SummersRadio™ 500th Post Celebration! Classic + Rare Remix! Lush - '500'/ 'Last Night' (Hexadecimal Dub Mix) So I began the 500th Post Celebration with Model 500 - and I shall conclude with '500' - it all fits together you see :)
I hope you've enjoyed the 500th post tuneage... one of my all time favorite spacey electronica tracks - new remixes and free downloads of Oasis and Radiohead songs - the new concert review feature - more free downloads and new music from Tycho and Teen Daze - and a couple classics - one of which is the official debut of another wee feature called 'Bonus Track!' (naturally there's an exclaimation mark as my enthusiasm for music cannot be curbed!) :)
I would like to mention that I have some big plans in mind to take SummersRadio™ to the next level - to allow you to listen to the music continuously - and to allow you to make playlists. Be patient friends - our time will come :)
Ok, enough smiley faces - let's get on with it - the conclusion of our 500th Post Celebration! Aside from the title of this song being apt, it also seems fitting that the band's name is Lush - as I may or may not be sipping alcohol as I write!
<loud gasps followed by a mysterious hush>
Lush is one of the more interesting 90's bands (although their debut EP was released in 1989) - their first two proper albums were largely labelled as shoegazing, but then on their third release they surprisingly went totally Britpop! I enjoy both phases of their career - these two particular tracks are from the Britpop era, but then the remix of the second track definitely leans more towards the former sound.
This is '500' - which was slightly retitled when released as a single as '500 (Shake Baby Shake)' - the third single released from Lush's ace 1996 album 'Lovelife'. The song is a tribute to the Fiat - the Italian car - but it's also a song about escapism. I love the lines 'When things are looking good there's always compilcations' and 'Let's run away and be so alive'... Enjoy!
Bonus Track! Bonus Track is officially a new feature - although I've done it a few times before - I just didn't come up with a name for it until the Justice post on Sept. 5th. Basically the Bonus Track is an extra song in the post that may or may not be a song by the same artist - or even the same style - just another good song that relates in some small way. In this case the song relates to '500' quite directly - as it was one of the b-side tracks on part 2 of the cd single for '500 (Shake Baby Shake)' - in addition to being released on a rare radio promo-only cd single.
'Last Night' sadly was never a proper single, but certainly a standout track on Lush's 'Lovelife' cd - so I was quite pleased when they released this flawless remix - this is spacey electronica at its finest! The keyboard intro is extended - then the ominous bass drops at one minute in - once you're adequately hypnotized the beautiful vocals of Miki Berenyi begin - then behold... the strings! I love this remix!!! This is the 'Hexidecimal Dub Mix' of 'Last Night'... Enjoy!
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Now for the grand finale - I shall release 500 luftballons into the late summer sky...
Cheers!
SummersRadio™ Classic! Lush Featuring Jarvis Cocker - 'Ciao!' The new Discodeine song posted below reminded me of another great song that Jarvis Cocker shared vocals on - this duet from Lush's 1996 album 'Lovelife'. The brutal honesty captured on this breakup classic is on the level of the Pogues & Kristy MacColl's 'Fairytale Of New York' - although they're clearly bitter with hurt you can tell that they still really love each other. This SO should have been released as a single but sadly it never was - I suspect that they didn't want to interfere with the singles schedule for Pulp's 'Different Class' - great tune though... Enjoy!
SummersRadio™ School Of Seven Bells - 'Babelonia' School Of Seven Bells consists of Benjamin Curtis (former member of Secret Machines) and identical twins Alejandra and Claudia Deheza (formerly of On!Air!Library!) - although it was announced just last month on their Facebook page that Claudia has left the band for personal reasons. They released their second album entitled 'Disconnect From Desire' on July 13th. This track is perhaps my favorite from the album called 'Babelonia'- it has a dreamy indie rock sound reminiscent of the shoegazer sound of bands like Curve and early Lush - Enjoy!
