new Gang of Four & Bloc Party (MP3, video, stream)

November 21, 2007

DOWNLOAD: Gang of Four – Password (Demo) (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Gang of Four – Second Life (Demo) (MP3)

Recently the band has enjoyed a resurgence in popularity, initially due to emergence of new post-punk influenced bands such as The Rapture, Liars and Radio 4 and then the rise of Franz Ferdinand and Bloc Party, which led to the renewed patronage of the NME. The original Burnham/Allen/Gill/King lineup reformed in November 2004. In October 2005, Gang of Four released a new LP featuring new recordings of songs from the albums Entertainment!, Solid Gold and Songs of the Free entitled Return the Gift, along with an album’s worth of remixes. [Wikipedia]

Did you know that Dave Allen, the bass player of Gang of Four, writes a music blog? A good one too – one that not only provides regular updates and thoughts on topics like Radiohead, but one that also keeps people up to date with the latest Gang of Four happenings. That’s how the world now knows that Gang of Four is busy recording some new songs, and that’s where I got the two early demos linked on top of this post.

Bloc Party have a new EP out this week. The contents? Five versions of the song “Flux” – the same song you heard in the video that stars the Kaiju Big Battel characters. Stream the whole EP at AOL. Read more about it below…..

Flux

Flux
Flux (JFK Remix)
Flux (Tomboy’s Cowbell Treat)
Flux (Good Books Magnetism Mix)
Flux (Punx Soundcheck “Tenebrae” Remix)*
*iTunes only

Bloc Party – 2007 Tour Dates
Nov 22 – Republicca 1 Valencia
Nov 23 – Pabellon Multiusos Salamanca
Nov 24 – Santana 27 Bilbao
Nov 26 – Espacio Movistar Barcelona, Barcelona
Dec 12 – SECC Glasgow, Scotland
Dec 13 – G-MEX Manchester, Northwest
Dec 14 – Alexandra Palace (SOLD OUT) London, London and South East
Dec 15 – Alexandra Palace London, London and South East

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