Packaged With A Beat

Gerling “Blood On The Microphone (part one)” – I had never heard of this Australian band before a few days ago when I sort of stumbled upon them accidentally during a soulseek downloading spree. They are a disco punk band who put almost all of their American contemporaries to shame, with the exception of maybe The Rapture. Imagine The Liars with a better handle on disco and electronic music, and you’re halfway there. This is from their newest album Bad Blood, which is worth tracking down on p2p or on import, if you have the cash.

Sparks “Something For The Girl With Everything” – A few years ago, someone sent me a few cd-r copies of some Sparks albums, and I didn’t really like them at the time, but I’m coming around to them now. This is taken from one of the records which was sent to me, 1974’s Propaganda, which is generally considered to be one of their career peaks. I find it hard not to get a nice manic thrill every time I hear this song.