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Selection of articles written between 2005 and today.
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DJ Dangermouse – The Grey Album
Raps fuming echolalia has always produced a tension between creative expression and adherence to a set of extrinsic psychocultural narratives (bling!). Change orientated collectives like Rick Ruben protegees public enemy or proto realists Arrested Development have historically struggled with the ironic shackles of this most post colonial of genres. On this press Dangermouse forges a… Read more
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Jagged Little Pill – Alanis Morissette
From the very moment of its printed debut in 1537, the jagged little pill was a homogeneous genre characterized by the equivocal Swanseaic use of language/graffitti and post-pop African style drumming, whose erotic and sometimes obscene / Catholic content was hidden at a deep dark semantic level. As Antoni Marzotica writes concerning the erotic poetry… Read more
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Air – Pocket Symphony
You are a moderately successful indietronica duo whose first album has been critically acclaimed… What do you want to do? > HELP You fail to secure the rights to remix the well known Beatles track. What do you want to do? > ITEMS You are carrying a set of decks, a Mac with Protools installed,… Read more
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The Beatles – Revolver
Once again I have been sadly underwhelmed by the ridiculous, indeed intrinsically ridiculous, lyrcal content, or lack there of. They gently propagand swanseaic nothings to burlesque children of sacramental-savoyard fools. Which means nothing, not in the slightest. But you understand me. Yes you do. The guitar chords speak of nothing, or rather suggest knowingly, whining… Read more
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Exile on Main Street – The Rolling Stones
I smelt the alcohol and smoke reek off him. It was in his hair, his clothes and in his mouth. His tie was pulled down and hung like a limp noose below his neck, the top button missing from his shirt. He took of his jacket, revealing sweat stains under his arms and a spill… Read more
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The God Delusion – Richard Dawkins
Ever tried necrophilia? You should, its a gas. I know what you’re thinking, ‘Why dig up some dead thing and fucking it? There are better lays with the living’. Well I’ll tell you, because its great fun and bloody easy. You feel huge, really important. They can’t say or do anything against you, they’re dead,… Read more
