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 to access audio and video on collective you need real player.This week, Joe has a backstory. In the cutthroat world of popular music it pays to have a cool backstory to help grab the ever-wandering attention of the record-buying public. Some Collective readers may recall a short-lived early-90s dance act called Opus III, who claimed to have discovered their singer (one Kirsty Hawkshaw) singing dreamily to some birds, deep in a forest. There were also rumours (sadly untrue, but that doesn’t matter) that Kirsty was the estranged daughter of Countdown don Richard Whiteley. Now that is a brilliant backstory. Back in the present day, Detroit techno type, Recloose, steps out onto the international music scene dangling this piece of biographical bait: he used to work as a delivery boy for an Italian eatery, and sneaked his deal-clinching demo into the house of Carl Craig by positioning it atop a tasty pizza. Alright, so it’s not as not as good as the Opus III story, but his funky-footed, Joe Dukie-featuring, horned-up roller, Dust (Peacefrog), more than makes up for it. Have a listen – it’s properly marvellous. Elsewhere on the new release shelves, Petra Jean Phillipson – who first flickered across our collective musical consciousness as the lead vocalist in David Holmes’ Free Association project – offers up a very palatable buffet of spooky, bluesy soul on the Simon-Tong-out-of-The-Verve-produced Extended Play EP (Gronland). Antony And The Johnsons’ existentially fretful Hope There’s Someone (Rough Trade) will appeal to those who appreciate the Damien Rice/Jeff Buckley little-boy-lost school of songwriting. Finally, hip-hop heads will be sweaty at the palm to learn that the new album from super-producer Madlib’s amoral alter ego, Quasimoto, is all but imminent. In the meantime, you can keep yourself sated in the dusty hip-hop department with the chunky funk of Move (Stones Throw) by Oh No, who’s no less than Madlib’s little brother. Oh yes. This week’s free download is a bit of a beauty – provided you like the Manic Street Preachers, that is. For heading over to the stalwart Welsh indie heroes’ website and filling in your particulars will instantly win you a free download of the God Save The Manics EP, featuring three spanking-new tracks from the boys. Now that’s generosity in action, right there.
Joe Madden
All singles are released on 25 April 05.
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