Girls of the Internet, the house and disco collective led by Tom Kerridge, have just released their latest album, Secular Music Vol 1, through their House Of The Internet imprint.
The album, which is positioned as the first in a three-part series, focuses on themes of connection, loss, belief and family experience, as well as capturing the group’s ethos of house music as an inclusive art form. It features collaborations with Dani Siciliano, Sió, Pinty, i am an island and James Alexander Bright, and follows on from last year’s When I Was Lost, I Found Myself. You can check out the album here.
“We are very proud to bring this music back to its inclusive roots – let’s forget the disjointed and cliquey scene we live in!” Kerridge says of the Girls of the Internet modus operandi. “I’m inspired by artists in all sorts of mediums that do things a bit differently. We incorporate a lot of live musicians and songwriting – although it’s very much based around house and electronic music, there’s always a human element happening.”
To coincide with the release of the album, for this week’s #MyRecordBag, Tom Kerridge has shared Girls Of The Internet’s top tracks that reflect the creative and communal spirit that birthed the scene – over to you, Tom!
Talking Heads – Once In A Lifetime (Live)
“Obviously so much of Talking Heads greatest music is made in collaboration with Brian Eno, but I decided to pick the Stop Making Sense version as they built such an incredible live band for this show / film including legends Bernie Warrell and Ednah Holt.”
Paul Johnson – White Winds
“Black Ivory is a collaboration between Patrick Adams, one of my favourite producers of all time, and Leroy Burgess. Add into that the greatest man to ever touch a sampler, Paul Johnson, ripping it apart for Daft Punk’s Guy Manuel’s Crydamoure label, and you’ve got Inception level collaboration heaven!”
Donna Summer – Spring Affair / Summer Fever
“Donna Summer’s dulcet tones meeting Giorgio Moroder’s bubbly synths and sharp disco production never miss.”
The B-52’s – Mesopotamia
“A lot of people moan that David Byrne’s hand in the production of Mesopotamia made them sound too much like Talking Heads, but what f**king idiot would think that?! For me, it retains just enough of B-52’s tongue in cheek style – but that beat!”
David Bowie – Young Americans (Live)
“Ziggy Stardust is by far my most hated era of Bowie. I love the idea of him dropping his whole band and moving to the US, absolutely coked off his tits, making this dreamy soul album, and enlisting the legend of all legends Luther Vandross to arrange vocals.”
Gwen Guthrie – Seventh Heaven (Larry Levan’s Mix)
“Come on – Sly & Robbie producing this buttery track for a disco diva, beefed up for the clubs by Larry. Those delayed claps – damn!”
The P-Funk Allstars – Hydraulic Pump
“Sly Stone and George Clinton on too many drugs in the 80’s. What could possibly go wrong?”
Blaze – Moonwalk
“Josh Milan & Kevin Hedge creating pure deep house bliss.”
Basement Jaxx – I’m Thru With You (featuring Corrina Joseph)
“Before Basement Jaxx became pop stars on XL Recordings, they made some of the most interesting and forward thinking house music the UK has ever produced. Their work with Corrina Joseph is always magic to me.”
Cajmere featuring Derrick Carter – Dream States
“Cajmere at his absolute creative peak, with Derrick’s unmistakable voice bubbling around, and Caj giving a spoken word moment about wetting the bed. Derrick is so underrated as a vocalist and a producer, and Cajmere’s work in the 90’s both as Green Velvet and Cajmere are unmatched in my opinion.”
Thanks Tom for your selections. Check out Girls Of The Internet – Secular Music Vol 1 here.
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