Kind of a random one but it's hard to imagine that this tune — especially the combo of minimalist/funky guitar licks, exuberant drum fills, spacey Prophet 5 synth excursions, and backing vocal chants in the second half of the song — wasn't a big influence on the Speaking on Tongues LP
Sep 21, 2024
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There's a new sensation
A fabulous creation
(Oh and don't try to argue with me that there are skips on this album. Oh the Bogus Man is too long and scary? Get real)
Nov 19, 2024
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flawless cult fav mysterious record
new wave-y & groovy
not a lot of info exists on the band, but that’s part of the charm
there’s a reissue ep available on streaming, but the full record is well worth the listen. you can only hear it in full on youtube or downloading from a random blog
if you spend anytime on nts or other internet radio station, there’s a good chance you’ve heard a song from the record…
Feb 1, 2024
The cover artwork was designed by artist Peter Saville, using a data plot of signals from a radio pulsar, saying "I was convinced that it was just sexier in black" since it represented a signal from space -- a ridgeline plot of radio emissions given out by a rotating neutron star, discovered in 1967 by a student at Cambridge. Designer Raf Simons later used it as a collab signature for an apparel line. Rarely does a cover so perfectly represent (in this case, almost total binary starkness) the music within. Yes I have a t-shirt of this. :)
Aug 21, 2024
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Finally saw this for the first time (on 35mm thxx Prince Charles Cinema) and wow. Jonathan Glazer and co-writer Jean-Claude Carrière spending all of pre-production re-writing the script without informing the studio… DP Harris Savides pushing the boundaries of underexposed film and getting the craziest deepest browns and purples out of Kodak stock… Alexandre Desplat starting with what seems like a very polite classical score and then gradually bringing in heavy synth bass… and of course Nicole Kidman throwing herself headlong into an insane role (and apparently bullying the producers for more $$$ when they finished under budget)
Nov 10, 2024
The less you read about it (or look at maps) the better. Just enter via Haight Street, turn your phone off and wander 'til you reach the ocean. If you go on a Sunday afternoon and you didn't already come across it, proceed to turn your phone back on and track back to the 6th Avenue Skate Park to check out the roller disco party 🛼🔊😎
Mar 3, 2024
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Because of the extensive tradition of pirate radio in the UK (from Radio Caroline on down), London probably has the most insane landscape of 24/7 internet radio in the world. I've tried to rank these in terms of approximate popularity ranging from NTS (as mentioned) on down to purely DIY weekend-only amateur collectives like LWSTD. If you don't know the stations in your city, just have a quick google and do some Instagram "Following" list exploration and it should be pretty easy to find more (e.g. in Amsterdam check out Echobox, Radio Tempo Não Pára, RRFM, etc...)
- NTS (Dalston) https://www.nts.live/
- Rinse FM (Hoxton) https://rinse.fm/
- Worldwide FM (Islington) https://worldwidefm.net/ (currently mostly on ice but great archive)
- Balaami (Peckham) https://www.balamii.com/
- Soho Radio https://sohoradiolondon.com/
- Reprezent Radio (Brixton) https://www.reprezentradio.org.uk/
- Netil Radio (Hackney) https://www.netilradio.com/
- Subtle Radio (Hackney) https://www.subtleradio.com/
- Voices Radio (Kings Cross) https://www.voicesradio.co.uk/
- Aaja (Deptford) https://aajamusic.com/radio/
- Do You!! Radio (Hackney) https://doyou.world/
- LWSTD https://www.lovewillsavetheday.fm/
Apr 4, 2024