…at Google, London - thanks Otto.

Here’s four albums that have been clogging up my ‘most-played’ listing lately… Some new some old.

Cut Copy - In Ghost Colours (2008)
It feels as if aussies Cut Copy picked up where pop music as a genre ’stopped’ in the late eighties. All songs will remind you of gone gods from gone times; Fleetwood Mac, Roxy Music, Human League, Erasure, etc. Not blatantly copied but mixed up with current vibes and production techniques. A step forward from its predecessor Bright Like Neon Love.

Crystal Castles - Crystal Castles (2008)
Typical 8-bit synth pop. Although I’m recommending this album I don’t like all 100% of it (skip that distorted shouty stuff like XXZXCUZX Me and Love and Caring) - but there certainly are some great tunes on this album. Recommended if you like that SID chip sound from the Commodore 64 - which was the sountrack to my youth, basically.

Radiohead - In Rainbows (2007)
OK so it’s not very exotic to name an album that must be on just about everyone’s favorite list. But its such a great album I just have to list it. Saw them playing a two+ hour set yesterday here in Amsterdam. Thom Yorke’s amazing voice, the tightness of the band playing together (studio as well as live), its all just incredible. Their best album so far.

Fabric Live 29 - Cut Copy (2006)
IMHO still the number one release on the best ‘commercial mixtape series’ out there: Fabric Live. This has got the best of everything, which makes it quite hard to label; maybe ‘An Eclectic Mix Of Electropop’ will do. Some great lyrics on here - like Munk’s Disco Clown and Whomadewho’s Hello, Empty Room. Not to mention Tiga’s crazy mix of Soulwax’s E Talking. Really can’t recommend this album enough.

When this video is finished playing, replay it to hear this tune continue to ‘creep-up’.

Clever innit?

True talent.

New from agency Projector Japan (-who picked up every possible digital award with Uniqlock) for clothing-brand Uniqlo comes the Mixplay sequencer.

Its the kind of thing that’s just nice to fiddle with. Super execution, too.

Just select drums, bass, and off you go, yo.

And you should know about it.

Kong were nominated (twice) for a Cannes Cyberlion this year so here I am in the Palais awaiting the ceremony to kick off… good vibes. Steep balconies, too.

Somehow Citroen decided to start sending me newsletters, which i’m not really interested in so I decided to unsubscribe. I hesitated when I saw the picture of this sad looking woman though - but decided to stand by my decision.

Played a bit of GTA IV tonight with my friend Otto driving around Liberty City checking out different cars, listening to the different radiochannels. Nice vintage songs - like Godley & Creme bringing back memories of their 1984 videoclip for ‘Cry’, which was all the rage at the time:

Classic.

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Nice idea.