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Also found this nifty little gadget which lets you put all your favourite bands/DJs into a database and generates a calendar of their upcoming shows and tours. Here is the link:
Tuesday 13 October 2009
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October 2009
As the days close in, the temperature plummets and that rosy (burnt) summer holiday glow fades from your face, Chip's Blips is here to rescue you; swooping you up into a velvety blanket of squelchy crotchets and caressing your weary ears.
And just when you thought things couldn't get any better, I've only gone and turned myself into a techno whizzkid. Yes listeners, you can now listen to every song on my playlist without clicking on each link individually! Pat yourself on the back - your life is now easier.
So herrrrrre we go! October's playlist, coming right up.
Wow. That has just saved me 40 minutes of embedding individual videos right there. Super. (Edit: there seems to be a problem with loading the Popof tracks at the end. Click this link to go directly to the complete Youtube playlist)
1. Passion Pit - Sleepyhead (Starsmith Remix feat. Ellie Goulding)
"Oh Lord," I hear you all sigh, "He's lost it. He put that in last month." Well, you're all wrong. Well, you're right, but you're wrong. Although, if I had heard this last month then the original would've been left crying on the sidelines like that really fat kid who's shit at football.
This is called a remix, but it isn't your generic slightly-speeded-up-and-given-a-shitty-beat remix. It has been re-engineered into something altogether more lovely and totally outclasses the original. The lyrics are supplied by Ellie Goulding, a Youtube darling who is just starting to make ripples in the mainstream. Gone is the shrieker that I warned you about in September. Good riddance I say. You know how sometimes a bar of soap smells so good that you want to eat it? Well I want to eat Ellie Goulding's voice, though I fear that - as with soap - it wouldn't go so well.
2. Florence and the Machine - You've Got The love (The Xx Remix)
Ahh Florence. You're so crazy and thrashy and ginger. And The Xx. Ahhhh The Xx. You're so dark and broody and slutty. Put them together and you've got yourself a crazy-dark broody-thrash ginger slut of a song, and it really works. The Xx can do no wrong in my eyes, and this track has only increased my undying respect for (i.e. jealousy of) them. Who knew Xylophones could be so good?
I'm also really enjoying trying to sing along to the mashed-up Florence vocal in the chorus. Try it (and make a tit out of yourself).
(P.s. Don't worry they aren't all remixes.)
3. Grum - Heartbeats
Well here's one to get you up and at 'em. This track doesn't mess about. Little intro, breakdown, smash the place up. Probably not the best thing to listen to at 8.30 at work, but there's a time and a place for everything.
These guys are Scotland's answer to Daft Punk and are impressing on the remix circuit. Pretty sure they have an album/EP out on the 19th of October so I will report with more informative snippets then. In the meantime they should fire whoever directed the video. Decidedly odd.
4. Cut Copy - Out There On The Ice
A fairly well-known track here from these Aussie funsters. The album got huge acclaim in 2008, and deservedly so. It's chock-full of crunchy electro nuggets, complete with 80s vocals à la Grafton Primary (see August). In fact, it's going to be my second Blip. I think everyone should own this album. The track itself is a catchy little number with an absolute cracker of a chorus and a multitude of sneaky synths. It also comes with a rather nice build-up. Enjoy.
5. Air France - No Excuses
The only thing I know about this band is that they are no relation to the airline. (Surely there are some copyright issues going on here? Lawyers leave your comments and probable lawsuits in the appropriate box below.) Anyone who is a fan of Sebastian Tellier's 'La Ritournelle' will enjoy this. It's one of those sunshiny Balearic numbers that just makes everything better.
6. Kid Cudi - Make Her Say
I'm not normally a fan of Hip Hop, but this track I like. I must admit to have been slightly swayed by the video, which I have to say is one of the coolest I've seen in a long time. The chorus is catchy and it's got a good little melody. Do you need another reason to like it? How about Kanye West managing to use 'medulla oblongata' in a verse? Ok, sold.
7. Grizzly Bear - Two Weeks
I know there are lots of die hard Grizzlies out there who will kill their granny for not liking the band, so i'm going to tread carefully and straight-up apologise for picking the most well-known track on the album. My line of thinking was that it is also the best track on 'Veckatimest'. Could the two be linked?
For those who don't know Grizzly Bear, they fall into that weird American folk bracket, also inhabited by the musical monoliths of Animal Collective, Panda Bear. A lot of it is just a little too skewed for me (although Animal Collective's new album is very good), but this song ticks all my boxes. I hope it ticks yours too.
8. Maps - Turning The Mind
This is a real slow burner. Don't get fed up with it. You have to be patient. It swirls its way delicately to the final release about 2 minutes in. Definitely worth the wait. Reminds me a little bit of Electric President.
9. Popof - Lost Thoughts part 1 & 2
Going against tradition, I'm putting two techno masterpieces to finish. If you can find a way to play this through good speakers at high volume rather than using shitty little earphones that would be swell. Techno at its finest. Simple.
Apologies for the shortness of each track description; it's been a long day. I hope the music makes up for it.
Thanks for listening.
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