Lost In Paris

You play air guitar for a band...

2011-01-31T11:03:00.004+00:00

My song of 2010 sang to perfection by the ever adorable PS22 Chorus

(not on time but) It's the End Of The Year list

2011-01-01T20:43:00.028+00:00

My blogging this year has been sporadic, but its not gone away totally and I wouldn't be a proppaah blogger if I didn't do one of these posts. God, I love a good list me.
And you know what, 2010 was pretty pretty good for me. Went to some festivals, Tony Hadley bought me a pint (gold) and I accidentally moved to north London.
I managed to make one of my new year resolutions from 2009 (finally going to Japan) but the great Burt Bacharach meeting is still elusive (hang on Burt, this year I'm coming for you).
Enough of that, let's have some lists...

Top 30 songs of 2010
1. *Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti - Round Round
2. Janelle Monae - Locked Inside
3. Caribou - Odessa
4. Katy B - On A Mission
5. Mark Ronson - Bang Bang Bang
6. James Blake - Footnotes
7. Chilly Gonzales - Knight Moves
8. Blur - Fool's Day
9. Civil Civic - Less Unless
10. Katy B & Dynamite - Lights On
11. Gorillaz - Stylo
12. Primary 1 - Magic
13. James Blake - CMYK
14. The Streets - Puzzled By People
15. Gold Panda - Snow & Taxis
16. Ronika - Forget Yourself
17. Sky Ferria - One
18. Val-d'Isere - Pinpoint
19. NERD - Hot N Fun
20. Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs - Garden
21. Everything Everything - Photoshop Handsome
22. Mark Ronson - Somebody To Love Me
23. Drake - Best I Ever Had
24. Darwin Deez - Bad Day
25. Wretch 32 - Traktor
26. Distractions - All Night
27. Kiss Kiss Fantastic - Oh Carolina!
28. Catwalk - Please Don't Break Me
29. P Money - Slang Like This
30. Breakbot - Baby I'm Yours

** SPOTIFY PLAYLIST **

* There is a footnote to this list in that in fact my absolute favourite song of the year, by a country mile, isn't on this list. It's still under lock n key, biding it's time for place atop of many such lists this time next year.
Your Twenties, I'm looking at you and Long Forgotten Boy; my true bestest song of 2010.

Top 10 Albums of 2010
1. Everything Everything - Man Alive
2. Janelle Monae - The Archandroid
3. Gold Panda - Lucky Shiner
4. Chilly Gonzales - Ivory Tower
5. Darwin Deez - Darwin Deez
6. Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti - Before Today
7. Take That - Progress
8. Lindstrom & Christabelle - Real Life Is No Cool
9. Gorillaz - Plastic Beach
10. Male Bonding - Nothing Hurts

Favourite Gaga outfit is the year - The Cousin IT.

Cutest Cat video - The Secret Kitten

There we go; singles, albums, Gaga and youtube videos of kittens. WHAT ELSE IS THERE?
Happy new year y'all

-- Alex

Wrapped In Plastic

2010-11-09T10:25:00.010+00:00

Fabric resident, Bugged Out regular and freshly hand-picked by Phantasy Sound (Erol Alkan's label) for their radio show and club night; Stopmakingme has pretty much nailed the DJ scene. Along the way he's picked up influences from disco through to post-punk and it shows in this debut release "Wrapped In Plastic".

Out everywhere on the 22nd November, also check out Stopmakingme's Autumn mix & this interview over at Dazed Digital.

Stopmakingme - Discuss

Kisses - Kisses (Stopmakingme remix)

Alex's Mobile Disco-Disco #31

2010-10-29T21:34:00.004+01:00

I'm quite convinced that this is the greatest song of all time.

Lost In Paris 4 eva

2010-10-29T12:49:00.006+01:00

When work takes over your life and you can't find the time for the things you really love (e.g bloggin about nonsense and music), it is very sad. I'm going make a new years resolution two months early and try to post on here more often.

First up CocknBullKid (now less the THE). Antia Blay is having a storming Autumn, supporting Marina and the Diamonds and putting out this corker of a record. Check out this true love story of a video.

10 things I did this summer

2010-09-23T15:57:00.016+01:00

Ok, so I got told off last night for not posting a blog since 4 EVA. Sorry Mr, you know who you are.

Here's 10 things that have kept me from blogging:

1.Got caught in the forest fire action of Moscow.

I'm socialist lingerie, I'm diplomatic techno...

2010-07-27T17:27:00.005+01:00

Chilly Gonzales' debut film, Ivory Tower, written and staring himself is nearly upon us.
There's a single out on Boysnoize Records next week called I Am Europe.
The video is a bit of a trailler for said movie. This is it.
I think I just threw up with excitement.

Wanna read more about Gonzo and Lost In Paris' ongoing romance? Yeah you do.

OH NO!

2010-06-28T13:28:00.004+01:00

Lost In Paris do Glasto!!

2010-06-26T17:56:00.000+01:00

We thought it'd never happen but L.I.P have made a flying visit into Glasto.
Its so freakin hot we're melting but have enjoyed the bands we've seen. Marina and the Diamonds next - so very excited.

meh.

2010-06-16T18:01:00.006+01:00

Feel a bit like this today.

These videos are helping.

Vladivostok is VERY far away

2010-06-14T17:32:00.003+01:00

Writing this with a very jet-lagged brain and five espressos in my belly so advanced warning for typos.

I had the pleasure of going to Vladivostok on Friday for one night, one gig, 26hrs on a plane, one body guard, five pole dancers, three litres of vodka. The best bit?!

DJ cake!

Dear Kylie

2010-06-08T21:10:00.000+01:00

This evening Lost In Paris found ourselves in the presence of Kylie. As an obsession that's seen Alex make me watch numerous tour documentaries and try and learn dance moves, it was fabulous to see the tiny lady in person.
We love you KM. Thanks for the cocktails and pressies.

Alex's Mobile Disco #30

2010-06-01T15:29:00.002+01:00

You know you're going to have a good trip when...

2010-05-19T13:54:00.000+01:00

...there's a dolphin on your car.

FOTC

2010-05-18T21:30:00.000+01:00

Stripes are IN in Brighton...

2010-05-15T20:01:00.000+01:00

Simon from the Northwestern has a nice bag

2010-05-15T16:21:00.001+01:00

His face is too pretty to be a drummer, so now he plays bass.

myspace.com/thenorthwesternmusic

Lost In Paris vs JBAG

2010-05-13T21:59:00.002+01:00

Alex Bean vs Jerry Bouthier at Pure Groove ce soir!

UPDATE:

And what a lovely evening it was, Jerry gave us a copy of his new mix cd which is AWESOME.

myspace.com/JBAG

Lille

2010-05-12T14:10:00.000+01:00

So, I'm in Lille for one night only, I'd heard good things but it's not exactly the city of light...

I Am Undone

2010-05-11T17:35:00.002+01:00

Although the image attached to the video makes me nervous, I am utterly overwhelmed by love for this song.
It makes me dream of skipping through Greenwich park in the summer, barefoot, whilst shouting Keats' poetry at strangers and pausing only to marvel at the beauty of life and a take in a Solero.

Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti are playing at the Scala on June 15. Someone want to buy me a ticket?

Oui Love Pure Groove

2010-05-10T21:45:00.000+01:00

Ahhh sitting watching a fine French film with a glass of rouge and a croque monsieur...is there anything finer to do on a Monday eve?

I'm enjoying myself at the Bureau Export's first night of their week-long residency at Pure Groove.

Check out Turzi on Wednesday and Lost In Paris / Jerry Bouthier on Thursday.

A tres bientot!

Birthday beats

2010-05-08T21:05:00.000+01:00

Salutations to our amigo The Last Skeptik!!

We're DJing right now at The Queen of Hoxton, come say hi!

Lost In Paris goes mobile

2010-05-06T16:44:00.001+01:00

It's the future! We've been blogging since the days before blackberries so forgive us for taking so long to catch on. I can happily announce that myself and Alex can now post to blogger from our mobiles, drunk blogging anyone?!

it comes it comes it comes it comes it goes

2010-03-24T17:07:00.000+00:00

Last Night...

2010-02-25T17:18:00.003+00:00

I cuddeld Damon Albarn at the NME awards.
It made me feel like this...