In 2004 I had just about quit all DJing except for a party or a wedding here or there. Mostly I would build some mix tapes that party hosts could put on at intervals during the night. Later I would just pass over mp3s.
So for a long time before this I was listening out for records that would play well on the dance floor. Now I was free to go out and listen to stuff just for sheer enjoyment. This was a time when a fresh crop of bands were coming out of the UK with a sound I really liked. On my iTunes playlist I called it the new Britpop. Probably not a great idea after the slagging that the old Britpop gets now.
The first album I bought was Silent Alarm by Bloc Party. I can't remember which track initially peaked my interest but when I first put the album on I was gob smacked by the first track "Like Eating Glass" I'm a sucker for good drumming and this was just totally wild. It made we want to go and find my Mum's old knitting knees and start banging away on biscuit tins. And it's not just the drums. It's the Robert Smith type whine on the vocals and the guitars like wailing sirens. It's just magic.
Little Murders didn't really have a drummer at the time. Which was lucky because I might have pushed this frenetic style onto them. The band after a couple of albums and a support slot for Buzzcocks at the Prince of Wales went very quiet and just did acoustic gigs finally ending up with me doing solo shows. So I had plenty of time to listen to new records. And enjoy them.
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