Nothing brings out the sunshine quicker than a right proper boogie tune. And nothing sizzles as fine as this scorcher from Toy Tonic‘s cutie COEO. Yep Tonic Edits Vol.5 has it all – from the swish latin fuelled horn heavy wonder that is Cabrio Mango, the get down wonder that is the blast from our funky past 1981 and the laidback jam that is She Keeps … Continue reading Perfect Distraction: COEO’s Tonic Edits Vol.5
So ladies, worried our supreme leader thinks you can’t take the bins out? Need to butch up so you can do a boys job? Then head over to Bandcamp and grab yourself this blinder from Butch le Butch as he muscles up Madonna’s Borderline and brings sunshine to these dark days with his 5am Garage Rework. Yep nothing is making me wiggle more in my pinny … Continue reading Perfect Distraction: Borderline – Butch le Butch 5am Garage Rework
Since I heard it for the first time Sunshine Anderson‘s slice of R’N’B genius, so deftly remixed by Ben Watt and E-Smoove, it had me by the short and curlies. Nothing said Sunday Sundae early doors like I’ve Heard All Before and nothing made my grin wider. That is until this beaut came along from Badimup record boss, Maribor on the Super Kitchen label. HIAB / HAWWY … Continue reading Perfect Distraction: Maribor’s HIAB / HAWWY on Super Kitchen
There’s nothing like an adventure in musical paradise on a Sunday morning. So if you are in the mood for something a little special head Earl Jeffers way for his sweet as Mysteries / Joonya EP on the Ten Thousand Yen label. House of the melodic kind with a slow burning soulful heart back to back with a funk fuelled heavy based line beaut that will get … Continue reading Perfect Distraction: Earl Jeffer’s Mysteries
We all need a little something to make us feel super. So why not indulge in the super retake of Cerrone’s Supernature as Sam Redmore delivers a sparkling ’77 Club Mix. 14 minutes of bliss bound destined to make your day, well, super. Grab a download today and get down with Sam. All super like. Continue reading Perfect Distraction: Cerrone’s Supernature (Sam Redmore’s ’77 Club Mix)
I’m a Gooner. She’s a Hammer. But this month we’ll be strictly blue and white as we support our Seagulls fight for promotion to the Premier League. Nothing would make this city prouder to see the club so many wrote off make it to the big time. Through grit, determination, exile, homelessness Brighton & Hove Albion‘s blue and white army never lost hope. So this … Continue reading From Skint to Priceless
After four days off radar I can’t think of a finer way to chase the black dog away than with some, well, finer sounding Catz ‘N Dogz. Thank you Watergate. The volume control on life’s good bits has just outblasted the bad. Watergate 22 mixed by Catz ‘N Dogz will be released on CD & digital on March 3rd on, you guessed it, Watergate. Pre-order … Continue reading Perfect distractions: Watergate 22 – Catz ‘N Dogz
House music brings me joy. End of. Toy Tonics ensure that joy is endless with their constant flow of the good stuff as perfectly illustracted with this beaut from COEO. Mydonna is everything you could want from a groove, subtle yet scorching, deep yet accessible, and yeah, funky as hell. Which seems to be a tradition with Toy Tonics, the Berlin label that’s been rocking my … Continue reading Perfect Distraction: COEO’s Mydonna on Toy Tonics
Paris Is Burning seared into my soul from the moment the title sequence rolled many voguing moons ago. The passion, the pain and the perfect dance moves threw shade over every queer celluloid adventure I’d previously seen. It got me. A achingly honest portrayal of race, class, gender, and sexuality in America that I will always cherish. Kiki The Movie looks like joining Paris Is Burning in the ranks of unmissable … Continue reading Perfect Distraction: Kiki The Movie
Yesterday I fell for a guy called Eric. I knew nothing about him. But his thing for Dolly in 1934 and his adventures with Wedgewood have me hooked. His landscapes have made me fall in love with Sussex again as the new found walker in me is awakened once more by the wonders around me. And then I discovered his service as a WWII war artist before he died when … Continue reading Perfect Distraction: Walking with Eric Ravilious
Wildblood and Queenie 