Radio 4, this motherfuckin' band. Their second album, Gotham!, introduced me to the world of dance-rock/disco-punk back in high school, and things were never the same since (oh yeah, and can I mention Gang of Four?! If I didn't get into Radio 4, I wouldn't have discovered Gang of Four).
When I tried to find a copy of this album, I had to special order it at a really obscure independent record store at the outskirts of Pasadena/Arcadia. This was about four years ago, and I didn't even know who the DFA (who produced the album) were at this time (although I had an mp3 of LCD Soundsystem's "Beat Connection" hiding around). All I know is that I was blown away by the first two songs on Gotham!, and that I had to get the rest of the album. It was a political, dub-influenced, dance/punk fest and I liked it.
They've come some way since that second album. The DFA also cooked up a remix for the non-album single "Dance To The Underground" but weren't involved in the follow-up record, Stealing Of A Nation, which went 180 degrees, Primal Scream style. I wasn't as blown away, but the most recent release from this year, Enemies Like This, returns to a more straight-forward rock tip. I'm still trying to decide whether I like it or not, but the singles off the album have had a grip of decent remixers.
The Loving Hand (one more time, from DFA) has remixed the latest single for "Packing Things Up On The Scene" and I've provided the track below. If it doesn't tickle your fancy, seriously, check out Gotham!, it'll be a dance party...
Radio 4 - "Packing Things Up On The Scene (The Loving Hand Remix)"
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