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Posted by: gemma
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20/10/08
"The chicken" is a mystical figure that haunts my waking life. Ever since James turned his alarm off one morning because a chicken in his dream told him to do so, the spectre of that chicken has become an all-purpose scapegoat for any of the stupid things that James does. Not that he actually is stupid, you understand, but he is surprisingly prone to the odd logic-circumventing brain spasm that leaves you wondering: what on earth possessed him to do that? "The chicken told me to..." is the best excuse he has come up with yet...
So I did chuckle when I spotted the cover of Sascha Funke's new mix album for Berlin nightclub professionals Watergate (released on 24th October), which also forms a fitting next chapter in this blog's occasional series of pretty-brightly-coloured-album-covers-of-note:
Sascha's latest mix CD offering is the second in Watergate's brand new compilation series, and the Venn diagram intersection between a DJ who is very much on our wavelength, a top-notch world class club, and a rather tasty tracklist selection makes this one priority purchase. As well as the sublime Four Tet remix of our own Nathan Fake's You Are Here, Sascha also had the presence of mind to include a series of other high-profile soundclash collisions between Miss Kittin and Ellen Allien, the Wighnomys and Minilogue & Kab, and the formidable tagteam of Tobias Thomas and Superpitcher taking on Sascha's own 'Mango', alongside alternative electronic heroes in their own right DJ Koze, Closer Musik and The Mole.
The truly impatient can get their MP3 fix from What People Play today, or if you can wait that bit longer, pre-order the real deal CD from Watergate's own online shop, perhaps also taking the opportunity to slip in the eagle t-shirt to complement Onur Özer's contribution that formed Watergate's debut compilation release. The white version gets my vote: and don't you think Sascha's colourful chicken friend would look even more wonderful blown up to fill the front of a lovely soft white t-shirt?
So I did chuckle when I spotted the cover of Sascha Funke's new mix album for Berlin nightclub professionals Watergate (released on 24th October), which also forms a fitting next chapter in this blog's occasional series of pretty-brightly-coloured-album-covers-of-note:
Sascha's latest mix CD offering is the second in Watergate's brand new compilation series, and the Venn diagram intersection between a DJ who is very much on our wavelength, a top-notch world class club, and a rather tasty tracklist selection makes this one priority purchase. As well as the sublime Four Tet remix of our own Nathan Fake's You Are Here, Sascha also had the presence of mind to include a series of other high-profile soundclash collisions between Miss Kittin and Ellen Allien, the Wighnomys and Minilogue & Kab, and the formidable tagteam of Tobias Thomas and Superpitcher taking on Sascha's own 'Mango', alongside alternative electronic heroes in their own right DJ Koze, Closer Musik and The Mole.
The truly impatient can get their MP3 fix from What People Play today, or if you can wait that bit longer, pre-order the real deal CD from Watergate's own online shop, perhaps also taking the opportunity to slip in the eagle t-shirt to complement Onur Özer's contribution that formed Watergate's debut compilation release. The white version gets my vote: and don't you think Sascha's colourful chicken friend would look even more wonderful blown up to fill the front of a lovely soft white t-shirt?
Labels: Holden, Nathan Fake
