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I don't know that MIA is necessarily representing herself as working class...I think she's just saying that she was poor growing up. Within the context of class structures and identity as they exist in Britain,* I’m not sure that this is necessarily the same thing. *A beast that probably...

Jimmy Somerville's voice is actually kind of scary pitched down from 45 to 33. You can emulate it by slowing an mp3 down to 73% using something like Sound Studio or Cool Edit.

Sizzup or no, that sounds great. The bit at with the guitar break from 2:08 to 2:43 sounds like it shouldn't be played any other way.

Not better, but Naked City's Torture Garden is just as good at 33 as it is at the pressed 45. All of Amit's drum+bass stuff make for great dubstep at 33. Same for a lot of the stuff that came out on the Future Talk label in the late 90s (although it's probably more of a broken beat sound)...

'Vordhosbn' is the track I was thinking about although, having just dug it up and re-listened now to find the name, it (a) doesn't have much in the way of piano riffs and (b) doesn't sound nearly as amazing as I remembered. (It's definitely better at 33 than 45 though.) Since people started...

I used to play Drukqs at the wrong speed all the time. That fast-ish one with the great piano riff and the skittery Squarepushery beats (yeah, I know that doesn't help much...but I do have a particular track in mind, honest) sounds particularly amazing. The harmonics created by the different...

Don't get me wrong. The atmosphere was still great by the time I got there (must have been about 3.30/4.00 at which point it seemed to have become free again)...it's more that a fair part of the crowd reminded me of people I'd have seen out in Dublin clubs like Sides or Asylum / London clubs...

Got there for the tail end of this. Really annoyed I didn't go earlier once I saw the line up (have been very much in the mood for jungle tekno of late) and realized what a big vibe there was. Anyone know who was on in the main room before DJ Funk? Loved that Baltimore Breaks set which, only...

I was only there for an hour or so, but the key elements for a promising ongoing night definitely seemed to be in place. Good crowd, great space, excellent music. Didn't meet any Dissensus folks (although I wasn't going around asking) but got to say a quick hello to Joe Nice. Sputnik was a bit...

I'd have been outraged if this had happened when I was 16, but now I find it pretty funny.

Wouldn't have it any other way :) Just noticed that this is only down the road from where I live as well.

Will definitely be checking this out. Have been loving Mr. Nice's radio sets so a chance to hear him play out is welcome. Anyone know what the PA is like at this space?

I had never managed to sit through a Wong Kar Wai film long enough to decide if I liked his stuff or not until a couple of weeks ago when I watched Fallen Angel with a mate while very drunk and high. We laughed our asses off the entire time (particularly at the assassin's agent...

I've been having my own Kate Bush revival over the last two weeks, which was largely triggered by finding out that Cloudbusting was all about the arrest of Wilhelm Reich from the perspective of his son. This kind of blew my tiny mind, 'cause I always thought it was just a generic sci-fi story...

You're probably partially worried about how it will be received and partially freaking out because you don't have a major deadline hanging over you / don't always have some work to do. Try and assign yourself a short-term project that's about as far away from your thesis as possible to fill up...

Ah, just processed the 'hassle him to make you one' bit (it's late for me). Think the guy'd actually do it for random internet strangers?

That looks amazing. The 'Briefcase' disc is even kind of intimidating. Where / how is this available?

You could always go somewhere where English is the first language. Failing that, you could go somewhere with a large enough expatriate population that learning a new language isn't an issue. I lived in Brussels for a few years and a good 50% of the British and Irish people I knew there could...

I hear that the Tripwire kids are all into "CK One" lines...one part Crystal Meth, one part Ketamine. Also, they make music using home made synths and samplers, having all done electronics courses while on national service. It sounds like Venetian Snares doing Grime (having only ever read...

<i>Where's somewhere obscure?</i> 'Tripwire' definitely sounds like it comes from a former Soviet Bloc country. Uzbekistan is possible, especially considering the Asian musical influences (heavy use of pentatonic scales) yet somehow seems at odds with the urban feel of Tripwire? Maybe somewhere...