SHREM'S LIST OBSESSION: 35 YEARS OF ÜBER-NERDINESS → 1987-2021 REVIVAL [Episode 7/35 - 1993]

For full context please refer to episode 1 dedicated to 1987 HERE. 

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Honourable mentions:

“U.N.I.T.Y.” – Queen Latifah

“Dred Loc” – Me'Shell Ndegéocello

“Aftermath” – Tricky

“Rain” – Madonna

“Carnival Is Over” – Dead Can Dance

Top 10 of 1993: 

10 “I Wanna Hold On To You” – Mica Paris

9 “I'm In The Mood (East 87th St Mix)” – Ce Ce Peniston

8 “Hey Mr. DJ” – Zhané

7 “Cherish The Day (Pal Joey Remix)” – Sade

6 “Dreamlover (Def Club Mix)” – Mariah Carey

5 “My Truth” – Cocteau Twins

4 “That's The Way Love Goes” – Janet Jackson

3 “Venus As A Boy” – Björk

2 “Big Time Sensuality” – Björk

1 “Come To Me” – Björk

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SHREM'S LIST OBSESSION: Top 20 Tunes I Can't Wait To Hear @ Primavera Sound Festival 2013

So Primavera Sound Festival in Barcelona is just over 2 weeks away from today. I can hardly hide my excitement especially considering it will be my first ever festival in the city of Gaudí, Miró and Picasso. Here's a rather summery selection of songs I most anticipate to hear live there, dedicated to all my friends who'll be sharing those special sunny moments with me:

20 "Say I Wanna Know" - Nick Waterhouse

Nick Waterhouse - Say I Wanna Know by dilkumar

19 "Gravel Pit" - Wu Tang Clan



18 "Lovers in the Parking Lot" - Solange

Solange - Lovers In The Parking Lot by Terrible Records

17 "Life's A Beach" - Django Django



16 "What's In Your Head" - Disclosure

What's In Your Head by Disclosure

15 "Agape" - Dead Can Dance



14 "Sad Eyes" - Crystal Castles



13 "I Feel Better" - Hot Chip



12 "Hedi Hedi (Slowly, Slowly)" - Omar Souleyman



11 "Do You Believe" - Poolside



10 "White Noise" - Disclosure feat. AlunaGeorge



09 "Life After Sundown" - Glass Candy



08 "Imagine It Was Us" - Jessie Ware



07 "Baptism" - Crystal Castles



06 "A Tooth For An Eye" - The Knife



05 "Yègellé Tezeta" - Mulatu Astatke

Mulatu Astataque - Yegelle Tezeta by spicywataru

04 "Wrap Your Arms Around Me" - The Knife



03 "Running (Disclosure Remix)" - Jessie Ware

Jessie Ware - Running (Disclosure Remix) by JessieWare

02 "Candy Castle" - Glass Candy



01 "Losing You" - Solange

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SHREM'S TOP 20 BEST ALBUMS OF 2012

20 "Majenta" - Jimmy Edgar
TOP TUNE: "Too Shy"
LABEL: Hotflush

19 "Juicy Lucy" - Jupiter
TOP TUNE: "One O Six"
LABEL: Grand Blanc

Jupiter : One o Six (A.N.D.Y. Remix) by A.N.D.Y. (Official)

18 "awE naturalE" - THEESatisfaction
TOP TUNE: "QueenS"
LABEL: Sub Pop Records

17 "One Second of Love" - Nite Jewel
TOP TUNE: "One Second of Love"
LABEL: Secretly Canadian

16 "Anastasis" - Dead Can Dance
TOP TUNE: "Agape"
LABEL: [Pias] Recordings

15 "Kill for Love" - Chromatics
TOP TUNE: "Kill for Love"
LABEL: Italians Do It Better

CHROMATICS / KILL FOR LOVE (Single) by JOHNNY JEWEL

14 "My God Is Blue" - Sébastien Tellier
TOP TUNE: "Cochon Ville"
LABEL: Record Makers

13 "Pretty Ugly" - DVA
TOP TUNE: "Eye Know" (feat. Natalie Maddix)
LABEL: Hyperdub

Eye Know - DVA Featuring Natalie Maddix by singmaddixsing

12 "Galaxy Garden" - Lone
TOP TUNE: "Crystal Caverns 1991"
LABEL: R&S Records

Lone - Crystal Caverns 1991 by R & S Records

11 "Look Around the Corner" - Quantic & Alice Russell with the Combo Bárbaro
TOP TUNE: "I'll Keep My Light In My Window"
LABEL: Tru Thoughts

10 "Radiomagnetic" - Frost
TOP TUNE: "Running Out of Time"
LABEL: FrostWorld Recordings

Running Out Of Time by frostnorway


09 "Shrines" - Purity Ring
TOP TUNE: "Belispeak"
LABEL: 4AD

08 "MDNA (Deluxe Edition)" - Madonna
TOP TUNE: "Love Spent"
LABEL: Interscope Records

Madonna - Love Spent by Interscope Records

07 "Dark York" - Le1f
TOP TUNE: "Wut"
LABEL: Greedhead x Camp&Street

06 "Jezus Maria Peszek" - Maria Peszek
TOP TUNE: "Sorry Polsko"
LABEL: Mystic Production

05 "Visions" - Grimes
3 TOP TUNES: "Circumambient"/"Genesis"/"Nightmusic (feat. Majical Clouds)"
LABEL: 4AD

04 "Walking the Midnight Streets" - Midnight Magic
3 TOP TUNES: "Midnight Creepers"/"Walking the Midnight Streets"/"Drop Me a Line"
LABEL: Midnight Sun Sound

Midnight Magic - Walking The Midnight Streets by ellenwoodEP

03 "III" - Crystal Castles
3 TOP TUNES: "Wrath Of God"/"Sad Eyes"/"Affection"
LABEL: Polydor

Crystal Castles - AFFECTION by Crystal Castles

02 "Devotion" - Jessie Ware
3 TOP TUNES: "Sweet Talk"/"Wildest Moments"/"110%"
LABEL: Universal

01 "The Prophecy pt. 1" - Steed Lord
3 TOP TUNES: "Hear Me Now"/"Emotional Machinery"/"Precognition"
LABEL: New Crack City Records

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SHREM'S DOUBLE TROUBLE: "AGAPE" /// "INDUS" - Dead Can Dance

I am still blown-away after seeing Dead Can Dance live for the first time last Sunday on their final of European tour dates, here in Dublin. It was like a fairytale. I am also yet to find appropriate words to describe it... Just like with Kraftwerk a few years ago it was a particular unexpected treat of admiring live one of those musical acts never in my wildest dreams I thought I could ever catch on stage... The 4AD legends gave a magnificent, ornate, eponymous performance of their very own kind, the exuberant mix of Oriental, Greek, medieval, gothic and celtic sounds created an astonishing atmosphere and with the theatre filled with die-hard DCD fans it was a truly magical show. Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry were both at the top of their vocal game too. "The Ubiquitous Mr.lovegrove" from my beloved "Into the Labyrinth" was a highlight just as the other 4 (!!!) encores! A concert to remember big time... Great sharing this moment with some fellow-muso friends too... Here's the magnificent "Agape" from their latest album "Anastasis" and the hypnotising "Indus" from "Spiritchaser", one of the most beautiful recordings of the Australian legends.

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SHREM'S INSTITUTE OF LOST CLASSICS: "YULUNGA (SPIRIT DANCE)" - Dead Can Dance

"Into The Labyrinth" still stands strongly among my favourite albums of all times. There never was and possibly never will be anything quite like it... The footage from "Baraka" couldn't be more perfect for "Yulunga"... Exquisiteness...

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