Grizzly Bear - Yellow House (2006)

This alternative indie rock band from Brooklyn, New York are currently spinning their psychedelic-folk symphonies in the UK. Glastonbury today, Hyde Park tomorrow.


Let's hope they play some of their older classics. Yellow House is four years old now but songs like 'Knife' and 'Colorado' still sound like hazy summer-day anthems. For the hippy in all of us.


This is 'Knife'. 


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Sonar 2010

Happenstance Radio will be following Roxy Music, Fuck Buttons and the Chemical Brothers. 

The Chemical Brothers - Further (2010)

Chemical Brothers best album for over 10 years. Ed and Tom have moved with the times and come out with vibes-oriented electronic music aka Four Tet (without the over-cleverness) and the mood rock of Ariel Pink. But the beats are also there so we never forget who we are listening to. Three tracks I like:

Dissolve


Another World


Horsepower


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Roxy Music - Avalon (1982)

Playing at Sonar on Saturday, their first gig in Spain for 30 years. Should be good for the chillout room. Pre-internet synth pop.



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Klaus Schulze - Mindphaser (1976)

From Klaus Schulze - Moondawn (1976). Just under 30 minutes of mindblowing psychedelic electronica. Makes you feel like a god just listening to it - imagine what it would have been to make this.



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Can - Halleluwah (1971)

From Can - Tago Mago (1971). Predates Happy Mondays song of the same name (yes it was a cover version!) by 20 years, and LCD Soundsystem's electronic rock-disco sound by over 30 years. This is the standout track from one of the best albums of all time.



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William Onyeabor - Atomic Bomb (1978)

This legendary Afro funk album was way ahead of its time and still sounds fresh and raw. Nowadays William Onyeabor resides in Enugu, Nigeria, where he has been crowned High Chief. He now runs his own flour mill as well as working on government contracts. This album is worthy of a king - and extremely rare. Here is the track that everybody talks about - Better Change Your Mind, from his debut album - Atomic Bomb. 




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