Couple of band-related items - firstly, and despite the misspelling of the name, Bubblegum Cage III gives a very nice account of 'Grazed Red' from a UK post-rock-y perspective (well, it is Postrocktoberfest). Couple of things worth noting - there is going to be a vinyl release, on a label, and that's not unrelated to the fact that you can no longer freely download the album from Bandcamp. You can however go on there and listen to it as many times as you like.
Also, our involvement in a project where local producers remix local artists has resulted not only in a remix but also this video, featuring members of a Cambridge dance school. Had very little to do with this apart from being filmed miming some of the words (that aspect is slightly embarrassing for me!). It's an entry into a BBC music video competition, anyway. It's an odd little detour for us but I kind of like it. Something for the kids, I think!
On that note, went to Warning on Saturday night, Cambridge's venerable jungle/drum n bass institution. Room1, the big room, was the 'new stuff' - what dnb has become now, while room two was for more the old style, for the older lags or old-headed youngsters. Just ended up in the latter for most of the time - Fabio and a bit of DJ SS who didn't get much of a set (I think maybe Fabio went on for too long). SS even Started with Super Sharp Shooter... Contrast with Hype in the main room, who has clearly stayed alive by embracing the ADD dnb styles. It's not all bad to be honest, and there was a high quality of MC-ing in the main room but the way I was drawn to room 2... it has to be an effect of age, that was the sound I wanted to hear. When SS dropped several old-skool classics in a row I just felt "ahhh (just easing into it like a bath that you've got to just the right temperature) this is what I came for." Just like an old blues purist or something.
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