ALONG THE WATERFALL'S EDGE, THERE'S A GENIUNE FEELING OF REGRET,

commitments too many, hours too few,
the time has come to face the facts,
the curtain ends the final act,
the player bids adieu.

walk away and don't look back.



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SEBASTIEN TELLIER/LES CONCERTS EMPORTER [TAKE AWAY SHOW]/DIVINE,

bizarre and beautiful. walter meego's french contemporaries i think.



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MYLO + DEATH DISCO,

so i'm heading back to glasgow this weekend for sunday's intimate bloc party gig at barfly - on the band's guestlist no less (and zane lowe DJing the afterparty)- but that's not the only reason.

every 3rd weekend of the month in glasgow means the arches' DEATH DISCO. last month erol alkan played (the night after i seen him open dundee's okupa) but this month, scotlands hottest DJ of two years ago re-emerges from wherever he's been hiding: mylo. it's the club night's 6th birthday, so the music is going on until 4AM. beats dundee's shitty 2.30AM cut-off any day of the week.

the fact that i've got lots of uni coursework to do kind of pales into insignificance when faced with a weekend as epic as this. coursework can wait, bloc party and mylo certainly won't. so when i'm on a bus back to dundee on monday morning, nursing a gargantuan hang-over, with a rock-hard japanese lecture at eleven, i'll take comfort in the fact that the previous two nights could be highlights of the year.



download: mylo - paris four hundred (etienne de crécy remix)
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download: freeform five - no more conversations (mylo remix)
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FAN DEATH,

"Fan death is a South Korean urban legend which states that an electric fan, if left running overnight in a closed room, can cause the death (by suffocation, poisoning, or hypothermia) of those inside. Fans manufactured and sold in Korea are equipped with a timer switch that turns them off after a set number of minutes, which users are frequently urged to set when going to sleep with a fan on." - wikipedia



download: fan death - the constellations



download: fan death - the son will rise

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ATTACK OF THE ARBITRARY TRACK! #6

after catching a repeat on E4+1 last week, i rewatched the first series of skins. most of my friends unfairly judged it on the few episodes they watched, but it really is a great show. it shows the truths of teen culture without all of the moral lesson crap that you get on shows like hollyoaks. characters don't immediately die after taking one puff of weed.

this track is used in the last scenes of the finale, in a surreal musical number in which all of the characters start singing. i won't spoil the cliffhanger for those who haven't seen it. the day after watching the finale, this was on ipod repeat. wild world? it really is.



download: cat stevens - wild world

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THE PREMATURE DEATH OF THE KARMA METER AND SUBSEQUENT REBIRTH AS "FUTILE RAMBLINGS OF A GUY WHO QUESTIONS HIMSELF TOO OFTEN"

to glean any form of understanding from this ramble, read this.

well it's been a quiet week for posting, and for that i apologize (should that put my karma score down already?). blogging seems to happen in waves for me, there can be days where i'm in the mood, and i feel the need to get out my thoughts about something, or share a particular piece of music or video with you guys. then there can be days where i'm just too tired, either from university or excessive alcohol consumption, and all i want to do is relax, watch a film or something, anything that i can passively enjoy. and it's been one of those weeks.


since i changed my option choices at uni, from SFX to japanese, i've got a lot more early mornings. the sound module was pretty much just a lecture and a lab session, but with japanese i'm in an extra five hours a week, and for some reason, most of the classes start at 9AM. any of you who work will right now be telling me to quit whining and being pathetic, but us students fall very easily into a lazy slump of not wanting to get up before 11AM, maybe it's a british thing. whenever i watch american films, the kids always seem to be up for fucking 6 in the morning and do a heap of stuff before they even get to school. most of my friends rolled out of bed half an hour before school started. anyway.

yeah so japanese is much more of a workload than SFX would have been, and it demands much more study time. sure SFX would have been an easy pass, but it wouldn't have been useful to me. so i've picked the right module now, even if it means more work... surely thats a few points up on the karma scale? well no, because it's not exactly selfless is it. damn. notice that i engage in conversation with myself too often? yeah i do that when i'm watching TV aswell, voicing my opinion outloud to myself when there isn't anyone to hear it. it's a bit like this blog i guess, an excercise in self indulgence. (i'm joking, we do get some readers. don't we my precious?).

this isn't actually even what i planned to write about just now. it's just been pointless rambling. maybe i should change the name of this thing. i was going to go into what i did last night and how it might affect my karma, but to be honest, i'm bored of typing now. maybe another day. could this be the most redundant post i've made on this site so far? could it's lack of point possibly be beaten? find out next time in - FUTILE RAMBLINGS OF A GUY WHO QUESTIONS HIMSELF FAR TOO OFTEN. there i've changed the name, the karma thing was stupid anyway.
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ONE WINGED ELECTRO, METALION,

this is the best found i've ever made on this blog, hands down. metalion e-mailed me yesterday with some mp3s, and with the quantity of mail that lands in my inbox, i assumed that, like the majority of it, they would be shit. but oh boy was i wrong.

this guy seems to channel justice and videogames, two of my favourite things. the bass is dirty and the synth is gorgeous, just how i like it. to be honest, if you were to specially tailor dance music to my exact tastes, this would be the result.

it has been a dream of mine, a recurring one, that some genius will remix that most iconic of video game themes -one winged angel from final fantasy 7. today it has come true. truly outstanding.

looks like this month's alter electro just got a whole lot more interesting.

download: metalion - fallen angel



download: metalion - masked funke



download: radiohead - reckoner (metalion remix)



is it just me or does that sample say in "masked fanke" shout "zach braff"? stay tuned, it's going to be a busy weekend. oh and stay safe.

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DON'T ASK BLOC PARTY TO LIP SYNC,

this is probably the biggest laugh i've had all day. bloc party sticking it to MTV and refusing to pretend to play live. kele runs around the stage, barely ever holding the mic to his face while pulling rave dance moves and jumping into the crowd.

at first the rest of the band tried to look like they were playing, until the last chorus when kele jumps up to matt on the drums and the both start dancing, while gordy jumps into the crowd and takes his bass off. russell continued "playing" the whole time, quite the consummate proffesional.

it's still not certain whether the band were actually forced to lip sync, since there are mixed reports of the event, the brazilians at the actual VMB awards seemed to take offense to it.

were BP on something? was it a rebelling against the system? who cares, it was fucking hilarious.

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NEW EROL ALKAN + FAN DEATH,

two weeks ago i was lucky enough to see erol alkan at the opening of a new club - OKUPA! - in dundee.

the night began with longest wait i've ever had to get into a club, not because of the huge demand for tickets, i had one already, but because of the shitty inexperienced new staff. then the bar staff were just as bad, about half an hour for drinks, so it was a two shots and two drinks situation.

thankfully when i hit the floor, two drinks in hand, erol was in full flow and the rest of the night was a nirvana like ecstasy of dirty electro. except for the ridulous fact that dundee clubs stop the music at 2.30 and wouldn't even let him play an encore. despite all my moaning it was an amazing night, honestly.

anyway, here's the new remix. from the newest signing to his label, south korean fan death. those synth strings are killer. their 70s inspired dance is actually fantastic in it's own right, watch out for a feature coming soon.



download: fan death - veronica's veil (erol alkan extended rework)

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A CROSS THE UNIVERSE/WHERE'S THE JUSTICE IN BLOGGING?,

i'm sick of pretentious idiot music bloggers that are only interested in whatever's new. too often nowadays, certain blog writers will turn on an artist or band that they've lavished praise upon, and start mindlessly attacking them.

it's like the kids that used to go to your school, who pretended they were really into music when all they really did was treat new bands like a fad, as if they were fucking pokémon cards. as soon as the fad ran it's course, or the band got popular, they'd mercilessly sever ties and look for another band wagon to jump on, excuse the pun. just because something has become somewhat mainstream, doesn't mean it loses the originality it had in the first place.

justice have felt the force of this backlash more than anyone recently, all from bloggers so far up their own arse they can't even fucking hear anything any more.



download: justice - D.A.N.C.E. (a cross the universe rehearsal version)

this is all a long pre-amble to news of a new justice live dvd, with fresh material. and yes i'm excited, because justice remain to be as groundbreaking as they were 2 years ago, sure they should be getting to work on a new album, but hey, as shown, the turnaround on perception of new artists is so fast, they'd be stupid not to cash in now.

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SMOOSH,

now for something a world apart from the cookie cutter disney we were lampooning earlier in the day. these guys hit my radar last night when looking for decent bloc party covers. at first sight they look like a gimicky girl band, but after watching them cover "this modern love" and having a quick swatch at their myspace, i discovered that the truth is, they're anything but.

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two sisters from seattle, don't let their age put you off, (in fact i don't actually know what age they are, could be 40 for all i know, but they look young) they play catchy indie pop that could be likened to a mix between tokyo police club and au revoir simone. perhaps covering bloc party is no coincidence either, because the drum lines are in part quite similar sounding to matt tong's genius, especially in the track "find a way".



download: smoosh - find a way

and they're no babes in terms of recorded material either, they have two LPs released with the third on it's way. the second of which you can purchase - here.



download: smoosh - waiting for something



download: smoosh - free to stay
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HOT OR COLD?,

here is the next katy perry track that you're going to hear so much you'll want to rip your ears off, but you'll still watch the video hundreds of times because you think she's kinda gorgeous and she looks identical to someone but you can't put your finger on it.



download: katy perry - hot 'n' cold

it's zooey deschanel btw.


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EXCLUSIVE - BEHIND THE SCENES AT DISNEY LABORATORIES + HSM3 NEWS

On 7th October, the UK premiere of High School Musical 3 takes place. Five Cineworld Cinemas will be hosting the premiere via satellite from London. Preceeding the screening at 5:45pm will be interviews live from the red carpet as well as songs from HSM1&2. The film will begin at 7pm. Tickets cost £10 and include a free t-shirt.

The cinemas are:

Glasgow
Birmingham
Didsbury
Sheffield
Cardiff

well i know what i'll be doing on the 7th of october. free t-shirt? i'm in. anyone know where the fuck didsbury is? is that even a real place? it sounds made up anyway.

UPDATE: sources are telling us that didsbury is actually in manchester. you can always trust our excellent news team to get information like that to you first.

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BUFFET LIBRE DJ'S VERBENA NO.5 MIX,

download: buffet libre DJ's - verbena no.5



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here it is, the new buffet libre mix, premiering yet unreleased material from miami horror, louis la roche & sidechains, xinobi, culture prophet, heads we dance, the requesters, alex metric & autokratz, diamond cut, the hhantom's revenge, the outrunners & russ chimes and electric youth & justin faust. nice.

TRACKLIST:
1. Sintonia Buffetlibre
2. Heads We Dance – The Human Touch
3. Louis La Roche – Peach (Sidechains Remix)
4. Alex Metric – Deadly On A Mission (Autrkratz Remix)
5. Professor Groove & The Booty Affair – Lose Control (Diamond Cut ReLoss)
6. The Requesters – Strong Love
7. Miami Horror – Don’t Be On With Her (Vocal version)
8. Xinobi – Valsa In Nova Jersey
9. Super Mal – Bigger Than Big (Bag Raiders Remix)
10. N.O.S. – Please (The Phantom’s Revenge Remix)
11. Baby Diamonds – Shooting The Stars
12. Overthrill – Your Life
13. Mission Control – Innerspace (Designer Drugs Remix)
14. Giorgio Moroder – E=mc2 (Culture Prophet Remix)
15. The Outrunners – These Girls Are Dressed To Kill (Russ Chimes Remix)
16. Radiohead – Reckoner (Frankmusik Remix)
17. Inner Party System – Die Tonight (LA Riots Remix)
18. Electric Youth – Replay (Justin Faust Remix)
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ATTACK OF THE ARBITRARY TRACK! #5,

because random is, like, so overused

it's back! the attck! of the arbitrary track! phone jack! blister pack! bernie mac!oh shit, bernie mac is dead isn't he? oh well, at alongthewaterfall, we spit in the face of bad taste. but really, no offence intended.

anyway, this one is especially random. well, i was watching forgetting sarah marshall and a belle and sebastian track i'd never heard was used during a montage. which is weird because i've heard a lot of B&S songs, they're on of my favourite bands. so anyway, turns out it's off a really old album, so i downloaded it and i've been listening to it all week, i'm in love. so anyway, here's that track. wasn't that random on second thought. have a listen, you won't regret it.



download: belle and sebastian - get me away from here i'm dying


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THE KARMA METER,

for a while, i've been looking for a way to write about my own life here, without being boring and without revealing how self-obsessed and overly introspective i am. traditional diaries are monotonous, and rely heavily on interesting things actually happening, i wanted to do something that would let me write about my experiences in a different way. then i had an idea.


often, too often perhaps, i'll stand-back and reflect on my daily actions and behaviour. sometimes i'll conclude that i've done well in a particular day, been productive and an all round nice guy. but regrettably, most of the time i realise i've done fuck-all with my day and been a royal dick head, especially recently.

i'm a firm believer in karma. just the general principal, none of the religious stuff. i believe that the best way to live is to try and be kind to those around you, affect their life in a positive way, and hopefully, some divine presence will see that you're rewarded positively yourself. i don't believe in any higher being in particular, just that something, some power maybe is judging us. and primarilly i believe that even if there isn't any higher power, it's a good way to live regardless.

when i try to weigh up my own karma, when i'm being that overly introspective way, lying in bed, or pretending to study, i find it hard to remember the days and weeks before, it's impossible to give myself an imaginary score in the grand scheme of things. so i propose this. i'll create an imaginary meter, that tracks my own "karma", if i do something "bad", insult or belittle someone, or waste a lot of time, i'll mark myself down accordingly. if i engage in a random act of kindness, or influence someone else to do so, i'll put my hypothetical marker up a few notches.


cunt ------------------------------ christ

so for now, let's imagine i'm right bang in the middle of that meter, i'll try and get a better visual representation for next time, for now it'll do.

so from now on, arbitrarilly, maybe weekly, maybe whenever i do something remarkably interesting, the meter will be adjusted and i'll post my thoughts. it'll be like an ending to a scrubs episode, with my musings replacing JD's monologue, where i'll retrospectively reflect on the lessons learned, what i did right, and how maybe i could have done better.

it does sound a little dumb, but reserve judgement until it starts getting going, and i start judging myself. it'll be a good way for me to vent and get any thoughts i have out there, while revealing how self obsessed i really am, and in a pretentiously exestential way.

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THE COUNT + SINDEN + EVAN RACHEL WOOD,

download: the count + sinden - hardcore girls


last month i went to see DJ a-trak and sinden at glasgow's subclub. having seen a-trak befre, i was more interested in what sinden would be like. when we were going into the club, getting ID'd (subclub are one of the strictest for IDing), they walked by us, entering the club.

it was like something out of austin powers, sinden dressed exactly the same as a-trak, big hoody, low jeans and trademark oversized cap, and when they hit the decks it was just the same, they played identical music styles. immitation is the sincerest form of flattery, but come on.

this landed in my inbox today, and it seems sinden has redeemed himself, or is he now just piggybacking on the count? make up your own mind. and a don rimini remix.

download: the count + sinden - hardcore girls (don rimini remix)


evan rachel wood action after the jump...


oh, greenday, you can wake up now.... stay safe.


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SHUT DOWN BY THE MAN,

IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR THE POST "SLEEPING THROUGH THE PARTY" IT HAS BEEN REMOVED.

after being the top of the "HOT BLOGS" list on elbo.ws and my post "sleeping through the party" being the most viewed post for most of the evening, it seems the man has decided to remove it without informing me.

as i state at the side of the page, any MP3s are for promotion only, and anyone wants them removed they can contact me and i will get rid of them immediately. but to delete a whole post that took a lot of time to write doesn't seem fair. that's what happens when your material is ultimately controlled by google i guess.

apologies to anyone who was trying to read the entry, it'll take too long to put back up. here's a rage track to express my deepseated feelings of injustice. and just for the hell of it.

download: rage against the machine - wake up



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INTERSTELLA 5555, THE DAFT PUNK HOUSE MUSICAL,

while browsing the HMV sale today for a cheap DVD fix, i stumbled across something that made the geek in me ejaculate on the spot. i'd like to confirm that was the imaginary, intangible being inside of me (metaphorically) ejaculating, i didn't actually cream myself...


that thing that i stumbled across was "interstella 5555" and just the front cover had me convinced that it was an essential purchase. the words DAFT PUNK, ANIME, HOUSE, and MUSICAL (yeah, i like musicals), all describing one film.

yes, it's ultimately a pointless, feature length musical for the album "discovery". actually, is it an avant garde analysis of celebrity culture? no, it's pointless. but i've still fallen in love. wikipedia it. i'm very late to this party, and possibly you're all already quite familiar with this masterpiece/classic/epic, but quite frankly my dear, i don't give a damn.




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WALTER MEEGO/VAN SHE TECH,

download: walter meego - forever (van she tech remix)



alongthewaterfall favourites walter meego have been burning up the hot blog listings recently thanks to this killer remix from van she tech. the trebly arpeggios and synth definetely make the track more club-friendly (the original is pretty relaxed - in a good way).

just before we went for our summer slumber i got the chance to interview walter meego, which you can check out here.

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HEY STRANGER! ALTER ELECTRO IV,

download: ALTER ELECTRO IV - KILLING FOR LOVE



looks like we're back, lucky you. miss us? we'll catch up properly a little later on, for now bask in this glorious new extended mix. kept you waiting huh?

tracklisting and rundown after the jump, tomorrow we can get reacquainted, deal?

mixed by alongthewaterfall.blogspot.com
cover photography by lastnightsparty.com




ALTER ELECTRO IV - KLLING FOR LOVE 30:45

TRACKLISTING

HOLY FUCK - SAFARI
THE WHO - BABA O'REILLY (SEBASTIAN EDIT)
JUSTICE/DAFT PUNK/KANYE WEST - PLANISPHERE (FORTISPHERE IMMUZIKATION BLEND)
KANYE WEST - STRONGER [SAMPLE]
STA - BAKERS DOZEN (FEAT GERRY RAFFERTY)
THIS IS EMPIRE - FRESH PRINCE OF BEL AIR REMIX
THE BLOOD ARM - SUSPICIOUS CHARACTER (K.K.S. REMIX)
NIYI - AMELIA
JOSE GONZALES - KILLING FOR LOVE (TODD TERJE BROKEBACK REMIX)
DIZZEE RASCAL - FIX UP LOOK SHARP [SAMPLE]

an extended 30 minute edition of ALTER ELECTRO, refixed classics and new electro sounds culminating in an epic finale. mixed by yours truly.
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SEE YOU IN ANOTHER LIFE,

the time has come to face up to what has gradually been happening since i started working this summer. the blog has been suffering. so i'm ending this struggle to keep stuttering along (the waterfall) and going into hiding until mid september.

much like batman at the end of dark knight, i'll be skulking into the shadows. but all is not lost, in five weeks time, when university starts back and i've finished working, we'll be back and better than ever, and with a few fundamental changes.

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PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT,

we interrupt normal programming to bring you some helpful advice on how to beat the credit crunch. and some much needed updates.

the last month has been slow, very slow. i've just started work and i'm still trying to figure out the best way to keep posting in between shifts. long story short, the much delayed alter electro should be up by months end, and i'll hopefully finally wrap up t in the park, fitting in some smaller nuggets in between. next month will be grander. just you wait.

until then, stay safe... ya shit head, ya just got swindled! no actually, stay safe.

mtv.thehumangiant.com

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ATTACK OF THE ARBITRARY TRACK! #4,

so i went to see WALL-E on friday night with the fellow first-night-prime-time pixar fans. what a film, pixar have yet to make a bad movie (cars was a little below par, someone i know is obsessed with it and has watched it a frightening amount of times) but this was special. the crowd cheered and clapped at the end (an unusual and normally annoying occurance in the UK). for this AOTAT! i tried to find an mp3 of the hello dolly track that WALL-E himself is obsessed with and watches just as much. but i couldn't. so here's the classic "beyond the sea" from "finding nemo" instead, an equally perfect soundtrack choice from pixar.



download: bobby darin - beyond the sea

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ONE DAY AS A LION,

"it’s better to live one day as a lion, than a thousand years as a lamb"



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T IN THE PARK 2008, PART TWO,

after friday's gradual ease into festival mode, saturday thrusted into full gear with every stage opening from 12.00 PM.

the first trek from the campsite to the main arena was for LIGHTSPEED CHAMPION at the pet sounds stage. he played a short and loud set, coming in at a mere 30 minutes and consisting of mainly electric guitar tracks instead of his brilliant acoustic songs. the reason for the ommitance of many of my favourite numbers could have been because dev wanted a sound big enough to fill the massive tent, or maybe he wanted to try out some new material (about 3 tracks weren't on the LP). not that it wasn't enjoyable.



download: lightspeed champion - midnight surprise

the king tuts stage was next, and a brief glimpse of glasgow band SONS AND DAUGHTERS. these guys have been around for ages but, stupidly on reflection, i hadn't taken the time to listen to much of their stuff. lets just say that's one more hidden glasgow gem that i'll soon be in love with.



download: sons and daughters - blood

after regrettably missing MGMT it was off to the slam tent to see an absolute stormer of a show from EROL ALKAN. for reasons unknown he played an extended set, the sound from which shuddered through to the near by portaloos during a well timed toilet journey.

the night's headliners were arguably the highlight of the entire weekend. rage against the machine. this really is the kind of gig that could possibly be once in a lifetime. the band reformed last year to play some special shows and their performances nowadays are few and far between. the atmosphere was purely unbelievable, many of the bands interviewed comment on how good scottish crowds are but the electricity around the main stage was something to behold. i'll admit i only actually knew half of what they played but "wake up" and "killing in the name of" without a doubt represent the pinnacle of my festival experiences thus far.



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INTERVIEW: WALTER MEEGO,

well here's a little treat for your wednesday afternoon, the first ALONG THE WATERFALL interview.

walter meego have been one of my personal favourite discoveries of the year, after first reading about them on big stereo and hearing the track "girls" i was immediatly taken by their sound. we got sent a copy of their LP a couple of weeks ago and it's been on constant itunes rotation since. so when the chance came along to ask justin (guitar/vocals) a few questions, naturally i jumped at it. here's what came of the short interview:


first things first, if toast always lands butter side down and cats always land on their feet, what would happen if I strapped toast to a cats back and dropped it?

8J: that's a tough one. i'd say the cat would not let the toast get the better of him (or her). so the cat would land on its feet. and the toast would just have to deal with it.

now, you've been compared to daft punk and air, i myself hear similarities to bowie in some tracks. what would you say have been the most notable influences on walter meego?

8J: i'd say the most notable influences are the beatles, radiohead, daft punk and then a whole lot of other bands and musicians. personally, i like everything from classical to punk and all the things inbetween.

you guys are essentially a duo right? do you enlist other musicians when playing live?

8J: when we play live, we have andrew bernhardt play live with us. he's actually becoming more and more involved in the recording and production of the second album. so i guess it's not very black and white.

would you say each of you take a defined role in the song writing process or is it more organic than that?

8J: it's definitely more organic than that. it's just something that happens before you know it. there isn't really any plan to it. i guess you just have to be ready for an idea to happen at any time.

what does the rest of the year hold in store?

8J: we're mainly focusing on the next album and then developing our live show. we've been recording a lot of new songs and ideas lately. it's exciting.

it seems that music blogs have been a major factor of your success so far, where do you place these writers in the grand scheme of journalism? do you eventually see web-based literature superseding magazines and more traditional media?

8J: i don't know what's gonna happen for sure mainly cause it hasn't happened yet i guess. buti think web-based everything will supersede traditional versions of the same thing. so web-based tv, web-based newspapers, etc., everything.

are there any other chicago bands you think deserve more attention?

8J: you know i don't know exactly any more. we moved from chicago to LA seven months ago back in january. since then, i've only been back to chicago one time and that was on tour for maybe less than twenty four hours. so we haven't been able to keep up with the local scene. and then again, bringing it back to the web, i think local scenes have been superseded by web scenes anyway.

what's the best film you've seen recently?

8J: i just watched mulholland drive for the first time and i really liked it. it's hard to follow but after letting it soak in for a few days, i like it. i'm way into david lynch. i just watched every twin peaks episode online. there goes the web again. and i rented the movie online too. so there you go.

and finally, any plans to play some shows in the UK in the near future?

8J: no concrete shows booked or anything but we'd definitely love to come out and do a tour or something like that. it would be fun. we've played out there before and it was awesome.



download: walter meego - girls



download: walter meego - baby please


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DEBUT SHE AND HIM VIDEO,

the video for the first she and him single, "why do you let me stay here". easily one of my favourite tracks off of the LP, and zooey looks as cute as a pokemon in the promo, even though she's dying in most of it. continue reading...

BLOC PARTY, "MERCURY" VIDEO,

as promised. the band don't feature, very similar off-the-wall sci-fi feel to the "flux" video.

i've had the track on repeat from the minute the mp3 hit, and it amazes me how bloc party can keep on experimenting so flawlessly. instead of sticking to the successful sound of "silent alarm" that was in itself so new and exciting back in 2004, the group have continued to evolve. i've mentioned a couple of times how they are my favourite band (the poster on my wall adorned with six ticket stubs is a testament to that) and while they lose some supporters with every evolution, my adoration only strengthens. when i hear this in a dark club with a killer soundsystem, i shall orgasm. on the spot.

some would call four BP posts in 24 hours overkill, i call it a labour of love. continue reading...

MERCURY, NEW BLOC PARTY SINGLE,

so here it is guys, i'll keep this brief. the new bloc party single "mercury". seems to be in the same vein as flux, very danceable, with some very nice horns. not a lot of guitar for a guitar band, but that's no bad thing. in the words of zane "a complete banger".

there's already a video for it too at blocparty.com that we'll have up as soon as a copy surfaces.

bloc party have returned...



download: bloc party - mercury continue reading...

BLOC PARTY TO DEBUT NEW SINGLE ON ZANE LOWE TONIGHT,

well, the timer has reached zero the dramatic reveal was made. at 11 AM, the site refreshed to show a link to the BBC radio 1 site and text reading "Zane Lowe - 7.30 PM GMT - 7th July".

so it seems the timer was a ruse and that the real news will be announced on air. this definetely narrows the options though. it could still just be an interview or a live session of old tracks, but that wouldn't warrant the build up. no, i think, zane will premiere the new bloc party single tonight.

the band released a stand alone single, "two more years" between their first and second LPs and if trend continues, they might very well be doing the same again. this definetely isn't the last of this story, i'll be here as it all unfolds.



EDIT: the fact that zane lowe does his obnoxious "hottest track in the world right now" segment at 7.30 PM exactly all but confirms the new single. expect a lot of shouting and boasting on zane's part and listen online here when the time comes. continue reading...

10 HOURS, 15 MINUTES, 42 SECONDS,

"from what's been posted so far on this blog, it'd be pretty hard to tell that bloc party are my favourite band. that's mainly because they've gone into hibernation..." - ALONG THE WATERFALL 22/6/08

we posted that two weeks ago. it seems that bloc party are about to awaken from their media slumber. at 11 AM GMT. the countdown is as mysterious as kele's own lyrics, what will happen in 10 hours, 15 minutes and 42 seconds?

a new track? news of the third album? the third album itself? simply a new website? my bet is news of a UK tour coming this autumn, and possibly a date for the new LP.

only time will tell, but be sure you'll hear it here as soon as it breaks. so for 10 hours, 15 minutes and 42 seconds... stay safe. continue reading...

THE COOL KIDS,

chigaco's music scene has produced some of the greatest new rap and hip-hop artists of the last decade, and it looks to continue doing so going into the next. the cool kids are one of the newest acts to emerge that from chicagoan hip-hop. like a lot of fledgling groups, the duo have used myspace primarily to release their music, before recently getting signed by independent chocolate industries after a memorable performance at 2007's pitchfork media festival.

they toured opening for M.I.A and then on their own throughout this year, and to say their gradually garnering interest would be an understatement, touted by many music publications and listed in rolling stone magazine's "ten artists to watch in 2008". their debut album "when fish ride bicycles" will be out before the year's end.



download: the cool kids - gold and a pager



download: the cool kids - black mags

lookout for last month in review in "the months: june", hitting either tonight or early tomorrow. now we're back on track guys, stay safe. continue reading...

MASH-UP FUN, GIRL TALK,

this hit last week and blew up on the blog scene. mash-up DJ, girl talk, released his third album, splicing beats, raps and vocals from a massive variety of sources. it's ashame most of the rap acapella's are dirty south because the beats and melodies are so widely sourced, from avril lavigne to the jackson 5.

the album has been released on the "radiohead model", buyers can pay whatever sum they like for the mp3 downloads.



download: girl talk - shut the club down



download: girl talk - give me a beat



download: girl talk - still here continue reading...

SETH LAKEMAN,

another week of minimal posting, for that, i apologize. there's been a lot of other stuff going on over the last couple of weeks but july should be feature fantastic, making up for june's drought after alter electro.

seth lakeman, english folk singer, has been making music for a long long time. back in 1994 he and his brothers released the critically acclaimed LP "three piece suit" and later released three more albums before seth's first solo outing in 2002. lakeman has a rabid UK fanbase and all of his recent solo tours have sold out, but he has never broken into the US scene.

his most recent release "poor man's heaven" is a beautiful modern slant on country/irish folk. while a lot of folk albums drone on, each track being just a few minutes too long and too often repetitive verses pale into dullness. seth however has perfected folk writing for the MTV generation, short, snappy and with interesting melodic violin hooks, and most importantly, songs that end naturally.

here's his free live EP of the same name, with many od the same tracks as the studio album:

SETH LAKE MAN - POOR MAN'S HEAVEN, LIVE EP



download: 01. poor man's heaven



download: 02. lady of the sea



download: 03. haunt you



download: 04. blood red sky



download: 05. bold knight continue reading...