Open Your Mind by UsURA When I worked in Ipswich there was an independent music shop called Compact Music. It was really close to the office and there was quite community there of serious musos. Lunch time we would gather in there and chat about new releases and obscure groups. The owner, Stuart, had previouslyContinue reading “Expanding Horizons”
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Drop That Ghetto Blaster
When I graduated I went to work as an auditor at Grant Thornton in Ipswich. I’ll talk about how that started in another entry. Training to be a chartered accountant is not easy. You have to be numerate and literate, with a logical brain, that is not the problem. It is the studying and workingContinue reading “Drop That Ghetto Blaster”
It’s Not Quite a Jaguar
Cars by Gary Numan This is the first time I heard syn drums quite this stark. When it was released I had no idea how much Gary Numan was ripping off David Bowie, his Berlin period in particular, as well as Kraftwerk. Numan’s time in the Sun was pretty short – he became obsessed withContinue reading “It’s Not Quite a Jaguar”
Fever times
I don’t really want to talk about viruses at the moment. But this song means I have to. Only three songs send a sinister chill down my spine just by listening to them – Straight to Hell by the Clash, The Cutter by Echo & the Bunnymen and The Harder I Try by Brother Beyond. Continue reading “Fever times”
We’re Wide Awake!
How could the concept ever work? Michaela Strachan and Pete Waterman going round Midlands’ clubs on Saturday nights in a show called The Hitman and Her. Playing silly games, filming dancing and interviewing people – this was before glamour clubs like Gatecrasher, Cream or the Ministry of Sound. These were places like Raquels in Wakefield. Continue reading “We’re Wide Awake!”
Doing It Right
The only other garage track on the list is by a member of So Solid Crew. The weird thing about this is it does not seem like a garage track, it seems like a rock track trying to pretend it is garage – the aggression and attitude area foreign concept to R&B now. My workContinue reading “Doing It Right”
“Hey DJ Where’s the Fucking Bass?”
At least that is what the crowd yelled when the DJ cut the volume for that line in Heaven Night Club, Kos Town. Summer of 1991, two weeks in Kos with Andy, Dave, John and Neil. All day out by the pool or exploring the island (but mainly the former). Couple of hours kip thenContinue reading ““Hey DJ Where’s the Fucking Bass?””
Looking for a good time
Definitely one that is more loved by me for memory association that the quality of the song. Lawrence Miles once wrote a blog entry that said about Eric Prydz’s Call On Me that said most of the boys who bought it would be disappointed that it did not come with a copy of the video. Continue reading “Looking for a good time”
Lift me up
There will be quite a bit of trance on the list. Once I discovered dance music could be ok (more on that later) I gravitated from techno to trance. A lot of people say trance all sounds the same. Like they say all heavy metal sounds the same (listen to Babymetal and Iron Maiden, doContinue reading “Lift me up”
Talking’ Bout Revolutions
From 2004. With this I really just like the lyrics. It’s not my childhood but it is someone remembering theirs and it is really honest, clever and funny. This isn’t really my genre of music, which makes my love of it all the odder. R&B. Rhythm and Blues – it came from the Mississippi deltaContinue reading “Talking’ Bout Revolutions”
Five Miles Out 