Ever since Stevie Nicks’ 80s Edge of Seventeen was made into the epic and beautiful crescendo of Beyond 17 we’ve been keeping a beady eye on Blamma Blamma! and did a little listening and reading. Blamma Blamma! members Martin and Nick started making music in 2007, and built up their own tracks alongside remixes of, among others, We Have Band and Maximo Park, before Martin sadly died of cancer in 2009. Nick decided earlier this year that it was important not to let everything they’d made go to waste, so he brought back Blamma Blamma! “As a testament to my good friend.”

Beyond 17 was released in memory of Martin on Cage & Aviary‘s Label The Walls Have Ears, created a storm in the blog world, and Blamma Blamma! was reborn. Nick’s been busy with remixes for Crookers and Two Door Cinema Club and new material is on route in the next few months. I was very excited to see a mixtape, and it doesn’t disappoint.

Blamma Blamma! Strong Motion Mixtape (September 2010)

Tracklist
1. Midnight Juggernauts – ‘Induco’
2. Azari & III – ‘Indigo’
3. Shit Robot – ‘Simple Things’ (Todd Terje Version)
4. Sect – ‘Thieve Scrilla’
5. Lex Loofah – ‘Freaky Deaky’ (More Bounce To The Ounce Mix)
6. Mystery Jets – ‘Dreaming Of Another World’ (Prins Thomas Mix)
7. Riva Starr – ‘Splendido’ (Dub)
8. Pleasurekraft – Tarantula
9. Kid Gloves – ‘Brand New Dance’
10. Booka Shade – ‘Bad Love’ (Cassius Mix)
11. Lil’ Mo’ Ying Yang – ‘Reach’ (A Little More Mix)
12. Hot Chip – ‘Hand Me Down’ (Wild Geese Mix)
13. Blamma! Blamma! (feat Rival Jousters) – ‘Clarity’
14. Blamma! Blamma! – ‘Beyond 17′