Monthly Archives: March 2011

The JAMMs – It’s Grim Up North

It’s Grim Up North is possibly the best KLF tune (albeit actually by the JAMMs) – though What Time is Love? is more of a party favourite. And it’s true. It is grim up north. I’d quite like to do … Continue reading

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Dad Dancing: Acid House Rave 89

This demonstrates pretty much every conceivable variety of dad dancing. My personal favourite is the turbo foot dance that always seems to be perpetrated by blokes with bobs, but there are loads. So many freaky dancers busting total comedy moves. … Continue reading

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GTO – Pure

GTO released some absolute belters, this being one. I’d put it in the same pigeonhole as Eon – UK rave music, but before the breakbeats had really kicked in – more like the Belgian post-New Beat sound. 1990 release on … Continue reading

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Dad Dancing: Humanoid on Hitman and Her

The Hitman and Her was a cheap late night music show presented by Pete Waterman and Michaela Strachan. They would visit a nightclub and dancers would strut about with normal punters in the background, leading to the weird scenes you … Continue reading

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Dad Cast #2: Dad House by Durkit

Get your dad on for a tasty mix of slinky underground house and proper acid from olden times, put together by Edinburgh-based Techno Dad Durkit. Lovely stuff. DOWNLOAD: Dad House by Durkit Tracks: Cultural Vibe – ma foom bey Bang … Continue reading

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Subhead – Pselphyorrialice

— The mighty Subhead: with what is in my opinion their best track, released on the Subemerge EP on Sativae in 1996. One thing occurs to me about 1996. I can remember at the time thinking it was bloody ages … Continue reading

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Dad Dancing: N-Joi – Adrenalin on TOTP

One of the best rave basslines ever. Simple yet devastating. Check the dancer with the bouncing bob’s elaborate arms dance. That’s something you don’t see nowadays. It’s what really stands out from watching old rave clips. Blokes with long hair … Continue reading

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System 01 – Drugs Work

. Bleepy doom techno from an album on Berlin’s Tresor label in 1994. Seems to be advocating a positive outcome from narcotic abuse. So why is it so scary sounding? Mixed messages. Did drugs work for Phil Mitchell? I don’t … Continue reading

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Dad Dancing: KLF on Top Of The Pops

In 1990 pop music still had room for eccentric nutters larking about. Here’s Bill Drummond embarrassing himself pretending to play a keyboard on KLF’s What Time Is Love? – In the second clip, he’s wisely used all the money he … Continue reading

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Dad Chat: Wevie Stonder

I’ve been a fan of Wevie Stonder since the first release Eat Your Own Ears on Skam back in 2000. I still have an A4 insert from that LP up on my wall featuring a chihuahua and a story about … Continue reading

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