COLIN NEWMAN “Commercial Suicide” (Crammed Discs, 1986)
Brilliant song from his 4th solo album in the mid 80’s. I said it many times, but Colin Newman is one of the greatest melodist I know with Brian Eno. From his “pop” side to his most obscur and experimental compositions.
TIEBREAK “Evil Thoughts” (Every Conversation, 2007)
This is one of my solo project, and this is a song and a video clip i did 5 years ago now. It’s on a 4 tracks EP released on a japanese label called Every Conversation.
KEITH WEST “On a Saturday” (Parlophone, 1968)
Lead singer of the band In The Crowd, wich became Tomorrow, Keith West released in 1968 a brilliant single on Parlophone “On a Saturday” wich failed to charts Uk.
WHITE FENCE “To the boy I jumped in the Hemlock Alley” (Castle Face, 2013)
Another great track from the album Cyclops Reap coming out next week.
CHASSOL “Odissi” (Tricatel, 2013)
Taken from the brand new upcoming album of CHASSOL “Indiamore”, one year after the great “X-Pianos”.
Brilliant
TOY LOVE “Bride Of Frankenstein” (1980)
Very rare video clip by the first band of Chris Knox (Tall Dwarfs) in the early 80’s. I just rediscovered the band when i found my CD of their live concert at The Gluepot in 1980, release on Goner Records.
Kiwi Punk !
FUZZ “This Time I got a reason” (Trouble in Mind, 2013)
Ty Segall and Charles Moothart for a wall of fuzz side project. The album is coming this year in Trouble in Mind
TOWNES VAN ZANDT “Sunshine Boy” (2013)
Amazing song taken from the amazing album Sunshine Boy: The Unheard Studio Sessions & Demos 1971 - 1972.
Reuben is a high figure of the actual Mod scene in London. He works for Fred Perry, he’s a real Tottenham Spurs fan, he collects 45rpm records and to do some trip to the coast with his Lambretta every year. I asked him what would be his top 5 tunes and to say something about each song. Here it is :
1) Ray Charles “Hit the road Jack”. My wife bought this from a market in Paris about 8 years ago. I was in a cafe in Paris with a pal and she offered me the disc, I just remember the moment clearly thinking ” I’ve come a long way from Brum” the tune itself is an interesting style and undeniably Ray Charles.
2) Benny Spellman “Fortune Teller”. When I first got into real music this was a big tune at the time in Birmingham clubs. A great dancer and written by Allen Toussaint. He warmed up for Sharon Jones and The Dap kings when I saw them in NYC on NYE 2010. I couldn’t believe he was the warm up- I thought he was dead! Such a cool guy and a great writer.
3) Etta James “Mellow Fellow”. Dramatic intro, The lyrics are superb pretty much spelling out most subcultures……”continental suits fitting to a t, alpaca sweaters and coats made out of leather……they can introduce you to all the popular faces…….” Etta’s voice was world class too.
4) Howlin Wolf “Poor Boy”. Kind of my theme tune at the moment, I’m a Brummie, living in East London. I travel a lot for work and sometimes it’s all a bit posh for me. I was also lucky enough in 2011 to visit Sun Studios in Memphis and other than the usual suspects The Wolf was the only originator to get more than 1 picture on the wall.
5) The Small Faces “Tin Soldier”. Predictable I guess, but for: Hammond, English voice, sentiment, passion, THE most complete Mod band ever in my opinion. Their influences were most probably in my previous 4 a lot of guys get tuned onto R&B etc through bands such as SF, I know I did
(Source: official.fm)
THE HONEYBUS “I can’t let Maggie Go” (Decca, 1968)
It’s a classic 60’s baroque-pop song close to perfection with this great chords and melody progression. The voices and chorus are also brilliant.
WHITE FENCE “Pink Gorilla” (Castle Face, 2013)
Here is the new single of Tim Presley / WHITE FENCE taken from his forthcoming LP out April 8th on John Dwyer’s label Castle Face. Brilliant as usual.
