The final festive treat for you regular viewers...
I couldn't fuckin believe it a month or so ago when I got a number of emails out of the blue from Mr Smagghe, the last of which finished with this nugget: "I could do a playlist of rare personal classics for people to download... would that be cool?"
Hmmm, let me think about that one will you?
This all happened just as I was getting my shit together to go to work so off I skipped with a smile on my face (a rare occurrence), only to arrive home and get the link and this chat from the man himself.
Ivan, I don't quite know what to say apart from the fact that I am completely bowled over by this - thanks a fucking million...
I do not know what is wrong with Glasgow... Or rather, I know what is right about it: music fanaticism coupled with hard knuckled hedonism. One needs places like Glasgow, and places like here. Where knowledge never is stuck up, obsession only fair. Had heard about "Ripped in Glasgow" from the usual suspects (Jonnie Wilkes I think), it always slipped my mind to actually check it. I finally did and I saw quite a few things very close from home (Lord Sabre, German acid, a worthy mention of Wladimir M, a lost hero of mine etc...). The least I could do was putting a few things up there, for all those who care to grab.
Classics may be classics, they still change all the time. Here are ten that kind of stick to the back of my box, lost or not, all quite personal, avoiding the obvious ones. I hope they'll do justice to this gritty haven.
In no particular order...
Annette-Dream 17 (Derrick May remix)-Deconstruction
"North-The Sound of Dance Underground" was the first house record I bought. This is from the remix 12" that came out a bit later. My fave Derrick May remix (yes, Dee-Lite's Wild Times came close)...
Zeus-Cowboys on the Beach (extended)- original version: Aladin
Zeus B. Held also produced all the Gina X stuff. Great great album. This is an extended version that you will not find anywhere because...
Delkom-Superjack Infusion One (instrumental)-Wau/Mr Modo
If Zeus was pretty cool, my german producer uber god is Conny Plank. He did not do this, but you feel how much Gaby Delgado was under the influence...
Logic System-Crash (Kaos edit)-original Version: EMI
Two major influences in the beginning: The Lone Swordsman and nu-beat. Here's this Boccacio hit (proving how pushed the limits were). Edit by Kaos...
Robert Hood-Minus (Combo edit)
I sometimes find "classics" playlist a bit too respectful. This is not. And it's from 2009. It turns Hood's frantic hypnotic techno grinder into a 105 bpm almost krautrock monster. One of my track of this year...
Melody Boy 2000-Sound Stealer-Monotone Musique
Electroclash before it even was. From that period, if there was only one... Maybe this...
Asja Auf Capri-Contre Temps-Difficult Fun
One brilliant album about 6 years ago. Then vanished. Lost indeed...
Aaron Carl-Homoerotic (Detroit Mix Show ext)
Here, I had to put something Weatherall related, Rather than my fave AW remix (MBV's Soon-not very original), this is a track that definitely reminds me of him...
Dark Day-No, Nothing, Never-Lus/unlust
And my hat off to Stirmonster. I did not know this incredible 1980 track (and brilliant album) until fairly recently. Sums up what I like about electronics and rock n'roll...
Sex Attac-Eteronout-White Label
You know those records... The white label you've had for years but no nothing about? Sometimes nice to leave it like that...
And there you have it. Many thanks to Ivan for putting this together and firing it in my direction.
I'm off to do the Christmas nonsense with m'lady's family - provided I don't get stranded up in Aberdeenshire there'll be more posts about the 28th.
Happy holidays...
Ivan Smagghe - Ivan's Lost Classics for Ripped In Glasgow
1 - Aaron Carl - Homoerotic - Detroit Mix Show Extended
1 - Annette - Dream 17 (Derrick May Remix)
3 - Asja Auf Capri - Contre Temps
4 - Dark Day - No, Nothing, Ever
5 - Logic System - Crash (Kaos Edit)
6 - Delkom - Superjack Infustion One (Instrumental)
7 - Melody Boy 2000 - Sound Stealer (Original Mix)
8 - Robert Hood - Minus (Combo ReEdit)
9 - Sex Attac - Eteronout (Original Mix)
10 - Zeus - Cowboys On The Beach (Extended)
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Thursday 24 December 2009
Ivan Smagghe - Ivan's Lost Classics for Ripped In Glasgow
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9 comments:
wow - very cool
certainly downloading now
Yowza! I thought the Velvets' box set was a nice Xmas gift already, you come up with the goods again & again! You Rock! Happy Holidaze!
Taking it to another level Moggie! Now if only Ivan would reveal that pseudonym he and Weatherall have been up to!!! Thank you and have a great xmas!
takes an awful lot to get me to comment on anything but sitting here listening to the mini-crate of crucialities from Mr Smagghe I'm compelled to send the most monstrous thanks.
top notch as ever R-i-G, always a blog i speed towards on the RSS trawl - seasons vest and all that
Consider this cap doffed Moggie - and merci, Ivan.
Ivan really IS one of the greats isn't he? Can't wait to give this a proper listen... (merci!) x
mogz,
just a quick one to say that your updates will be greatly missed. i thoroughly enjoyed my visits to your blogs, esp when i could go "oh, i got that" or even better, "i was there, i remember that"...admittedly, it was more often "i think i was there, cannae mind right enough..." :)
take it easy mate, and thanks.
oh, and happy new year, enjoy your new found spare time :)
davie
Thanks to Ivan and R-I-G for this :-)
I check in every now and then, mainly for the weatehrall bits, and your blog will be missed. Hope you'll continue to post Lord Sabre's 6 Mix a and when they appear.
Matty
It is nice when you can find something really interesting. I enjoyed your article very much. Please continue to post in this way.
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