Hercules and Love Affair - “Visitor” (2010)
So even though “My House” is the new single off of the just-released (in England :/ ) Hercules record Blue Songs, my jam is “Visitor,” the darkest song on the album, which boasts a wide range of styles. My favorite is the euro-femme-top-bitch vocals during the breakdown, SO EPIC!
For those of us outside the British Isles, we’ll just have to stream the record on SoundCloud until it drops.
Also, gotta love the 90s Public Access realness in the “My House” video…the fake commercials had me gagging. A lot of new directions being explored by Herc right now, both sonically and visually. Loving it…though I do miss my girl Nomi! Guess we’ll just have to wait for the Jessica 6 album. More the merrier…
COM TRUISE - FAIRLIGHT (2010)
So a lot of folks are getting into this Blade Runner ish these days, but Com Truise is definitely someone at the head of the game. Simultaneously glittering and dark, the strangeness and precision of his craft make it much more than a throwback or a novelty…TRPPNBLLZ HERE
Also check some of his recent remixes of Twin Shadow and Franklin…aces.
Midnight Magic - “Beam Me Up (Jacques Renault Remix)” (2010)
OK, I admit it, 100 Days hasn’t been super Disco lately….here’s some new ish to bring us back a little bit. Really feeling how haunted the beginning is - wish that vibe came back around later in the track, but this is still a great jam for your winter PJ party….
Danielle Dax - “Bayou” (1990)
I’m always down for wacked out crazy women doing their thing-duh. I always forget about Danielle. Sorry, girl!! Been in this K hole for like a week…
XOXO
RITA
Crystal Castles - “Not In Love (feat. Robert Smith)” (2010)
Whoo, gurl…still recovering from a big night out at the goth club. Some sick NIN remixes but no Crystal Castles, so I’ll be blasting this all day. I love these ‘full circle’ moments in music. Crystal Castles (always growing on me more and more), at the forefront of a new goth moment in love, calling on fairy godfather Robert Smith to do vocals for a cover of Platinum Blonde, a band that rode the success of the Cure’s new wave look and sound. Swish.
Happy November!
PLATINUM BLONDE - NOT IN LOVE (1984)
Pocketknife and Cousin Cole - Neil Young “My My Hey Hey (Cousin Cole Into The Blue Remix)” (2008)
Rock ‘n’ roll is here to stay….
Glad to get this thing goin’ again. Gonna be so future.
Paleface & Kyla - “Do You Mind (Crazy Cousinz Remix)” (2009)
Its a little tumblweeds over here tonight. But, thats okay. I’ve got candles going and the windows up. Feel it.
Glass Candy - “Feeling Without Touching” (2010)
This is my new birthday jam, or sure. Love the video - channeling a little Olivia Newton-John, are we? Ida No and Johnny Jewel look like they’re ready to bring it again…along with the Chromatics, I remember Glass Candy being among the first rock bands riding the switch from punk to disco…effortlessly and without question. Was this like mid-decade, maybe? Parallel to this, DJs began digging deep into disco crates creating a minor revival, and of course the logical next step was a resurgence in interest in house. Straight boys everywhere are now queuing up at the temple of Frankie Knuckles (do they even know he’s into dudes?), and no pop song goes un-remixed. A widespread resurgence in club culture is evident with new acts like Hercules and Love Affair, MEN, Nite Jewel, and Chicago’s own Gatekeeper and Love Concept looking to disco, house, and industrial/synth classics for inspiration.
Now, with HUGE club-ready albums due from Kelis, Christina Aguilera, and Robyn on the way, it seems like the mainstream has caught on. This summer is ready to usher in a new disco-house decade, and I AM READY. I feel like I could write a whole essay on this but alas, like every other blog post waiting to become a novel, it will have to wait…I have some birthday drinks to consume. L8R
xo_A