Miss Kathy Diamond is at it again! Only recently I have been praising her collaboration with Kaine and now we have a freshly baked disco cake from the ultra-cool GOMMA under the alias The KDMS. Loving the video and loving the grooves!
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
CHOON OF THE DAY: HIGH WIRE - The KDMS
Miss Kathy Diamond is at it again! Only recently I have been praising her collaboration with Kaine and now we have a freshly baked disco cake from the ultra-cool GOMMA under the alias The KDMS. Loving the video and loving the grooves!
Monday, August 30, 2010
SHREM'S 50 WOMEN OF HIS LIFE: 48 - Neneh Cherry
48 - Neneh Cherry
COUNTRY: Sweden
FAVOURITE ALBUM: "Homebrew"
TOP 10 FAVOURITE SONGS:
10- "Trouble Man"
09- "Inna City Mamma"
08- "Together Now" (duet with Tricky, originally released on his "Nearly God" concept album)
07- "Somedays"
06- "Trout" (duet with Michael Stipe)
05- "Buffalo Stance"
04- "Peace Of Mind"
03- "I Ain't Gone Under Yet"
02- "Manchild"
01- "I've Got U Under My Skin" (the unbelievable cover of Cole Porter's classic - one of the highlights of "Red Hot + Blue" compilation)
DISCOGS
COUNTRY: Sweden
FAVOURITE ALBUM: "Homebrew"
TOP 10 FAVOURITE SONGS:
10- "Trouble Man"
09- "Inna City Mamma"
08- "Together Now" (duet with Tricky, originally released on his "Nearly God" concept album)
07- "Somedays"
06- "Trout" (duet with Michael Stipe)
05- "Buffalo Stance"
04- "Peace Of Mind"
03- "I Ain't Gone Under Yet"
02- "Manchild"
01- "I've Got U Under My Skin" (the unbelievable cover of Cole Porter's classic - one of the highlights of "Red Hot + Blue" compilation)
DISCOGS
SHREM'S INSTITUTE OF LOST CLASSICS PRESENTS... ROCKIN' BACK INSIDE MY HEART - Julee Cruise
Inspired by the 14th (and the most thrilling of all) episode of David Lynch's cult show - Twin Peaks I watched last night, I decided to post this dreamy gem here. It gives me goosebumps every single time... Masterpiece of its own kind.
Sunday, August 29, 2010
CHOON OF THE DAY: A.O.R. - Towa Tei テイ・トウワ Feat. Lina Ohta
Some warmhearted grooves from the rapturous and idyllic sounds creating Jungle Dj Towa Towa aka テイ・トウワ. Bliss...
Friday, August 27, 2010
KEEP DA FLAVA OF DA OLDSKOOL: FAIRPLAY - Soul II Soul Feat. Rose Windross
1988. I'm still in awe all these years after... One of the most groundbreaking singles in the history of British music. This is exactly where the whole UK urban scene started. Magic...
10 ACTS NOT TO BE MISSED AT ELECTRIC PICNIC
I will be dancing my socks off the whole next weekend at my favourite festival of all - Electric Picnic. Here's my crème de la crème of this year's line-up. Simply as the title indicates: 10 acts not to be missed:
10 - HURTS
THE CROWD WILL GO MENTAL IF THEY PLAY: "Wonderful Life"
I WILL GO MENTAL IF THEY PLAY: "Confide In Me" (their impressive rendition of Kylie's classic)
MUSO FRIEND I'LL BE THINKING ABOUT: Seweryn W.
9 - BONOBO
THE CROWD WILL GO MENTAL IF THEY PLAY: "Night Life"
I WILL GO MENTAL IF THEY PLAY: "The Keeper" (especially if Andreya Triana is there too)
MUSO FRIEND I'LL BE THINKING ABOUT: Marcin C.
8 - 808 STATE
THE CROWD WILL GO MENTAL IF THEY PLAY: "Pacific 707"
I WILL GO MENTAL IF THEY PLAY: "Azura" (and if I can go completely bonkers with my dreams "Ooops" with Björk ha ha ha)
MUSO FRIEND I'LL BE THINKING ABOUT: Jackie B.
7 - LEFTFIELD
THE CROWD WILL GO MENTAL IF THEY PLAY: "Open Up" (and they will go extra-mad if they're joined by John Lydon on stage!)
I WILL GO MENTAL IF THEY PLAY: "Swords"
MUSO FRIEND I'LL BE THINKING ABOUT: Kasia M.
6 - MASSIVE ATTACK
THE CROWD WILL GO MENTAL IF THEY PLAY: "Unfinished Sympathy"
I WILL GO MENTAL IF THEY PLAY: "Sly"
MUSO FRIEND I'LL BE THINKING ABOUT: Ewa J. & Elton J.
5 - CRYSTAL CASTLES
THE CROWD WILL GO MENTAL IF THEY PLAY: "Celestica"
I WILL GO MENTAL IF THEY PLAY: "Suffocation"
MUSO FRIEND I'LL BE THINKING ABOUT: Joana M.
4 - JANELLE MONAE
THE CROWD WILL GO MENTAL IF SHE PLAYS: "Tightrope"
I WILL GO MENTAL IF SHE PLAYS: "Violet Stars Happy Hunting!"
MUSO FRIEND I'LL BE THINKING ABOUT: Reece E.
3 - HOT CHIP
THE CROWD WILL GO MENTAL IF THEY PLAY: "Over and Over"
I WILL GO MENTAL IF THEY PLAY: "I Feel Better"
MUSO FRIEND I'LL BE THINKING ABOUT: Shane M.
2 - ROBYN
THE CROWD WILL GO MENTAL IF SHE PLAYS: "With Every Heartbeat"
I WILL GO MENTAL IF SHE PLAYS: "The Girl and The Robot"
MUSO FRIEND I'LL BE THINKING ABOUT: Karol S.
1 - FEVER RAY
THE CROWD WILL GO MENTAL IF THEY PLAY: "When I Grow Up"
I WILL GO MENTAL IF THEY PLAY: "If I Had A Heart"
MUSO FRIEND I'LL BE THINKING ABOUT: Jason H.
Also very excited to see LCD Soundsystem, Tiga, Caribou, Liquid Liquid, Public Image Limited, UNKLE, Dam Funk, Roxy Music, Marc Almond, Mr. Scruff, Omar Suleyman & Gil Scott-Heron... Roll on next weekend :-)
10 - HURTS
THE CROWD WILL GO MENTAL IF THEY PLAY: "Wonderful Life"
I WILL GO MENTAL IF THEY PLAY: "Confide In Me" (their impressive rendition of Kylie's classic)
MUSO FRIEND I'LL BE THINKING ABOUT: Seweryn W.
9 - BONOBO
THE CROWD WILL GO MENTAL IF THEY PLAY: "Night Life"
I WILL GO MENTAL IF THEY PLAY: "The Keeper" (especially if Andreya Triana is there too)
MUSO FRIEND I'LL BE THINKING ABOUT: Marcin C.
8 - 808 STATE
THE CROWD WILL GO MENTAL IF THEY PLAY: "Pacific 707"
I WILL GO MENTAL IF THEY PLAY: "Azura" (and if I can go completely bonkers with my dreams "Ooops" with Björk ha ha ha)
MUSO FRIEND I'LL BE THINKING ABOUT: Jackie B.
7 - LEFTFIELD
THE CROWD WILL GO MENTAL IF THEY PLAY: "Open Up" (and they will go extra-mad if they're joined by John Lydon on stage!)
I WILL GO MENTAL IF THEY PLAY: "Swords"
MUSO FRIEND I'LL BE THINKING ABOUT: Kasia M.
6 - MASSIVE ATTACK
THE CROWD WILL GO MENTAL IF THEY PLAY: "Unfinished Sympathy"
I WILL GO MENTAL IF THEY PLAY: "Sly"
MUSO FRIEND I'LL BE THINKING ABOUT: Ewa J. & Elton J.
5 - CRYSTAL CASTLES
THE CROWD WILL GO MENTAL IF THEY PLAY: "Celestica"
I WILL GO MENTAL IF THEY PLAY: "Suffocation"
MUSO FRIEND I'LL BE THINKING ABOUT: Joana M.
4 - JANELLE MONAE
THE CROWD WILL GO MENTAL IF SHE PLAYS: "Tightrope"
I WILL GO MENTAL IF SHE PLAYS: "Violet Stars Happy Hunting!"
MUSO FRIEND I'LL BE THINKING ABOUT: Reece E.
3 - HOT CHIP
THE CROWD WILL GO MENTAL IF THEY PLAY: "Over and Over"
I WILL GO MENTAL IF THEY PLAY: "I Feel Better"
MUSO FRIEND I'LL BE THINKING ABOUT: Shane M.
2 - ROBYN
THE CROWD WILL GO MENTAL IF SHE PLAYS: "With Every Heartbeat"
I WILL GO MENTAL IF SHE PLAYS: "The Girl and The Robot"
MUSO FRIEND I'LL BE THINKING ABOUT: Karol S.
1 - FEVER RAY
THE CROWD WILL GO MENTAL IF THEY PLAY: "When I Grow Up"
I WILL GO MENTAL IF THEY PLAY: "If I Had A Heart"
MUSO FRIEND I'LL BE THINKING ABOUT: Jason H.
Also very excited to see LCD Soundsystem, Tiga, Caribou, Liquid Liquid, Public Image Limited, UNKLE, Dam Funk, Roxy Music, Marc Almond, Mr. Scruff, Omar Suleyman & Gil Scott-Heron... Roll on next weekend :-)
Thursday, August 26, 2010
CHOON OF THE DAY: CELESTICA - Crystal Castles
How did I miss the video for one of my favourite songs this year until now? How did this happen? I mean top 5 of 2010 by far... What would I do without you Mister Czarnecki ;-) Alice Glass is seriously stunning!
CHOON OF THE DAY: THE COMET SONG - Björk
This has got to be one of Guðmundsdóttir's most twisted and beautifully complex compositions to date. Extremely excited about the premiere of "Moomins and the Comet Chase" too as I'm a religiously attached to Tove Jansson's books since the age of 5 ;-)
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
SHREM'S 50 WOMEN OF HIS LIFE: 49 - Cesária Évora
49 - Cesária Évora
COUNTRY: Cape Verde
FAVOURITE ALBUM: "Café Atlantico"
TOP 10 FAVOURITE SONGS:
10- "Ausencia" (with Goran Bregović)
09- "Partida"
08- "É Preciso Perdoar" (with Caetano Veloso & Ryuichi Sakamoto)
07- "Terezinha"
06- "Nho Antone Escaderode (Kerri Chandler Mix)"
05- "Angola"
04- "Bondade e Maldade (Yoruba Soul Mix by Osunlade)
03- "Embarcação" (with Kayah)
02- "Miss Perfumado"
01- "Carnaval De São Vicente"
DISCOGS
COUNTRY: Cape Verde
FAVOURITE ALBUM: "Café Atlantico"
TOP 10 FAVOURITE SONGS:
10- "Ausencia" (with Goran Bregović)
09- "Partida"
08- "É Preciso Perdoar" (with Caetano Veloso & Ryuichi Sakamoto)
07- "Terezinha"
06- "Nho Antone Escaderode (Kerri Chandler Mix)"
05- "Angola"
04- "Bondade e Maldade (Yoruba Soul Mix by Osunlade)
03- "Embarcação" (with Kayah)
02- "Miss Perfumado"
01- "Carnaval De São Vicente"
DISCOGS
GET IN2 THE RARE GROOVES: YOU CAN'T TURN ME AROUND - Sylvia Striplin
Erykah Badu, Notorious B.I.G, LL Cool J sampled this timeless slow jam among others. Delightful sonic experience.
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
SHREM'S FUTURE ANTHEMS: SUN - Kenton Slash Demon
Thanks to tracks like this summmer can last the whole year round ;-) Danish clubland's finest taken from "SOUND OF COPENHAGEN VOL.5" out now!
Monday, August 23, 2010
SHREM'S LATE MONDAY NIGHT SESSIONS... ODESSA - Caribou
Somewhere between funk and Kings Of Convenience lie these unworldly cacophonous tones by Mr Daniel Victor Snaith aka Caribou... Intriguing and hypnotic.
SHREM'S CLUB BIZARRE INTRODUCING TAKE ME TO BROADWAY by Chilly Gonzales
Slice of experimental art pop by Canada's musical wizard, one of those tracks that survived the test of time purely by being so original and unique. Berserk and haunting.
Saturday, August 21, 2010
SHREM'S 50 WOMEN OF HIS LIFE: 50 - Aggie Elisabeth Grøndal Peterson
Hungry for some new Shrem's lists? I give you my latest one - top 50 women of my life. Pop icons, underground divas, disco queens, empresses of kitsch, legends, newbies, djs, phenomenal vocalists and greatest female performers... Exactly the same way as I was presenting you with top 200 favourite songs of the past decade a while back, I shall be unveiling this ranking gradually one by one... And again one simple rule applies - this list is strictly subjective, very very me, very very Shrem ;-)
50 - Aggie Elisabeth Grøndal Peterson
COUNTRY: Norway
BAND: Frost
FAVOURITE ALBUM: "Melodica"
TOP 10 FAVOURITE SONGS:
10- "Spare Some Time"
09- "Amygdala"
08- "Running Boy"
07- "Endless Love (Royksopp's Analoge Euromiks)"
06- "Alphabet"
05- "Sleepwalker"
04- "Sink"
03- "One Hundred Years"
02- "My Plastic Heart"
01- "Free Your Heart"
DISCOGS
50 - Aggie Elisabeth Grøndal Peterson
COUNTRY: Norway
BAND: Frost
FAVOURITE ALBUM: "Melodica"
TOP 10 FAVOURITE SONGS:
10- "Spare Some Time"
09- "Amygdala"
08- "Running Boy"
07- "Endless Love (Royksopp's Analoge Euromiks)"
06- "Alphabet"
05- "Sleepwalker"
04- "Sink"
03- "One Hundred Years"
02- "My Plastic Heart"
01- "Free Your Heart"
DISCOGS
Friday, August 20, 2010
SHREM'S ACADEMY OF ALL TIME BEST SINGLES: REAL LOVE - Jody Watley
RELEASE DATE: 1989
CHART PEAK POSITION: number 1 at US Dance and US RNB Billboard charts and number 2 at Billboard Top 100
Thursday, August 19, 2010
SHREM'S INSTITUTE OF LOST CLASSICS PRESENTS... THE BEST REVENGE - Fischerspooner
One of the most visually daring acts out there the past few years, Fischerspooner, tend to produce quite uneven albums, however each one of them so far was graced with at least one masterpiece. It was EMERGE on their brakthrough debut back at the start of the last decade (how very fitting), GET CONFUSED on "ODYSSEY" - I have placed it among top 200 best songs of the noughties HERE, and finally there's the fascinating THE BEST REVENGE from their rather disappointing third outing. When electro goes performance art... Enjoy:
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
CHOON OF THE DAY: MAGICIAN - Frost
All the way from Tromsø, Norway comes this fabulous new video by Aggie Peterson and Per Martinsen aka FROST - one of the most inspiring and innovative acts on the ever so growing Norwegian electronic scene. I was waiting for this single so many months, since their previous effort - the incredible MY PLASTIC HEART which you can listen to HERE at number 11 :-)
Monday, August 16, 2010
SHREM'S LATE MONDAY NIGHT SESSIONS... THE DRUG - Röyksopp
Norwegian magicians of electronica are back with this hypnotising, ethereal and phenomenal new single... Soundscapes like you've never heard before... This stands out among their most accomplished works to date. GENIUS!
And the official video directed by That Gois finally here too:
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