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Not exactly that recent, but DAT Politics are AMAZING. That’s right, thanks to my friend Hermeet who produces the Craig Charles Funk and Soul Show on 6music I have been introduced to them, and have fallen in love.

Based from Lille in France, the trio got together in early 2000 when they formed ‘Skipp’, their label and graphic design project. Ever since they’ve been producing great bullshit* like this…

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Go, Listen, Download, Be merry, Live happy… If you can’t be arsed then I’l be playing some more DAT Politics on my radio show BIG IN WIGAN! Have a listen this Sunday from 8pm!

DAT Politics on iTunes
DAT Politics on Myspace
DAT Politics on Hype Machine

*bullshit = amazing music.

First of all, this is the first and last time I will ever include “Take That” and “Cool” in the same sentence, but this tune is off the hook. It’s apparently being played on Radio 1 quite a lot, which normally would make me not want to mention it to try to be cool, but fuck it, THIS SONG IS AMAZING.

I’ve been a huge fan of Wileys, even from the grime days, and this taster of this latest album is just amazing… So is the video!

Anyway, it’s produced by Chew Fu, who I’ve had my eye on for a couple of years now, ever since I heard his refix of Beastie Boys – An Open Letter To NYC… Here it is, in its full glory! ENJOY!

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Wiley on iTunes
Wiley on Hype Machine
Chew Fu on Hype Machine

It’s been a while since I did one of these, so I thought I would reflect my mood with this calming but exciting number from Cibelle.

If you don’t know who Cibelle is? Then, who are you? Well, you’re me about a year ago, before I met her… even then I didn’t really know who she was. She came into the radio station I was working at to do a show, and we had a nice chat, and all I thought to myself was “Who is this eccentric weirdo? She’s rather cute!”.. And she came in to do a few more shows and I still hadn’t heard her music. By this time we were on good speaking terms (i’d like to think) and yeah, that was that. A few months later, I was surfing the blogs, and saw her name on a youtube video, and thought – you know what, I’l have a little peak. Not really putting Cibelle and music together, because she was just someone I had met and got to know as a weird Brazilian.

IT WAS BEAUTIFUL. The video, the music, the voice. It was the video for her song London London. It was simply beautiful. This was the day I fell in love with Cibelle.

And this is the song I’ve chosen as track of the day. A song from an album that never ceases to amaze me, nor pick me up when I am down. This is Cibelle, with Waiting.

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Cibelle on iTunes
Cibelle on Hype Machine
Cibelle on Twitter

It’s been a bit quiet on the Franz front recently, and this is by far the best Drums of Death remix that I’ve heard recently…

As you might be able to tell, I’m in a bit of a rush, but heard this earlier and HAD to blog it! Listen now now now!

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Franz Ferdinand on Hype Machine

Franz Ferdinand on iTunes

Drums of Death on Hype Machine

What a great track, form beginning, to drop, to end. It’s a tune through and through. It’s getting me through today, planning my shows on Big Chill Radio – of which you can find out more on at the BIG IN WIGAN website!

I’m pretty sure I’m gonna start with this banger!

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Marina & The Diamonds on Hype Machine
Marina & The Diamonds on iTunes
The Shoes on Hype Machine