Category Archives: music blogs

We ♥ Keytars & Violins

Keytar

Image: Jerrell Conner

Leighton Jones’ excellent Keytars & Violins MP3 blog is my usual starting point when I put together my part of The Joint playlist every week. The brilliant selections of deep techno, deep house, retro disco, and old synth action – mostly from artists and labels I possibly never would have discovered on my own – keep me going back for more.

As well as posting tracks Leighton also posts delicious mixes full of hypnotic tech-house. Perfect stuff for long plane and train rides. Last year I contacted Leighton and asked him if he would like to put together a mix for The Joint. To our delight he was keen to oblige and we played the mix on our 16 January 2010 show.

Download the Keytars & Violins mix for The Joint [MP3 40MB]

  • Abraham – Magpie
  • Mark E – Codsall Juniors
  • Paskal – Sweet Settings
  • John Talabot – Naomi
  • Comtron – C64 Carat (Tom Trago Remix)
  • Idioma – Landscapes (Tim Paris Remix)
  • Geheimtipp – Geheimtipp 3 Side A
  • Ron Geesin – Mominous
  • John Daly – Juno Skies
  • Servi – Laistrygonen

We ♥ We Are The Sleepyheads (RIP indiepassion)

One of the music blogs we raved about until recently was Indie Passion. We say recently because Indie Passion got busted by Blogger. How it lasted so long posting whole albums surprised us but we made sure that we plundered it on a regular basis – purely for your listening pleasure you understand.

Not too long after it got busted we discovered that Indie Passion had been reborn as We Are The Sleepyheads. The postings may not be quite as prolific but there’s still the nice indie selections that will keep you occupied.

And be sure to bookmark indiepassionrevival.blogspot.com just to stay in touch with any changes.