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23/10/2008: PAY ATTENTION TO THE DOCTOR, "DISCO SAVES LIVES"

Fun bite I picked up in the Singapore STRAIT TIMES earlier this week. Doctors and student at the University of Illinois have recently done a study, performing cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) to the sound of the Bee Gees' STAYING ALIVE.

The reason ?

At 103 beat per minute the disco anthem is close to the perfect rythm recommended by the American Heart Association to jump-start a stopped heart. According to the doctor who conducted the study "many people hesitate to give CPR because they fear they might not be able to keep the correct rythm. The AHA has been using the song as a training tool for CPR for about 2 years".

And he adds "I heard ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST also works, but it doesn't seem quite as appropriate". Get me that disco ball in the operating block, now !

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20/10/2008: THE ULTIMATE RADIOHEAD REMIX COMPILATION (ZEROCAST SPECIAL)

Since Radiohead have now kicked off a new remix contest - check it out here - I feel very much obliged to re-publish the special issue of ZEROCAST dedicated to Radiohead remixes or in other words (drum roll): the ULTIMATE RADIOHEAD REMIX COMPILATION. With a new extra remix of "Reckoner" by Holden.

It was tough to chose between so many great remixes inspired by so many great songs (not talking about the 500+ remixes of Nude) but the final track listing speaks for itself:

• RADIOHEAD Blow out (remix) download buy
• RADIOHEAD Street Spirit (Funkagenda Remix) download buy
• RADIOHEAD Planet Telex (Karma Sunra remix) download buy
• RADIOHEAD Talk Show Host (Black Dog remix) download buy
• RADIOHEAD Climbing Up the Walls (Fila Brazilia remix) download buy
• RADIOHEAD Idioteque (Adam Freeland remix) download buy
• RADIOHEAD Everything In Its Right Place (Josh Wink remix) download buy
• RADIOHEAD Everything in its Right Place (Phoreyz vs. Radiohead Remix) download buy
• RADIOHEAD In Limbo (Boo Maga Living in a fantasy Remix) download buy
• RADIOHEAD Skttrbrain (Four Tet Remix) download buy
• RADIOHEAD The Gloaming (DJ Shadow Remix) download buy
• RADIOHEAD We suck young blood (Solcofn mix) download buy
• THOM YORKE The clock (Surgeon remix) download buy
• THOM YORKE Analyse (Various Remix) download buy
• THOM YORKE Skip divided (Modeselektor remix) download buy
• THOM YORKE The Eraser (Stretch & Vern Edit) download buy
• THOM YORKE The Eraser (Xxxchange mix) download buy
• THOM YORKE And it rained all night (Burial remix) download buy
• THOM YORKE Harrowdown Hill (Extended Mix) download buy
• RADIOHEAD Videotape (Mojib remix) download buy
• RADIOHEAD Videotape (Ring Trick Mix) download buy
• RADIOHEAD Reckoner (LoveTongueAttack Bmore Remix) download buy
• RADIOHEAD Nude (Holy Fuck remix) download buy
• RADIOHEAD Nude (Shanghai Restoration Project remix) download buy
• RADIOHEAD Nude (We Plants Are Happy Plants remix) download buy
• RADIOHEAD Weird Fishes (Amplive remix) download buy
• RADIOHEAD Reckoner (Holden remix) download buy

All the tracks featured in this blog are the sole property of their owner(s). If you like what you hear, please support  the artists by buying their original work or going to see their concert. If you would like your songs removed  from this site, email me directly and I will take them off as soon as possible

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15/10/2008: ALL-DJ JOHN PEEL TRIBUTE SET IN SINGAPORE

In case you happen to be in Singapore this week-end, don't miss out on the 2nd edition of RIGHT TIME WRONG SPEED, the all-DJ tribute to John Peel taking place at the Blu Jazz Cafe Saturday night.

 

And here is the official press release if you want more details. Have fun !

Download right_time_wrong_speed_press_release.doc

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14/10/2008: FOLLOW BARON ZERO ON TWITTER

After a very long time, I finally got myself on TWITTER. I'm planning to use it more as a kinda notepad so expect lots of crazy half-baked ideas about ways to push your music, some quick tips on new bands and great posts and from time to time unashamed self-promotion (starting with ZEROCAST #18 as shown right).

If you are on TWITTER, You can follow me here. And if you're not, don't wait as long as I did !

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13/10/2008: ONE MINUTE REVIEW "ETC"

Over the last few months I've started to receive more and more music submissions (a sign of my growing stature as a power blogger, LOL) and so I have decided to make the ONE MINUTE REVIEW a more regular feature on this blog.

And it seems only fair to start with ETC since Ben has been officially the first person to welcome me in Singapore. A pillar in the Singapore music scene, ETC offers the kind of garage pop you would expect more to hear on the late John Peel BBC program (a key influence on singer/ guitarist Ben Harrison, Peel described ETC as "noisy ... but not too noisy. Spanking good tunes") than on Singaporean airwaves. 

ASTROGAL is a strong favourites on the band MS page while a track like HANDPHONES ON THE DANCE FLOOR displays the kind of energy ETC delivers live. You can find out more about ETC on MySpace, ReverbNation or catch them on one of their frequent gigs around Singapore and Kuala Lumpur.

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12/10/2008: ZEROCAST #18

Finally the long wait is over: a bit more than 2 months after our 'Acoustic classics' special issue, here is ZEROCAST #18. Even tough it had to go from Paris to Singapore and back before hitting the web, it is likely to keep you grooving across 5 different time zones with new remixes of the Ting Tings, the Presets, Digitalism and Oasis amongst many others.

Here is the detailed track listing (and if you like what you see, check this out):

THE TING TINGS Shut Up and Let Me Go (CLASSIXX remix) download buy

RA RA RIOT Manner To Act (RAC Mix) download buy

THE PRESETS Talk Like That (Jence Remix) download buy

DIGITALISM Pogo (CSS Remix) download buy

OASIS Falling down (Chemical Brothers remix) download buy

PONI HOAX Antibodies (To The Bones Edit) download buy

METRIC Monster Hospital (MSTRKRFT Remix) download buy

COLDPLAY Viva La Vida (Telemitry Remix) download buy

MGMT Kids (Tyler Fedchuk Edit) download buy

CSS Move (Cut Copy Remix) download buy

THE GALVATRONS When We Were Kids (Bag Raiders Remix) download buy

TAHITI 80 All Around (Yuksek Remix) download buy

POPULAR COMPUTER Lost and Found (Shinichi Osawa Remix) download buy

All the tracks featured in this blog are the sole property of their owner(s). If you like what you hear, please support the artists by buying their original work or going to see their concert. If you would like your songs removed from this site, email me directly and I will take them off as soon as possible.

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