Mental Overdrive - Diskodans (2004)

From Mental Overdrive - 083 (2004). A fantastic record from the early days of the Norwegian Smalltown Supersound imprint. Clearly influenced by 80s Mantronix electro but with a Kraftwerk sense of humour.



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Caribou - Sandy (2007)

From Caribou - Andorra (2007). I do like the new album Swim (2010), but I miss the psychedelic style that Dan Snaith was into on his previous two albums. With the falsetto anthemic vocal, fuzzy base, big drums and folk instruments, Sandy is a great modern update of the Beach Boys 60s sound. 



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Bob James - Nautilus (1974)

From the Bob James album, One (1974). Killer jazz funk fusion from the second coolest white man of the 1970s, Bob James. Sampled by Run-DMC in "Beats To The Rhyme" (RIP Jam Master Jay). Also sampled by Eric B & Rakim, Public Enemy, Naughty By Nature and too many others to name. 


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Clutchy Hopkins - 3:02

From the original mystery Clutchy Hopkins album , The Life Of Clutchy Hopkins (2005) - which was No.6 in happenstanceradio Top 10 albums of the millenium. This track oozes funk and makes me feel like the pimp daddy king wherever I am :)



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Madvillain - Great Day (Four Tet Remix)

In 2005, Kieran Hebden (aka Four Tet) was in love with what still might be the greatest hip hop album of all time - the collaboration between Madlib and MF Doom that was Madvillain. Stones Throw commissioned Hebden to remix Madvillainy (2005) and it turned out a work of even greater genius. The stand out track is this harp-drenched remix of Great Day.



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Festival Guide - Summer 2010 - by bands - A-C

Andreya Triana - Festival: GLASTONBURY, Dates: 23rd-27th June 2010, Place: Worthy Farm, Pilton, Somerset

2 Kings - Festival: GLASTONBURY, Dates: 23rd-27th June 2010, Place: Worthy Farm, Pilton, Somerset

2 Many DJs - Festival: GLOBAL GATHERING, Dates: 30th-31st July 2010, Place: Stratford-upon-Avon
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Festival: SONAR, Dates: 17th-19th June 2010, Place: Barcelona, Spain
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Festival: HEINEKEN OPEN'ER FESTIVAL, Dates: 1st-4th July 2010, Place: Gdynia, Poland
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Festival: WIRELESS, Dates: 2nd-4th July 2010, Place: Hyde Park, London

2020 Soundsystem - Festival: GARDEN, Dates: 2nd-11th July 2010, Place: Petrcane, Croatia

6ixtoys - Festival: GLASTONBURY, Dates: 23rd-27th June 2010, Place: Worthy Farm, Pilton, Somerset
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Above & Beyond - Festival: GLOBAL GATHERING, Dates: 30th-31st July 2010, Place: Stratford-upon-Avon

AC/DC - Festival: DOWNLOAD, Dates: 11th-13th June 2010, Place: Donington Park, Derby

Adam Regan - Festival: GLASTONBURY, Dates: 23rd-27th June 2010, Place: Worthy Farm, Pilton, Somerset
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Festival: GARDEN, Dates: 2nd-11th July 2010, Place: Petrcane, Croatia
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Get carried away by music and the Adriatic waves!

Where else can you be woken up by gentle sun rays, enjoy great music round-the-clock, meet cool people, chill out on a pine tree covered peninsula and go on a boat party at the end of the day? All in the same place. This is a new paradise in the very heart of Europe – Croatia, which now hosts one of the biggest festivals – the GARDEN festival in the village of Petrcane.

Live bands and DJs from all aspects of dance music culture come to play and party, and there are not many festivals where revelers can swim in the glistening Adriatic, relax beneath the pines and dance under a canopy of stars. The 3 main areas are: The terrace hosting the main live stage, Tiki Bar, also with its own dance floor terrace overlooking the sea and then there is Barbarella’s Discotheque for the after-parties.

As a special treat the instantly legendary Argonaughty Boat Parties set sail twice daily for more fun and frolics on the open sea. Everyone gets a chance to enjoy the breathtaking surroundings and, without the usual hordes, it’s easy to find old friends and to make new ones.

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