As you may have read in last week’s Mixed lollies, a new selection of download-only music is available from the NZBC’s favourite audio alchemists, Underworld. ‘lovely broken thing’ was released online on 9 November 2005, so New Zealanders can still be among the first in the world to hear it. You’ll find some short, QuickTime audio samples here, and I think you’ll agree that they augment Underworld’s existing broad palette with some new experiments in sound. For just £5 (that’s less than NZ$13) you get nearly 30 minutes (28’36”) of music, a gallery of 177 original photographs and the cover artwork for your photo iPod. Even if we do get a New Zealand iTunes store early in the New Year, you won’t be able to buy this from Apple because it’s available exclusively here. I think you’ll agree, ‘lovely broken thing’ represents great value for money even if it is broken — the definition of which is up for discussion. More…