Apiento & Co. / Under Open Skies
Feels a bit odd to be writing about our own release but this one comes out on a split 7″ on Claremont in the next few weeks with Fresh Ro! ‘Pacific State’ on the flip. We have a floating collective with various tracks coming out over the coming months and this is the first. Guitar...
Malcolm McLaren / Madam Butterfly / RIP
I was just thinking yesterday that Madam Butterfly could be my defining modern balearic moment and today we hear the sad news that Malcolm McLaren has passed away due to cancer. If you feel like tracking down some wonderful McLaren footage check the documentary on the making of ‘Fans’ the album that ‘Madam Butterfly’ came...
Look De Ibiza / Ku Promotional Video / 1985
This was the holy grail for many people and has been passed around on DVD for quite some time now. As many of you know it was a promotional video by the Ku nightclub in the mid 80s, has an amazing soundtrack (which may or may not have been an inspiration for one of Harvey’s...
Just Because / 009
We lost a good one in Alexander McQueen. Pure out and out genius from 1999 and he was a big music head to boot.
A Guy Called Gerald / Blow Your House
Amazing video from Detroit’s The New Dance Show featuring A Guy Called Gerald’s ‘Blow Your House Down’ and 33 1/3 Queens ‘Searchin” (probably my favourite house record). Can someone do us a mix of tracks like this of dirty old bassline house please and send it in for the site. Shout us here if you...
Expletive Undeleted / Andrew Weatherall
Good interview from Expletive Undeleted with Andrew Weatherall discussing being narky in the early days, MP3s and the reforming of PiL. Refreshing to see something raw in this day and age. Nice work chaps. Thanks to Andy Crysell for the heads up.