Heard South Africa’s Spoek Mathambo do an amazing version of Joy Division’s Control on 6Music this morning, here’s the original cover which is quite different, initially seems quite strange but very crazy by the end. An amazing video, also.
Nice psychedelic Chilean grooves from Niño Silvestre’s ‘Canciones para ver en la oscuridad’ in the vein to my mind of Os Mutantes or a psychedelic Nouvelle Vague, produced, mixed and recorded by our very own Jimmi Jammes. He’s done a brilliant job – and being able to support the artists direct via bandcamp is always a plus.
I liked the last track especially so I bought it and it might pop up on Radio Clash because I’m obsessed by it – ‘Herida Abierta’, which Google Translate tells me is ‘Open Wound’?
Now to have a lazy sunny warm afternoon to go with it…
* I think. That’s what Google Translate says…my Spanish is sadly non-existent, let alone any Chilean dialects!
I’m a sucker for space footage, as anyone whose seen the Videotones mashup videos I did will attest! And this is amazing, it’s footage of what happened to the boosters used to propel the Shuttle up to orbit, including launch and splashdown – I didn’t know they re-used the rockets. And for once you’ll want to leave the YouTube annotations on, because rather than spamming you with useless unrelated stuff this has comments from someone who knows their stuff (NASA?) and is fascinating. (via Simon Whalley)
Make sure you listen to the sound on it’s own (the spooky groaning sounds in orbit are well worth it) but may I suggest this music from Daniel Wang – Berlin Sunrise (Discjokke remix) as an alternative soundtrack? I just happened to have it on when I was watching and it fitted perfectly – modern space disco at it’s best.
Loving the 2econd Class Citizen album ‘The Small Minority” which kindly the band sent me before release (it’s out digitally on the 18th, physically on the 25th on Equinox – you see I’m a whore for good free stuff, LOL)
He’s been working with DJ Food and I love the psychedelic vibe – very chillwave/anti-folk but also pushing all those psych-rock/70′s buttons – maybe even slightly *gasp* prog in places but I won’t hold that against him 
Here’s a very trippy but good video for Change, love how it goes all Doctor Who in the middle (those old enough to remember the 70′s Doctor Who intro will know what I mean!). I also played one of the more ambient album tracks in the latest podcast, it fitted right in with the chilled out feel.
