Michael Jackson.Yep, you heard me right,Michael Jackson.Watching this clip again and you remember what a talent he was.What a performance.One man with no backing dancers or stage show, just great moves.

I didn't watch it either, but I did listen to the Essential Mix:



A couple of tracks contained within:


Do you think you're better off alone? Remember that from Alice Deejay?

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This also featured in Nathan Micay's Ambient Focus mix.Quiet an old tune i think but a TUNE ! nonetheless.Land Of The Loops.

^ Ah OK thanks for confirming about that piano cover of the Alice Deejay tune.

Glad you found some stuff you liked in Micay's Ambient Mix.

Yes I like some of Stars Of The Lid's stuff. Think I'd seen on streaming that Twin Peaks one that wasn't actually in Twin Peaks. Will give the whole 21 minutes a spin. They have a track called Don't Bother They're Here which became a favourite of mine for listening to at sunrise after all nighters in summer 2021.

I have a 12" of that Spacemen 3 track but a slightly different version. Its the Revolution mix or something I think. Pretty much the same as that Recurring mix really . I was aware of Spacemen3 in the 80s because they were from my small hometown Rugby. I wasn't a massive fan of them back then but I think I used to see Jason Pierce around town in the mid 80s when I was a teenager but didn't know he was back then although I was aware of Spacemen3. There was a moody looking dude in shades around town at night in ooh...1984-85 who I'm now convinced was Jason Pierce.Think he used to drive a Volkswagon Beetle .Sonic Boom did a DJ set in Rugby a few years back but alas I missed it.

The Cure performing The Caterpillar on Top Of The Pops in 1984.So very Cure weird/pop as they were in that era

Working through the WFTSC 7" singles pack. Hadn't played these in a long long time

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I saw them live once at This.
That DVD suggests that Nick Cave and Steve Mason only did one song each, but they did more. I think it went on til 1am or something at Brixton Academy.
A friend I was with warned me that Spiritualized can "go on a bit" live. And he wasn't wrong. They can be simultaneously brilliant and boring in the same song. Had a habit of dragging things out too long so that you start thinking: "move it along now please!". But I was still glad to have caught them live.

Really enjoyed the show tonight. A lot of the big loud guitar ones dominated the night. On record I've always been more of a fan of the mellower numbers but the big loud songs were fabulous tonight. They do a lot of that "improvised, cacophonous wall of sound" to close out songs, don't they! The 3 girls on the gospel backing vocals were brilliant, kind of carried the show.. Jason was bloody great too. They played for 2 hours. Really glad I've now seen them live

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If you ever want to annoy your neighbours (because they really deserve it), then these two seem to do the trick. Laptop speakers don't do them justice. Crank up the bass!

Midfield General: Bass Mechanic (NO fans should recognise something here)


Midfield General: Disco Sirens

Bored last Sunday afternoon i decided to catch up on the latest episode pf Later.. with Jools Holland.I've often struggled with this show but watch it sometimes just to see if there's anything on it that grabs me and once in a while i'm pleasantly surprised.The new series has relocated to the newly refurbished theatre room at Alexandra Palace.I didn't know it had such a room but it seems so.The new Later.. set up there is a bit odd, it's apparently a 1,000 or so capacity room is that correct? Funny, because with the new shows you hardly ever see the audience.They're up in the stalls looking down on the small arena where each week 3 or 4 bands/artists are set up facing each other like the old series but this new thing just doesn't work for me.

Anyway, on last week's show the only thing that grabbed my attention were this lot.I think i may have heard this once somewhere maybe but it seemed familiar.It's Confidence Man with Holiday.The sound has a 90s feel and some almost Underworld 90s era synths sound.I'm not sure what i made of it all but i guess i liked it.The guy and the girl are a little comical with their dancing but you have to admire their enthusiasm i suppose.She reminds me of the weekend raver girls i used to see at Coventry Eclipse in the early 90s.Not the greatest dancer but energetic all the same.I think this lot are Aussies, is that correct? Read on some YouTube comments that their gigs are a great night out and loads of fun.Maybe i'd appreciate them more in a live gig with an avin' it large crowd participation rather than Later's rather sterile setting.

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^ Thanks for that MC Ade track.Yep deffo the sample used in Spooky and yes quite possibly that Oliver bit in BM 88, good spot , i'd never have got that.

Thanks for that link to Alexandra Palace's theatre room .I kind of like the distressed look they went for with the walls and stuff.There was a set by Bicep early last year at the 6Music festival which of course was all just online with no audience because of lockdown and it was stated that it was filmed at Alexandra Palace.I watched it and remember thinking it looked a much smaller room than the Alexandra Palace i know! But it was hard to tell for sure because it was all dark and moody.I think now it must have been filmed in this newly refurbished theatre room.Couldn't find the whole set on YouTube but Apricots from it is.I reckon this is in the theatre room....


Much as this theatre room at Ally Pally looks great i still don't think hosting shows of Later there really works.I've never been the biggest fan of the show but i think the old studio set up with the audience at floor level and almost standing around the performers worked better.

Gave the Erol Alkan mix of Confidence Man a spin, yep pretty good.And gave the Golden Girls one a listen too.Definitely an inspiration or a similarity, whether intentional or otherwise.I think i have that Kinetic track or a different mix of it on an old cassette that came free with Muzik magazine (remember that mag? Is it still going?) back in the mid 90s.Probably still have the cassette somewhere in my attic.Didn't know Golden Girls had an Orbital link or was a spin off! .

So Confidence Man supported NO in Oz just before the first Lockdown? Didn't know that.

Ah go on, just a couple more. C'mon , it's gotta be better than watching the fricking jubilee


Weird stuff going on in this vid.The eyes bit reminds me of that old 80s film The Keep.

Lots of summer fun on the water and jet skis in this one.Janet looking very very lovely indeed and throwing some great moves.She is just ace

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