After a gap, some more Welsh stuff. Gulp are musicians from a few different bands, but they stood out to me mostly because the drummer is from the defunct group Race Horses. There's also a member of the Super Furry Animals involved, which reminded me of this guy, who I posted about back here. I went to his record label's SoundCloud after remembering him (practically his whole album is up there) but decided I wasn't too impressed. It's not that I don't like his music, it's just that it sounds just like 'Mother' era John Lennon, and I can never get behind anything that's too obviously indebted to an influence.
Anyway, back to Gulp. They've got a single out called 'Play' and I rather like it:
On the Welsh tip, I came across this clip today from the film 'Human Traffic', which was about clubbing in Cardiff (something I got to do... almost... once). Watching this got me nostalgic about record shop culture, and dance music record shops in particular. A time, not too long ago, where all that was available was what your local shop carried, and you had to think hard before dropping some real money on a real object. Having the right tunes actually mattered!
Ok, heard this on the radio and thought it was pretty smooth. It's from the forthcoming Elvis Costello and the Roots collaboration, and basically sounds like what I'd want that collaboration to sound like! Although on second listen it's reminding me a bit of trip-hop...
On a side-note, why do so many promo pics of men involve them adjusting their ties or suit buttons or cuff-links?? It's bloody annoying, and this whole dressing-up thing is getting really old. I've already made a partial return to jeans and t-shirts; I predict a more relaxed style of dress making a comeback very soon.
Last up, someone I'd never heard of til last week, Frank Turner. Apparently quite big in the UK, and also apparently has some right-wing/libertarian views, but this isn't a political blog. I heard this song on the radio and the motif of it stood out to me as something I'm very wary of too -- essentially time going by really quickly, speeding up, and years just passing by whereas days and weeks used to feel like forever before.
Anyway, back to Gulp. They've got a single out called 'Play' and I rather like it:
On the Welsh tip, I came across this clip today from the film 'Human Traffic', which was about clubbing in Cardiff (something I got to do... almost... once). Watching this got me nostalgic about record shop culture, and dance music record shops in particular. A time, not too long ago, where all that was available was what your local shop carried, and you had to think hard before dropping some real money on a real object. Having the right tunes actually mattered!
Ok, heard this on the radio and thought it was pretty smooth. It's from the forthcoming Elvis Costello and the Roots collaboration, and basically sounds like what I'd want that collaboration to sound like! Although on second listen it's reminding me a bit of trip-hop...
On a side-note, why do so many promo pics of men involve them adjusting their ties or suit buttons or cuff-links?? It's bloody annoying, and this whole dressing-up thing is getting really old. I've already made a partial return to jeans and t-shirts; I predict a more relaxed style of dress making a comeback very soon.
Last up, someone I'd never heard of til last week, Frank Turner. Apparently quite big in the UK, and also apparently has some right-wing/libertarian views, but this isn't a political blog. I heard this song on the radio and the motif of it stood out to me as something I'm very wary of too -- essentially time going by really quickly, speeding up, and years just passing by whereas days and weeks used to feel like forever before.
uh, you've always worn jeans and tshirts.
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