March 2010 Archive
Wednesday, March 31st, 2010
ok alone ok
today i went to supervalu and bought some yoghurt and a bottle of water and my total came to 3.03. i gave the guy 5.05 so i got 2.02 change. over the last few years i’ve ended up in rooms 101, 202, 303, 505, 606, 707, 808 and 909 at various hotels i’ve stayed in. these are all roland machines, synths and drum machines, made in japan in the 1980s which have been used quite a lot in the making of dance music since the acid house movement in the mid 80s. maybe it’s a sign that my true calling lies in electronic music although my current obsession with the new laura marling record has part of me pulled back to the more acoustic end of things. so many records to make………. might have to leave that hip hop record until my 40s
i own a tb303 and an mc202 which i’ve used quite a lot in the making of the spilly walker album which is close to completion. as i’m heavily in debt from the release of my last record i’m still trying to find a way of releasing the stuff but i can’t wait to get it out and i’m dying for those who’ve expressed excitement about it to hear it. it may end up as a digital only release on gold spillin much as it would be amazing to see a vinyl release. here’s an early mix from 2007 of one of the tracks likely to end up on the album. it features the 202 and 303 as well as samples of a 505…
earlier in the day a friend sent me this link to a reissue of a very curious record made in india in 1982 using all roland gear which predates the acid house movement. check it out…..http://www.boomkat.com/item.cfm?id=288726
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Sunday, March 14th, 2010
snow business
in stockholm tonight with tindersticks on a day off. 12 gigs in 13 days has left everyone pretty fried but the gigs have been great, especially copenhagen where a packed-to-the-rafters vega showed its resounding appreciation.
a bit obsessed with this philo classic from the first thin lizzy album at the moment. i’m not crazy about the record as a whole but this is a real gem that rarely gets it’s dues….
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Wednesday, March 10th, 2010
on de road
today is tuesday and i’m in goteborg in sweden with tindersticks. tonight is our 9th gig on this northern european leg of the ‘falling down a mountain’ tour.
these are the instruments i’m playing: guitar, vibraphone, harmonium, organ and percussion….
going great so far. berlin and frankfurt were the highlights crowdwise but last night in malmo was a great monday night gig. a friend said it was maybe the best monday night ever and it was up there with the best of them for me too.
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Thursday, March 4th, 2010
paddy k remix
Patrick Kelleher
This is my remix of patrick kelleher’s ‘not leaving town’ from the album ‘you look cold’ on osaka records. the track features on the ‘you look colder’ remix album which is just out. well worth going back the original record too if you missed it last year.
This is a pre-release of the track, the album is due out on april 16th and you can buy it from Osaka here>
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