it’s my last week hosting therapy on 2xx in canberra… here’s what was played.

Alex feat Form of Audio & Joelistics – Broken Tears
Terry Callier – Love Theme From Spartacus (4 Hero mix)
Smith & Mighty feat Rudy Lee – No Justice
Adventure Time – Whetting Whistles
Bob Holroyd – Drumming Up A Storm (Dhizan & Kamien remix)
Talib Kweli – Get By (Blackbeard mix)
Mako & Bass Kleph – Like, Abort Juan (Andrew Maher Delta mix)
Boxsaga feat Lyric L & Andrea Clarke – Back Inside (Superbug mix)
Blunted Stylus feat Koolism – Breakin’ Thru
Toni Braxton – Hit The Freeway (Zed Bias & Typhonic mix)
John Foxx – Mr No (Joakim mix)
Flippo Naughty Moscatello – Memorabilia
Chemical Bros – Galvanise (Abe Duque mix)
DJ Krush – Univearth
Soul Central – Strings of Life (Funky Lowlives mix)
Sueno Latino – Sueno Latino
Deepchild – What’s Going Wrong (Mako mix)
Avenue D – 2D2F

life’s been a little bit busy for writing up tracklists – as much as i hate to say that! – anyway here are the track nic and i played on therapy the past 2 weeks…

Last friday night:
The Orb vs Meat Beat Manifesto – Matron
Fat Jon – Talk To Me
Flanger – Midnight Served
Mouse On Mars – Wipe That Sound
Syrup – If I Gave You A Party (Version)
Ghislain Poirier feat Beans – Cold As Hell
National Collective – Dia De Desfile
Stereotyp feat Tikiman – My Sound
Midnight Juggernauts – Deadly Venom
Aphex Twin – Bucephalus Bouncing Balls
SJD – Four Door
Nasty Tales – Come On-A-My House (Hook’n’sling mix)
Q And Not U – Wonderful People
Kraak + Smaak – Maputo Express
Mr Bungle – Goodbye Sober Boy
Soul Position – Inhale (Remix)
Beres Hammond + U Roy – Putting Up A Resistance
Avenue D – Do I Look Like a Slut
Boom Bass + Etienne De Crecy – Bit Torrent
Iswhat?! – Cold Hands (DJ Spinna mix)
Flanger – Angel of Love
J Zone feat Celph Titled – Spoiled Rotten
Sequel – Melt with “Big Clap”

The week before:
Headman – Find a Way
Pasobionic – Echoes of Blue
Husky Rescue – Summertime Cowboy (Mocky mix)
Savath & Savalas – Sota L’Aigua
Sholto – The Sleeper
Wagon Christ – Shadows
Daedalus – One Breath To Breathe
Ernie & The Top Incs – Dap Walk
DJ Rels – Broken Soul
Stereotyp – Fling Style
Esquire – Brandy & Xanax
MIA – Sunshowers
Bugz in the Attic – Booty La La (Extended Booty mix)
Mouse On Mars – Wipe That Sound
Material – Reduction
Herman Chin Loy – Heavy Dub
Architecture In Helsinki – Love Is Evil (The Prequel)
Soulwax – E Talking
Grandmaster Flash – Scorpio (Plaid mix)
Swayzak – Then There’s Her
Alter Ego – Rocker (Black Strobe mix)
Soul Strata feat Cesar – Po

here‘s a great piece by orwell on the english language.

just to let y’all know… i’m having a farewell party in sydney on february 4. it’ll be at the super cool KING HIT (at suzy q’s 169 oxford st darlinghurst $5). music will be provided by a bunch of friends including smith, bec paton, levins, the abandonerz, plus me too.

well things are rounding off… there’s still a few weeks til we’ve actually left canberra, but a lot of the official kind of things have happened (or are in the process). i gave notice at work last week. i quit the aria club chart, which i’ve contributed to for ages (no real hassle, i’ve never really noticed my votes having that much of an impact anyway). quit the various vinyl mailing lists i was on (again 90% of the records that get sent out aren’t that great).
i just clicked send on an email to canberra and sydney friends telling them about our farewells…

polly and i have been ruthlessly ransacking our rooms in preparation to leave the country in a month.
amongst the letters and random bits of paper polly found a card from a younger cousin, explaining how much the cousin loved polly, and how bitterly she would miss her being around. it’s weird, because in the intervening years – i guess getting towards 10 – the two cousins have grown apart, to the point where it’s hard to see that fierce love in their otherwise polite and friendly acquaintance.
a sad little memory that at any other time would probably provoke a little sad reflection before being consigned to some dark corner of memory.
but right now it hits a tender spot.
being in canberra has been a weird experience – i’m definitely not going to say it’s all been good. but i have learnt a huge amount in the years i’ve been here. about writing, music, friends and not just external stuff. in the past few years, i think i’ve grown a lot on a personal level. and friends are an essential part of that. when we don’t have that see-them-every-week easiness, will they slowly fade from memory? like polly’s cousin.
so i’ve been pretty bittersweet about it lately…

i’m always searching for information on local (australian) acts, and inevitably the best (read most straightforward, yet informative) interviews are on the australian music online site. so here‘s another link to add to the millions of others on this page.

it’s almost time for triple j’s annual hottest 100. URTHBOY’s track ‘NO RIDER’ has to be one of the best songs of the year*, so you’d have to be crazy not to include it in your 10 faves. go to the triple j site and vote many times**.
now!
*ps urthboy is my brother tim
**vote as many times as you have email addresses

that’s what one of the guys i work with said when i gave my notice yesterday, and it really does sum canberra up. polly’s got a job in tokyo/shanghai, so we’re hitting the road in a few weeks. sad to say goodbye to my current job, which i love. but exciting to be going to live os.

popfrenzy/frigid new years party at newtown rsl was a brilliant night… a few gripes were heard about the schizophrenic music, but for these ears it was a great, ultra-eclectic melange! highlights for me were from sir robbo and prince valium, but sub bass snarl, fflloyd quinlan and ollo were all brilliant too. jinx and femineminem were great value too – it’s a hard knock life!

i was a bit disappointed about playing a short set, but on the night it was great. i think it would’ve been a little boring playing longer, having most of my different groups of friends in the one place.

here’s what i played…
kid and khan – goo goo muck
mouse on mars – wipe that sound
fannypack – so stylistic
telex – ca plane pour moi
zapp – more bounce to the ounce
cat stevens – was dog a doughnut
john cale – bicycle
radioactive man – fedex to munchen