Hermit Kingdom

Jackson and His Computer Band “Hard Tits” – I have no idea what Jackson was thinking of when he arrived at the title “Hard Tits” for this song, but it’s kinda perfect, as this track sounds almost like it could be the soundtrack to some cheesy Cinemax softcore sex scene. But, you know, good. It’s one part elegance, two parts decadence. It’s music for sexy villains. (Click here to buy it from Warp.)

Excerpt from Radio Pyongyang “New Model Army” – Christiaan Virant’s Radio Pyongyang compilation/collage for the Sublime Frequencies label is a fascinating, impressionistic peak into the pop culture of Kim Jong-il’s North Korea, shifting from corny North Korean pop with apparently jingoistic lyrics to recordings from People’s Army television dramas, Mass Games demonstrations, fragments from numbers stations, and clips of news broadcasts in Korean and English. (Click here to buy it from Ear-Rational.)