{"id":308,"date":"2006-10-04T18:20:05","date_gmt":"2006-10-04T17:20:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ireallylovemusic.co.uk\/blog\/?p=308"},"modified":"2006-10-04T19:53:41","modified_gmt":"2006-10-04T18:53:41","slug":"dancefloor-distortion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/ireallylovemusic.co.uk\/blog\/?p=308","title":{"rendered":"dancefloor distortion"},"content":{"rendered":"

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way back in the original acid house era there was a great nme<\/em> cover showing a policeman ripping up the smiley face, signalling the beginning of the end of the rave culture that made life so much fun for a while. <\/font><\/div>\n
15 years (or thereabouts) on, the smiley is back. <\/font><\/div>\n
only this time its being eaten by a bloke from the klaxons<\/strong>. a band who seem to be at the forefront of the new rave<\/em> movement that the nme<\/em> are giving a lot of space to recently.<\/font><\/div>\n
normally i would avoid any such attempt at cheese filled branding, especially as i vowed nearly 10 years ago to never buy the nme again, when i decided that the birth of my firstborn should be marked by a more grown up and responsible outlook. this meant i no longer cared about the weekly happenings of the indie bands of the day,\u00c2\u00a0my final weekly issue had as the cover star : sleepers<\/strong> loiuse wener<\/em>, i need say no more i think.<\/font><\/div>\n
however, this week the nme<\/em>\u00c2\u00a0have glued a mix cd onto that same cover. a mix cd<\/em>. not a quick-n-easy compilation of libertines<\/strong> wannabees, not a beatles<\/strong> rip off in sight. no, instead this mix cd has been spliced and diced with due care and attention by none otther than simian mobile disco<\/strong>. yes, the same folks who happen to be responsible for a massive chunk of rip roaring electro’d up indie remixes over the last few years.<\/font><\/div>\n
while the cover artwork is truly dreadful, the lineup throughout the 60 minutes is never short of haircut hipster cool : <\/font>klaxons<\/strong> : hot chip<\/strong> : the gossip<\/strong> : shitdisco<\/strong> : soulwax : justice : digitalism <\/strong><\/font>and even an oldie from bill laswells material !<\/strong><\/font><\/div>\n
ok, it may be\u00c2\u00a0difficult to ignore the whole ‘nme trying to create a scene’<\/em> aspect, but when it’s a bunch of bands who just want to cause dance filled chaos with a few guitars, glow sticks and machine created beats, i have to admit that were i still a free and easy gig going freakoid (ie student), then i would be totally lapping this up. <\/font><\/div>\n
a wonderful refreshing change from the current glut of dreary and predictable kooks\/razorflight that normally fill the weekly alternative bible (ahem).<\/font><\/div>\n
will the new rave scene generate any crossover success? will it last till xmas ?<\/font><\/div>\n
who cares. this is very now <\/em>music, its about the moment, not giving 2 hoots re the status of classic album, and this has tobe a good thing.<\/font><\/div>\n
standout tracks have to be the fantastic soulwax version of standing in the way of control <\/em>by the gossip<\/strong>, the bass line alone is neighbour threatening, the simian mobile disco<\/strong> acid makeover of the klaxons <\/strong>magick<\/em> (out soon on proper normal cd !), and the mix calming comedown\u00c2\u00a0moods of erol alkans<\/strong> reworked version of hot chips<\/strong> boy from school.<\/em><\/font><\/div>\n
all of this is for a mere couple of quid. with which, you also happen to get a free copy of the nme.<\/font><\/div>\n
making a certain trip to the newsagents this week for once seems to be a complete no brainer in my book.<\/font><\/div>\n
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out now<\/em> : on the cover of the nme.<\/strong><\/font><\/div>\n
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