Brought To You By The Numbers 25 and 45 And The Letter Q

This Friday’s selections are just the right thing for when an Autumn day is drawing to a close.

Epic 45I'm Getting Too Young For This

Epic 45 are a UK band, but this song comes recommended via Laura, Chapel Hill and the WXYC radio station (they don't have a UK record deal at the moment). It has one of those guitar parts; gentle and disarming, introspective and star-gazing. The vocals are hidden behind multiple echo effects, a technique stolen from Disco Inferno (but if you're going to steal, you might as well go after the best). It's a song that is trying to express itself, but can't, hiding behind its tricks, offering brief glimpses of its real state of mind.

Section 25Inspiration

Another old Factory record. This one is much closer to the traditional Factory sound; not surprising considering that this was produced by Bemusic, or New Order under a pen name. A stripped-down dance tune, with a very simple synth melody (which sounds fantastic, but it's only about five notes), a spaced-out drum beat, and the ever-helpful advice of "once you've left the floor, there ain't no beat no more". It's perfect listening for 1am…

currently playing: Le Tigre — I'm So Excited