There are a lot of amazing musicians I love… Arthur Russell because he did everything better than anyone. Bob Dylan because he basically is god. Brian Wilson because he is Brian Wilson. The Ramones because I wish I could have been in New York in 1976. Can because a lot of bands would not exist without them. Neu! because they recorded two albums using basically the same drum beat.”

Read the rest of this article over at Fact magazine. His next single, 'Mr. No' is due on the No Pain in pop imprint. It's backed up with a cover of LCD's 'Someone Great'. Here he is getting to grips with Battles 'Atlas'. Total werd UP'S:

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David Holmes has new long player 'The Holy Pictures' ready to go: Another record that leans on Germany's psychedelic era. Head over to Data Transmission to hear a mix he has done to celebrate this release. Here's lead single 'I Heard Wonders'.

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Finally, a real treat for a Friday: A live version of James Brown's 'Give it up or turn it loose'. JB bellows an amazing vocal performance, backed up by the tightest rhythm section ever. Play this at your local discotheque & watch the punters climb the walls. 'Clap your hands, stomp your feet'.

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His flatulence reared up like a proud stallion..

We recently had a lovely communication from Fromage Disco: They hail from Victoria, Australia & have both feet firmly entrenched in 1976. They furnished us with a few edits they've recently knocked up along with an excellent mix that takes in the likes of Edwin Starr, Holy Ghost, Todd Terje & many more. Grab them:

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Dave, Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich- Hold Tight (Fromage Rock Weapon Edit) (Z Share) (YSI)

Whilst we're in the area, here is Cosmo Vitelli's edit of Loverde:

Loverde- Iko Iko (Cosmo Vitelli Edit) (Z Share) (YSI)

Fromage Disco Mix:

Low Motion Disco - Love Love Love (Soft Rocks Mix)
Holy Ghost - Hold On (Mook & Toof mix)
Edwin Starr - Contact (Fromage is looking at you edit)
Lindstrom - Botswana Bedouin
Hall & Oates - I Can't Go For That (Fromage Yacht Rock edit)
Silver Convention - Fly Robin Fly (Fromage Red Robin edit)
Pino D'Angio - Ma Quale Idea (Fromage Edit)
Willie Hutch - Disco Thing (Fromage Edit)
Random Factor - Circuit Semantics (Greg Wilson Chocolate Factor edit)
Cissy Houston - What I Miss (Fromage Edit)
The Supremes - High Energy (Fromage Mother Edit)
Todd Terje - Bodies (Prins Thomas remix)
Daniel, Magnus, and Kalle - Kryss Miss Hjerte
Empire - Robotism (Upside down Roundabout Fromage Edit)
Carly Simon - Why (Fromage Hurts Edit)

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He snapped my bra like a Concord taking off, and I was unhooked for love..

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Canned Heat- Going Up the Country (Z Share) (YSI)

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He smelled of pork. Rotting pork, in fact, and lots of it..

A week or so ago we faced the possibility of the world imploding due to the Black hole experiment's: Well friends, the danger has not yet passed. We may yet be sucked into the musical black hole with the news that Optimo have remixed Liquid Liquid's 'Optimo'. Play with extreme caution..

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A couple of delicate beauties for you to sink into over the weekend: First up is Autechre's 'Vletrmx21'. Just one synth & a reverb unit:

Autechre- Vletrmx21 (Z Share) (YSI)

And from the excellent 'Early Gurus of Electronic Music' box set, here's the adorable 'Oriason'

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Scarlet's hair was as red as my persistent canker sore..

More Weatherall news: His latest remix is of Fuck Button's 'Sweet Love for Planet Earth'. He gives the noise terrorist's a smart dancefloor makeover:

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A real speaker freaker for yoose: Appleblim's 'Cheat 1' should be played extremely loud for maximum effect..

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Where am I? Am I in two-thirds of a hospital room?

Up for a bit of squalid Rock & Roll? Good. 006 came from Chicago & gave the world 'Like What me Worry' which is apparently a threatening & hilarious ode to being a loner. Get this any many other Garage rock classics here.

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Riders of the Mark only managed one 45, "The Electronic Insides And Metal Complexion That Make Up Herr Doktor Krieg'. Top psychedelic wig-out.

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Aphrodite's Child are just about the most successful progressive rock band to come out of Greece. Original members included Demis Roussos & Vangelis. Their 1970 long player '666' took inspiration from the book of revelation & is considered their finest hour. An excellent purchase.

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Sit Over There Shorty..

Getting very excited about the impending new Deerhoof release: 'Offend Maggie' is due the first week of October, see how the title track tickles your fancy:

Deerhoof- Offend Maggie (Z Share) (YSI)

We mentioned The Gaslamp Killer's 'I Spit on Your Grave' mix during the Summer, go & check his blog for more details of his motherfucking mixes.

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One of my favorite remixes of the last few months has been Todd Terje's balearic take on Simon Baker's 'Plastik'. 10+ Minutes of ultra deep goodness. Get the full 320 digital release here, or grab the wax from here.

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DC Recordings have given us the scoop on the new Emperor Machine release: 'Whats in the Box' is out now, you can catch the Emperor Machine live at Fabric next weekend (19th Sept).

Put a Fuckin' Twonk on it..

It seems that Burial took last nights failure to win the Mercury music award rather badly. Maybe Rustie's brand of schizophrenic, arpeggiated beats will find favour with next years panel, the campaign starts here...

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Andy Stott has been dishing out his own brand of techno for a few years now and new LP 'Unknown Exception' rounds up a selection of his tunes that have never before been released on Compact disc. Get it.

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Andrew Weatherall's latest mix CD takes in the plastic disco sounds of Mock & Toof, Padded Cell & Cosmo Vitelli. His 'One More' is this gentle beast from the Silver Apples who are on tour at the moment. Check it.

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An Exercise in Box Ticking..

Some slow boomers to begin the week with: Betty Botox is JD Twitch, one half of Optimo. He's just released his 'Mmm, Betty!' series both digitally & physically. It's a re-edit project which enables him to fiddle with the likes of Hawkwind, Severed Heads & The Jellies. Here's the grinding 'Doragon Balls'.

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Flying Lotus's 'Los Angeles' is garnering terrific reviews across the board at the moment: He's also slipped out an E.P entitled 'Shhh!' were he tackles Mr Oizo, Nelly Furtado & this one from J Dilla. Seek it out.

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Modeselektor have a couple of go's at Bjork's 'Dull Flame of Desire': One is for boys, one is for girls. Being a boy I like the one for boys the best. So here it is:

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So where are you shipping your foot?

US 69 only released one album- 'Yesterday Folks' came out at the tail end of the sixties and drew heavily on the fear & paranoia that ravaged the beat generation once the good time's had gone. Much like Love's 'Forever Changes' it helped soundtrack the end of an era. Track it down at all costs.

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Whilst we wait for a new Grizzly Bear record, have a go on the new one from Department of Eagles. It's basically a side project from the Bear's Daniel Rossen & his college room mate Fred Nicolaus. Another long player full of shimmering, beautiful harmonies. 'In Ear Park' is out the first week of October.

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Luke Solomon's new E.P 'Demons' is out now on Crosstown Rebels: It contains a stellar Brennan Green remix who turns the title track in to a slow, spacey chugger that should be in your DJ box for a long time. Get the full release from Bleep.

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You're not artistic and you have no integrity..

We've mentioned percussive noiseists Teeth Mountain more than once on these pages- You can now get all their latest hits on compact disc, check out their Myspace blog for details. They also have new track 'Kill & Eat' available for download. Or you can grab it here:

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Our favorite Portland duo, Saudade, are still dishing out their new LP for free- There's also some non-album tracks available via their blog including this track, 'Golden Skull'. Go on, add a bit of Saudade to your day.

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Also hailing from Portland are Talkdemonic: Their new album 'Eyes at Half Mast' will be available from mid-September. 'Duality of Deathening' sounds a lot like Holy Fuck having brunch with the Kronos Quartet. Check their Myspace for tour dates.

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The new Supersoul compilation 'Nobody Knows Anything' is Ace's. To celebrate this release you can download an exclusive Paul Moog mix via Fact magazine, it contains a few of the joints available on the record & a whole lot more. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.