Happy new year my shiny cats…
Though I surfaced from last night’s festivities about 5 hours ago I’ve somehow done absolutely nothing bar watch a Fresh Prince marathon on the telly.
NYE was of course a stone groove, replete with all kinds of freaks dressed up for The Book Club’s Mardi Gras celebrations, and I’m not ashamed to admit I played the cheesiest set of my career, and loved every minute of it. So big ups to the Disco Shed and Big Ten Inch crew for putting it all together – here’s a candid shot of me around the midnight mark caught by the Shed’s head honcho Peepshow Paddy.
Prior to that party I dropped in on some friends in full Baron Samedi makeup, where I met the guitarist from psychedelic new wavers Doll By Doll, who told me about his cat Barry while we enjoyed a plate of quiche, which in a very tenuous way brings me to this catlike offering…
A couple of summers back I was kicking back in my friend’s dilapidated house in New Jersey when he asked me to record some vocals for a track he hadn’t yet made, resulting in “I Touch You” which you can check out below. I can’t remember the exact origins of the shiny cat reference but I think you’ll agree that Richard Science has made some grade A Prince-esque sex-funk. Richard is of course otherwise known as Ed Zed who you might recognise from his Duppy Writer contribution or the odd Skank Blog here n there if you’ve been following my runnings for the last few years, if not, obviously I hate you but feel free to give “I Touch You” a listen none the less, and Happy New Year!