Only Bops In The Building

August 15, 2023August 15, 2023 Jyoti

Theme tunes lately, by which I mean the last ten years, have been poor to nonexistent.

But I never skip the theme tune to Only Murders In The Building because it’s a bop. So I googled the composer…

… it’s Siddhartha Khosla who was also in Goldspot who made one of my fave ever albums, Tally Of The Yes Men.

Check out this loveliness:

This has made me soooo happy! I always thought he had a great melodic sense so no wonder I love the Only Murders theme so much.

New Year, New Music!

January 17, 2023January 17, 2023 Jyoti

NEW YEAR, NEW MUSICS!

I’m on Twitch and last week I did a live acid improv stream. Now, here’s the EP of that night!

So, if you’re a fan of acid house or just like minimal, extremely repetitive, annoying electronic music, check it out!

Derby EMOM Night 15/12/22

December 29, 2022 Jyoti

Here’s a few pics from the recent Derby Electronic Music Open Mic Night at Derby Dubrek.

It’s only the second that I’ve been to but I enjoyed it loads and I love that so many acts are on that it keeps everything shaken up. Good point – if you don’t like an act, it’s not long till they finish. Bad point – if you love an act, they finish way too soon.

RIP Martin Duffy

December 27, 2022 Jyoti

I only just found out today that Martin Duffy of Felt, Primal Scream and The Charlatans died on the 18th December.

Here’s the blurb I wrote for the debut White Town single:

If you’ve listened to anything I’ve done over the three decades, you know how many times I’ve ripped off Duffy. That fucker was a demon of a keyboard player I could only fake, never copy.

This has been a shit year for music.

The Genius And Wonder Of Deerhoof

March 19, 2022March 19, 2022 Jyoti

“…Young, good looking, narcissistic boys who play horrible music are sometimes popular.” – Satomi Matsuzaki of Deerhoof.
From this article by Alexa Peters.

<3 <3 <3

Telex – Haven’t We Met Somewhere Before?

September 28, 2021 Jyoti

I only know about Telex cos my mate who worked at WH Smiths with me lent me their album ‘Birds And Bees’ (called ‘Sex’ everywhere else, apparently).

I knew nothing about the band, it was 1982, who knew anything about musicians back then? If they weren’t in Smash Hits or on the Oxford Road Show – nada.

I fell in love with the mystery of the band and of this album, which sounds like a synthpop soundtrack for a film noir. The production stands up now, forty years after it was made. It remains one of my favourite ever albums. I didn’t even know then it was a collaboration with the equally awesome Sparks.

I’m gonna rip off the Telex sound as much as is humanly possible.

Come and get me, coppers! NYAH!