the wirewool Blog - Bands on tour

• Happy

  Ø - S BahnNo one's going to contest Mika Vainio's genius at this point, so it's a good job that when he does drop an album, they're generally pretty special. His charm has always been that his brand of techno is just so rough-hewn, much of his work sounds like...(read full post)

  Artists mentioned:
  • 9th Wonder
  • Murs ON TOUR (US)
• Bloody suicide

  Black Devil Disco Club - Free For The GirlsMore analog wobbly Italian keyboard disco funk from Black Devil Disco Club here (as if they/he/she/? would throw you a curveball and go breakcore or something). The new album 'Eight For Eight' sounds les, um, mannered than previous releases, a bit more...(read full post)

  Artists mentioned:
  • Black Devil
• Sneakers

  A-Trak feat Lupe Fiasco - Me And My Sneakers Ah, Hipster Rap. Long story short, I don't mind it. At the moment, I'm particularly liking A-Trak's commissioned-for-Nike-booo 'Running Man' mix (though he regards it as his first album), from which this excerpt kinda comes from (it's not Lupe on the...(read full post)

  Artists mentioned:
  • Kanye West ON TOUR (US/UK)
  • Lupe Fiasco ON TOUR (US)
• He is me

  Erykah Badu - TwinkleLike the reviews tell you, Erykah Badu's new album 'New Amerykah Part One' is very much in thrall to a specific history of black music, mostly in lyrical content (though opener 'Amerykahn Promise' sounds a lot like Miles Davis' 'On The Corner'). It's a militant album, rather...(read full post)

  Artists mentioned:
  • Erykah Badu
  • Times New Viking ON TOUR (US/UK)
• Math dancing and Sade

  Sleeparchive - QCDNodding your head to Sleeparchive, you can't help but wonder what a club full of people dancing to this stuff would be like. Like dancing to Maths or something. Anyways, the 'Hadron' EP is an unexpected treat, with three tracks of super minimal number-crunching business, and then ends...(read full post)

  Artists mentioned:
  • Groove Armada
  • Quiet Village
• Skinny fit

  Annie - I Know Your Girlfriend Hates MeThis song doesn’t have much gusto to it. The woman’s voice is pleasant enough. Almost a bit like Janet Jackson but I found the subject of the song a bit boring and the whole thing a bit bland. It is about the singer’s...(read full post)

  Artists mentioned:
  • Janet Jackson ON TOUR (US)
• Missing in action

  TWO WEEKS without posts, it's a fucking disgrace I know, and I'm sorry. In the last couple of weeks though, I have:1) Been working very hard.2) Attended the wedding of my friends Dave and Jenny, which was rocking, unconventional and very sweet, much like the happy couple themselves. Congratulations!3) Been...(read full post)

  Artists mentioned:
  • My Bloody Valentine ON TOUR (US)
• Fuzz

  Aeroplane feat Kathy Diamond - WhispersThe divine Ms Kathy Diamond graces this tune with her vocals, and very wonderful it is too. Just some lush disco. I have to listen to this on the way to work every morning or I'll be bummed out all day.Pink Reason - Scared ShitlessPink...(read full post)

  Artists mentioned:
  • Times New Viking ON TOUR (US/UK)
• You probably should CALLAPLUMBER!

  Jackson Jones - I Feel Good (Put Your Pants On) (Pilooski Edit)I have spent a great deal of my time recently listening to disco edits, particularly those coming from the super-trendy Dirty Soundsystem stable. Here, Pilooski teases 'I Feel Good' out to a length that suits it a lot better....(read full post)

  Artists mentioned:
  • Lil Wayne ON TOUR (US)
  • You ON TOUR (UK)