{"id":374,"date":"2006-12-05T23:00:12","date_gmt":"2006-12-05T22:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ireallylovemusic.co.uk\/blog\/?p=374"},"modified":"2006-12-05T23:00:12","modified_gmt":"2006-12-05T22:00:12","slug":"compilations-special-kitsune-maison-angular-recording-corporation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/ireallylovemusic.co.uk\/blog\/?p=374","title":{"rendered":"compilations special – kitsune maison, angular recording corporation"},"content":{"rendered":"

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this week is turning out to be a little weird. i suspect a lot of this is due to the fact that today is my 15th wedding anniversary. 15 years man.<\/FONT><\/DIV>
when i tied the knot i was a lost individual with crap taste in clothes and far too many records that i never listened to.<\/FONT><\/DIV>
weirdly, 15 years on, only one of those of those issues has been dealt with.<\/FONT><\/DIV>
anyway, due to reasons mentioned i suspect this is why i’m not really wanting noisey new noise, but instead its a welcome return of old school soul music. yes, i’ve dug out all those wonderful $tateside reissues and am feeling the lurrrrve.<\/FONT><\/DIV>
however, in the interst of the public service i should tell you about some compilations that are currently glaring at me from the desk.<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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first up, kitsune maison <\/STRONG>release their third compilation, called, umm, compilation 3. <\/EM>having not heard vols 1 and 2 i cant compare, but this 15 track set (unlisted digitalism track !) is a perfect addition to all you folks who like their indie with a chunk of electrodance thrown in. there are tracks with remixed squelchy noises all over the place (soulwax remix gossip, simian mobile disco, metronomy<\/STRONG> remix dead disco<\/STRONG> etc etc), there are cooler than thou names involved (hello klaxons, the fantastic the whip, <\/STRONG>and electro pop from freeform five)<\/STRONG>, and generally this is the sort of compilation that i would expect to make people who go to trash <\/STRONG>and read vice magazine <\/EM>rather chuffed and feeling all superior.<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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track listing : <\/EM><\/FONT><\/DIV>
simian mobile disco – i believe
the lovely feathers – frantic
the whip – trash
fox n wolf – youth alcoholic
klaxons – gravity’s rainbow (van she mix)
freeform five – home wit u
boys noize – feel good (tv=off)
gossip – standing.. (soulwax mix)
alex gopher – motorcycle
the world domination – galactic lover
dead disco – the treatment (metronomy mix)
the valentinos – kafka
oh no! oh no! – i love you all the time
the whitest boy alive – done with you
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for those that like to dig a little deeper than the usual fashion magazine sanctioned released there are a couple of indie compilations that seem to be worthy if you are wanting to see whats going on out there.<\/FONT><\/DIV>
if you want to find out about bands that the glorious nme seems to be all over at the moment, then i point you in the direction of the third compilation coming out from those fine people at the angular recording corporation<\/STRONG>, future love songs.<\/EM><\/FONT><\/DIV>
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track listing : <\/FONT><\/EM><\/DIV>
happy alone – twisted charm<\/EM><\/FONT><\/DIV>
which way is up – cause comotion<\/EM><\/FONT><\/DIV>
gravity’s rainbow – klaxons<\/EM><\/FONT><\/DIV>
i want to be tracy emin – these new puritans<\/EM><\/FONT><\/DIV>
outerregions – to my boy<\/EM><\/FONT><\/DIV>
hypocrite – theoretical girl<\/EM><\/FONT><\/DIV>
lust in the movies – long blondes<\/EM><\/FONT><\/DIV>
in this way – violets<\/EM><\/FONT><\/DIV>
simply left behind – lodger<\/EM><\/FONT><\/DIV>
pleasurewood kills – lost penguin<\/EM><\/FONT><\/DIV>
eye t.v. – be be see<\/EM><\/FONT><\/DIV>
elvis and the beatles – vichy government<\/EM><\/FONT><\/DIV>
my new building – navvy<\/EM><\/FONT><\/DIV>
magnet face – wetdog<\/EM><\/FONT><\/DIV>
leave the house – low edges<\/EM><\/FONT><\/DIV>
poveri rovinatori – mitten<\/EM><\/FONT><\/DIV>
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as you can see, the compilation again features band of the moment, the klaxons<\/STRONG>, alongside the other big indie crossover act, the long blondes<\/STRONG> whose contribution is by far the best thing i have heard that recalls c86<\/EM> buzz pop and yet manages to sound vital in 2006. as for the rest, well it’s a mash of low budget garage production, jerky guitars and a few cracking tunes. <\/FONT><\/DIV>
some of it grates these ears, for example, i had to bypass the annoying opener track and prey things improved as i delved deeper into the tracklist, and, thankfully, they do sometimes with wonderful results. as well as the obvious reference points (you know the names, you know the reasons), i found myself suddenly craving siouxsie and the banshees<\/STRONG> back catalogue during the fantastic in this way <\/EM>by new name to me, violets <\/STRONG>(note – no bands prefix their names with the – <\/EM>ha !), which is violently juxtaposed by the sweet and innocent sounding lodger, <\/STRONG>who are supposedly on course to become a contender in 2007 when their debut finally gets itself sorted, and from the records released so far, i have no problems with them getting everything they deserve for their melody heavy old school indie pop. and i mean that in a good way. jolting the listener out of the imposed genteel slumber comes the distorted synths and shoutouts by lost penguin, <\/EM>which <\/EM>i’m sure sound great live, but just stick out like a sore thumb amongst the neighbours, whereas, vichy government <\/EM>is all too arty and self important in its demo bedroom madness, which may just mean they become the biggest band. ever. <\/FONT>oh, and as it par for the course within the world of alternative guitar based music, there has to be a the fall<\/STRONG> soundalike band, and for this, low edges<\/STRONG> do the mark e smith<\/EM> rant-a-garage racket in fine style.<\/FONT><\/DIV>
of course, not every band featured here are going to get nme cover status, but for a quick summary of all that is independant in 2006 (and going into 2007), this is not a bad little starter pack, and i never mentioned new\/nu\/neu rave once.<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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more detail<\/EM> : here<\/A><\/FONT><\/DIV>
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