Scouring the interweb for the best tunes, videos and links dug from the online crates of the blogosphere.

Saturday 20 March 2010

U900



Japanese Ukulele duo (thanks to PHD for the tip off with this one)

Wednesday 17 March 2010

dan le sac vs Scroobius Pip

I just got hold of the new album from dan le sac Vs Scroobius Pip, and was a bit nervous. Although the first album had a number of great tracks, there was always the suspicion that they would be something of a novelty act.

I can't keep track of the number of second albums I hear nowadays that disappoint me. They have the same sound as before, without that spark of hearing something new, and usually without the standout tracks that lifted the original out of the ordinary.

Thankfully, The Logic of Chance is better than that. Musically, it is possibly an improvement on Angles, and lyrically it is another mix of clever wordplay, tender lovesongs and social comment. After first listen, the best tracks seem to be the ones where the messages that are being conveyed take precedence over the speed at which they are delivered, but I'll need to hear the whole thing a few times before I judge each song fairly. Standouts so far seem to be 'Stake A Claim', an angry warning to the government and a call to arms to the disgruntled voters, and this one:



Or as Paul Morley might say:

It sounds like the Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band dancing up a smartass dumbass storm with OutKast, the Fall and Harry Nilsson on a bed of nails in a club called Bed of Roses.

(Not a piss-take by the way, but an actual quote from his review of LCD Soundystem's first LP. It's only a matter of time before I go that way. The more I write about music, the more I will disappear irretrievably up my own backside).

Here's a rundown of the top 5 Scroobius moments so far, for those who are new to the hairy hip hop duo:

1) The original (and best?)


2) Covering the Sugababes


3) The X-Factor "Audition"


4) The Christmas single!


5)Having relationship problems (what somebody referred to as their 'Dry Your Eyes' moment)