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Radio Flyer, Alameda Flea Market

I’ve been a bit lax on the posts lately. Since the start of my new business, Red Choo Choo, things have been a hectic around these parts. Also, I haven’t heard too much music that has caught my ear. I don’t think that’s supposed to makes sense. Anyhow, we have a great interview with Tune-Yards that we will be posting shortly. Enjoy the new and the old.

Anti-Pop Consortium – Volcano (Four Tet Remix) – They’re back together, so they can be further ignored by the public, most likely. Their new album, Fluorescent Black is a nice return. It would be great to have them make an entire album with Four Tet.

Flying Lotus – Infinitum (Dimlite’s Re-finitum) – Ahead of his time. From the LA EP, having bloodlines to Coltrane, this is the new Jazz that will be played for apple products in 2023.

The Smiths – Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want (Live) – Growing up, I never was a fan of The Smiths. I thought Morrisey’s moaning vocal delivery with his Elvis aesthetic killed whatever great music Marr was trying to play. I’ve softened my view over the years, being like sugar, I can still only take it in small doses, and this slowed down live version is a nicely aged whine.

The Stone Roses – I Wanna Be Adored – This is the 20th Anniversary remaster, and a perfect way to start an album. Eerie noises, the bass rolling in, the guitar slicing in through tiny spaces, and then the kick driving you towards a proclamation of greatness. A perfect album from a once, perfect band.

Fire Alarm, Twin Peaks 2008

I’ve started to reorganize my music collection, mainly cd’s and vinyl. Since I’ve bought albums over and over again, or spent days looking for a particular album, a reorg was long overdue. Going through some of my vinyl, I’ve ripped them to my computer, crackles and all. I think that’s part of the charm of vinyl, besides the overall warmth of the sound.

Some news out there that an Arrested Development movie may be on the horizon. I’m not the biggest fan of TV, but Conan O’Brien may be right when he says that we are in a “golden age of television”. And he isn’t referring to reality TV. AD was the funniest and best show I have ever seen on television. There were so many layers to the humor that repeated viewings were necessary. I guess that’s why it’s done so well on DVD. The news of the movies makes me want to do GOB’s (pronounced Joe-B) patented chicken dance. For fans of Superbad, Michael Cera’s greatness was clearly on display on AD playing a character named George Michael on the show. You just have to watch a few episodes to get hooked on the humor and it’s that type of humor that may be difficult for some to understand, called funny-ha-ha-laugh-humor.

Here are 3 rare tracks from my vinyl collection, as well as a new one from the upcoming Quaristice album from Autechre.

Beastie Boys – Caught In The Middle Of A 3-Way Mix (Hip Hop) – from the Paul’s Boutique era, this track is from the promo ep of shadrach called An Evening At Home With Shadrach, Meshach And Abednego.

The Stone Roses – Fools Gold (Rabbit In The Moon’s Message To the Majors Long Version) – this tracks is from the US 12″ of Fools Gold released in 1999 and it’s one minute longer than the regular remix version of this song.

The Avalanches – A Different Feeling (Ernest St. Laurent Remix) (House) – very syrupy, but such a great melody that tops the original version of this song. one of the first great bands to use samples and what has now been coined mashups. i guess it takes almost a decade to get the clearances for all of the samples ?

Autechre – Tankakern (Abstract Beats) – broken minds never sounded so good.