March 1999

Today Underworld Beaucoup Fish JBO 1006432 At first, I couldn't pin down why I like this record. It sounded familiar, in a pleasant way. Maybe even a bit old? Then it dawned upon me. The Can-esque groove! The beat that never stops! Good things are timeless. So are good influences. The impact of those early 70's Krauts doesn't seem to diminish. Push Upstairs or Push Downstairs, I don't mind.

Yesterday Don Julian & The Larks Shorty The Pimp Southend Records CDEWD 122 With Blaxploitation all the rage again, it's no wonder we even get soundtracks from films that never were released. It's rumoured, though, that Quentin Tarantino has the rough cut... However, we now all can have the music. Recorded in 1973, with Don Julian & The Larks as lounge band The Blue Flamingos, it's a mixture of originals and les hits de jour. It's warm, it's fun, it's great!