Bits & pieces...

Few things I want to get down today so I'm just gonna throw it altogether in one big mega post! Firstly, it's our last show of the year on Subcity Radio tonight and we're doing a chronological review of the year! This translates as 60 tunes over two hours, leaving two minutes per song and ten minutes a month. That's right, we're doing January to December in a quick fire cascade of 2010's best tunes...

Here's a tracklisting of the first twenty minutes to give you a taste of what's to come:

January:

Sub Focus - Could This Be Real
Ellie Goulding - Starry Eyed (Jakwob Remix)
Yeasayer - Ambling Alp
Louis La Roche - Supersoaker
Deadmau5 - Strobe

February:

Danny Byrd - Sweet Harmony
MJ Cole - Sincere (Nero Remix)
Tensnake - Comacat
Breakbot - Baby I'm Yours
Zinc - Wile Out

You can check out the remaining 50 songs and listen to the show here from 6pm tonight: http://www.subcity.org/shows/synth/36746/. Subcity goes off air during the Xmas period but we'll be back on January 12th for more nonsense!

Next up, another cheeky video from viusal wizard Betawaxx at Naive's massive winter extravaganza last Friday. As a precursor to the definitive visual review, here we have Busy P bigging up the party crew before he hit the decks. I'll bring you the full version as soon as it's available:

Busy P bigs up Naive's party with himself A-Trak & Cassius. from beta waxx on Vimeo.

Finally, just had to bring you this as soon as we heard about it. MGMT may have failed to follow up the commercial success of 'Oracular Spectacular', but the majority of people quickly realised second album 'Congratulations' was all about creating the album they wanted to make, regardless of the fan reaction. Anyway, album highlight 'Siberian Breaks' - a beautiful, psychedelic soundscape spanning nearly 12 minutes in length has been given an equally impressive re-rub by the Ed Banger all stars aka Breakbot, So-Me & Busy P.



Much like the original, they succeed in melting what sounds like three entirely different songs together over the space of 10 minutes. Starting with deeply soothing piano chords and reflective strings, the song eventually breaks into a disco beat which is more reminiscent of the Ed Banger sound we've come to instantly recognise, before breaking into a digital wig out which mirrors the original version. An essential listen:

MGMT - Siberian Breaks (Ed Banger All Stars Remix)