a New Dawn Fades

Well the inevitable has come to pass and the dreams of that bright sunny May morning all those years ago have crumbled from inside and from without. It's no consolation that whoever got in would have to make cuts as the failings of the financial system will hurt those it always hurts most those who have least! But the sun will rise tomorrow and the Tories shouldn't us stop making a difference to those we love, know, meet in the street, hear about on the telly. David Cameron and he fleshy Etons mates will be busy looking after their own interests it's what they done for last 1000 years so let's bugger them by living well and doing good.

If your feeling grumpy and want to grump some more here's a super bleak film I made when Boris got in  and having listened to it a couple of times I fancied cheering myself up so here's my favourite song ever. It's not that obscure or hard to find but it is my favourite song oh and Barney shorts might cheer you up anyway take care.  La Lucha Continua

The New Order of New Order

Review of new Delphic lp (which is winging it's way to BLTP towers as we speak) in the Guardian only a year late and yet it comes to the same conclusions as me Hurrah!

power corruption & lies!

20/05/2009 power corruption & lies!
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run for your lives barney & hooky have taken over! Check back later for a tune!

Later Update!

Here's Grant Lee Philips with a countrified Version of "Age on Consent" Cheers to BLBW for this one.

My new favourite new band

Thieves like them.....
Delphic:

I’m not sure how I heard about them, they are young person’s band and seeing as I don’t listen to young person’s radio anymore I can’t have heard them there, anyway like the computer I’m writing this on and rain and communism they are from that there Manchester.

Once you hear them you won’t be surprised as they are New Order! Not actually but well have a listen.

Sounding like NO is no crime in my book as when asked the question “would you like tohear a new New Order record?” I have always said “yes” ever since ohh I don’t know 1983.

I am past caring if anyone else likes them (other than BLBW) nor do I see myself changing anyday soon. Maybe being a cold war child I’m used to them and us and forming opinions and sticking to them. I can’t be doing with people changing sides like floating voters, you’re a mod or a rocker, a Durannie or a spandie and Easty or a Take Thaty, copper or miner, so I chose New Order early and won’t change. I’ll put up with Barney’s double chin, Hooky’s tantrums, the odd single with Billy Corkhill from smashing cocking pumpkins, I’m won’t be changing any time soon..

So when cherubs like Delphic wander up with their bass and drums and that, fine! I liked faux New Order records when the Beloved made them, or Paris Angels, or Pet shop boys or Interpol, so more please.

For the record Delphic are more 1990 New Order with the Stephen and Gillian style “other two” synths and some top Hooky bass on “submission”. The do remind me of the “Paris Angels”. They have a great mix of old and new synth sounds, sounding modern oh I don't know, I've listened to them 20 times already and they are just wonderful. They have that thing to make you feel good you know energy, drama .

Delphic have a suitably oblique factoryesque website that tells you the thick end of shag all but you can get 3 songs from there which are great. If you like New Order have a listen if not, well so be it let’s not fall out unless you are a Leeds fans that is.

Go here for tunes and some obscure pictures and the odd tour date