Astral Social Club - Snaefell

I'm a big fan of Astral Social Club. Neil Campbell's swirling psychedelic mix of noise and techno is a heady concoction. I was just thinking that it has been a while since I've bought anything by him and then I find this in my inbox - he has a new single coming out on the fantastic, and recently reactivated, Trensmat Records.
Here's the new one:


Here's an old one:

Bot'ox

Bot'ox is the brain child of car obsessed Cosmo Vitelli and Julien Briffaz. They have just released their first LP called Babylon by Car, a 12" of the same name was released way back in 2007 (even though it feels like last week!)
Cosmo for me as always been way ahead of his other French contemporises who may have been stuck in the Touch scene for a bit too long, he has an obsessive take on production which, for me serves him well as he generates a very original sound, he makes dance music the way I like it. This has a sense, though of being from another time yet very now, maybe because having met him a few times, he has an unbelievable knowledge, and broad taste, and a very genuine excitement in music, which serves this particular project well. Motorick, psychedelic souful dance music, but sure isn't all the best that way



Having come out from behind the studio door, Bot'ox have unleased themselves as a fully fledged live band, check out this live video, which features Kilkenny's Jeremy Hickey, aka R.S.A.G on drums.

What about this love?

in dub

Rave on

Tidying up at the weekend, I came across this compilation.

I hadn't listened to it in years, but when I stuck it on all the memories (vague as they were) came flooding back. This compilation was the soundtrack to numerous parties.

Stand out track for me (apart from the Global Communication one) was this stomper from Abfarht.