Tracey Thorn - It's All True

Listen up 80s-alikes-but-failing! This is how it should be done!

Tracey Thorn is back with a brand new single (and album to follow) called "It's All True" - sounding like it could've been produced in 1985, but losing no cool points whatsoever.

Added the proper video now - check it out!


The single is produced by Ewan Pearson, and the album includes collaborations with Cagedbaby and Charles Webster (Peacefrog Records).

There's more info on the album and single on Tracey's myspace, direct from the lady herself.

Solid Steel presents A Tribute To James Brown

Check this out from Solid Steel (DK & Strictly Kev) of Ninja Tune. It's a James Brown mix to pay tribute to the man himself, the Godfather of Soul.

Download the mix here.

Tracklisting:

Part 1 (DK)
1. James Brown - King Heroin
2. Coldcut - The Payback Mix
3. James Brown - “Get Up, Get Into It, And Get Involved”
4. Big Daddy Kane - Set It Off
5. Gangstarr - Gotch U
6. James Brown - Give It Up Or Turnit A Loose
7. Mr. K - Rock The House
8. James Brown - Superbad
9. James Brown - The Boss
10. Nas - Get Down

Part 2 (DK)
11. James Brown - Talkin’ Loud And Sayin’ Nothing
12. Masta Ace - I Got Ta
13. James Brown - Just Enough Room For Storage
14. A Tribe Called Quest - Lyrics To Go
15. James Brown - My Thang
16. Lords Of The Underground - Funky Child
17. Gangstarr - What You Want This Time
18. James Brown - Nose Job
19. Gangstarr - Words I Manifest
20. James Brown - Bring It Up
21. James Brown - The Payback
22. EPMD - The Big Payback
23. Brand Nubian - Who Can Get Busy Like This Man
24. James Brown - Popcorn With Feeling

Part 3 (Strictly Kev)
25. Enoch Light & The Light Brigade - Hot Pants
26. Franklyn Ajaye - “Don’t Smoke Dope, Fry Your Hair”
27. Bobby & Betty - Bobby & Betty Go To The Moon Pt. 2
28. Derek & Clive - Bo Duddley
29. Dick Hyman - Give It Up Or Turn It Loose (DJ Harvey Edit)
30. Unknown - Hot Pants - Reggae
31. Nicky Thomas - Soul Power
32. Kenny & The Beach Boys - Big Payback
33. Orchestra Werner Müller - Get Up I Feel Like Being A Sex Machine
34. Salam Remi - James Brown 40th Anniversary Mix

Part 4 (DK)
35. James Brown - In The Middle
36. James Brown - Don’t Tell It
37. James Brown - Funky Drummer
38. James Brown - Papa’s Got A Brand New Bag
39. James Brown - Go On Now
40. James Brown - Lowdown Popcorn
41. James Brown - Sunny

Sia - Pictures

Sia's new single is available on the iTunes store! Woohoo!

Looking forward to hearing new material from her too if this is anything to go by. She's definitely gone in a more upbeat direction compared to her last album "Colour The Small One" (which I adore), but everything about Sia is still there.



Check it out above, and buy it here.

More info on Sia on her new-look website here.

Gossip

No, not in the tabloid newspaper sense of the word, but a pretty awesome band I just heard for the first time today.

Ok, a little behind the times some might say, but I just heard them today and felt compelled to write.

You can check out their latest single "Standing In The Way Of Control" (taken from the album of the same name) below.



I love the fact that they have a great indie/punky sound, but with a great soulful vocal with attitude.

More info on their official website: www.gossipyouth.com, their myspace page, and their Wiki entry.

If you like the single, I highly recommend checking out the album, which you can buy from Amazon here.

Troubleman - Time Out Of Mind (Extended Edition)

There's a brand new version of the excellent "Time Out Of Mind" by Troubleman (aka Mark Pritchard) available over at the iTunes store.

The new version features all the tracks from the original release, plus three additional tracks: "The Essence", "Son Of Bongolia", and "Without You (Wajeed Remix)".

The original album is fantastic enough as it is, but if you don't have it in your collection I highly recommend it, especially with the extra tracks. "The Essence" has been a particular favourite of mine since it was released on vinyl back in 2001.

Buy "Time Out Of Mind (Extended Edition)" from iTunes here.


Also available is the equally excellent "The First Phase" album, which is a collection of older Troubleman tracks, remixes and collaborations.

Buy "The First Phase" from iTunes here.
Buy "The First Phase" on CD from Amazon here.

A few of my favourite things of 2006

Here's a few songs or artists that I listened to a lot in 2006, but didn't get the chance to blog about. Some of them you will have already seen a million times, but what the heck!

OK Go - Here It Goes Again

Buy the album from Amazon

The Knife - Heartbeats

(It was their song first ya know?) Buy the album from Amazon

Nerina Pallot - Everybody's Gone To War (from the albubm "Fires")

Buy the album from Amazon

Crazy P - Lady T (from the album "A Night On Earth")

Buy the album from Amazon

Tina Dico - Give In (from "In The Red")

Buy the album from Amazon

Future Funk Squad - Audio Damage (from "Audio Damage")

Buy the album from Amazon

Imogen Heap - Goodnight & Go (from "Speak For Yourself")

Buy the album from Amazon

Depeche Mode - Precious (from "Playing The Angel")

Buy the album from Amazon

Captain - Broke (from "This Is Hazelville")

Buy the album from Amazon

Jamie Lidell - Multiply (from "Multiply")

Buy the album from Amazon

Phoenix - Consolation Prizes (from "It's Never Been Like That")

Buy rhe album from Amazon

Bugz In The Attic - Move Aside (from "Back In The Doghouse")

Buy the album from Amazon

Kraymon's Electrobreaks Mix 2007

My friend, top notch producer, great DJ and promoter of the best club night in Bristol "Kingpin" - Kraymon - has just put together a great mix of electrobreaks old and new.

Download from here.

Tracklisting:

1. Waveform - What's That Sound (Boundarie Hunters Mix) [TCR] (0 mins)
2. Andy Page - Mr Rush [Distinctive] (4 mins)
3. Tipper - Unlock The Geometry [Tipper Music] (6 mins)
4. SOTEG - End Of Six [Distinctive] (8.30 mins)
5. Tsunami One + BT - Hip Hop Phenomenon [Marine Parade] (12.30 mins)
6. Lawgiverz - Passion [Botchit & Scarper] (16.30 mins)
7. Uptown Connection - From The Future (Beber Remix) [TCR] (20 mins)
8. Beber - Juvenile Delinquent [Marine Parade] (24 mins)
10. D-ranged - Sins Of Claire (Lawgiverz Remix) [Unstable Label] (27 mins)
11. T-Power - Running Ft. Amaziree (BLIM remix) [Botchit & Scarper] (32.30 mins)
12. Future Funk Squad - Sorcery (Lawgiverz Remix) [Default] (37 mins)
13. Circulation - Turquoise (BLIM Relentless Bass Mix) [Hooj] (43.30 mins)
14. D-Pimp - Overload [En:vision] (48.30 mins)

More info on Kraymon here.
More info on Kingpin here.

Regina Spektor

Been meaning to post something about Regina Spektor for some time now. I first heard her single "Fidelity" on a trip to the US in December and was hooked from the first hearing.

The album "Begin To Hope" is great, and where there are some tracks that sell the album to a more mainstream audience, there's plenty of different sounding stuff on there too for people that are looking for something a little different, without resorting to Lily Allen.

The album "Begin To Hope" is great, and where there are some tracks that sell the album to a more mainstream audience, there's plenty of different sounding stuff on there too for people that are looking for something a little different, without resorting to Lily Allen.



I highly recommend giving the album a listen if you like the song in the video (above).

For more info check her website www.reginaspektor.com, or her myspace at www.myspace.com/reginaspektor.

Oh, and she's also touring the UK in February. Check the above sites for dates and locations.

More soon.