2008 : RIP Carlos

Voila, c'est la fin de l'année.

On pourrait débattre longuement de la pertinence des classements de fin d'année.

De toute façon, la seule chose valable dans ce genre de situation, c'est la mauvaise foi et la subjectivité, pour souffler un peu dans un océan contrôlé par la gestapo de la coolitude et du bon goût.

Voila donc quelques morceaux qui m'ont fait rêver/pleurer/danser/bander cette année.

Enjoy.

Panthers - Goblin City (Holy Ghost! extended disco dub)


Amadou et Mariam - Sabali


Sebastien Tellier - L'amour et la Violence


Four Tet - Ribbons


Photonz - Trembler (Discodeine Remix)


Metronomy - Matthias Gathering


Desmond and The Tutus - Kiss You on the Cheek (King of Town Remix)


Dj Medhi - Pocket Piano (Joakim Remix)


Et en vrac, sans pouvoir mettre un morceau en avant: The Mole, Minilogue, Hercules & Love Affair, Cut Copy, Fuck Buttons, Dj Koze, Ratatat, Hot Chip, Poni Hoax, Runaway, les edits de Pilooski et de The Revenge, Metawuffmischfelge des Wighnomy Brothers, les labels DFA (comme tous les ans), Cadenza, IRR, Dial, etc

J'ai particulièrement détesté Crystal Castles, Autokratz, Late of the Pier.

J'ai pas eu le temps d'écouter TV on the Radio et M83.

A Double Nectar With Tonic

Iz & Diz - Mouth (Pepe Bradock Peeps For Friends Remix)


Gang Gang Dance - Egowar


Bumblebee Unlimited - Lady Bug (Larry Levan Remix)

Sha Sha Shine

It's not the voice of the Voice's daughter. True. But she did "celui-là spécialement pour vous, pour que, pendant les vacances, on soit encore ensemble." Thank you.
Sheila - Bang Bang (Phillips, 1966)


Obviously Mister Modo bakes tasty music.
Mister Modo - Girl Scouts Cookie (LME, 2008)


And since we're in the skit box:
Binary Star - K.G.B. (Intro) (Subterraneous, 2000) (and one of the best indie hip hop records of the 21st century. For sure.) Dedicated to Niko "Lefkogrec" Bellic


Mr Animal Collective has got a nice (Mùm) groupie (and/or wife).
Avey Tare & Kria Brekkan - I've Got Mine (Session Planète Claire, 2005)


Wendy Rene & The Drapels - After Laughter (Stax, 1964) .... Comes Tears. I taught him, all about the bees and birds/But I wish I had a chance to sing these three words


This should be plaid at high volume in a residential area.
Fab 5 Freddy - Une Sale Histoire (Female Version) (AZ, 1982)


Sadly enough, Minimalistische Tekno Muzik Futurist sounds more and more like commercial music for mdmics. Not this one.
Matt Star - Kuhle Fliege (Hugo Remix) (International Freakshow, 2008)


Music for kids. A gift shop in Sedona, AZ owned by an old Haight Ashbury clerk.
Lullabye Renditions - Paranoid Android (Rockabye Baby, 2005)

Cheikh That Booty

The Modettes - White Mice

Bob-A-Rela - Spend The Night

Et le morceau le plus sex de tout les temps.
Moins lourd que les orgasmes simulés de Donna Summer, moins ringard que Barry White, moins pute que Mylène Farmer:

Claudja Barry - Love for the Sake of Love

Sacrés Français

Tiré de l'album über-cultissime de Black Devil, "Disco Club" de 1978. L'histoire du disque ici.
Bernard Fèvre (= Black Devil Disco Club) a joué au Régine il y a quelques semaines. 10 personnes dansaient religieusement devant le chamane à lunettes, les autres buvaient des coupes en se prenant en photo dans les canapés. Paris sera toujours Paris.

Black Devil - One to Choose

Champion du monde de mon iTunes:

Domotic - Cyclatron

Je ne voulais pas en poster et finalement je n'ai pas résister. Mais pendant que tout le monde refait le monde sur Crawfish, moi je préfère celui-la. Flippant et schizo, puis la fin en apothéose.

Holger Hiller - Das Feuer (Pilooski edit)

Velouté de pop

En ce moment, inutile de dire que le thermomètre ne bat pas des records en hauteur de mercure, surtout à NY. Et pourtant ce n'est que le début. Rien de tel donc, pour se réchauffer, qu'un petit velouté de pop concocté directement du Massachussets. Passion Pit. Une voix suave, des mini beats, des claquements de main, des synthés harmoniques et soyeux et surtout beaucoup d'amour. A déguster sans modération.

Passion Pit - I've got your number
Passion Pit - Smile upon me

Sur "Smile upon me", l'air nous est dèjà familier. Humm..LCD - All my friends ?

Take Me To Your Leader

Good. Wildcat is a good track but this one is freshly baked. So eat it.
Ratatat - Shempi (LP3, XL 2008)


This is a track from the Blade Runner OST. Nothing exceptional as far as the melody is concerned. But the way it is recorded makes you travel. Imagine a man digging a hole in the middle of the Nevada desert, a dead body lying on the ground. And this track, coming from the radio station of the car with the left front door wide open. Or a cop sitting in a car, waiting for the susual suspect to come out of a Donut store, in a rainy Manhattan night.
Vangelis & Don Percival - One More Kiss, Dear (Blade Runner OST, Atlantic 1982)


Now, talking about holes, here are two tracks in honour of the rings with holes.
M.A.N.D.Y. vs Booka Shade - Donut (Get Physical, 2008)


Mister Modo & Ugly MacBeer - Not Afraid (on Modonut, KIF Music 2008)


Dear customer, didn't we tell you? Our waiter is full of wisdom. And he's from Liverpool. He drinks lots of bier and says chips, never fries. Listen carefully to the words of this song (Diduseethewords?).
Jegsy Dodd & The Original Sinners - Grumpy Old Men (Wake Up And Smell The Offy, Cherry Red 2004)


After that, nothing better than some exercise. This compilation is great. Electronic Music's first steps. You might lose an ear or two but it's worth it, trust me. Anyway, this one is safe for your ears.
Max Matthews - Bicyle Ride For Two (Earlys Modulations - Vintage Volts, Caïpirinha Music 1961)


And take those free gifts, you've been such a nice customer:
To digest in sorrow:
Mùm - We Have A Map Of The Piano (Finally We Are No One, Fat Cat 2002)


And with that a James Bond style rhythm, a Berlinette, I'm caught.
Trost - Cowboy (Trust Me, Four Music 2008)


Please bring back your friends.