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The only way is Essex

Squarepusher - Feed Me Weird Things

It's an indication of how many of my musical boxes Squarepusher ticks that I can clearly remember the first time someone played his music to me and how it felt so exciting and new.

This is the 25th anniversary edition - double LP and a 10", with a booklet containing more information than you would ever care to read.

Twenty-five fucking years, man! (More now). Still sounds fucking great.



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And her mother heard the din - O

Planxty - Cold Blow and the Rainy Night

In case you're not already aware: all Planxty albums are great.

Things I love about this, their third LP, recorded in 1974:
- It was recorded in Whitechapel, a place close to my heart. (Although Bohemian Rhapsody was recorded in the same studio and I think that's wank.)
- The cover has a cartoon portrait of the band, which is...unflattering.
- It has a killer version of one of my favourite folk songs - the title track. What a timeless tale of humanity's flaws and mistakes that is?



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Trying times aren't new

Ashford & Simpson - Come As You Are

We watched New Jack City last night. I'd never seen it before, as I recall. Nick Ashford popped up in a little cameo as the preacher. If I was going for an easy gag, I'd say it was a solid performance.

I picked this 1976  LP up at the now defunct Port Dock Market a few years ago for a dollar. It's a decent combination of Nick & Val's writing (mostly) and vocals and some top-rank jazz-funk session players (Eric Gale, Steve Gadd, Ralph MacDonald, Richard Tee), with the opener It'll Come, It'll Come, It'll Come being a stand-out slab of killer modern soul, which I made sure I bought on 7" too.

There is no title track on this album. The relationship between the cover picture and title is lost in time. The couple are wearing slightly odd outfits, but it's hard to determine from 2025 eyes if these are meant to be their everyday duds, cutting edge fashion or something else entirely.


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