[David]

Post author By The Spotisfaction Team
Post date July 12, 2010

Last week, Thom and I spoke to Amazing Radio about Spotisfaction, our thoughts about Spotify, new music and life in general. Today, we”™ve been featured on their blog and will be on the Afternoon Show before 4pm!

http://amazingradio.co.uk/uncategorized/the-afternoon-show-its-blog-of-the-week-day

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[David]

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Howdy, folk.

Right, gotta get this done a bit quick today as I”™m swamped. I”™m now out of the loop for a week whilst I move house and attend 2000trees so I thought I”™d give you a bit of personal love with today”™s playlist. Yes, it”™s one of mine. I”™ve also split it into two acts. The first act is something designed to drag you out of the fuzzy haze of a drizzly Monday. The great British summertime. It”™s a bit of a slow burner, but stick with it and you”™ll soon be moving your feet to the beat.

The second half of the playlist continues in the same vein as the end of the first, however it tails off into the hauntingly vacant. There are a couple of fantastic new tracks on today”™s creation as well as a couple of classics.

84 Spotisfaction Monday (12 Jul) – TLavelle

Act 1

Konami Kukeiha Club – Prologue (Castlevania)
Ils – Cherish (Adam Freeland Mix)
Noisia – Split The Atom
Booka Shade – In White Room
Stephen Bodzin – Kerosene
Ellen Allien + Apparat – Way Out
The Temper Trap – Fader (Adam Freeland Mix)
Two Door Cinema Club – Something Good Can Work (The Twelves Remix)
Yuksek – Supermenz (We”™re Not)
The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart – Higher Than The Stars (Skanfrom Remix)
Oh No Ono – Internet Warrior (The Depreciation Guild Remix)
Konami Kukeiha Club – Pattern Clear No. 1 (Contra)

Act 2

The Megas – Enemy Selected (Mega Man)
Soulwax – Teachers
Chromeo – Fancy Footwork
MSTRKRFT – It Ain”™t Love (Feat. Lil”™ Mo)
Boys Noize – Transmission (Tixa Remix)
Vitalic – Poison Lips
Primal Scream – Swastika Eyes (Chemical Brothers Mix)
The Chemical Brothers – Swoon
Thom Yorke – Black Swan (Christian Vogel Spare Parts Remix)
Ariel Pink”™s Haunted Graffiti – Fright Night (Nevermore)
Tangerine Dream – The Dream Is Always The Same
Disasterpeace – Dying A Meaningful Death

Yes, this playlist does have video game music on. Little skits from Castlevania, Contra and a metal rendition of a Megaman track. The two halves of this playlist reflect my working day. For once, I”™ll let the music speak for itself. Have a great week and I”™ll catch you all next Monday.

[Thom]

Image courtesy of Amazon.co.uk. Nobody loves an album of gloomy, haunting music about abuse, addiction and domestic turmoil more than this particular reviewer. You can imagine, therefore, my joy at discovering the debut album Learning by Mike Hadreas, 26, from Seattle who performs under the name Perfume Genius. Evoking similarities to singer-songwriters such as Antony and the Johnsons and Cat Power, Perfume Genius has written a heartbreaking yet wondrous record. The opening lyric on the title track and album opener, ”˜Learning”™, sets the ominous tone: ”˜No one will answer your prayers, until you take off that dress”™. The lyrics throughout are sinister tales of a damaged upbringing but are delivered with a fragility and innocence that is both endearing and captivating to the listener. Instrumentation is kept minimal with plonky-piano and breathy vocals and the occasional synthesizer. This creates an intimate listen, much in the same vein as The xx. When other elements come into play, such as the distorted vocal noises at the end of ”˜Perry”™, they are used to great effect, bringing a beautifully chaotic ending to a song about a broken and abusive relationship. The conflict between the dark subject matter and the light, strangely ethereal music is what gives the album a life span far greater than most releases. The arrangements on songs such as ”˜Mr Peterson”™ are simple, yet when you listen to the lyrics, their bluntness is chilling. ”˜He made me a tape of Joy Division / He told me there was a part of him missing / When I was sixteen / He jumped off a building”™. Learning, like the best albums, is not only beautiful but has a depth which will resonate for years with its listeners. It”™s what lies underneath the veil of black – the fragmented world of Perfume Genius – which makes this album truly outstanding. 9/10