DAS GLOW // LITE BRITE REMIXES // INSTITUBES

 

Cannibal Corpse totally blew my eardrums out last night. Can't believe these guys have been plying their trade for over 20 years. There was a drunken debate as to the proliferation of the Floridian Death Metal scene during the late 80s/early 90s. Think of Florida and images of sun drenched beaches, hot chicks on roller skates and Mickey Mouse come to mind. Not exactly the environment one would think could spawn the likes of Obituary, Morbid Angel, Death & the aforementioned Cannibal Corpse.

You could kinda understand where bands like Emperor, Mayhem et al are coming from. Guess the sun hardly shines in Norway and church burning is the weekend past time. Also dudes like Godflesh & Carcass, where the industrial wasteland of Birmingham gave these guys reason to crank it up. Anyways, by the time George "Corpsegrinder" Fisher belted out 'Meat Hook Sodomy', all was forgotten.

Not so hardcore but equally mesmerising is Institubes mainstay & all round Parisian hipster, Das Glow, with his fuzzy, retro electro tinged pop. His previous single, 'Sunburnt', was a spaced out 8 bit wonder and got picked up by Alex Boyz Noise, Simian Mobile Disco & Miss Kitten. The 'Lite Brite' remix package is the man's latest offering. Maybe ol Corpsegrinder might like this as well.

Check out 'Lite Brite (Strip Steve Remix)' here.

CRIMEA X LIVE @ ADVENTURES IN THE BEETROOT FIELD // CARGO LONDON // FRI OCT 30

Oh yes, we've passed the mid week threshold and the weekend finally beckons. Just wish that it was Friday everyday, where everyone's up for it, where hangovers and Mondays are non existent. But alas, we live in the now and the alarm clock rings at 7AM everyday. However, that doesn't stop us from punching out early and rendezvous-ing down to the fantastic FREE FRIDAYS over at top East London hangout, Cargo.

Friday, October 30 will see our favourite spaced out Italians, Crimea X, take the stage with The One, Knifeworld, Von Haze & party to alt disco, nu rave beats courtesy of Crispin Dior & Richard Fearless. See you weekenders down at the front.

Download Crimea X's, 'Seaside Resort Mix #3' here.

TOKiMONSTA // DOING IT MY WAY // RAMP RECORDINGS

Slowly sipping chamomile  & vanilla tea, trying desperately to piece together the jigsaw events of the weekend. Feel like Joseph Fiennes' flashforward where everything's a little hazy but at least there are no masked gunmen with assault rifles coming to kill me. Sonic Youth on Friday, Mobilee Records party on Saturday and numerous sambucas in between. Feel like Jenson Button after his win in Brazil albeit without the hot lingerie model girlfriend and £8 million a year salary.

However, we've got a tasty little tune courtesy of London's fantastic aficionados label, Ramp Recordings. 'Doing It My Way' is the latest offering from LA's TOKiMONSTA AKA Jenny Lee and it sizzles with leftfield creativity, which has fellow luminaries like Flying Lotus & Mary Ann Hobbs salivating over it like huskies on a hot day.

Beauty & brains. We like this.

RELISH COMPILATION II + RELEASE PARTY // RELISH RECORDINGS

Wish I was in Berlin where it feels like it's always 1989. The social and cultural milieu where everything and anything can happen, cheap rent in the city, clubs that never close and currywurst & fries everyday till you die. Well, maybe not. But they do have Mezzo Mix, a soda that combines the flavours of Fanta & Coke in one neat bottle. Why the hell didn't we think of that one?

Anyways, if you happen to be in the city next Halloween weekend, make sure you don the fangs & cape and bat over to Headman's album launch party @ Pick Nick for the extremely fine, 'Relish Compilation II'. All the usual new wave, nu disco suspects are on board with tracks from Headman, David Gilmour Girls, The C90s, Don Cash and Nemesi. Get your rave on now.

Download Headman's, 'Dirt (Shazam Remix)' here.

ASH // TRUE LOVE 1980 // ATOMIC HEART RECORDS

1995 was an excellent year. Dial up internet modems with the fuzzy, white noise connections. No one knew what the hell a blog was and all girls we knew were 18. AND there was Ash. We sang along to 'Kung Fu' & 'Girl From Mars', stuck badges on our backpacks and wanted to be rock stars. Young and carefree we cried, "Fuck you. We don't give a damn."

Well, here's 2009. We don't really swear anymore, are definitely not rock stars and get anxiety attacks about the number of things we do actually have to give a damn about. But Ash are still here and do what they do best. Taking it back to the 80s with their new single, 'True Love 1980'. Wish we had a flux capacitor to take us back.

THE PHENOMENAL HANDCLAP BAND // 15 TO 20 // GOMMA

You've probably heard this getting played to death on BBC 6 Music but you can't help sticking it on again & again & again... Well, you get the point. Infectiously catchy to the point of irritation. What better way to piss off your work mates on a Monday afternoon by having this repeated on the office stereo.

NYC collective, The Phenomenal Handclap Band, shoulders the blame for this sing a long pop ditty, '15 to 20' out on Gomma Records. Peep David E Sugar's retro makeover below.

ALEC EMPIRE // NEW SINGLE 1000 EYES // UK TOUR DATES

Whoop! Whoop! Everyone's favourite Master of the Dark Arts, Alec Empire, is back on the grid with a new download only single, '1000 Eyes', taken off the dystopian, Blade Runner-esque animated short film, 'The Golden Foretaste of Heaven'. Why does the future always look like the burnt out concrete urban battle scene at the end of 'Full Metal Jacket'? You can almost hear Animal Mother saying, "Fuck you Cowboy. Fuck all you assholes!".

But the film's ace. Check out the trailer here.

Alec and Nic Endo will also bring the pain to the UK this November with a few choice dates in and around the country. Time to rock out the face paint and vintage ATR t shirts and tell the Nazi's to shove it. Haha.

18.11.2009 Newport, TJS

19.11.2009 London, O2 Academy Islington

20.11.2009 Birmingham, Eddie's

21.11.2009 Manchester, Club Academy

22.11.2009 Edinburgh, GRV