Kinda happy to roll with another little flashback from back in my day. This was initially one of those many many many lost club jams that smash you to pieces on the night, though are then seemingly lost for eternity in a sea of daily new releases, and no way of ever ID'ing the big records that are working your local dancefloor.

I kept A LOT of people (neighbours) up late as I used to play this at my dads house back in the day. He was happy for me to keep the subs reelin' & a rockin' even when he went off to bed. Back then I was even more into sound that I am I today, and lived every day surround by the wall to wall speakers and sub-woofer sets that I'd pieced together to form my own wall of sound. Glory days. Anyway this is a little trip down memory lane for me then.

Well a bit of week for your selector this past week. Hideously boring, that never changes, instead I had a few changes put before me such as a change of position, office and team at work. Yeah that, and I decided to throw on top a couple of my own for good measure, such as giving up the ciggies, and other fun habits that make life more interesting (though needed to go).

Got a sort of tribute track posting this evening. The lovely lady pictured above is moving from the nations capital, as of tomorrow, and is heading back to family, friends and better fortunes down in Southsea. I guess home really is where the heart is...

I'm not very often a fan of blog bands. What is a blog band you might ask? Well it's my own term for those bands that don’t really seem to feature on the radio, or ever really make much of a name for themselves in magazines or TV, but are still heavily blogged and often end of up with albums in the end of year "Best Of," lists.

"I'm not a nobleman, I am a rastaman, I am the righteous one..." Glorious glorious reggae stylings on the upload today. A fresh add to my music knowledge base, and I've been jamming this one the TSID soundsystem for a good while since. Doubt I'll ever be able to fully explain what this music does to me, and just does to the soul. But for all the reggae fans out there, I'm sure you know what I'm talking about.

Got a slight deviation from our standard operating procedure today. And it's one for the Londoners on board. As per the title of the post really, though I've copied the text direct from the Proud Galleries website, as they did a great job wrapping up the backround for this highly recommended exhibition

Some classic electro for your Friday I'm thinking. Mind you I did think the same thing last Friday, and so I've had to erase what I typed back then and start this one over. Looking to be a quiet one indoors for me, though that is fairly standard issue these days anyway! Well I'm hopefully getting someones party started with todays upload, and if that is the case then it's job done for me. Have a good weekend one and all!

Sorry people. I've not had much on the player, or on the car stereo this week, and haven't really been feeling very musical at all! Still I do have a good old list of music ready for posting, though I thought I put 'em on the back-burner for a little while longer and instead smash things up with a bloody massive crowd pleaser instead.

I've had a few half started posts lying around for the last week or so. All uncomplete as they've not yet given me the rush of excitement needed to just immediately type up a little blurb and get the track OUT THERE! Step right up please then will you Mr Thane Russal, who just drops the nuclear rock n' roll bomb! Got a bit messy in the car last night as this one surprised me on my CD player. Good times party music. Set it off! LOUD!

And so it's back to 1972 that we go with this stunning 8min 46sec trip down into a psychedelic wonderland of much musical merriment. Normally I'd tend to avoid anything associated with the psychedelic label, though this one really is quite special and so fully deserves the short bit of your time required to really let the track work it's magic. Awesome guitar, great vocals, top drumming and an organ combing to great effect.  As good as it gets really...

I was browsing for an ideal Valentines Day track, and seeing ELO's "Dont Bring Me Down," immediately had me thinking that this was the right choice for me. It's all in the title! I think that this may well be my 8th consecutive year wherein I've had no lady friend to see the day in with. Oh well there's always nnnnnnnnext year. Famous last words. Too all of those with their special one today - all the best!

Deep, dark and druggy we go today with this 2001 release dance track from Kompakt label man - Superpitcher. Not sure how best to sell this tune to you all, as it doesn't do all that much, though equally therein lies the magic I think. Best left to the dance music fans this one I feel. A real match for todays UK weather I feel, as the tune itself paints a feeling of a cold, grey and bleak landscape. Terrific stuff really.

We're continuing a strong recent run of 60's era posts with this terrific Soul jam from Roy C today.  Again I can only add that I'm playing this almost on repeat, such is the love that I'm feeling towards this track right now! For me this is fresh 2010 music, though the track itself is not far off from it's half century birthday. Too good! When I say dance, you best dance motherf**ker!

You wont find that much love for the singer/songwriter on these pages, though from time to time I get bowled over by something great, and this is very obviously one such example. I dont know if they're still doing it, but the people from SXSW put out a huge download pack of all/some of the artists who they had featuring in their 2006 line-up, and this (among many others) was a nice little addition to the TSID music vaults. 

And so I'm off out to hear Vivaldi's Four Seasons played out by the Festive Orchestra of London tonight down at St Martin-in-the-Fields, at a night, not so surprisingly, entitled : Vivaldi Four Seasons by Candlelight. Sounds terrific, excepting for the fact that I'll be going on my bloody own! Again. Flaky mates. Too many show tickets wasted by me, and I've been wanting to do this for ages, so lets see how we get on.

Well birthday today then innit. Didn't really have any birthday records in mind for todays upload, though we were well overdue in posting any sort of reggae jam, and so whether you whine or grine I'm hoping you'll be feeling fine to this top 1960's era cut from our man : Prince Buster. Fact fans might also be interested to know that it was this track from which UK legends "Madness," took their name. S'true!

Playing us out some blues today, though it's anything but the blues that I'm feeling. In fact it's my birthday tomorrow for start, with the days key number being : 30! Plus, linked to tonights post, I'll be making my way out to Charlotte Street Blues for the evening, and so thought I wouldn't do half wrong by warming myself up with this 1961 release by star guitarist and all-round music legend : Johnny 'Guitar' Watson.

Over 5 minutes of joy for you in the form of todays post upload. Given to me originally just a few days back to lift my mood and make me smile, and now the same positive thought process is being employed by my good self in passing this on to you lot.

Got no link at all with tonights tune of choice. I was just in the feeling for some Punk, and so after a good trawl through what I could offer, I then settled on this tale of first time sex from UK rockers - The Boys. Actually, as I think of it, I did share a great conversation with a mate about his first time this weekend just gone, so there you go. Bushes, mud, dirty jeans... A true romantic. Top job! Enjoy.

Catching this for the first time just a couple days ago was a super pleasant surprise to say the least. Not only is a 60's era slice of French fantastic, but I instantly clocked that the Black Lips version, which I also adore, was now actually a cover version, and for some reason made me like the band all that much more. Kind of like well done for choosing something so different, if that makes and sense at all!?!

Taking a trip with me back to my much loved raving days with this 1996 release proper club classic from back in the day - well my day for sure! I remember all too well hearing this belting out of the biggest set of speaker stacks this then 16yr old young kid had ever seen, let alone heard. Pounding bass! In your face! Whichever musical path I choose to follow, I'll always remember where it all started - thanks for the memories. Certified BOMB!

I recently came into the most incredible collection of 50's 60's 70's era music, and while it's going to take me literally weeks to get through all of the music, I am going to be throwing up select bits and pieces from time time as we go - starting with this fun little party piece from Heinz & The Wild Boys.

*"The menacing stalking sound of "Rumble" (and its title) led to a ban on several radio stations, a rare feat for a song with no lyrics, on the grounds that it glorified juvenile delinquency." Yes, we aren't mucking about with this one. Simple, yet massive all the same. This really is all about the music. Anyone not instantly recognising the track name should very quickly recognise the guitar chords employed, as "Rumble," has featured in many a movie over the years.

Very much a top choice track for my Sunday afternoon in.  Originally coming to me via a class act compilation album that was made for me late last year (thanks again ALS), I then again passed on this lovely piece of music to my mother in the form of a special compilation CD of bits and pieces that I thought she might like - which she ended up loving, as any mother would I guess.