Ex Talking Heads front man and noted cycling advocate David Byrne scored and compiled this video, which is a “poem to the bicycle and the people who ride them.” It was first shown at the 2011 International Green Energy Economy Conference in Washington DC.
I’ve just seen that Harvey and his legendary west coast Sarcastic Disco party will be at London’s Lovebox festival on Sunday 21st July with a full line up Balearic heros: Eric Duncan, Prins Thomas, the Idjut Boys, Force of Nature & Paul T, should be a heck of a party…
So here’s a few related posts, the in depth Harvey interview that All Saints did last year, Eric Duncan’s Dolly Parton edit, Prins Thomas live in Japan, the Idjuts All Saints interview from 2011, and the cracking ‘Straight Ahead’ from Force of Nature,
I have always loved this 1983 classic but never seen the video before, stumbled across it today and noticed it’s filmed on the seafront at my home town Eastbourne, on a typically fine day on the ‘Sunshine Coast’…
Following quite a bit of interest in yesterday’s Rhythm Device post, I thought I’d compile some material as a brief guide to ‘New Beat for Beginners’. I remember hearing lots of these tracks in British clubs as part of the anything goes ‘Balearic Beats‘ acid house scene in 1988 -1989, but in Europe these tracks formed a self contained and influential (if brief) subculture. The first link below is a new beat documentary from those famous Belgians, Soulwax, detailing the origins of the scene, a 1991 article from Richard Norris fleshes out the dark, industrial heart of this Euro proto-techno and this ’89 radio playlist shows the breadth of influences on the sound. Check the other links for some dancing Popes and Rabbis, S&M industrial smiley jumpers and…
1989 Belgian New Beat, so much to love in this lip synch club performance. Track by techno legend Frank de Wulf, the New Beat revival starts here for sure. Thanks to Matthew Roberts for the link via Twitter.
Classic, cult video for Flowered Up‘s epic 1992 ‘Weekender‘ single (famously mixed by Andrew Weatherall), Brighton film maker Wiz created this dark slice of dance floor escape & hedonism, capturing the first rush of acid house as is washed over London. Some great details in the film, like the Friday night rush at the counter of Quaff records in Soho, and the pirate radio crackling through the intro. The film closes with the words ‘Dedicated to the sufferers of Saturday Night Fever Everywhere. May We Never Be Cured’
https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7dc09b9a
Chill out classic from Fila Brazilia, probably one of the best & certainly one of the most under rated electronic outfits ever. Go and find out about (and then buy) their incredible back catalogue you won’t regret it…
The Nearest Faraway Place 
