It’s 11:31 in the morning, and the sun is streaming in through the windows. Remnants of crackers and cheese sit next to a languid cup of tea, made from a nondescript drawstring teabag reminiscent of a Nottingham hotel. Later it’s tea and cake with friends near Kew Gardens. Karma Chameleon shuffles onto the lounge stereo; one of the first tunes I remember hearing when I was little. It looks like we have run out of bread.
Not a cloud in the sky.
The lovely bods at Hardcore Lives Records have released a new compilation called Phase III.
I mention it, as usual, because I do their cover art, but if you’re in any way into the chunky oldskool rave vibe from the early half of the 90s, the quite astounding value of £8.99 for 37 tracks must surely appeal. How they do it all is beyond me – I just sit down with a pint and make the sleeves and then magically a release pops out one day. Wizards, I tell you. Of the sonic, perhaps.
Stood on a platform in the idle cold, awaiting the trundle of a Tube to curl up on and doze away the beginining a weekend in the country.
Normal, occasional, service resumes on Monday!
Afternoon. (That was going to be “morning” but my website mysteriously disappeared for a while.)
In need of some big hair, loud guitars, and a good laugh, I found myself on YouTube this morning. There I found this excellent little ditty which is vaguely reminiscent of some things I once knew. Not sure if you’ll remember them. Something to do with royalty…
Rock Sugar – We Will Kickstart Your Rhapsody
Oh, hello there. What’s that? You’d like something interesting to listen to on this breezy Tuesday afternoon? Well, young scamp, you’ve come to the right place.
Has it really been nearly fifteen years since this was produced? Lawks. This old-timer was too busy complaining about tedious house and trying to avoid grunge at the time, thus discovering this sometime in the following millennium. Still, a classic piece of AV that everyone should have in their life:
Coldcut & Hexstatic – Timber
Rik Ward is a gentleman of West London, a dashing client/server-side developer by day and intriguing man of mystery by night.
You are perusing his blog, wherein music, art, independent games and general whimsy mix gently into an entertaining, frothy mixture.
He also occasionally makes things: websites like Drivvle and handy software that can be found in Shinypixel Labs.
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