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...

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.

Truth be told I've been wanting to big up Eli "Paperboy" Reed & The True Loves after having caught their ace live set at the 100 Club on Wednesday, BUT I'm going to have to keep holding out another day or two more as I keep coming into other bits of amazing music. Too much new music, and the list of upcoming post idea's really is as long as my arm... actually both arms!

"I am the preacher, with a message for my people..." Seriously. I mean seriously now! Amazing stuff on the up tonight people. I proclaimed to both myself in the car last night, as well as to my lady on the phone a little while ago, that music like this was life changing for me. Now some might think I'm overly stating things just a bit, but no, life changing I tell you...

Drugs to it to ya, rock, rock, rock! Super excited on this one, as I myself was only able to finally hear the full version of this just a few minutes ago! As always Optimo comes up trumps with the super amazing shit, and they continue the trend with the recently started running of a new series of podcasts.

Damn, for such a massive D&B record it surprises me that this is so hard (read - impossible) to find. As you can see I've not provided any purchase links below, as there was just nothing out there. Try as I might, but even I myself had to go illegal for this one! Again I feel that this is a release strictly for the headz, as it doesn't pack any immediate stand out appeal, unless of course you are the type who likes it slow burning with an undercurrent air of menace.

Ace bit of bass guitar lead rockage for your Sunday evening. Optimo doing as well as ever turning me on to new sounds from both days gone by and some upfront stuff from time to time too. I caught this Comet Gain record off of one of their typically superb mixes that I'd downloaded fresh today from their fairly new Podcast section. Both mixes available through the site are tight as fuck! Get both! But yeah Comet Gain, rock on! LDN represent!

Happy Halloween people! I thought I might struggle to find something to commemorate the day, though it turns out that I'm actually spoilt for choice, as key-word searches through the music collection turned up all sorts of zombie / werewolf / dracula / ghost related type returns. Initially it was going to be a cracking tune by the Australian psychobilly outfit "Zombie Ghost Train," to play us out today, though in the end I thought this Michael Dracula record did it best.

Big up the dance with this 1969 classic from Lloyd Robinson. Not sure what to say about this 40yr old record, but that it's quite unlike any other reggae tune I've ever heard. Perhaps I've not been digging hard enough, but it just comes across as something so unique with it's mad sounds and awesome rumbling sub bass. And it's also Optimo approved! Mmmmmmmmmmmmmuch love!

An absolute gem of a track upload today! Definitely up there in my top tracks ever list, and the same could possibly be said for the much referenced Optimo crew, as the track has turned up from time to time across some of their top class (and always much recommended!!) DJ mixes. Not much for me to say about the song except that it's in German, it sounds fantastic, and is about polar bears - hence the pic used today. 

Quite a treat on offer tonight. Well that's my opinion at least. Much thanks and appreciation to the Balanescu Quartet for producing this strings only cover of "The Model," by TSID superheroes Kraftwerk! Consisting of 3 violins and a cello I think... Anyway I dont care much for the words I do type to accompany my posts, though this is one of those times when I do wish that I had some form of learned journalistic touch in accurately describing this masterpiece to the full. Sorry!

Some more Optimo based goodness for you all today. It honestly took me soooooooooooooooooo long to find this 1979 release track. A real battle it was, though in the end the internet came correct with this mp3 copy that you'll be hearing today! The recording isn't that great, though is very much in keeping with the quality of the original product.

Another Optimo tagged track upload for you. This of course meaning that it the tune first came to light off of the back of me having heard it for the first time through one of their stunning DJ Mixes, and I'm now getting to share some of the love by passing it on. First of my foreign language uploads, and I dont know about but I couldn't really be bothered with what it is that she's actually saying, as being French it all sounds pretty fantastic regardless.

I first came into this record via Optimo's own JD Twitch "Betty Botox Presents...," edit, entitled "Back to the Piano Magic." It is that same edit that I prefer most out of all the multiple versions born from the Lamont Dozier original, but for today it's over to this recording from Richie Haven, which itself dates back to the year of my birth : 1980!

Been wanting to throw this up for a while now, though each time I come to post I'm reminded why I hadn't done it previously. Basically there's just nothing to link. No news, no vids, no nothing... nada! And I myself dont have any related stories, so it's going to be a quiet one from me. Credited heads up to the magnicent Optimo crew on this one. Just one of many many many killer pieces of music that they've turned me on to.

Thanks as always goes to JD Twitch of Optimo for introducing to me to soooooooooooooooo much great music, and this old skool D&B belter presented for you here today is just another of those many many many tunes . This particular track kicked off the stunning What On Earth Mix, from back in early 2005. The raggafied vocals are what stood out best, and the early 90's style D&B sound is still as sweet as ever! Plus the D&B massive were well overdue a little TSID representation! RIP, Rest in peace Pussy get a coffin then dem soon get the wreath, me bawl RIP, Rest in peace Pussy get a coffin then dem soon get the wreath, me bawl RIP, Rest in peace RIP, Rest in peace RIP, Rest in peace Pussy get a coffin then dem soon get the wreath, me bawl JUNGLIST! MP3 : Remarc - R.I.P (Mediafire) / (Zshare) Myspace

Decided that as I was playing this for myself anyway, I may as well share a few choice cuts with you too! Music from various stages of the past 2 or so years. Killing it on the dance floor!

It's coming to that time of the year when all the blogs start collating their "best of's..." for the year 2008. Not likely that you'll see one around these parts, as new music is kind of few and far between, plus my write ups are pretty crappy anyhow. However the reason I make mention of this is because one album that really did well in and amongst the best of's on the blogs was LCD Soundsystem's "Sound of Silver," album. Like ridiculously!

Time for a Disco! track I think. Tonight it's another Optimo introduced record, and that does it for me in one way. The other is the Spaceship mention. Somehow always a winner when music has something to do with outer space, aliens, space travel and so on... Wish I could give a little more info, though there isn't much about at all.  No albums to link either, so if you want this then get digging! Good luck. Dating back to 1979, meaning this tune is almost pushing 30!

Picked up my new copy of the "Call of Duty - World at War," game for the Xbox earlier today on my day off. Quite enjoying it, though cant be sure it's any better than the previous edition. Anyway we're here to talk music, so moving on then... it gave me the idea for posting this cracker from the year 1970.

First of the female vocalists here at This Scene Is Dead. Long overdue too, I would say! This is most definitely my favourite Blondie record. Truly sublime, and I hope you feel the same way. This lady has a hit list as long as my arm, and while they're pretty much all awesome, I feel that this lesser known gem is the one that stands out best for me. Again, I have to thank the Optimo crew for turning me on to this.

I'd been hunting this riddim for ages!! Heard first through an excellent Optimo mix album, though all I had from it was just the bassline to work with at the time. +/-4yrs of hunting and I finally tracked it down as best I could to the King Tubby produced "Die Yu Die," by Michael Batis. It was actually down to another blogger having put the hard-to-find "King Tubby Presents Soundclash Dubplate Style Part 1," album up that did the trick for me, and well...

Before I settled on the name This Scene Is Dead, I toyed around with other names of some of my fav tracks for inspiration. 3 came out as the top contenders, and runner up in the race was No Fit State! I first heard this record through one of the many many many excellent DJ mixes by JD Twitch, of the highly respected Scottish Sunday night club - Optimo! Many a record that will in time feature on these pages, will have first been heard through an Optimo mix.