Mattress Of Wire the band's second single from 1981. Roddy Frame was barely out of school. Postcard was a record label releasing glorious seven inch singles by Orange Juice and Josef K and the first three Aztec Camera singles had a homely warmth to them which has stood the test of time. This was Postcard 81:8. A well respected journalist and author once tried to steal this copy but was apprehended.
To celebrate the 54th birthday of Green Gartside today's vinyl cut of the day comes from Scritti Politti. The Word Girl was the opening track from the band's hugely successful 1985 album 'Cupid & Psyche 85.' On a more personal note the single charted on the day I was born.
Here is a new section on the DTTR Blog. Every day, or at least as many we can, we'll put up a track recorded direct from a vinyl record we're listening to at the moment. Todays 'Cut Of The Day' is Lake Of Fire by Meat Puppets from Meat Puppets II.
God Damn I love those guys at Daytrotter. They've just posted a wonderful session from a band who were one of my highlights at SXSW in March. Other Lives, a 5 piece, from Stillwater, Oklahoma, released their self titled debut in the US through TBD Records (home to Radiohead in America) earlier this year and it's one of the most beatifully crafted records i've heard in a good long time. Jesse Tabish (piano, guitar, lead vocals), Josh Onstott (bass, organ, Backing vocals), Jenny Hsu (cello, piano, Backing Vocals), Colby Owens (drums), Jonathon Mooney (piano,violin, guitar) are currently in the middle of tour around the US. Hopefully they'll be over in the UK pretty soon. Check them out!
Right its Friday its sunny and i've been listening to this band all day (and all last month). Das Racist 2 guys from Brooklyn, New York. I love them. A mix up minimalist beats, old school hip hop and piss funny lyrics.
Nacional / telephone single from josh armitage on Vimeo.
Nacional - ON TV from josh armitage on Vimeo.
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One from our friends over at Secretly Canadian. July sees the return of Magnolia Electric Co. Josephine is released on July 20th. The band teamed once again with engineer Steve Albini at his Electrical Audio Studios in Chicago.
Everytime we get a new compilation ready i always like to have a listen over the previous ones that we've put out (by the way DTTR 4x12" Volume 2 is done and will be announced very soon). I spent last night listening to the last CD comp we put out 'Out Of The Woods And Trees' i've always held this one pretty close to the heart. Call me a massive geek but i absolutely loved being involved in putting that one together and spending bloody ages sequencing it so it sounded seamless even though all 20 tracks came in at over the maximum length for a cd so myself and Andy, the chap who mastered the comp, had to make some interesting changes. Namely turning the Vessels and Held By Hands tunes into a continuous flow of music. Anyway this is getting off the point.
Download Mother Vulpine - The Hammer That Cracked The Bell
Watch out for other little treats from old DTTR compilations.
