nothing wrong

to all of you out there still nursing sore heads, or are anticipating having a bit of a tough/sad day tomorrow, i feel your pain. and believe me, the only possible way you will survive days like these is with the help of your favourite cuddly comedown-core tracks.
i know each persons comedown core experience will be different-different, but for me, spirit catcher are one of those groups that capture the vibe perfectly.
i was first introduced to them way back in the olden days, when i bought this satoshi tomiie remix on vinyl.. this was back in the days when my love for generic ministry of sound house was strong. i couldnt work out why there was a need for an intro this long and drawn out but really dug the funk and sheer density of the rest of the track.

Satoshi Tomiie - Glow (Spirit Catcher Remix)

skip forward a few years and its this element of drawn-outness that i am positively basking in.. every melody and detail seems so perfectly and painstakingly stretched; nothing is rushed. take 'space crash' from nightvision for example. the way it meanders from peak to peak is total and utter sex:

Spirit Catcher - Space Crash

they also collab'ed with tech-disco glitterarti compuphonic last year.. to be perfectly honest, they make a really good team. the lushed out spiritcatcher synths may dominate the track, but the rolling compuphonic tech provides the track with nice backbone.

Spirit Catcher & Compuphonic - Dream Machine

so anyway, i have shelved spirit catcher amongst the luminaries of comedown core..
on their myspace the little subtitle thing reads: "Chocolates….beer….and Spirit Catcher !!!" bravo sirs.. pretty much sums up my ideal comedown core experiences.

capitalise OR DIE

In a survey of the world's top bloggers, it was revealed that Rachel from blouse was the laziest. In response to her dubious title, she apologised and wrote a blog post. In essence, the post was about the lack of capitalisation of the first letter of the first word in a sentence or the first letter of proper nouns. It was highly riveting with occasional references to offenders being killed with tritons.

She then reflected upon her journey to Good Vibes in Melbourne which could only be described as fun - nothing more. They were all eating! Kanye was playing and everyone was sitting around drinking beer, wearing jeans and eating gozleme. Spectacular sight which is only partially seen in the festival-obsessed city of gurn faces known as Sydney (who I love dearly) and rarely/never seen in the fluoro-drenched dust bowl of tacky foxes known as the Gold Coast. I hate bitching about other cities in this country, it's so Melbournian of me.

In lieu of a good festival memory from Good Vibes that didn't involve tripping, hallucinating or tequila, she then called upon festivals of yesteryear. Spirit Catcher at We Love Sounds was some of the most perfectly tweaked and utterly flawless future-disco-tech I have heard. No one does electronica as effortlessly and sexy as them. It makes me want to don a silver jumpsuit and space heels and hold your hand while I sway under the mirror ball.

2020 Soundsystem - Grey Clouds (Spirit Catcher Gated Mind mix)

Spirit Catcher - Silver City


Yours truly under the full moon tonight,

R