Elba Annual 2009 – Mumble Club
21 Dec
Unintentionally it seems as if the Elba Sessions annual is being posted up in categories. Just last week we had a couple of posts in a row which featured two of the bands on Armellodie Records and now we follow up Peenko’s Elba Annual with an post on new Glasgow-based blog Mumble Club. Mumble Club seems to be an ever evolving mish mash of art, design, music with a definite love of sneakers thrown in! I’ve been enjoying their no nonsense posts for a while now and they are adding new strings to their bow with an Alt/Hip Hop night in Sleazy’s next month featuring the brilliant Fox Gut Daata. All the best for that lads!
Album of The Year – I know it’s the obvious answer but Merriweather Post Pavillion by Animal Collective is a definite stand-out. Their new stuff sounds great too. I’ve also been into what KIeran Hebden’s done this year, both as Four Tet and with Steve Reid; I really liked the woozy after-hours feel to the Moth/Wolf Club EP he put out with Burial. It’s sort of like early early Warp.
Favourite New Band – Hm..Vampire Weekend. Lucky Dragons are pretty good. And Drake as well. Rain Machine, Wale, Matias Aguayo, Fur Hood, Vivian Girls, Ultimate Thrush.
Best Gig – Probably TV on the Radio at T In the Park. They were on on the Sunday evening, and I’d gotten up early to go into the arena myself to catch Findo Gask. But I didn’t have any reception whatsoever on my phone, so I couldn’t get in touch with anyone and ended up spending the rest of the day with this weird girl that I’d met the night before. And then when TVOTR came on, across a crowded King Tuts Tent, I spotted my mates. I think they were playing Young Liars at the time; just a beautiful moment.
Best Memories of 2009 – Again, an obvious answer, but T in the Park was good fun. TVOTR, Mogwai, Of Montreal, M83, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Findo Gask, Mars Volta, Lady Gaga, Laurent Garnier, Danananakroyd, and tons of sun-cream. And the sauteed potatoes with curry sauce were alright as well. Oh, and also, that video of the sneezing panda.
Hopes for 2010/Things You’re Looking Forward To – I read somewhere that Beyonce is collaborating with Of Montreal. Which will be nice.
Check out the Mumble blog here
6th Jan 2010 – Mumble Club Alt Hip Hop Party @ Nice & Sleazy’s – £2
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