In a mood for guitar music this morning. I love The Psychedelic Furs, they had some big tunes back in the 80s. They provided the wicked theme tune to John Hughes’s Pretty In Pink but it’s their other tunes that I’m more into. Check this one for a slice of new wave goodness
I just picked up Dinosaur Jr’s awesome Where You Been album on vinyl on eBay the other day. I’ve not really listened to it in a good 10 or 15 years and was a little surprised that it still sounds great. I was gonna post up the first track, Out There, but decided on this one instead…
I went through a period of buying loads of “crunk” (stupid name) hip hop a few years back, mainly due to me thinking that Lil Jon was pretty funny. I started out hating it but then grew to love the simple beats and rubbish lyrics. It’s wicked party music that doesn’t take itself too serious. Well, I hope not anyway.
This was produced by Lil Jon and was a pretty big tune back in 2002 when it came out. The drop at 0:45 always used to smash it for me. I feel the need for a lot more hip hop on here in the near future and reminds me I should really dig out my vinyl at some point.
I just grabbed this today and it’s wicked. Bladerunner seems to be one of a few guys who are churning out d&b with a heavy influence from the mid-90s jungle & Bristol style jump up sounds. I am/was a huge fan of that kinda thing and some of the tunes I’ve heard recently have been pretty good. The forthcoming “Back to the Jungle” on Critical is a banger. Listen to that here…
Tracklist for the podcast here…
Changes – Bladerunner – Dub
Cause of Death – Bladerunner & Mr Explicit – Penny Black
Back to the Jungle – Bladerunner – Critical
The Temple – Bladerunner – Dub
Destiny Comes Ringing – Break – Commercial Suicide
Basic Principles – Commix remix – Metalheadz
Danger – Mr Explicit – Dub
Nuclear Attack – Bladerunner – Dread Dub
Only You – Bladerunner – Dub
Who Jah Bless – Serum & Bladerunner – Critical
It’s Taking over me – Bladerunner & Mr Explicit – Penny Black