The Story Continues

Mouse On Mars “Mine Is In Yours” – This is the opening track from the forthcoming Mouse On Mars LP Radical Connector, which is by far their most accessable and pop record to date. “Mine Is In Yours” is essentially a glam rock song drowning in digital sea of filters, effects, and textures. The vocals are rendered nearly incomprehensible, but retain a humanity and warmth that a basic vocoder would nearly eliminate. Almost everything in the track sounds as though it has been nudged slightly out of place. It’s a bit like a blurred photograph in which the structure of the images remain intact, but the details are either distorted or gain a new quality unto itself. I strongly recommend the album as a whole, as it keeps up a high standard of quality from start to finish, and includes some other songs which rank among the finest music released so far in 2004.

Solid Groove “Now We Got 2 Bump” – This is a selection from the newest Playground compilation curated by Swedish DJs Swellsession and Ste Van B. “Now We Got 2 Bump” glides along on a smooth, loungey jazz phrase and a laid back hip hop beat, with occasional vocal samples from rap records. It’s obviously not breaking any new ground, but its groove is undeniable, and has that lovely crisp, cool sound that always works well for me during this time of the year. (Click here to buy it from Digital DJs.)