Video: Free Swim – The Smell Of Pregancy

20 February 2012

It was only last week that I wrote of how much I was enjoying the latest art-pop EP from Free Swim (twitter), and today we’ve got a little deeper insight into the bizarre goings on in the mind of Paul Coltofeanu with the premiere of the video for The Smell Of Pregnancy.

I described the song as having a rather Zappa-esque groove, a description I stand by with its odd rhythms and slap bass, but the video is a mixture of an ode to that mass-produced 90s after-dinner ice-cream favourite Viennetta, with pop culture references from Hornblower, The Transporter, and a dude playing guitar in a panda suit.

M&S food porn this is not, but it is a beautifully bizarre way to start my birthday!

Remix Wednesday: Logo And Mr NÔ Take On Django Django And Enter Shikari

By: Tim

1 February 2012

In: Features, News & Leaks

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I thought Wednesday would be a good time to break up the monotony of the week with a few select highlights of the numerous remixes that end up in my inbox every seven days. Some of these remixes will be official, others (like the two below) are less so – but they’ll all be amazing re-imaginings of the originals. Today we start the process with remixes from some of my favourite artists from across the Channel.

The young Frenchman with the midas touch, Mr NÔ, has taken Enter Shikari’s Arguing with Thermometers – he’s isolated the vocals, removed noisey aggression, and stripped it down to an urgent groove with attitude.

Another French reworking for our second remix of the day, with Logo giving their unique flavour to Django Django‘s Default giving it an almost housey vibe.

Competition: Win an iPod Shuffle

By: Tim

13 January 2012

In: Features, News & Leaks

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Every year we give ourselves resolutions for the new year – be more productive, get fit, see more live music, spend longer appreciating full albums, etc… Well today we’re giving away an iPod Shuffle to help you make good on two of those promises – fill it up with a few albums and get running. Not bad eh?

To enter, all you have to do is:
1) Be from the UK (sorry rest of the world)
2) Head on over to our Facebook page, like it and comment with your musical resolution for 2012. And if you want a second entry then get on over and follow us on Twitter and tell us there!

I’ll pick the winners at midday on 20/01/2011 (next Friday).

I’m personally planning on spending more time just listening and taking in more albums, and then get to work on putting on some more live shows for you lovely people. And maybe start a record label. Maybe. But I seem to have said that every years since 2008 and have yet to actually get it done.

On the playing front I hope to be able to get some recording done with fellow TBW writer Hamish and our other bandmates, and then get to work doing some remixes as my electronica alter-ego – on that front I have something very exciting lined up in the next month or so.

Now I’ve publicly stated all this, it should probably push me to actually fulfilling more of it. We’ll see…

And here’s Bombay Bicycle Club’s Shuffle for good measure: