Tapes

THE BIG PINK made huge waves last year with their debut album “A Brief History Of Love” on the iconic 4AD label. K7 asked MILO CORDELL of the band to compile a mix in their “Tapes” series, following on from the successful 1st volume from THE RAPTURE. Expect spectral indie-electronica (or “haunted house” as blogs have tagged it) from SALEM, oOoOO; leftfield dubstep from JOKER, and moody pop from THE xx & jj and an exclusive Big Pink track remixed by GANG GANG DANCE. Review: A year after the release of their debut album, A Brief History of Love, the duo behind the group, Robbie Furze and Milo Cordell, returned with a mix CD titled Tapes for !K7. The band’s sound mixes the hazy atmospheres of shoegaze and dream pop with dancefloor-friendly beats and electronics, and the songs they picked for their mix fall into the same general parameters. Whether it’s the hazy funk of Gang Gang Dance's “Ego War,” the wobbly groove of Actress' “Hubble,” or the washed-out drift of jj's “Let Go,” the choices make sense. They also fit together very well – mixing jj into Salem was a natural, and so was following the gloomy new wave of Light Asylum’s “Shallow Tears” with Gang Gang Dance’s heavy remix of their own “Velvet.” The mix works both as a glimpse into the sounds that are inspiring Big Pink in 2010 and also as a nice entry point for their fans to discover some obscure and very interesting new electronic sounds. All Music Guide – Tim Sendra Track Listing: Disc 1: Slow Dancing (GR LLGR LL) Move On The Rain (Love Distance) Ego War (Gang Gang Dance) Snake Eater (Joker) Body Heat (Active Child) Vreg Dreams (Little Slow Mix) (Henny Moan) Smoke Ov The Pvnk (Sewn Leather) See Birds (Balam Acab) kiss the nite (yusuf b) Nothing (ZVA) Minger (These New Puritans Remix) (No Bra) Let Go (jj) Dirt (Salem) Shallow Tears (Light Asylum) Velvet (BDG Remix By Gang Gang Dance) (The Big Pink) Hubble (Actress) Mumbai (oOoOO) Fantasy (The xx) Tetanus Wine (Horse Macgyver)