Becoming Real

Becoming Real

Having gone to check out Becoming Real last night at the Old Blue Last I went straight home and listened to it again and my initial thoughts were confirmed that this might just be one of the most exciting things in music at the moment.

I wasn’t overly sure what to expect in terms of set up; a live band, perhaps someone mixing live but the idea of two Macs, numerous samplers and a drum pad hadn’t really ever entered my mind. It was refreshing to see someone so into their own sound and truly enjoying the set. With tracks like ‘The Thing’ and ‘Ghost Step’ showcasing a diverse sound and mix of beats, vocals and bleeps it remains unconventional in the best possible way. It doesn’t come across as contrived or too try hard it just looks and sounds natural which makes it incredibly enjoyable. I can’t emphasise enough how much you need to check this guy out.

Becoming Real also turns his hand to remixing and has worked excellent remixes for the likes of Teeth and Banjo or Freakout.

Having already released a very limited pressing with Tough Love, Becoming Real has now deservedly been signed to Moshi Moshi’s new subsidiary Not Even which is about putting out great music created by anyone, from anywhere by whichever means. Thanks to future releases on Not Even and having one the best radio pluggers in the business, Peer Group Music working on the record more people are going to be exposed to this incredible young artist.

Head over to his myspace http://www.myspace.com/becomingrealmusic to find a host of live dates both in and out of London.

Pure Gold......Blood

So you only have to go check out the bands myspace to see the hype surrounding them coming from everyone including the likes of Vice, Mixmag, Artrocker to Dazed and Confused who have all been very complimentary about the band. It’s a unique blend of synths, punk and noise really makes them stand out for the right reasons and the live show is the perfect complement to this.

Have a little read about what they had to say when I interviewed them......

Who are you and where are you from?

Gold Blood from West London.

Describe Gold Blood sound in three words:

Life hurts love.

Where does your band name originate from?

My imagination. But that word is John Llewelyn’s.

The best and worst band you have ever been compared to?

The worst is not a band but people sometimes think we are on some 80’s retro trip. Not. At. All. And as far as best bands, well we aren’t normally compared to one band, reviewers normally list three or four and then say something like: if they all drank turpentine and punched a policeman.

The strangest summation of your band and or songs?

A Dutchman once thought we were really good grime music.

What’s next for Gold Blood?

Got a 7” coming out with ‘Get’s You Laid’ and ‘The Intruder’ on it in November. Then some shows and more releases - check http://www.myspace.com/goldbloodband for more info.

Finally, who would you choose to be an honorary member of Gold Blood for one night only? Tell us why and what would they do?

I was actually thinking about this today. I’d really like to do something with Amodali from Mother Destruction. Of course she’d do whatever she wanted.

So now you have been introduced to the band you can go and be all social mediary (not sure that’s a word....) and become their biggest fan on myspace where you can also grab some tracks by the band and also pop over to facebook and ‘like’ them. Both pages have some live dates that you should definitely go to in October!!

Let's get dirty at the weekend whether you are at Bestival or not!!

Well it's the weekend and it's also Bestival weekend, probably the best weekend of the year. I'm waiting for all my friends to finish work so we can jump in the car and drive down the A3 at an illegal speed to catch the ferry over to the Island where the fun can begin!

For those who aren't going to Bestival and are either staying in or just going out this weekend here are three amazing tracks to warm you up for a huge weekend of fun!!! they invovle three of my favourite bands around at the moment as well which makes this post even better!

Dog is Dead - Glockenspiel Song (Saulya mix) This remix takes the excellent original from this wicked new band to a much darker deeper place using the original vocals that lend themselves so well to this mix. This is exactly the kind of remix that can bring this band to a new audience.

Look out for the remix soon......

Runners - Starting Line. I know I have blogged about this band before but after they played one of my club nights (Deep South Club) they were kind enough to send me through their newest mastered track. It's a 6 minute epic journey that keeps you engaged through it's use of bouncey sounds (have a listen and you'll understand what I mean) that keep building on top of the driving bass line that will get any dance floor moving then comes the Gerald Casale vocals that just elevate the track to an even better level.

Get it Here - Runners - Starting Line

The final offering comes from one of the more popular bands of the moment Chapel Club whose latest single 'All the Eastern Girls' has been given a d-i-r-t-y makeover courtesy of Breton. This isn't quite the filthy bass lines we are used to from Breton but is still a hot re-work. It is going to be released on 11th October as part of Chapel Clubs EP which will hopefully get Breton some well deserved press. If you like this remix, go and buy Bretons Sharing Notes EP which will blow you away.

Get it here - Chapel Club - All the Eastern Girls (Breton Remix)

Right have good weekends and hopefully I will survive Bestival....whether it's muddy or not and I won't tell you my hot picks as everyone playing Bestival is wicked as always but I will be watching Mount Kimbie and Neon Indian for sure....!!