This Track Is Fire!

Just a reminder that the Nine Inch Nails/Boys Noize collaboration known as "Nine Inch Noize" is performing again on Saturday, April 18 in the Sahara tent at Coachella at 8:00 PST. Their new album came out today. I watched the feed last week and was blown away; I also saw this collaboration twice on the recently concluded Peel It Back  tour and they were epic each time, which I talked about last September , so check it out!

The xx just performed at Coachella on Friday night, and they're going to do  the same thing tonight . Other than some shows in Mexico City the week before, this was the first time that The xx had performed on stage together in almost eight years. Part of that time away was used by each of the respective members to release solo works. This one is from Oliver Sim's album Hideous Bastard , remixed by his bandmate Jamie xx. During their set last weekened Romy got a moment to shine performing one of her tracks, then Jamie, and finally Oliver, before shifting back over to selections from The xx's oeuvre.  I wasn't familar with this track before their performance, but now I can't stop listening to it. I guess that's how I know that this track is fire! Happy Friday! You made it to the weekend. Enjoy! GMT (Jamie xx Remix) by Oliver Sim & Jamie xx

The xx just performed at Coachella on Friday night, and they're going to do  the same thing next Friday . Other than some shows in Mexico City the week before, this was the first time that The xx had performed on stage together in almost eight years. Part of that time away was used by each of the respective members to release solo works. This one belongs to Jamie xx, and though this is not the track that he played during The xx set, it is my favorite track from his album In Waves . In short, if you're in the mood to shake your ass, you can't do much worse than this. That driving beat, man!, it just gets me going every time. I love it! Happy Wednesday, you're more than halfway through the week. Enjoy! In Waves by Jamie xx feat. The Avalanches

The xx just performed at Coachella on Friday night, and they're going to do the same thing next Friday . Other than some shows in Mexico City the week before, this was the first time that The xx had performed on stage together in almost eight years. Part of that time away was used by each of the respective members to release solo works. This one is Romy's, and hot damn, it's exactly the kind of dance pop that I am into. I confess that I hadn't taken the time to explore their respective solo albums, but after their fantastic set this weekend, I'm diving in head first, because this track is fire!  

Just a reminder that the Nine Inch Nails/Boys Noize collaboration known as "Nine Inch Noize" is performing on Saturday, April 11 in the Sahara tent at Coachella at 8:00 PST (moved a day back since the original announcement). Oh, and they have an album coming out next week, which they announced on the NIN Instragram account . I saw this collaboration twice on the recently concluded NIN tour and they were epic each time, which I talked about last September , so check it out!

Update:   As you may have gleaned from the post that follows, I am much more of a Leftfield fan than I am an Afrika Bambaataa fan. I had some passing knowledge of his importance in the rap and electronic music spheres, but what I was not aware of ( until someone commented on Threads ) was the sexual abuse accuastions made against him . I would never intentially laud such a person; this fault is on me for not doing a more in-depth internet search before I posted. I'm leaving it up because I don't want to hide my mistake; it happened and I own it, but also, as I noted in the post that follows, my interest was more in Leftfield than Bambaataa. The acccusations don't change the quality of the track, but it does greatly diminish my perception of one of the artists involved with said song. My apologies. Leftfield are a fantastic outfit who crafted one of my favorite electronic records of the 90s, Rhythm and Stealth . So why am I bringing up an album that's nearly 27 years old...