I COULDA BEEN A CONTENDER

SOULWAX'S "NITE VERSIONS" AND GOLDIE LOOKIN' CHAINS' "SAFE AS FUCK" WERE BOTH ON MY RADAR THIS YEAR AND I SOMEHOW NEVER MANAGED TO BUY EITHER OF THEM UNTIL NOW. I'M PRETTY SURE ONE OR BOTH OF THEM WOULD HAVE MADE MY TOP TEN IF I'D GOTTEN MY HANDS ON THEM SOONER.

SOULWAX IS THE "ROCK" BAND OF THE 2 MANY DJ'S GUYS. I THOUGHT THE ROCK VERSION OF THIS ALBUM ("ANY MINUTE NOW") WAS RATHER LEADEN BUT "NITE VERSIONS" (IT'S ESSENTIALLY "ANY MINUTE NOW" REMIXED) TAKES ALL THE ROCK THINGS THEY DO RIGHT,MARRIES THEM TO ALL THE GREAT THINGS ABOUT 2 MANY DJS AND COMES OUT A WINNER. THIS KICKS ASS, IT'S DEFINITELY A RECORD THAT YOU'LL FIND EASY TO LOVE.

GOLDIE LOOKIN'CHAIN ARE A WELSH, COMEDY, HIP-HOP COLLECTIVE. I'VE BLOGGED ABOUT THEM HERE BEFORE. THIS DEFINITELY ISN'T FOR EVERYONE BUT THESE GUYS ABSOLUTELY KILL ME. I SUPPOSE A LOT OF PEOPLE WILL THINK OF THIS AS "NOVELTY" MUSIC BUT SO WAS THEIR LAST RECORD AND I'M STILL LISTENING TO IT MORE THAN A YEAR AFTER ITS RELEASE. "YOUR MISSUS IS A NUTTER" (OH SON, YOUR MISSUS IS TROUBLE, EVERYTIME YOU HAVE A DRINK SHE HAS A DOUBLE) ALONE MAKES THIS DISC WORTH THE PRICE OF PURCHASE BUT I'M GOING TO BE WEARING THE WHOLE DISC OUT BASED ON THE 5 SPINS I'VE ALREADY GIVEN IT ON ITS FIRST DAY IN THIS HOUSE. BUY THIS AND YOU'LL KNOW FOR CERTAIN THAT YOU'RE "SAFE AS FUCK"!!