Ed Compilation

Tracklist and Notes March 2005-03-26

1. More Than Real – Junior Boys
   Opening track from the album ‘Last Exit’, the one I’ve been raving about. Great welding of synth-pop and electronica with lovely melodies.
2. Don’t Save Us From The Flames – M83
   Always brings a huge grin to my face when it comes on, particularly the way the opening line is sung with a clipped European accent . . .‘out of de flames’, then the ‘piece of brain in my hair’ line is sung with a classic ‘Chris n’ Ed®’ end of line vocal delivery.
3. Heartbeat – Annie
   This somehow got played fading out of the M83 tune and it just sounded like it belonged next to it. Good euro-pop.
4. Staring At The Sun – TV On The Radio
   Like this but always think it is going to explode into something and it never does, maybe that’s what makes it. Album is nuts . . . barber-shop jazz rock!
5. Libertine – Patrick Wolf
   This opens the recent album and on first listen it had the same impact as ‘Mojo Pin’ when I first put on ‘Grace’. The pulsing electricity noise is sublime.
6. Little Thoughts – Bloc Party
   The one that didn’t make it on the album. Very catchy and an obvious single, but similar to Helicopter. Should have probably gone on ‘Silent Alarm’ instead of those boring tracks at the end.
7. The Rat – The Walkmen
   WOW! . . . the drums on this are just awesome. Also the urgency in the delivery of the lyrics and the savage cutting of the guitars made this my favourite song of last year and ‘the best thing out of New York since the Strokes®’apart from . . .
8. Movement – LCD Soundsystem
   I know you weren’t too keen on the ‘Daft Punk Have Come Round My House’ (sic) but hope you get this one a bit more. Mark E Smith with a cold vocals.
9. Chin High – Roots Manuva
   Hip-Hop with a political conscience that is catchy as hell and will make you jump up and down, what juxtaposition.
10. Ein Fur De Damen – Death In Vegas
    Bleep, Bleep . . . we think we’re Kraftwerk now, better than having Liam singing about nonsense. A very good Kraftwerk rip-off as well. Who wants ‘Indie Guest Star Dance Albums®’ anymore anyway?
11. Make Your Mind – Diefenbach
    German shoe-gazing, got the album on the basis that the Amazon customer review was written in terrible English, obviously translated from German and probably written by the bassist. Lovely vocals.
12. Venus In Cancer – Amusements Parks On Fire
    Met the guitarist in a bar, got on the guestlist for a gig, didn’t go, felt bad, bought album. Like Sugar with Kevin Shields on guitars and production.
13. Just Like You – Anechoic
    For you to see what they’re like. Live version is better as the end is longer and more swirly-whirly.
14. Let’s Just See – Engineers
    Reminds me of a slow version of that riff you wrote back in 1996 that sounded like Fools Gold. More nu-shoe-gazing.
15. Some Cities – Doves
    Rips off ‘Should I Stay or Should I Go’ and Phil Spector, which is a good thing.
16. In A Funny Way – Mercury Rev
    Drums are from‘Be My Baby’.
17. You Are The Generation That Bought More Shoes And You Get What You Deserve – Johnny Boy
    Drums are from ‘Be My Baby’. Phil Spector rip-off all round. James Dean Bradfield produced it. Why are the Manics still going?
18. Then He Kissed Me – The Crystals
    Was going to put ‘Be My Baby’ on but decided hearing the same drum line three times in a row would be overkill. Sublime slice of Spectorian Pop.
19. Chewing Gum – Annie
    Had to go on.

Leicester 28/02/2005