the go! team - bottle rocket
first release from the glorious go! team since they got the samples issue all cleared for the long awaited albums american release via sony. a warning however, don't expect a full on shiny pop production version, things are as muddy and lo-fi as they should be, just that there is a definite shift in focus of the track, with the now de rigueur mash of cheerleader chants, 'star of 2005' newly added ninja's raps, mad drums clutter, and harmonicas adding layers of melancholy. while i love it, my exposure to the original just spins round my head while this revisit does its chartbusting thing (it is a hit by now surely ?). can i go and listen to the full on version now please.
oh, by the way, the band have relaunched their website, supposedly it's a modem friendly affair.
other stuff : album review, live review, glastonbury