I'll start this one too at Metamatic!

Pre-Christmas I was listening to:

Cathedral Oceans Live at Shrewsbury, lovely version of Tantum Ergo.

Fad Gadget by Frank Tovey CD 1 and CD 2. Interesting demos. You'll notice the Daniel Miller touch on the polished up versions.

Penthouse and Pavement CD - after reading the Beatmag interview with Martyn Ware I played this one and had a great time!

During Christmas I haven't had a chance to listen to my new CDs. Just the usual Now That's Christmas and my wife's new one Il Divo Collezione. Women! :rolleyes:

Chris C

I just finished listening to The Replacements' "Tim."

Jamie Lidell's "Multiply"
Fab

greetings,
fons

Brian Eno: 'King's Lead Hat" and "Taking Tiger Mountain (by strategy)".

Later: "Music for Airports"...

This evening: "Stop Making Sense" by Talking Heads

It's that kind of day...

i'm listening to "(we wish you) a protein christmas" EP by The Fall.

The only music i played through Christmas (apart from abba ) was Cathedral Oceans 1.

Foxxy recordings aside, I've been listening to:

B Movie- REMEMBRANCE DAYS VOL. 1
Soft Cell- THE BEDSIT TAPES
Stan Ridgway- HOLIDAY IN DIRT
Bill Nelson- CHIMERA
Sparks- WHOMP THAT SUCKER
Devo- HARDCORE VOL. 2

I just ordered XTC's ORANGES AND LEMONS from Amazon for $0.87. That's about as exciting as my life gets at the moment.

Here's my pick of this year's new discoveries that are worth checking out.
I'm a big fan of new artists flogging it out live and getting themselves a following by doing it the hard way.
Nothing worth having comes easy.

Some of you will have already heard (or seen) The Rubicks
Vanessa and Mark's debut album "In Miniature" is one of my best discoveries this year. Seen them live three times, and not by coincidence. Comparisons will be made with Goldfrapp, but these guys still have passion and haven't Sold Out yet...

Second, can I wave a flag for the lovely CorinneLucy . 20 yr old singer songwriter from Northampton. Very popular locally, with a great voice and some clever songs. Deserves a break, and does a polished demo.

Finally I just saw TheNationalParks at a sweaty pub in Northampton.
Shoegazing with Joy Division. Fad Gadget meets The Wedding Present. Catchy, quirky powerful and confident. They know they are good, and as a lifelong fan of electronica, these guys hit me right between the eyes straightaway.

If anyone out there runs a record label, you could do worse than give these people a listen.
I am - all the time.
But what do I know?

I was given Brian Eno and David Byrne's album 'My Life in the Bush of Ghosts' after it was recommended to them by a good (mutual) friend. It's an absolutely amazing listen...

EG
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Hi EG

MLITBOG is a wash-the-work-from-my-head fave.

"The Jezebel Spirit" and "Number 8" have particulalrly nice aural massaging techniques at their disposal...



PS: Did I really just type the last sentence?? Got to lay off the mince pies...