Familiar to many from films such as Donnie Darko and - surprise, surprise - Notorious, this tune's staccato opening always gets cries of joy from the ClubRees crowd. I'd venture to say that Duran Duran's classic is one I'd play at any stage of the night, but it's particularly good at about half 1, when other, lesser Duran songs might not have the same power (I'm looking at you, 'A View to a Kill'). Anyway, the music video is pretty special as well, and you can be sure that we'll be belting this one out come this Saturday night...
Monday, February 23, 2009
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Songs of Brilliance #11
Kings of Leon - Use Somebody
It's taken me quite a while to warm to the 4th KoL album; initially dismissing it as a bloated, stadium-filling, lazy rock album, a few months and a few special performances have really changed my mind. Watching them play this at the BRITs, and feeling that tingle down the spine in the chorus has confirmed that this is a tune, and one that'll be remembered for a long time. And definitely one that'll get some play at the next ClubRees Long Live the Kings!
Monday, January 5, 2009
Songs of Brilliance #10
Glass Candy - Rolling Down the Hills
This gorgeous slice of Italodisco joy has accompanied me for several months now, and is one of the signature tunes from the first couple of hours of Club Rees; the hours we like to call "ours". As the tune kicks in, handclaps and slinking, dreamy synths take you into a multicolour 1970s club and the Italian Riviera, barefooted, supping on a Bellini and watching a languorous sunset. Take the candy - you know you want to...
This gorgeous slice of Italodisco joy has accompanied me for several months now, and is one of the signature tunes from the first couple of hours of Club Rees; the hours we like to call "ours". As the tune kicks in, handclaps and slinking, dreamy synths take you into a multicolour 1970s club and the Italian Riviera, barefooted, supping on a Bellini and watching a languorous sunset. Take the candy - you know you want to...
Join Us!
Get yourselves down to The Fly on the 17th January for ClubRees member Seb's birthday - it's sure to be a brilliant evening, and the ClubRees boys will be spinning from 7pm until the wee small hours...
Thursday, December 4, 2008
ClubRees is (Le) Cool
So we've made it into edgy London bible, Le Cool! Read the most recent issue here, or alternatively, read on:
Club Rees
Ex-colleague Seb is a City style guru. Hailing from Ilkley but having studied at the Sorbonne he had an instant je ne sais quoi baht ‘at (that’s Yorkshire French). Anyway, I have followed with interest the progress of the night he likes to call, Club Rees: club of every electro-indie disciple’s dreams at The Fly. What music can we expect, I ask him. ‘Anything I’ve picked up in Pure Groove Records or off my bedroom floor two hours before the set,’ he tells me. Does Club Rees have a signature tune? ‘Vuitton Blues by The Laurel Collective, to which all members dance on beer crates at the end of every night.’ Check the venue’s listings and you won’t see Club Rees mentioned. Is Seb bullshitting us? Well, all I’ll say is try whispering the name on the door, see what happens. / Delaina Haslam
Club Rees
Ex-colleague Seb is a City style guru. Hailing from Ilkley but having studied at the Sorbonne he had an instant je ne sais quoi baht ‘at (that’s Yorkshire French). Anyway, I have followed with interest the progress of the night he likes to call, Club Rees: club of every electro-indie disciple’s dreams at The Fly. What music can we expect, I ask him. ‘Anything I’ve picked up in Pure Groove Records or off my bedroom floor two hours before the set,’ he tells me. Does Club Rees have a signature tune? ‘Vuitton Blues by The Laurel Collective, to which all members dance on beer crates at the end of every night.’ Check the venue’s listings and you won’t see Club Rees mentioned. Is Seb bullshitting us? Well, all I’ll say is try whispering the name on the door, see what happens. / Delaina Haslam
Friday, October 17, 2008
Songs of Brilliance #9
Friendly Fires - Paris
It's been awhile since the last update, but we've been busy travelling, moving house and variously causing mayhem. Paris is certainly a ClubRees hotspot, and I feel it's hight time we got a gig there - this song sums up my love for that city, and also serves as a delicious hors-d'oeuvre for the absolutely essential Friendly Fires album. Écoutez et Répétez - Les Friendly Fires va sauver le monde!
It's been awhile since the last update, but we've been busy travelling, moving house and variously causing mayhem. Paris is certainly a ClubRees hotspot, and I feel it's hight time we got a gig there - this song sums up my love for that city, and also serves as a delicious hors-d'oeuvre for the absolutely essential Friendly Fires album. Écoutez et Répétez - Les Friendly Fires va sauver le monde!
Friday, September 12, 2008
Songs of Brilliance #8
Grace Jones - La Vie en Rose
This song is one of my absolute favourites, and seeing her perform it at Bestival was one of the highlights of the festival, if not the entire year! She is a crazy Amazonian Goddess and this cover of Edith Piaf's celebrated classic deserves both a relisten and more spins at a club near you - hear it early at Club Rees next time we're on...
This song is one of my absolute favourites, and seeing her perform it at Bestival was one of the highlights of the festival, if not the entire year! She is a crazy Amazonian Goddess and this cover of Edith Piaf's celebrated classic deserves both a relisten and more spins at a club near you - hear it early at Club Rees next time we're on...
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