Ooompa doompa diddly do, we’ve got a secret just for you.
It appears that Bestival head honcho, Rob Da Bank has transformed overnight into our very own Willy Wonka.
No, he’s not planning on opening up a new chocolate factory, but has instead, hidden five golden Bestival 2008 tickets inside the soon to be released A-Z Bestival 2008 Compilation CD.
It hits the shelves of all good record stores on 1st September and has a cracking track list.
The generous act of releasing more tickets, is to celebrate Rob’s 100th release on his very own Sunday Best record label.
What’s on it you ask.
The suspense is terrible,
I hope it’ll last!
According to our friends over at Bestival HQ, the double album kicks off with a stone cold classic; ‘Analogue Bubblebath’, the debut release from the ever innovative electronic enigma Aphex Twin, who will be headlining The Big Top on Saturday at this year’s Bestival.
Indie dons du jour Black Kids’ breakthrough single ‘I’m Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How To Dance With You’, Carl Craig’s cascading ‘At Les’, the title track from dan le sac vs Scroobius Pip’s stunning debut album ‘Angles’ plus acid house legends 808 State’s sublime ‘Pacific 202’ all follow as Mr da Bank crams in boundless quality cuts.
Appearances from Oxford’s Foals, enigmatic genius Gideon Conn, synth pop doyens The Human League, one-man-riot anti-hero pop star Kid Carpet, soul-tronica trailblazer Jamie Lidell, raucous rock’n’rollers Kitty Daisy & Lewis and the blissful folk of Lucky Elephant lead on to the leftfield pop brilliance of Micachu who rounds off the first part of the A-Z in some style.
Danger Mouse produced ‘ones to watch’ The Shortwave Set open up the action for disc two on the letter ‘N’ with ‘Now Til 69’. The 8-bit grooves of thecocknbullkid’s ‘On My Own’, the punky pop of Pete & The Pirates ‘Come On Feet’ and Christopher D Ashley’s ‘sluttish warehouse electro’ on ‘Sugar Coated Lies’ keep the pressure on before Roots Manuva’s timeless ‘Witness (1 Hope)’ makes its presence felt.
The unhinged bleep-pop of Slagsmalsklubben’s ‘Sponsored By Destiny’, Transglobal Underground’s majestic ‘Temple Head’, Underworld’s immortal ‘Cowgirl’ and Pendulum’s colossal ‘Visions’ bring things into the home straight that sees Little Dragon, Sunday Best new boys The Ghost and the throbbing Yacht providing a superlative closeout, leaving Zombie Zombie’s epic psychedelic wig-out ‘Driving This Road Until Death Sets You Free’ to bring the A-Z: Bestival 2008 album to an emphatic end, well and truly whetting the appetite for Bestival’s 5th birthday at Robin Hill Country Park this September.
Phew!
As Willy Wonka himself would say
“So shines a good deed in a weary world!”
We’re hoping to have a signed copy of the CD to raffle off at the Wight Trash Transitions CD Launch Party on 24th August – you never know it may even contain one of those wonderful golden tickets!
Image: Copyright Bestival
