I love the flash-bulbs stuck on top of the “robot”’s helmet ;)

This tune kicks off a fantastic mix from Little Boots which has been on repeat in my gaff…

Somehow, despite living in Southern California for 3 years, I managed not to see them play live over there — so this was the first time I’d seen them live.

The Sugar Club actually turned out to be a pretty good setup for them; there was a good bit of seating, but still lots of room up the front for dancing. With a bit of encouragement from Chhom Nimol that’s where we were, right up front, singing along (phonetically at least).

Mental number of gigs on, that night, though. Dengue Fever, TV On The Radio, Jay Reatard (scheduled but AWOL), Cut Copy, and others — all competing for the limited number of Dublin punters! The Fever did a great job, it looked like the place was full up.

I only recently got my hands on their first album, so I had no idea they did such good covers of the classics, specifically Chnam Oun 16 (I’m Sixteen) and Ma Pi Naok (Thanks A Lot):

Dengue Fever - I’m Sixteen

Dengue Fever - Thanks A Lot

Both were played, as you can see from the setlist above; in fact, ‘Chnam Oun 16′ was the closing encore. Tune!

Afterwards, there was opportunity to chat with the band as they stuck around in true future-of-the-music-biz style. I got to gush about how I’d been a massive fan for 4 years, blah blah. I’m sure they get that shit all the time ;)

This is sooo good. Esau Mwamwaya and Radioclit ftw!

The Very Best - Mixtape (125MB zip)

tracklisting, moar

The awesome Radioclit remix crew are coming to Dublin — playing Transmission at The Button Factory on 1 Nov, tickets EUR 10, doors open at 11. Bit late for me! Pity though, their mixes have been teh osm for the last few years:

Santogold - Get It Up (Radioclit mix featuring M.I.A. and Gorilla Zoe)

Gravite Zero ft. Youngbloodz - Damn (Radioclit Remix)

Radioclit - Dizzee vs. Chloe

Great mixtape, too….

What else is good right now? These tracks from Gang Gang Dance’s new album sound awesome — more here. Knife-ish vocals and collaborations with Tinchey Strider, cool stuff.

I hadn’t been giving Little Boots too much time, as it was just sounding too poppy for me. But then I heard these:

Little Boots - Meddle

Little Boots - Stuck On Repeat

Both are great synthy pop, with just enough synth stuff for my tastes now. Stuck On Repeat was produced by Joe Godard of Hot Chip, and you can tell. great stuff. Bigstereo describes it as “Moroder does Kylie”, which is about right.

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In other news, myself and about 20 mates (srsly) went to see Fujiya and Miyagi last Sat in the Spiegeltent. It was good fun; F&M are a little monotonous IMO, but the venue is fantastic, and combined with the great weather and good beers, mucho fun was had.

FUCKSTICKS!!!

Kraftwerk-Change of Venue

Original Venue: Luggala

Rescheduled Venue: Royal Hospital Kilmainham

POD Concerts announce change of venue for A DAY IN THE LIFE with Kraftwerk due to adverse weather conditions.

Pod Concerts regret to announce that due to extreme weather conditions causing the river at Lough Dan to burst its banks on the Luggala Estate, Co. Wicklow today, the Kraftwerk concert, scheduled for the 13th September will now be held in the grounds of Royal Hospital Kilmainham, Dublin.

With adverse weather conditions forecasted for the forthcoming week making production and build of site impossible, Promoter John Reynolds declared;

“I am personally deeply disappointed that this event can not take place on the Luggala Estate which is one of the most awe inspiring and breathtaking locations in Ireland. However due to the unprecedented rainfall and the nature of the site being a natural valley, the subsequent waterlogging conditions, have made it impossible to prepare Luggala for a concert for the general public.”

Tickets for this event will still be valid for Royal Hospital Kilmainham, Dublin on 13th September, a unique and historical city centre venue, which played host to the hugely successful Leonard Cohen, Iggy Pop and Morrissey concerts earlier this year. Because of the nature of this site, it considerable less vulnerable to flooding and such adverse weather conditions. The ticket price for A DAY IN THE LIFE included a bus transfer to and from Luggala estate, Co. Wicklow, concert holders will now be refunded the bus fare of €20 on presentation of their ticket on the day of the show. Alternatively a full refund is available to ticket holders who do not wish to attend Kraftwerk at Royal Hospital Kilmainham.

Though the venue has changed A DAY IN THE LIFE will remain at intimate capacity of 4,999 in a specially installed tented structure. Door times will remain the same opening at 3pm and finishing at 11.30pm.

Pod Concerts would like to take this opportunity to announce a new introduction to the line up for A DAY IN THE LIFE. Hailing from Los Angeles, Lucent Dossier are the internationally acclaimed theatre collective that wowed Electric Picnickers last weekend with their apocalyptic steamboat providing a unique glimpse into the avant garde tribal culture that has captured the curiosity of the world. Lucent Dossier will be performing twice during A DAY IN THE LIFE in a spectacular purpose built dome.

Dammit. I was really looking forward to Luggala. :( I’m not sure I’m into this if it’s not going to be happening there — I may cancel my tickets now. ARGH.

Quite liking Fan Death. They’ve got this interesting Hercules and Love Affair vibe going on, with string instruments being used to play house melodies.

In fact this one:

Fan Death - When The Money’s Right

reminds me of this:

Williams Fairley Band - Can U Dance? (DJ Fast Eddie cover)

ie. the acid brass cover of Fast Eddie’s classic techno tune:

DJ Fast Eddie - Can U Dance? (1988)

This one’s really got the Glass Candy feeling going on:

Fan Death - Veronica’s Veil

BTW the name has a pretty crazy source, from a popular delusion in South Korea that a fan running in an enclosed space will consume the air and cause death. Those crazy South Koreans!

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Electric whatever. I’ve just been drunk-dialled from that bloody festival in Laois. I’m sure it’s great, yis bastards.

Thankfully, via State Magazine comes news that Dengue Fever have signed up for a date in the Sugar Club in Dublin on Nov 15th. yay! tix are EUR13.50

However — don’t get your hopes up yet. It’s not showing up in their MySpace list of upcoming gigs, and this has been a sign of makey-uppey “fake” bookings in the past by Ireland’s promoters; let’s hope it’s not the case here…