Idolator
Before they teamed up to form the blog-beloved remix outfit Simian Mobile Disco, James Ford and James Shaw were members of SImian, a short-lived British electronic-pop-psych group that managed two albums on Astralwerks before breaking up in 2005. We Are Your Friends, the band's last effort, is fairly hit-and-miss, but it yielded two notable tracks: "LA Breeze" (which was eventually discovered by Madison Avenue) and the joyous, bursting-at-the-seams "When I Go":
Simian - When I Go [MP3, link expired]
Simian - LA Breeze [MP3, link expired]
Comments
Loves me some Simian.
But I think you missed the boat by including "When I Go" instead of "Helpless" or "In Between," which are two superior tracks from that record IMO.
But yeah, "La Breeze" is a given. Here's a tip from me to you: find a friend with a really thoom-y car (lots of sub-bass delicousness) and listen to "La Breeze" as loud as you dare.
Trust me.
Both Simian albums are fantastic. 'Chemistry is What We Are' is a bit slower than 'We Are Your Friends' but just as wispy and frenetic.
I'm surprised though that the Mobile Disco project's first hit was a remix of the title track from 'We Are Your Friends' which was rockin as is. Why didn't they start with something new.
At least they made Kanye angry.
I'm not entirely sure that a minute and thirty second commercial for Peugeot was really dreamed up on Madison Ave.
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