#andy c

[b1nkee]

redrew that one kestin + andy selfie as their characters because im obsessed w it ^-^

my friend reminded me that this selfie existed today and I was looking at it and was like waittttt…… they’re kinda giving Zane and gargar.. and then boom great idea

@evildoerzinc and kestin are so awesome I love those guys. If you guys are reading this thank you for being awesome and for really bringing these characters to life !!!

off white background ver. Because the colors look better here I think :3

[deadcactuswalking]

REVIEWING THE CHARTS: 07/09/2024 (Nothin')

Sabrina Carpenter takes the entire top three for a second week - “Taste” at #1 (also its second week there) with “Please Please Please” at #2 and “Espresso” at #3. And whilst we’re here, the rest of the UK Singles Chart’s top five consists of Chappell Roan’s “Good Luck, Babe!” at #4, “BIRDS OF A FEATHER” by Billie Eilish at #5, and this episode at… 8:15. Welcome back to REVIEWING THE CHARTS!

Rundown

As always, we start the episode with the notable dropouts, those being songs exiting the UK Top 75, which is what I cover, after five weeks in the region or a peak in the top 40. This week, we bid adieu to “Did it First” by Ice Spice and Central Cee, and yes, that’s it. This was not a particularly exciting week and the rest of the dropouts simply weren’t notable, much was just Fontaines D.C. naturally slipping away after the first week. In fact, realistically, you can skip this week. We’ve got two debuts in the lower reaches and a whole bunch of gains that mostly just feel expected or temporary given how slow this week was in particular. There’s not much in the way of a surge or fascinating trend here, just kind of a stall-out, which is natural for a chart but does not leave me with much to say, hence the stalling.

We see returns for “These Words” by Badger and Natasha Bedingfield at #75 and “You’re Gonna Go Far” by Noah Kahan at #60, but most of the stories, if you can call them that, are deep into our notable gains, with boosts for “Belong Together” by Mark Ambor at #64, “The Man Who Can’t be Moved” by The Script at #62 and God, you know it’s a slow week when “Mr. Brightside” is up six spots to #59. After that, we see rises for “You & Me” by Disclosure featuring Eliza Doolittle at #56, “Black Friday (pretty like the sun)” by Tom Odell and Lost Frequencies at #55 - can’t be mad at those - then “Close to You” by Gracie Abrams at #53, “Diet Pepsi” by Addison Rae at #50, probably the most notable gain here for a pretty mediocre song, then “Pretty Slowly” by Benson Boone at #43, “WE PRAY” by Coldplay and co. at #31, unfortunately, “I Love You, I’m Sorry” by Gracie Abrams at #25, “Sailor Song” by Gigi Perez at #24, “Slow it Down” by Benson Boone at #19 and some residual hype for the Oasis comeback really seeping into the highest reaches of the chart: “Wonderwall” at #11, “Don’t Look Back in Anger” at #9 and “Live Forever” at a brand new peak of #8. Now to look at the two songs debuting in the top 75 right near the bottom and see if I’ll look back in anger at these flops or that these iconic smashes will live forever. I… don’t think I can pull that one off.

New Entries

#73 - “Indestructible” - Andy C and Becky Hill

Produced by Andy C

Part of me is somewhat excited for a song like this - a lesser-known producer, so one less likely to be coasting on name recognition, teams up with a recently inspired Becky Hill, whose last album was great, for a single with a cover art that looks straight out of 2014. Surely, this will be alright, and it very much is in the vein of what I expected, though with a sense of epic bombast that the charts do sometimes miss… and contrasts heavily with our other debut. The layered buzz of synths behind Becky are peppered with smaller synth plucks that are really cute to notice, and eventually transform into a pulsing build-up that, whilst sometimes clunky with its percussion, locks in well enough for a distorted, warping bass in the expected drum and bass drop alongside some really detailed synthwork in that moment that really fills the mix in what is basically just a dancefloor smash with little error. It’s not going for anything too drastic, in fact, the sound is reminiscent of exactly what I expected going in, but it dedicates itself to that sound in a way that is far from cheap and ends up being just as immersive as the best tracks from Becky’s last record. I could even see it slotting in and not doing too much damage to the tracklist cohesion. As far as if it will be a success, who knows? I do want to say it has some promise on sheer quality alone, but we’ll see.

#72 - “TOO COOL TO BE CARELESS” - PAWSA

Produced by PAWSA

PAWSA was the guy behind the second of the Nate Dogg bootleg remixes - if that sounds weird to you, it is weird but I covered it in detail when those songs debuted - and it seems like that has actually landed him some vague follow-up success, with our highest debut - weird to say that about a #72 peak thus far - being his single that had been bubbling under for a few weeks. Our story actually starts long before, however, in 1984 with the release of “Don’t Look Any Further” by the late Dennis Edwards featuring Siedah Garrett, an R&B staple that has been prolifically sampled in countless of rap songs, primarily for its bassline and iconic vocal riffs. The original actually only peaked at #45 here, but a cover by M People reached #9 in 1993, whilst Meat Loaf was #1 for “I’d Do Anything for Love (but I Won’t Do That)”, and again, it’s been sampled way more times to even list here, as the songs that sampled it have themselves become iconic, oft-sampled hits like “Shackles (Praise You)” by Mary Mary or “Hit ‘Em Up” by 2Pac. In his new version, PAWSA pitches it down and emphasises the subtler synth funk elements in the original mix to an almost vintage house sound that really is minimal in both presentation and composition, getting by on a classic bassline and some cute but basic drum programming, as well as the flickering synth line and a mixed vocal from Edwards that does not sound great at this pitch. What’s most disappointing is that you could easily turn singular elements of this song into fully realised, new songs as has been done before, so if you’re packaging this as its own thing, not just a remix, it wouldn’t hurt to take a few more artistic risks, and I’m honestly confused as to why PAWSA wouldn’t want to outside of laziness or just knowing that a great sample that was a minor hit back then can be just as successful at a different tempo. This is definitely better than hiss Nate Dogg remix, but I do feel like there could be much more potential here that’s untapped.

Conclusion

I mean, it should be obvious given I’m picking between two tracks, but Andy C and Becky Hill get Best of the Week for “Indestructible” whilst PAWSA snabs the Worst of the Week for “TOO COOL TO BE CARELESS”, though saying I have any strong feelings about these would be a lie. As for what’s on the horizon, I expect Megan Thee Stallion, Central Cee Linkin Park to do some damage but maybe The Chainsmokers, Aitch or Fred again.. can spice things up too. Somehow, the easier weeks end up as the dullest to write. For now, thank you for reading, rest in peace to Rich Homie Quan, and I’ll see you next week!

[89hitokiri]

I just wanna dream

[daily-broco]

Don Broco among the first bands announced at Reading & Leeds Festival 2023.

[duke-and-acceptance]

maaannnn, there's so many good gigs coming to Adelaide soon and I got no one that wants to come with. Daaaannngggg I need a gig buddy.

[king-without-g]

DJ Randall 是英國 Drum and Bass 音樂界的重要人物之一，被譽為Jungle DJ 中的傳奇人物。他的音樂風格涵蓋了 Drum and Bass、Jungle、Breakbeat 和 Dubstep 等類型，並且在這些音樂類型的發展中扮演了重要的角色。

DJ Randall 在80年代末90年代初期開始在倫敦的派對上表演，當時的音樂風格主要是 Jungle。他曾經在 Kool FM 和 Rinse FM 等電台擔任DJ，並且在倫敦的各個地下音樂場所表演。

他最著名的作品之一是1998年的專輯《The R》，其中收錄了多首受到Drum and Bass 迷喜愛的經典曲目，如《The R》、《Sound Control》和《Strictly Social》等。此外，他還經常和其他知名DJ和製作人合作，如 Andy C、LTJ Bukem、Goldie 和 Photek 等。

DJ Randall 的表演風格非常獨特，他善於將不同風格的音樂融合在一起，創造出豐富多樣的聲音效果。他的表演經常被描述為充滿能量和熱情，能夠激發現場觀眾的情感和興奮感。

目前，DJ Randall 仍然活躍在 Drum and Bass 音樂界，並且經常在英國和全球各地的音樂節和派對上表演。他的音樂和表演風格對 Drum and Bass 和 Jungle 音樂的發展產生了深遠的影響，使他成為了 Jungle DJ 中的傳奇人物之一。

[anitosoul]

(via The art of DJing: Andy C · Feature ⟋ RA)

[introspect-la]

JUNGLE MASSIVE 4 PRESENTS: JUNGLE VS THE HARDSTEPPERS (1995)

[kar-58]

Oh to be back raving🥲 July can’t come soon enough

[guardian-angle22]

This or That: Tarlos Edition -> Babe or Baby

[fayegonnaslay]

Warhol Portraits

Liza Minnelli, 1979.

Lana Turner, 1985.

Debbie Harry, 1980.

Jane Fonda, 1982.

Cornelia Guest, 1983.

Brigitte Bardot, 1974.

Red Jackie, 1964.

Lee Radziwill, 1972.

[haenxn]

( ❛ .ɞ❛ )ㅤ ㅤㅤㅤ ⃨۪۪̃۟ㅤㅤㅤ ۪۟ㅤ˖ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ ۪۟ ㅤ 3༏ྀ𑇒

[kinkmom]

Andrew Has Had Enough

This is the place for Ashley to finally say "I'm yours" instead of "you're mine". Might save her, might not.

Okay time to get nonconning the Graves, it's what I do best. :D

[diver5ion]

[keeping-up-with-the-sanders]

Orange: Don’t you just love how mental disorders are just buy one get seven free?

Patton: I didn’t even really want the first one. My old boyfriend made me buy it.

Roman: Mine’s a family heirloom, passed down through generations.

Remus: Same.

Janus: I think mine was one of the things my dad threw at me as a child.

Logan: I’m pretty sure my parents gave it to me because they shoplifted it and didn’t want to go to jail.

Virgil & Andy: Ours came in a package deal: Being gay, homophobic parents, mental illness.

Remy: Bitch, you had parents?

Emilie: Mine was the last thing my parents gave me before they abandoned me in the middle of a Wendy’s parking lot.

Thomas: Jesus Christ, are you ok?!

[dreamshaxd]

It's all started with drugs.

o7