Robots can be freinds too

Here is My Robot Freind playing at Fabric the other weekend. It was a Friday night and the ace dudes from 'Adventures in the Beetroot Field' were running room 2 while Wall of Sound took care of the main room where i finally got to check out My Robot Friend.

Playing a jaunty set of electro pop while videoing himself from his flashing helmet MRF took the crowd by storm - One of his new tracks featuring a violinist with bug-like antennae which illuminated her face and fiddle was a high light.
I hung out with Deven Miles and his ace cycle fiend lady friend, Tim from the Lock and the marvellous Mo from the Glimmers.

A good night was had by all and i managed to talk grand pianos with a scots banker, swimming trunk design with a much slimmer Curly and festival plans with my ex producer from Kiss - Lady C.

I recommend Fabric to anyone who wants a big room night with small room bands - their programming is second to none and its just a short (if wobbly) ride home for me.
keep up the good work Fabric

xmilo

Robots can be freinds too

Here is My Robot Freind playing at Fabric the other weekend. It was a Friday night and the ace dudes from 'Adventures in the Beetroot Field' were running room 2 while Wall of Sound took care of the main room where i finally got to check out My Robot Friend.

Playing a jaunty set of electro pop while videoing himself from his flashing helmet MRF took the crowd by storm - One of his new tracks featuring a violinist with bug-like antennae which illuminated her face and fiddle was a high light.
I hung out with Deven Miles and his ace cycle fiend lady friend, Tim from the Lock and the marvellous Mo from the Glimmers.

A good night was had by all and i managed to talk grand pianos with a scots banker, swimming trunk design with a much slimmer Curly and festival plans with my ex producer from Kiss - Lady C.

I recommend Fabric to anyone who wants a big room night with small room bands - their programming is second to none and its just a short (if wobbly) ride home for me.
keep up the good work Fabric

xmilo

What a CRACKER!

Mish Mash at Cargo this month was a smasher. The two bands, Headland and Coco Electric were really good. Headland (pictured on left) kept their freak flag flying with a heady blend of raw bass, synth and melodic vocal melange which got the crowd niceley ticking over.
Coco Electric were a bit more of a sedate affair with Anne's vocal bouncing niceley off Skylab's fret work. I was hoping their live set to be a bit more electronic but a few more gigs should enable this promising band to sort out the live mix and unleash the sound i have heard them create on disc.
Oscar's record selection was second to none and niceley laid a foundation for me to prance about on - a bit of bad cop, good cop with me ending the night with a shoe in the air and a packed club baying for a few more....next one is March 4th....this saturday.
Tunes of the night were Freak Flag from Headland, Sex Shooter from Coco Electric, the new John Tejada track from Oscar and from me it was Perfume by Sparks...megarifico!
ttfn
xmilo

Radio Speedwagon FINAL Playlist

Well, here it is after 182 shows - some 362 hours of mega music - the final Radio Speedwagon as it was on Kiss 100.

The selection has changed over the years and no two shows were ever the same. Here's to the excellent guest sessions from the likes of Miss Kittin, Goldfrapp, Scissor Sisters, Air, Andrew Weatherall, Kid Carpet, Tiga, and many more besides.

From electro pop to punk funk to acid house without a home; the traditional dance music genres got a good drubbing - and boy, do they deserve it.

As a signifier of this I thought the final show should have a load of new, a few of my all time faves and a Mega Love Medley - Basically, a Radio Speedwagon (but on steroids) onwards, upwards and forever forwards!

Show aired on Jan 23rd 2006
Rev's Rollers:-
Tiga - Far From Home - Pias - Dif 1040 Cd
Williams - Pinball - Tsuba - Tsuba001
Goldfrapp - Ride A White Horse - Mute - Rcdmute356
Tom Mangan - L.O.V.E. - Playtime - Promo
Poni Hoax - Budapest - Tiger Sushi - Tsrcd011
The Doors & Adam Freedland - Hello I Love - Marine Parade - Promo
Supersystem - Miracle - Touch & Go - Tg285
Infadels - Love Like Semtex - Wall Of Sound - Wallcd036pr

Classy Classics:-
Johnny Cash - Personal Jesus - American - 440 063 336-1
The Kills - No Wow - Domino - Fabric45
Franz Ferdinand - Do You Want To - Domino - Wigcd161p
Khan Feat Andre Williams - Mercy Mama - Playhouse - Playhouse 49
Soulwax - Ny Excuse - Pias - Promo
Bloc Party - Banquet (Boys Noize Mix) - Kitsune - Kitsune Music 032
The Clash - Revoluton Rock - Cbs - Promo

Bigger, Badder, Rougher Tougher Selection:-
Spank Rock - Rick Rubin - Big Dada - Promo
Spektrum - Horny Pony - Cdr - Spek005
Mains Ignition - Power Operator - Boss Engine Records - Bray002
Riton - Young Girl - Dialect - Batt008-01
Sparks - Perfume (Clor's Eau De Perfume Mix) - Gut - Promo
Quiet Village Project - Too High To Move - Whatever We Want Records - Sm-008
Bell X1 - Flame - Island - Promo -

Milo's 'Love the World' Medley:-
Frankie Knuckles - Your Love - Eskimo Recoridngs - 541416 500721 -
La Bionda - I Wanna Be Your Lover - Cdr - N/A -
Donna Summer - I Feel Love - Casablanca - Feel12 -

Speedwagon's Founding Fathers:-
Jean-Jacques Perrey & Air - Cosmic Bird - Source - Sourcelab3y -
I-F - Space Invaders Are Smoking Grass - Viewlexx - V-002 -
Silver Apples - Love Fingers - Counter Records - 20-507-136 -
Schneider Tm - The Light 3000 - Groovetech Records - Gtlp001 -
Kohncke & Heimermann - Albatros - Kompakt - Kom Ex 31 -

We'll, there you go. Thanks to my ace Producers, Wendy Marr and Chris Blacklay. And thanks to all at Kiss for letting me muddy the waters of the comercial spring that is Kiss.

Have no fear - the blog continues with news of gigs, mega-raves and oh so much more!

Stay tuned and scream if you want to go faster!!!

XMilo