Rapid Review.. The Dandy Warhols - 'Thirteen Tales From Urban Bohemia'

In case you're wondering where this long(ish) sabbatical has come from, it's because I've gone on holiday and appear to have neglected my blog without scheduling posts for the week to come. In fact, I hadn't even done my bloggy maintenance from the week before! SO here we are, with another Renowned For Sound review. You'll be seeing many of these in the future, as it's hard for me to juggle album reviews specifically for this blog whilst writing for a website, and working amongst other things.

Anyway, this week I reviewed the 13th anniversary 2 disc re-release of The Dandy Warhols album Thirteen Tales From Urban Bohemia. It's a bit of a classic, something of which I was unaware when I approached it. Yes, it's the 'Bohemian Like You' album, but don't let that put you off, for it is a surprisingly good listen, and I've even found myself voluntarily returning to tracks such as 'Mohammed', 'Nietzsche' and 'Big Indian', which aren't necessarily what you'd expect from the band, with psychedelic elements and 'Nietzsche' especially sounding like a cleaner My Bloody Valentine.

Anyway, as always click the pictures or here to be redirected to the article, and be sure to give the album a listen,, it's better than you think!

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Flashback Friday.. Muse - 'Muscle Museum' (Soulwax Remix)

Seeing as Muse released their first single from their sixth album, The 2nd Law, this week, I thought I'd give you a bit of a Muse flashback, as I went all uber fan on the 'Madness' post and thought I'd educate (can I call it that? :P) a little!

So keeping with the conventions of 'Madness' and my Flashback Friday feature, here is a vintage Muse track with an electronic twist! Here, I present you with the Soulwax remix of Muse's third single, 'Muscle Museum', taken from their debut album, Showbiz. Showbiz was likened by many a music review to Radiohead back in the day, and in listening to the original song you will find elements of a Muse just waiting to hatch into the beast that they would become! Slightly faster, this remix retains all of that aggression and energy, just pinpointed through a laser and made somewhat more catchy and menacing, and channels drum'n'bass undertones.

This is quite universally considered the best Muse remix within their fanbase, and goes to show that electronic music and Muse have been thrown together rather well in the past, so this may dispell a few of the sceptics of their new direction, although the final results remain to be seen!

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