Paperclip People - 4 My Peepz

"This one's 4 my peepz"...

One of the last Carl Craig records I bought (from 1998), this sees him in Paperclip People mode (always a favourite pseudonym round these parts).

Quite a slow tune, it toddles along nicely for upwards of 12 mins, loads of great noises going on, and some of those trademark sudden changes of drum sound that he tends to fire into PP releases. Great remix on the flip as well, before this insane metallic sounding bonus track that's a bit nuts.

I had a laugh there when checking the stats for the blog - some Greek deviant had stumbled across the site by googling (on google.gr) "grandmothers fuck in shower" --> try clicking it, R-i-G comes up second! Hey - at least he ended up with a great Red Planet track to listen to while tugging himself off...



A - 4 My Peepz (Shot)
B1 - 4 My Peepz (Stabbed)
B2 - Untitled

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Suicide - 23 Minutes In Brussels

I guess not every Belgian is as musically adventurous as Telex from yesterday.

As infamous gigs go, this is up there with The Stooges' Metallic KO in the madness stakes. Suicide were supporting Elvis Costello (!) in 1978, and the crowd was not happy at having to wait to hear their 'hero'. Ghost Rider to start off with and it's all downhill from there. They get booed to fuck afterwards but that's just the beginning...

You get an "Elvis! Elvis!" chant after Rocket USA, booing and whistling throughout the fourth track, Dance. By the time they get to Frankie Teardrop, things are getting ugly. Someone in the audience steals the microphone, forcing the promoter to come out and demand it back or the show will be cancelled. Alan Vega subsequently begins to tell the crowd (or one person in particular) to "shut the fuck up - this is about Frankie!" and as the tape cuts, a full-fledged riot has broken out. Vega gets his nose broken, the club is torn up and the Suicide legend begins. Magnificent!

Now when the fuck is Peaches' cover of Jonny coming out?



Suicide - 23 Minutes In Brussels
Ghost Rider
Rocket USA
Cheree
Dance
Frankie Teardrop

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Cosmic Baby - Loops Of Infinity (Remixes)

I remember buying this double pack 12" on Logic for about £15 one Friday from Tower, years ago (overpriced as hell - no wonder it shut down). I'd met up with a mate at lunchtime, and we'd started things off early. Think I'd just got a student loan or something so felt flush and ended up in Tower fucked, spending over £100. Woke up with a wallop about two days later, and found the same four tracks on a single 12" in Virgin for £1.99! Fortunately I knew a few of the folk who worked in Tower so was able to go in with tail between legs and got most of the cash back, thank fuck...

The mixes? Two from the 'Baby himself, both mighty fine, but the highlights for me are the ones by Arpeggiators (Harthouse brigade) and Jam & Spoon, who go all Age Of Love on us. Well worth a punt - great to stick on as we ease into the weekend.

Oh, I've done a Spotify playlist of the stuff that first got me Ripped In Glasgow (idea stolen from The Quietus' Horrors Playlist). Get it by clicking the green icon over there on the left.



Cosmic Baby - Loops Of Infinity (Remixes)
A1 - Impressionistic
A2 - Arpeggiators Remix
B1 - Expressionistic
B2 - Tripomatic Fairytales Remix

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Telex - Moskow Diskow (Remixes)

Originally a single in 1979 for Belgium's premier exponents of electronic disco pop (now THERE's a sentence I never thought I'd say), these 1998 remixes see Carl Craig take to the helm for an excellent 69-style remix (and dub), as well as a pumping Jay Denham mix complete with 'choo choo' effects...



Telex - Moskow Diskow (Remixes)
A - Moskow Diskow (Carl Craig Remix)
B1 - Moskow Diskow (Jay Denham Remix)
B2 - Moskow Diskow (Carl Craig Dub)

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Big Ned - Big Ned

THE band of the year to come out of Glasgow, and the first CD that's not by Optimo or Julian Cope that I've actually bothered to buy for years. Glasgow's most impressive band for some time, and that's saying something. Influences include "David Lynch, Angelo Badalementi, Smog, Nick Cave, Elvis, Swans, Cash, Chris Isaacs ‘Wicked Game’, Carl Denver and the Gun Club. And most likely Satan."

From the press release: "Thrown into this electric soup is Charles Bukowski, Repo Man, Gummo, Lost Highway, Clint Eastwood, the Bible, the Devil, Glasgow City Barbers window display, Casper the Friendly Ghost, and every impressive boxer who ever entered the ring.

For Big Ned, this is the soundtrack to drag racing, zombies, drinking, shop lifting, dancing like a maniac, arm wrestling, fucking, smoking and Lee Marvin putting the boot in. One hand raised in the air with a stiff middle finger, the other raised with a glass of whisky; saluting those with charm and machismo that make music a delight and who entertain."

I'm not going to upload the whole album as it's not mid 90s techno, and the band deserve your pennies. Fuck sake - it's tenner down Fopp - get down and buy the fucker. I've ripped track one which is the A-side from their 7" single (actually taken from the vinyl to keep the 'Ripped In Glasgow' thang going), go check it oot (especially for the FAB cover of Paint It Black). Now, if I can track down that new Horrors album on vinyl...



Big Ned - Big Ned
1 - Bad Angel
2 - Love, Honour And Obey
3 - Scarmonica
4 - Paint It Black
5 - Ambition
6 - Final Steps
7 - Spoiled Rotten
8 - The Big Sky
9 - Son Of Dirt
10 - So Humid

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Mark Broom - Snap Shot

This 12" is fuckin brilliant - I love the synth and percussive thing going on on the title track. A wee gem that crept out on his Pure Plastic label in 1996. This was a Club 69 favourite if I remember correctly, Rub-A-Dub certainly hammered his records to fuck. I think he was in with all the Black Dog / Baby Ford brigade. Despite the fact that he was prolific as hell, this was the only 12" I managed to pick up on Pure Plastic, more's the pity. I suppose there's always the Discogs store...



A - Snap Shot
B1 - Gurkha
B2 - Brikhead

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Pyrex Detox - Boomy Room Acoustics EP

Another one from the Sabrettes stable, the title of this EP somehow makes me think of the cavernous aircraft hangar that is the SECC. I always hate it when a decent band plays there as you know that you'll ultimately be disappointed by the Boomy Room Acoustics. Arcade Fire sounded pish there. Mind you, the Primal Scream gig last December was fine - I was right down the front and it sounded fuckin fantastic. Dunno how much of that was due to the nick I was in, right enough...

The A1 track here is a bell-tastic stomper which I've not listened to for ages - glad I've ripped it so it can haunt me on the iPod for the next wee while. A2 is one of those short 'bonus beats' things; why do they have them - so you can sample it?? The B-side tracks are both FAB - I dunno if I've actually ever listened to them right through before now. Some fan I am. Mind you, the whole reason for this blog's existence was to get me to listen to all my old records again. Result! Will definitely listen again, though...



Pyrex Detox - Boomy Room Accoustics EP
A1 - The Bells Of Induction
A2 - Boomy Bonus
B1 - The Deepest Freaks
B2 - 2 In 1

Like A Tim - Game Girl EP

Like A Tim - always a winner in the west of Scotland with a name like that. I can imagine that a few fannies wouldn't have bought any of his records on principle.

Also known as "that Pure tune with the Blondie sample" (track B2, as if you wouldn't have guessed), this is Tim's debut EP for DJAX, from 1992. Is that track A2 attempting txt spk before it caught on? Tim must've been a Prince fan I guess...

Worth grabbing, even if it's just for the 3 minute Heart Of Glass track.



Like A Tim - Game Girl EP
A1 - Me And My Trio-3
A2 - U No I Luv U
B1 - On And On
B2 - Blond Break

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Greyhawk - Boiled Acid EP

Nothing but DJAX today:

One of two records that Michiel Holtgreve (me neither) released under the Greyhawk alias for DJAX, this one does exactly what it says on the tin. Should appeal to any Ege Bam Yasi or old-skool DJAX fans. As with a lot of this shit, the B-side is better than the A-side, but there you go...



Greyhawk - Boiled Acid
A1 - Acid Report
A2 - Intoxicated Sounds
A3 - Trance Elevator
B1 - Point Of Intersection
B2 - Acid Quake
B3 - Epidemic Future

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Pink Elln & Atom Heart - Elektronikkaa 1&2 / Electronique

A couple of insane-as-fuck live tracks here, recorded in 1992. When I first got this record I couldn't believe what I was hearing - I didn't think this kinda shit could be DONE live (this was 1993). It says "NO SAMPLES USED" on the run-out groove as well - always wished they would come and play Pure but it wasn't to be.

As far as I can see from Discogs, Pink Elln (whose name means 'pissing' in German, fact fans) released quite a lot of live stuff, but only this one when he was doing it with Atom Heart (who I've just learned is Señor Coconut!).

VFM on this one, as the full thing lasts upwards of 55 mins. Well worth giving up your time though (don't skip through it), this is one helluva 12" - very unusual...



Pink Elln & Atom Heart - Elektronikkaa 1&2 / Electronique
A - Elektronikkaa 1&2 (recorded live at the Temple, Helsinki 14/11/92)
B - Electronique (recorded live at the Casino, Montreux 07/06/92)

(Separate links due to file sizes)

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