Was meant to post this a while back but my exam period got in the way; it's from one of my favorite artists - Kolombo - give it till just over the 1 minute mark and you'll be hooked - I guarantee it. If you haven't heard much of Kolombo then check out his pages; he's well worth a visit.
The music mogul website XLR8R - pronounced 'accelerator', yessss yes very clever - have just released this bopping new track on their soundcloud. Remixed by the bass hungry Jason Burns - "Pleasure Delay" is a pretty straight up track with not a lot going on, this isn't to say its bound for the deepest chasm on the internet with the likes of "Ace Ventura....Pet my Rectum " and "Schindler's Fist", in fact what it lacks in substance it makes up for with a wicked synth sample; its that simple.
Lancelot has stepped up to the plate as our knight in shining armor; using some phenomenal vocals from Matt Corby's 'Brother', its a track that certainly seems to get better the longer you listen. Utilizing a gradual build on percussion and sampling before dropping into the break down we're reminded that sometimes less is more; another gradual build to some penultimate vocals before a fade produces some lip biting material; it seems Lancelot has gone far in keeping us on the edge and waiting, wanting and begging for more, a feature I'm thoroughly enjoying about this track. It certainly won't replace a 4 hour sex marathon with Lisa Ann of a whim, but stick it on repeat and wack it up to full and you'll come somewhere close (pardon the pun).
So about a year ago now I rustled up a naughty little valentines day post on Gabrielle Aplin; after sharing it with her management and giving it the biggun I managed to organise an interview with her; I'd already listened to a lot of her work and I was excited at the prospect of interviewing a young and talented artist who hailed from the same region of England as myself. Alas, her interview had unfortunately gone down like a fridge sinking in mud and in earnest I realised the interview contained more writing with my questions than it did her answers; a lack of weight and substance meant I was in all honesty - slightly put off.
Nevertheless there are some perks to the life of a lowly blogger; one such perk was a pair tickets to see her in a live acoustic set in Nottingham- I didn't have anything better to do that night so I pursued with what I expected to be a long and irksome evening of un-"weighty" material. Turns out I was wrong.
Firstly its good to point out that Gabrielle is a beautiful human being - not that this has anything to do with my adoration of her music - but she's got it. Secondly its important to note that her voice is probably the best I've heard at a live concert, no sausage. Both factors combined make for a fearful force to be reckoned with at an intimate gig such as Nottingham's Bodega Social Club.
I'm not going to lather you in sloppy detail about the skill and delivery of each track; but what I will say is if Gabrielle seemed subdued in my interview, she certainly wasn't on stage. Constantly reviving a sullen crowd and raising the atmosphere to somewhere between adequate and acceptable she managed to keep the gig alive; I honestly felt sorry the crowd didn't muck in with so much as a toe stomp until the dying moments, a promise I feel should be indentured to any fan based audience. Even the mischievous quip she used to infer her toying with a "tight g-string" seemed to fly over soppy Kieth' and his woeful missus; you deserved better Gabrielle - you really did.
Another winning hallmark to the gig was the accentuation of the live band and more importantly the folk connotations not normally associated with Aplins music, a feature I feel is often undermined in her recorded material by an overindulgence to her exceptional albeit overshadowing voice. So long as we can hear her sing more guitar and more percussion is never a bad thing in my eyes.
So to round things off nicely, if in the near future you're looking to attend one of Gabrielle Aplins tour dates please don't go into any of her gigs looking for a quiet drink with you're "special gal" over some half decent folk music; instead I'd suggest getting seriously plastered with friends and getting ready for a loud-and sometimes sentimental-sing-a-long to some phenomenal folk music, it's what she wants and in all honesty its what we'd prefer.
I had the chance to see Snakehips play. I didn't go. I'm pissed.
So here I am listening his recently successful track from the cold box of dull space I call my bedroom; this time round he's had a fondle with Bondax's 'Gold' to unleash the bountiful bosoms of groove. Having been heavily featured on my recent playlists I'm really not that surprised Snakehips has recently surfaced in our bedrooms and nightclubs alike; this stunning track for example is already half a million views up in under a month - whether that's because channel 'Majestic Casual' is now getting shagged senseless by bloggers and music admirers or because Snakehips is genuinely making an impression I'm not so sure - I would however - like to think it was the latter.
With a new self evolved electronic hip hop style emerging among house producers Snakehips will inevitably see himself lead the charge in a genre that is fast proving a hit with our generation; a seamless bridge the likes of Flume and Bondax have started to build in their own respects.
After listening to this track and a few others we hope you get just as pissed as we did when you realise he's probably already played in your city (and more than once); favorably - if the fortunes of the music industry is anything to go by - he'll probably be back in a week. Sorted. SNAKEHIPS FACEBOOK HERE: http://www.facebook.com/Snakehipsuk?fref=ts SNAKEHIPS ON SOUNDCLOUD HERE: https://soundcloud.com/snakehips-1
