He_Is_Me

"Boom Boom Chack Kerrrrrang !"

about me
When I bought my first PC, my intention was to create music in the cheapest way, on my own -- like a one-man-band-in-a-box... So I went on the Internet and got a few freeware music creation tools, and started "creating", at the same time surfing around music label websites checking for inspiration. And what had to happen finally happened : I ended up downloading more perfect songs in a day than I could ever write in a thousand years.

why i'm a source
I thought I might add something to MP3 4U, especially as regards wayward/forward-thinking French or European pop that might sound interesting to "international ears"...

i'm into
The summits of my musical bizarre love triangle: Aphex Twin - Sonic Youth - Frank Sinatra

favorite bands
Sonic Youth, Aphex Twin, Basement Jaxx, Stooges/ Bowie / Velvets / Modern Lovers, Clash, Prince, Blur, N.E.R.D. / Kelis, LCD Soundsystem, Roots Manuva, 2 ManyDJs, Talking Heads, Buzzcocks, Weezer, Clinic, M.I.A....

favorite books
"Middlesex", by Jeffrey EUGENIDES; "Gulliver's Travels" by Jonathan SWIFT; "High Fidelity" by Nick HORNBY; "Lipstick Traces" by Greil MARCUS; "Cryptonomicon" by Neal STEPHENSON

LOCATION: Lyon, FR
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Pum Pum by Lee Scratch Perry
electronic, reggae/ska
I know of few club tracks that include an elderly man's voice chanting "Jesus Christ gimme more" as a coda after minutes of celebrating "pum... more »

Crambodia feat. Ghostface Killah, Spankrock, Amanda Blank (Pink Skull Remix) by Pink Skull, Ghostface Killah, Spankrock, Amanda Blank, Plastic Little
electronic, hip hop, punk, dance
Here's one blazing hot summer party track for you! The original, by crazy Philly crew Plastic Little already boasted cameos from SpankRock and heavyweight champion... more »

Three Girl Rumba (Live at the Roxy) by Wire
pop, rock, post punk
Anybody remembers the song "Connection" by English 90s band Elastica? Well, here's where they nicked the riff from: a perfection of a sketchy song by... more »

Little Bit of Feel Good (Mochipet Remix) by Jamie Lidell
electronic, electro, funk, soul
Jamie Lidell is going to play my hometown of Lyon, France, and I can't wait to see him. He's such a twisted talent, melding the... more »

Black Cat by Ladytron
pop, electronic, new wave
The first track from Ladytron's forthcoming album is deliciously dark and cold-wave-ish. The lyrics are not English (Mira Aroyo, one of the group's members, is... more »

Hatten Passer by Bj�rn Torske
pop, electronic, house
This is feelgood music, that can light up a dancefloor as well as illuminate a chilly late-winter morning. Intricate polyrhythms, dub echoes, soulful vibes and... more »

Oxford Comma by Vampire Weekend
pop, indie
This is my second post of a Vampire Weekend song. I've fallen in love with the band's poppiness. Everything falls neatly into place, but in... more »

End Result (Crass cover) by Jeffrey Lewis
pop, country/folk, alt.country, punk
Lewis beautifully blends folk's acoustic lushness with the vehemence of Crass's anarchistic lyricism. This is potent music, to meditate and drunkenly dance to. more »

Puerto Rican Jukebox by Panther
pop, electronic, funk, indie
With addition of a live drummer, one of my fave almost unknown darlings of white boy funk has become a (nearly) full-fledged groove machine. Twitchy,... more »

Indestructible Life! by Old Time Relijun
rock, punk, experimental, no wave
What an apt title for a song that is bursting to the seams with energy. The saxophone will remind connoisseurs of the best of James... more »

Witness (1 Hope) by Roots Manuva
hip hop, UK hip hop
I could write on how "Witness" skitters and pulses with electronic life in the best dub tradition, yet retains a danceable, propulsive groove. I could... more »

Naked by Shackleton
electronic, dub, dub step
"Naked"? I'd rather use "skeletal" to describe this track. A percussive sample rolls on and on, vocals, melodica and thin synth lines echo deeeeeep inside... more »

Goblin City (Holy Ghost! Disco Dub) by Panthers
pop, rock, electronic, disco
A 9-minute monster disco workout. I'm a bit late for Halowe'en (see the title), but man, this deserves a post anyway. DFA's Holy Ghost give... more »

Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa by Vampire Weekend
pop, folk rock, indie
VW trade in subtlety and eclecticism, they go back (or forward) to a time when any musical genre from any country was (is) welcome in... more »

Lost, Picking Flowers In the Woods by Black Moth Super Rainbow
pop, electronic, ambient, indie
BMSR always take me exactly where I most like being taken: deep in layers of tones, static, feedback and primitive beatboxes. Lost, in the middle... more »

Meat Whiplash by Fire Engines
pop, rock, post punk, indie, Scottish
After Young Marble Giants a few months ago, another underground indie legend gets reissued. Like the Welsh YMG, Fire Engines come from the rebellious regions... more »

Love Makes the World Go Round by Johnny Osbourne feat. Bunny Brown
reggae/ska, roots
Light in the Attic Records once again unearthed a surprising gem of Kingston-by-way-of-Toronto reggae. Can there be a more stripped-down yet potent sound as that... more »

It Fit When I Was a Kid (Crystal Castles Remix) by Liars
pop, electronic, indie, dance
"8-bit terror duo" Crystal Castles have taken Liars' primitivist chanting and propelled it to the dancefloor thanks to cheap percussion and cheaper, droning synths. This... more »

Stickin' It to the Man by Tiny Masters of Today
pop, rock, punk, garage, teen punk
The fact that they come David-Bowie-endorsed is a good point for the Brooklyn pre-teen brother-sister duet Tiny Masters of Today. The fact that their soon-to-be... more »

I Am the One I Am & He Is the Caretaker of My Heart by Wooden Wand & the Vanishing Voice
pop, country/folk, rock, experimental
From what I read, WW&TVV seem to rely on improvisation a lot, in the spirit of collective experimental groups of the late 60s and 70s... more »

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