It ain't the heat; it's the humility..

Fancy a slice of milky disco? Sure you do. Lo Recordings hit us with version 1.5, which includes many of your favourite cosmic crusaders: In Flagranti, Maelstrom, Black Devil Disco Club, Windsurf etc. You can purchase it here. A small appetizer:

Black Mustang Vs. Kerrier District- Life's a Gas (Download)

Can's 'Sacrilege' remix LP has recently been made available for the first time digitally; Aural violaters include Carl Craig, Pete Shelley, Sonic Youth and this splendid version of 'Vitamin C' from U.N.K.L.E. Grab it here.

Can- Vitamin C (U.N.K.L.E. Remix) (Download)

Best of Manchester Awards 2009

The Best of Manchester Awards have opened for entries, the start of a 10-week campaign to find the artists, musicians and designers whose boundary-breaking work deserves the Best of Manchester crown. Organised by Urbis, the annual awards celebrate innovation in art, music and fashion. Anyone working within the fields of music, art and fashion, and who lives or works in Greater Manchester, can enter.

Looking for original and imaginative work throughout the field of music, from up-and-coming guitar-based bands and live acts to electronic music and sound art, (including performers, producers and promoters) are: Luke Bainbridge (Observer Music Monthly), Justin Crawford (DJ, producer and Director of Electriks Ltd.), Caroline Elleray (Head of A&R at Universal Music Publishing), Yvette Livesey (In The City), Dan Parrott (Channel M), Miranda Sawyer, DJ Semtex (BBC Radio 1Xtra), and Tim Thomas (Blueprint Studios).

The Best of Manchester Awards are more than a pat on the back from the industry. They’re about more than the winners’ £2,000 cheque and a major exhibition at Urbis. The awards are a chance for the winners to kick-start their career with the kind of contacts and professional development that money can’t buy.

All you have to do is Enter.

You can observe a lot just by watching..

Noise mentalist Dan Deacon is back to batter your ear lobes & this time he means business with a 14 piece ensemble for company. 'Bromst' is out in a few weeks on Carpark Records & continues the dayglow pop explosions explored on previous releases. Check out the Myspace for tour dates.

Dan Deacon- Of the Mountains (Download)

IVG Vol.1: Futur Antérieur, France 75/85 has been featured on these pages before, but deserves your attention again, particularly this furious serving of punk rock. Certainly the most furious release by an artist called Ruth.

Ruth- Mon Pote Version Courte 1 (Download)

I think animal testing is cruel. They get nervous and get all the answers wrong..

Splendid new 12 from The Mole to tell you about: 'For the Lost' is a beaming slice of chuggy excellence. It's out on the ever good Internasjonal label, check the full release (and more Mole goodies) at Boomkat.

The Mole- For the Lost (Download)

Good news for Modeselektor fans- They've been in the studio with long time associate Apparat and are preparing to release an album together under the denomination Moderat (See what they did?). In other news there's another set of remixes on the way from 'Happy Birthday'. Part 3 contains rejiggles from Feadz, Paul Kalkbrenner & this little charmer from Siriusmo. Get the wax here.

Modeselektor- 2000007 (Siriusmo Remix) (Download)

Where ya from man? Hard to say..

'The Future Will Come' is the new long player from The Juan Maclean- It's a much more song-based collection than their previous output and features guest appearance's from Holy Ghost, !!! & the ever present Nancy Whang. Get ready for a barrage of Human League-ism's. The album comes out Mid-April on DFA.

The Juan Maclean- The Simple Life (Download)

Bon Iver recently stepped into the Myspace studio's for their transmissions series. 4 tracks from 'For Emma, Forever Ago' splendidly reworked. You can download the EP for buggar all from here.

Bon Iver- Flume (Download)

Human Shield Warehouse Party

Check this out: 'The Human Shield Warehouse Party was concieved to offer an alternative to the current club scene of Manchester, bringing a fresh approach to staging a killer party. A world apart from the traditional club venue, the event will be held in a fully licensed secret warehouse location in the everchanging Ancoats area. The site will be fully transformed through advanced sound and light setups and will feature a bar serving interesting and affordable booze (with no cans of Budweiser in sight)'
Disc Jockeys confirmed: DJ Stingray, Convextion (Live), Rob Hall and the Human Shield DJ's. It's gonna be a reet good bash, you can get tickets from Ticketline, Eastern Bloc or Piccadilly Records. The venue will be revealed on the day through the Human Shield website.

Get Down or Fuck Off.

Are you going to come quietly, or do I have to use earplugs?

Some excellent new twelves for you to gorge upon: In Flagranti have released a series of edits that take in the likes of Chic, Bohannon & The Clash. 'Sounds Superb' is available at Juno download, also check their remix of Woolfy's 'Oh Missy' on Rong/DFA; The Meat packing mix is especially bonkers.

In Flagranti- Scala Disco (Download)

Cage & Aviary make their debut on Death From Abroad with 'Television Train': It's exactly the kind of low slung disco punk that's most welcome on a Wednesday morning. Get the full release from Boomkat.

Cage & Aviary- Suburban (Download)

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Iggy Pop & The Stooges- Penetration (Download)

I want the answers now or eventually..

Can't beat a bit of good hyperbole: The Phantom Band have just released debut 'Checkmate Savage' on Chemikal Underground records; 'Nick Cave meets Neu! in a mossy cave. Violent Femmes recording an acoustic Super Furry Animals. Perhaps the more beat savvy side of The Beta Band taking downers with Belle and Sebastian even'. They're just about to embark on a UK tour, check their Myspace page for details.

The Phantom Band- Burial Sounds (Download)

More from the Deerhunter collective; Guitarist Lockett Pundt prepares to release his first album under the Lotus Plaza moniker. It's very much in the vein of Bradford's Atlas Sound project, guitars drenched in rafts of reverb. 'The Floodlight Collective' is out in March.

Lotus Plaza- Antoine (Download)

So, what do you think of this "Music Television?"

An excellent compilation to point you towards today: De Wolfe's 'Bite Hard: The Music De Wolfe Studio Sampler' has just been released digitally for the first time. If your one of those producer types get your lugs round this, loads of sleazy, 70's funk samples for you to plunder. It's available from Boomkat. Here's a couple of tracks to whet your whistle.

Anton Valotti- Spiro (Download)

Nick Ingman- Trip Wire (Download)