another week nearly over, and despite much self-inflicted, tiredness-enduced angst and illness its been another doozy; what with the basilika boys spreading rhythm so infectious on saturday the punters plain couldn’t help themselves, some quality r’n'r (just don’t ask what the ‘r’ stands for), hook ups with old but fun connections, seeing ms coco electrik strut her foxiest, hotpant, jumpsuited stuff at the acoustic ladyland album launch on tuesday and generally whooping it up round london town. but goodness me if it isn’t friday all over again and my turn to ease you into le weekend with something to raise your heart rate and shake your ass.

courtesy of melting pot music, this is a live (yes, yes, y’all!) cover of afrikaa bambaataa and the soul sonic force’s seminal electro/hiphop classic, planet rock, brought to you with the teutonic stylings of Breakout.

this is ripped from the vinyl so you even get that authentic click and rustle of the stylus hitting before the killer drum kicks its way into your chest cavity and makes you jack like you probably shouldn’t in public…

this is way more information than any of you need, but it makes me dance round my bedroom in nothing but a towel like i’m molly ringwald and it’s 1986.

breakout - planet rock pt2