Oi what a shitball week last week was.

Still not entirely over Bowie’s passing. A few days ago my boyfriend came over and we watched highlights from the Best of Bowie DVD set. I was doing okay until I played “Life On Mars” and, just like I thought I would, I lost it for a bit. Never actually got emotional over a celebrity’s death before. It felt weird. I’m glad I never besmirched anyone for mourning the loss of a celebrity before. At least, I don’t think I ever did. Shit, I used to be right prick, so I won’t rule it out.

I’ll probably post some more Bowie this week or the next. But I’ve been pretty much drowning myself in Bowie since his passing, so I thought I’d mix things up tonight.

Boom Boom Satellites
Dub Me Crazy (Ver.02)
Bike Ride To The Moon
Low Blow (Instrumental)
Here you go, obscure remixes of songs you don’t know by a Japanese band you’ve never heard of. And I wonder why more people don’t read this blog anymore.

One thing about Bowie’s passing that struck me was how in line I was with the feelings of those I knew. We were all fucked up by the news. I feel that rarely happens this day and age. I almost never feel like I’m connecting on a pop culture level with the masses, let alone anyone I know. And I’m not saying that as a “boy people sure do like dumb shit these days” kind of thing (although sometimes I do feel that way), I’m more saying it in regards to the fact that media is more fragmented than ever before. In addition, my tastes these days tend to skew to hyper-obscure shit that doesn’t even score me cool kid hipster points.

Well, if anyone out there does dig on Boom Boom Satellites, I hope they enjoy these remixes. BBM is easily one of my top five favorite groups who are currently making music. Their insane blend of hyperactive rock music, pulse-pounding electronica, and the occasional foray into acid jazz (not that often, just enough to make it interesting) is still unlike anything I’ve heard in recent memory. If you enjoy these tunes, check out To The Loveless or On. Both are wonderful records.

Trans-X
Living On Video (’85 Big Mix)
Living On Video (Dub Mix)
There are approximately 8,504,321,459 remixes of this song, give or take a million. So I may have posted these before. Or they may be available legally under different names. It’s so hard to tell with b-grade dance acts like this, who seem to lease, sell or rent their back catalog to the highest bidder on a moment’s notice.

I first posted a remix to this track nine years ago. Which is another reminder to you all that I’ve been doing this blog for 10 years come this March. I’d like to do something to celebrate. Haven’t figured out what that might be though. So if anyone out there wants to drop a suggestion it would be appreciated. Be reminded that while I would enjoy reposting some old material, some of it is lost and/or of such bad quality that doing so might be impossible.

I also plan on purging my sidebar of dead links soon. So that’s something.