The Magic Words!
by Dave Dark & the Sharks
This weeks Record of the Week marries some of my favourite music with one of my favourite films: the sounds of Dave Dark & the Sharks with the comedy genius of Peter Cook and Dudley Moore in the original and brilliant 'Bedazzled'.
Take a look on any modern device here at NotJust Towers and the aforementioned Mr Dark and his Sharks feature strongly in playlist scores and the CD of the album this is taken from - The Gazebo Effect - is permanently inserted in the CD player of our lovely little Peugeot.
This track is incredibly entertaining: fun, clever, hypnotic, electronic sampling genius. "It's not going to hurt, is it?" enquires Moore. "Not a bit" replies Peter Cooks' devil. And it doesn't. Quite the opposite.
Download the album from Amazon...
Download the album from iTunes...
Buy the DVD of Bedazzled at Amazon...
Sunday, 16 June 2013
Thursday, 30 May 2013
Record of the Week
Hang on to Yourself
by David Bowie
While listening to The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Startdust & the Spiders From Mars the other day I was struck by the bass guitar on this track. Maybe it was because somewhere towards the front-end of my memory is the recent and sad news of the passing of Trevor Bolder.
And it is his stellar work that gives this track such an edge and extra dimension. Listen to it drive the song along and provide harmony to the main melody. Its more than just plodding bass work to assist the rhythm, although it does that too, giving you something to furiously shake your head to. And listen to it ascend the scales behind Ronson's mini solos.
Frantically fantastic and sounding as good today as it ever did. I don't think I've done his work justice. Rest in peace Trevor.
Buy the CD or vinyl from Amazon...
Download from Amazon...
Download from iTunes...
by David Bowie
While listening to The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Startdust & the Spiders From Mars the other day I was struck by the bass guitar on this track. Maybe it was because somewhere towards the front-end of my memory is the recent and sad news of the passing of Trevor Bolder.
And it is his stellar work that gives this track such an edge and extra dimension. Listen to it drive the song along and provide harmony to the main melody. Its more than just plodding bass work to assist the rhythm, although it does that too, giving you something to furiously shake your head to. And listen to it ascend the scales behind Ronson's mini solos.
Frantically fantastic and sounding as good today as it ever did. I don't think I've done his work justice. Rest in peace Trevor.
Buy the CD or vinyl from Amazon...
Download from Amazon...
Download from iTunes...
Tuesday, 21 May 2013
Record of the Week
Delphonic
by Broken Glass Heroes
This really IS the Record of the Week or month here at NotJust Towers. Frantic web searching was employed following the second episode of ITV's new-ish comedy 'Off Their Rockers' to find out more about the song used over the closing title.
And this is it. Belgian duo Broken Glass Heroes's 2010 single 'Delphonic'.
It's a lovely piece of short, simple, sweet, downtempo-esque, lazy guitar driven music paradise. The soft vocal harmonies overlay it all with a tinge of sadness yet a realisation and acceptance of life and time's continual march.
Lovely stuff.
Buy the album on CD from Amazon...
by Broken Glass Heroes
This really IS the Record of the Week or month here at NotJust Towers. Frantic web searching was employed following the second episode of ITV's new-ish comedy 'Off Their Rockers' to find out more about the song used over the closing title.
And this is it. Belgian duo Broken Glass Heroes's 2010 single 'Delphonic'.
It's a lovely piece of short, simple, sweet, downtempo-esque, lazy guitar driven music paradise. The soft vocal harmonies overlay it all with a tinge of sadness yet a realisation and acceptance of life and time's continual march.
Lovely stuff.
Buy the album on CD from Amazon...
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)