GUEST MIX : : Chris Geddes (Belle & Sebastian)

Next up in our guest mix series is a wonderful yule tide mixtape from Chris Geddes, keyboard player with Belle and Sebastian, DJ with B-Music collective and all round top bloke. Chris's Christmas specials are well know nights out round Glasgow way, and not a Chris Rea in sight....enjoy and Happy Christmas

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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.

Could be worse, could be Finland

It is freezing and snowing outside and bad and all that it is here, remember it's always colder somewhere else. With that in mind some favourite Finish tracks

First up the awesome Tasavallan Presidentti, brilliant band, who never seemed to do that well outside their own homeland. A pity, worth checking out, but it does go prog in later records, so beware the jazz flute if it's not your thing.

Tasavallan Presidentti in fine form, oh and not prog



What do you get if you cross 3 keyboard players and a drummer, well Shogun Kunitoki, a really incredible band signed to the equally incredible finish label Fonal. Tried to get them over to Dublin an number of years ago but it fell through unfortunately, Anyways 2 albums under their belt, this is from the last LP Vinonaamakasio, here's hoping there's more and that they make it our way someday. Check it.

New Pier Mix

Thanks to Sam at GetnLoose.com - New Pier Mix. Bass-y stuff

http://getnloose.com/2010/12/20/mixtape-monday/

The Canterbury Scene

Little interview with Steve Hillage and Daevid Allen about the "Canterbury" Scene. Glad to hear the acknowledgement of Robert Wyatts denail of the period with his respect still kept intact.

Dead Kennedys

This is the first bassline i learnt as a snotty teenager. Hightly effective tune due to Jello Biafra's skills as a lyricist and that bassline again...

Beardyman

Beardymans rendition of the wonderful Massive Attack song " Teardrop".
Check that bass! ...PARP!

Captain Beefheart

The Man, the Icon, the Legend. RIP



Respect
http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118029256

Chris Abrahams

Chris Abrahams’ “Play Scar” album is without hesitation my favourite record of the year. I was expecting an album of solo piano – he is the pianist with The Necks after all – so I was surprised to find myself listening to an album that mixed electronics, musique concrete, noise and drone with hardly any piano.

He played recently enough in Café Oto in London (a venue I have yet to visit but consistently puts on some of the most amazing acts) but unfortunately, I couldn't get over to see him.

Here is an incredible live clip of Abrahams live. (Not at Cafe Oto.)

The album sounds nothing like this.

Shackleton

The amazing Shackleton. Psychadelic Electronic Bass orientated music to loose yourself too. not everyones taste but i love it!
respect.