Chill Please - I'm Hung over

First off, Thanks to everyone who came to noiseban.02.12 on Friday, at the Russian Bar. Great night.

Just thought i'd put together some superchilled out music to deal with the old sunday hang over:

first up, Hammock - Can almost see you.

Really nice band, check out all their stuff over at band camp where you can also buy their albums and jazz...

Next up, some good old fashioned Texan post-rock by The Clam Blue Sea with We happy few- check out their website for tour dates (mostly in the US).

Lastly is Paper Birds by the Icelandic band Parachutes who unfortunately split up in 2009. If you've noticed the likeness to sigur ross, its because they shared some band members. Following the break up, all of their albums have been released for free as explained in the Swedish bed music blog.

Wuv - Ferro

Noiseban .02.12

UPDATE: Noiseban .02.12 will now be at RUSSIAN BAR (267 Kingsland Road)

So it's less than a week until the next Noiseban, the first one for a while. We'll be in the cellar of The Russian on Kingsland Road. - Downstairs, now that's where the fun will be happening. Get there before 11pm for free entry and a chance to see TheGreenLazer kick things off with a few choice Hip-Hop tracks. Later on, I (Ceefax B) will be playing some Disco & House and maybe a little Electro, followed by John Bailey (Egg the Teens) playing the same sort of stuff. Things will get a bit more hectic when Monsieur Ferro and Full Stop chuck some big Electo sounds in the mix. Good friends of Noiseban, the very busy Fanny Games will hit the decks for a DJ set at around 2am. Before we close up for the night expect to see the usual noiseban free-for-all with everyone playing head-to-head.Friday 2nd December
Downstairs - The Russian, London, E2 8AS

Get there before 11 for free entry, Doors open at 10.

Unfortunately we can no longer offer reduced entry for the guestlist.

See you on Friday,
Ceefax B & Monsieur Ferro

Chill & Trip Hop

First up, Got wind of this relatively unknown artist King Singh from Steve Strong over at White Elephant Clothing. This track, 'wood or wire?' has a sweet video and is probably his best work so far. check it out:

Download the track here,

Next up, Whilst reading the musigh blog I came across an artist we used to play far too much on the Ralph and Joe show back on XpressionFM, I am of course talking about emancipator:

That track was Nevergreen - Which you can download here

Lastly, one of the pioneers of the Genre, DJ Krush: with Day's end. Enjoy!

By the way, the next noiseban is on Friday the 2nd of December, click attending on facebook for guest list.

(See the flyer here)

Wuv Ferro

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French!

Justice have a new album out, and the title track is pretty self descriptive; "Audio, Video, Disco".
It seems like a million years since they released the single "Civilization" and this time they've ditched the rock guitar and drums for some smooth synth sounds. The first thing I though when I heard the track AVD was these guys are unmistakably French. It isn't just their accents, this track seems to pull together bits of Air, Daftpunk's more relaxed songs and a touch of Yuksek. I can't tell you what it is about this song, but it's definitely French.
Yuksek's album "Living on the Edge of Time" was out this summer, I recommend getting a copy. This is his latest single, "Always On The Run":

Also Check out Villa's balearic remix:
Yuksek - Always on the Run (VillA remix) by VILLA (Official)
Seeing as I mentioned Air I have to play this:


PS: Noiseban .02.12 is on Friday 2nd December

Ceefax B

London riots

I'm not a teenager, I never had an Atari (I had a Commodore 64) and I avoided the London riots like a scared little mouse - but I do like Atari Teenage Riot:

They remind me of my angst filled years when I listened to punk music, but with none of the cheesy nostalgia of playing an Offspring album. This recent remix by Tony Senghore sounds a little bit like what the clubs were playing 2 years ago, but I still like it:

Oh and while your here, look at this:


Ceefax B

Special Sauce

I've just been listening to Crystal Fields by The Special Ks, it's pleasant enough - a bit like one of the Mystery Jets housier tracks as sung by Daniel Bedingfield (not that it's necessarily a bad thing!)

The whole time I was listing to the track I was expecting it to get heavier, a skillful remix could really give this song some depth. something like this Toddla T remix of Wave And Wine by Schlachthofbronx:

Saying that, the original mix is hardly subtle:

by the way:

8-Oh's in the200-Oh's

Cheesy? Possibly - but still, 80s Synth recreated with the wanders of modern techno-knowled-G-unit can give you a feel good warm feeling like no other. What do I speak of? This:

Now tell me that wasn't good? If you just told me that wasn't good I disagree. It was good. Actually it was Exercise 4, a semi-bonus track on Bent's album Ariels which you really should buy here. Bent blow my mind like a dyson air multiplier blows out a candle: effeciently, with minimum noise and maximum techno-joy.

Next - Some flashbulb (aka Benn Jordan), I posted one of his acoustic tracks recently, well such is his talent he also owns at electronica, like with this track Nightmares from his album sleep

By the way, you can listen to a LOT of flashbulb tracks, and buy the albums directly from him for a not unreasonable amount of money at his bandcamp page

Anyway's, in an album I feel is too often under rated and blasted for being "pop", a great track that reuses a 80s synth to the maximum is Mylo's In my arms from destroy rock and roll. If you want to here almost perfect sampling and production this is defiantly one of the top albums of all time. buy the album anywhere

By the way - we're putting on a noiseban at the victory in Hoxton on the first Friday of December.

Hit attending on Facebook for guest list entry.

wuv ferro

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