We'll see if anyone reads this anytime soon after this latest blog software upgrade. Nothing like having HTML templates fail with meaningless errors for no particular reason. Anywho... Okay, this site is mostly back to normal, with some even new features like proper categories and monthly archives, which will look prettier when I have time to look at it when not frantically playing "guess what this error means". Wordpress, your day comes soon...
This week cleaved the coconut since the first hour and the last half hour don't seemingly fit together. Featuring a heavy electronic remix set, whereby the higher bitrate songs pumped out and I mixed the vocals higher for then whispered my interludes, there was a solid groove.
Then the show veered to seventies jazz-pop with the classy Roy Budd, including a good profile of his work for the film Get Carter (take a look at the North American trailer and Stereolab's cover). I had hoped to have a profile on Budd for a while, mostly in inspiration from the ever brief snippet of the theme from The Sandbaggers, the ruthlessly professional British TV series about intelligence. One Mr. Kent introduced me to this series during one of my then frequent layovers in Toronto and the reality of the actual battles within a ministry, along with the complete lack of glamour in the spy game, leaves its mark. In many ways, Budd's theme to the series shows his compositional strengths in applying the minimal amount of music required to convey the subtext: the less said, the better. You can apply your own rationales and emotions in the actions of Carter and Burnside as they battle a bleak future on their own terms.
Approaching the segues with a lower volume will take some adjustment time. Some of the other DJ's were talking about their "talk" and how the difference in volume in voice conveys more intimacy. I still have to figure out my usual range of vocal dynamics and tone, but it's an experiment. Naturally, this means the microphone is more in my face, which makes it easier for me to lose place in the script, which makes for a less robotic time as I trip over the odd phrase — "Boy bud's rest" took the cake easily.
Lay on the playlist action:
South Central: Aeon (The Owl of Minerva, 2008) Klee
Justice: Planisphère Part I (Planisphère, 2008) MySpace
Sisters of Transistors: The Don [Acid Girls Grey Disco Remix] (The Don/Pendulum, 2008) This Is Music
In Flagranti: Business Acumen [Holy Ghost! Cover version] (Business Acumen, 2008) Kitsune
The Glimmers: Esta Si, Esta No [Asi Me Gusta A Mi] (The Glimmers Are Gee Gee Fazzi, 2008) Glimmer Twins
Dragonette: I Get Around [Midnight Juggernauts Remix] (I Get Around - Remixes, 2006) Mercury
Marco DeMark featuring Casey Barnes: Tiny Dancer [Deadmau5 Dub Mix] (Tiny Dancer mixes promo, 2008) Time
Jackson Jones: I Feel Good, Put Your Pants On [Pilooski Edit] (Various - Volume 5, 2007) Dark & Lovely
White Lies: Death [Crystal Castles Remix] (Death single, 2008) Fiction
TTC featuring Modeselektor: Une bande de mec sympa (Boogybytes Volume 3, 2007) BPitch Control
Roy Budd: Zeppelin [Main Theme] (Budd: Rebirth of the Budd, 1971) Sequel/Pye
Roy Budd: Opening Titles to The Sandbaggers (unreleased, 1978) ITV
Roy Budd: Fear is the Key [Main Theme] (Budd: Rebirth of the Budd, 1976) Sequel/Pye
Roy Budd: So Nice (Budd: Rebirth of the Budd, 1970) Sequel/Pye
Roy Budd: Main Theme - Carter Takes a Train (Get Carter OST, 1971/2000) Castle
Roy Budd: Plaything (Get Carter OST, 1971/2000) Castle
Roy Budd: The Girl in the Car (Get Carter OST, 1971/2000) Castle
Roy Budd: Getting Nowhere in a Hurry [Instrumental] (Get Carter OST, 1971/2000) Castle
Roy Budd: Fields of Green, Skies of Blue (Budd: Rebirth of the Budd, 1970) Sequel/Pye
Backing me up on the concert listings was Glam Bucket from Underworld's 2007 album, Oblivion with Bells.
Kick off your shoes and put on your swim fins — This machine only swallows quarters in MP3 format [81.6 Mb, 89:07 – and precisely cut with no other shows at the beginning or the end]
