7 Days 7 Songs Part 2 – Day 3 – LFO – ‘Tied Up’

Part of the whole ‘7 Days 7 Songs’ thing Today’s pop pick: LFO – ‘Tied Up’. Heard a remix on a magazine cover mixtape, tracked down the original. Should have bought the whole album then, which I have since done. The change in tone from the big beefy beaty beginning and the floating midsection gets… Continue reading 7 Days 7 Songs Part 2 – Day 3 – LFO – ‘Tied Up’

7 Days 7 Songs Part 2 – Day 2 – John S Hall & Kramer – ‘My Personal Life’

Part of the whole ‘7 Days 7 Songs’ thing Today’s pop pick: John S Hall & Kramer – ‘My Personal Life’. Robin got me onto this album. It accompanied me on car rides to Wimbledon a lot. Everybody says, “Oh, detachable penis”, but I hadn’t heard that. CD-skipping sitar, Hall’s nasal NYC poetry, the word… Continue reading 7 Days 7 Songs Part 2 – Day 2 – John S Hall & Kramer – ‘My Personal Life’

7 Days 7 Songs Part 2 – Day 1 – Cabaret Voltaire – ‘Warm’

Part of the whole ‘7 Days 7 Songs’ thing Today’s pop pick: Cabaret Voltaire – ‘Warm’. Manchester, 1991. New house, new roommates, new opportunities for creepily checking out other people’s stuff. What’s this cassette? Oo I like this. Some Bizarre, 1985. DRUMS. ORCHESTRA HITS. Stuttering media samples, Neville Brody artwork, penetrating main synth lines. Hello.… Continue reading 7 Days 7 Songs Part 2 – Day 1 – Cabaret Voltaire – ‘Warm’