Posts by Peter Darlington
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I blogged my best albums of 2009 here.
Oooh yes, forgot the DJ Hell album, Teufelswerk, that would be on my list as well. I was hammering that over the middle of the year. Looks like a lot of other good stuff to check out there Simon, thanks!
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It's been great over the last 2-3 years sharing the love via Hypem on PAS and amongst other friends. Whatever did we do before?
My honourable mentions for 2009 are:
King Midas Sound. The 2 EPs and the new album well worth checking out, definitely one of the sounds of 2009 for me.
Mungolian Jetset- 'We Gave It All Away...Now We Are Taking It Back'- As we chatted about the other day on Twitter. Strange, banging and awesome 2 disk set of originals and remixes came from nowhere to be possibly my favourite release of 2009.
Hypnotic Brass Ensemble. Yeh, brass bands bring the funk, it shouldn't work but it does, with teh awesome!
Andrew Weatherall - A pox on the Pioneers- House man goes indie in an inspired set that recalls Sandinista era Clash and 'The Good The Bad and The Queen'.
Electric Wire Hustle - Deep and interesting debut album from Wellington. Part Welly, part Detroit, part Berlin.
Bjorn Torske- Feil Knapp Beautiful, elegant dubby house from another of the Scandinavian Telle people.
Mos Def- The Ecstatic Thinking person's hiphop from a very cool dude.
Mulatu Astatke and the Heliocentrics - Inspiration Information- Black as pitch jazz from the Ethiopian master
Shit there's loads of it, all the cheesy house and d&b as well. I also loved many of the NZ albums you listed, especially Stroke and I thought The Freddy's came back real strong with Big BW, good on them, excellent NZ summer album.
And finally, I can't even begin to estimate the amount of good shit I've heard on Peter Mac's Base FM show 'Ring the Alarm'. I wish Base FM did podcasting or that Peter did an afternoon slot as I miss him during the winter football season but that show is a treasure for soul, funk and reggae fans. Well done sir!
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I donated and I'm amazed at how much they have raised so far and how quickly. Obviously there is a deep well of discontent (is that the right word?) about the issue...
Maybe we should have a referendum?
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I hope you're all thoroughly ashamed of yourselves :)
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the autocratic overlordship of a brain in a jar
Must... resist... posting... unintentionally hilarious YouTube clip of 'Spock's Brain'...
Paper scissors rock & Spock?
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volume-wise, the Ramones at the Powerstation would be mine.
Totally agree - couldn't tell one song from another it was so loud.
Very enjoyable!
In 1980? Same in Chch. Ear bleeding stuff.
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Biafra pistons the mic twenty feet out at them and hits one in the jaw. The bootboy tries to climb up onto the stage. An old hippie roadie lets loose a flying kick, but the lucky skin is pulled back by his mates just in time. He retreats, continuing to yell abuse, and spit blood. Biafra taunting him: "How hardcore. I've got a song for you called Nazi Rednecks Fuck Off."...
You see, that's proper rock'n'roll :)
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Motorhead, Chch Town Hall in 1984, loudest concert I've been to. Saw a guy with his head buried in the speaker stack at one stage.
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Younger and more forgetful readers may not know that Joe is the director of the brilliant animated video for Toy Love's 'Bride of Frankenstein.
Wahey! That was certainly an iconic part of my yoof, and I had no idea it was Joe who'd made it. Well done chap!
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Stroke is $24 on iTunes NZ, but only $22 for the double CD on Amplifier, or $19 for the MP3s.
It's fantastic value to get that full 35 song set for $19.95. Possibly the purchase of the month I reckon. The only thing that might've improved it would be if they'd included a PDF of the liner notes.