Seeing as how it's a while since any Weatherall tracks appeared on the blog, here's four Sabres mixes of the god-awful Therapy (and you can get your question mark to fuck as well).
This is a promo 12" which is the only record I have featuring the same tracks on the A-side as the B-side but with different bpms. The A-side has two mixes at 155bpm and the B-side has the same mixes, but at a slower 132bpm. The B-side's are a wee bit longer, so I reckon they just did a straight pitch down. This is the kind of thing that used to make my head hurt in maths at school - I'm sure there's a definite way to work this one out. A great concept though - right now I'm in the mood for the A-side mixes but tomorrow it I might prefer the more sedate B-siders. Magic!
The A-side mixes (Weatherall in 'hard as fuck' mode) remind me of this track by Koenig Cylinders, an early upload on here.
I thought this would be the only record I've got on A&M (really dodgy signings), but a quick check's reminded me that Captain Sensible was on there as well. That's that sorted then...
Therapy? - Nowhere (Sabres Of Paradise Remixes)
A1 - Nowhere (Sabres Of Paradise Mix) (155 bpm)
A2 - Nowhere (Therapeutic Distortion Mix) (155 bpm)
B1 - Nowhere (Sabres Of Paradise Mix) (132 bpm)
B2 - Nowhere (Therapeutic Distortion Mix) (132 bpm)
Buy it here
Thursday, 18 June 2009
Therapy? - Nowhere (Sabres Of Paradise Remixes)
2K - Fuck The Millenium (plus Tommy's Bonus Brass)
I realise I've not posted any KLF yet, and they're one of my favourite acts ever, but the internet is full of pretty much everything they've done, except this - the holy grail of KLF which I'd quite happily wank off a few tramps for.
Recently, occasional R-i-G contributor Tommy from Australia fired me a few mp3s, two of which were from the Williams Fairey Brass Band's Acid Brass album. I remembered about this 12", yet another version of What Time Is Love, inspired by said album.
The A-side is over 13 mins of WTIL with a bit of brass, Zodiac Mindwarp on additional vocals, and a breakdown into the hymn "Eternal Father, Strong to Save". The usual madness, in other words...
A couple of mixes from the Acid Brass album on the flip, and I've added on a couple of dance classics courtesy of our antipodean ex-pat.
Wonder if their Millenium Crisis Line's still open - go check it out on 0890 900 2000 (calls cost 50p/min)...
2K - Fuck The Millenium
A - Fuck The Millenium
B1 - Acid Brass/What Time Is Love (Version K)
B2 - Acid Brass/What Time Is Love (Version P-Royal Oak Mix)
Tommy's Bonus Brass:
Strings Of Life
Pacific 202
Buy it here
Wednesday, 17 June 2009
Technova - Tantra Remixes
Remix 12" for this previous upload, this sees Innersphere take control for a couple of fab mixes which are a more sensible 8-9 mins in length this time...
I'd like to think that these Sabres guys all shared a big block of flats together down dark'n'dingy London way, and they could just pass DAT tapes down from one window to the other for a remix, then send it down to Lord Audrey Witherspoon for the release.
Just the one post today as I'm off to see the mighty Throbbing Gristle and it's an early kick-off. Hope there's a few freaks there and it's not just baldy guys...
Technova - Tantra Remixes
A - Tantra (West Of Frankfurt Mix)
B - Tantra (East Of Detroit Dub)
Buy it here
Tuesday, 16 June 2009
Cajmere featuring Derrick Carter - Dreaming EP
Pulled this Cajmere 12" out as well as that last one and it's much better so here you go. Only came out a year after Keep Movin' and he's come on leaps and bounds with his production. Two uploads by the same act on the same day - whatever next?? Had forgotten how many of the buggers I had...
Breathy, dreamy, trippy as hell with bonkers vocals, the A-side mixes used to go down very nicely back in the snowball days. Fab percussion right across this EP as well.
B1 was a favourite at the notorious Pussypower nights in Glasgow, with it's charming "I ain't fucked all week" refrain. Around this time, I hadn't managed to procure yer actual Percolator 12" and thought (like the track on the post below) that I was onto it here with track B2 but it wasn't to be. Got it eventually though, once I find it I'll fire it up...
Cajmere featuring Derrick Carter - Dreaming EP
A1 - Dream States
A2 - Dream States Dub
B1 - Wet Dream
B2 - Last Cup Of Coffee
Buy it here
Cajmere featuring Nané - Keep Movin'
Does anyone really need six different versions of an 18 year old Cajmere track? Hmmm...
The main track is a kinda piano-vocal housey breakbeat number with fairly average remixes, but the B-side mixes are the dugz bawz.
On the flip, B2 pioneers the 'percolator' sound, basically the track that I'm guessing became 'Time For The Percolator' once he added vocals and sped it up a bit. I'm pretty sure Cajmere's on the straight and narrow now, and has even *gasp* found God, so there'll be no more 'Straight Up Drugs' remixes then...
B3 has a great old-skool 808 State-style in-yer-face riff that's repeated ad nausea with a 'come on, right now' vocal. Magnificent.
My advice? Unless you're a Cajmere completist ditch the A1, A2 & B1 mixes and keep the rest...
Cajmere featuring Nané - Keep Movin'
A1 - Keep Movin' (Radio Version)
A2 - Keep Movin' (Dub Mix)
A3 - Keep Movin' (Club Mix)
B1 - Keep Movin' (Instrumental)
B2 - Keep Movin' (Straight Up Drugs Mix)
B3 - Keep Movin' (Underground Goodie Mix)
Buy it here
Monday, 15 June 2009
Traktor - Traktor
Don't know too much about this record, but it's a bit fucking dark. Lots of muffled percussive noises, hard abrasive beats and some hi-pitched squealing noises. Discogs' recommendations for this release are Basic Channel and Jeff Mills so that should give you an idea of what it's all about.
It's the kind of record that if you played it to someone who wasn't into electronic music they'd think you'd gone mental. Definitely a 'time and a place' record. Dunno if that's a Monday teatime but there you go... 
Traktor - Traktor
A1 - Master Traktor
A2 - Various Traktor
B1 - Traktor Mood
B2 - Traktor Artists
Buy it here
Ln'S - Good For Me No Good For Me
This is an early release from Ludovic Navarre & 'Shazz', who shortly became St Germain and Aurora Borealis respectively. Hmmm, I dunno - it's not as good a play on producer names as Deanne Day - too few letters, no?
It's quite a housey track with a female vocal sample of the title. Some nice effects as well - early potential for these two high flyers. Got a bit bored of the whole jazzy thing that St Germain ended up doing, but those Boulevard 12"s are no bad. This was a one-sided 12" jobby so just the one track...
Ln'S - Good For Me No Good For Me
Buy it here
Saturday, 13 June 2009
Bongwater - The Power Of Pussy
This is the most accessible of the four Bongwater albums in my opinion, and it's fuckin nuts. Lots of surreal dialogues over kinda mad psychedelic strumming and percussive noises courtesy of underground legend Kramer. Singer Ann Magnuson is a great lyricist and I'll warn you now, some of these tracks contain 'strong language'.
My relationship with Bongwater began in about 1991 when I got a tape of this album, listened to it like fuck then tracked down a couple of the other ones. Hadn't heard anything quite like it. Very droney, very druggy, go check it oot if you've not heard of 'em.
If you can't be bothered with the album as a whole, go check out 'Nick Cave Dolls' - it's got a long drawn out intro followed by a David Lynch-esque track with whispered vocals and tape loop noises - a good starting point for the band...
Bongwater - The Power Of Pussy
1 - The Power Of Pussy
2 - Great Radio
3 - What If?
4 - Kisses Sweeter Than Wine
5 - Chicken Pussy
6 - White Rental Car Blues
7 - Nick Cave Dolls
8 - Bedazzled
9 - Obscene And Pornographic Art
10 - Connie
11 - What Kind Of Man Reads Playboy?
12 - I Need A New Tape
13 - Women Tied Up In Knots
14 - Junior
15 - Mystery Hole
16 - Time Is Coming
17 - Folk Song
Buy it here
Thursday, 11 June 2009
Various - Disco Galaxia 3
Anyone fancy a bit of disco??
This album only came out fairly recently which doesn't fit in with the remit of this blog, but who gives a fuck - its a bootleg so I don't feel guilty about sticking it up. Seven tracks from the halcyon late 70s/early 80s disco/Italo-disco period which I wasn't that up on before getting this. I can imagine a few of these gracing the dancefloor at Optimo at certain points during the course of an evening.
If you were to pick up the original releases of this lot you wouldn't get change out of £500, so big thanks to whoever's behind this release.
My pick o'the bunch as of this moment is 'Skydiver' which has been going through my head all day.
Some of the tracks seem to finish really suddenly - I can assure you it's not my rip, but the fault of the original bootlegger...
Various - Disco Galaxia 3
A1 - Nexus - Stand Up (Instrumental)
A2 - Koto - Chinese Wargames (Extended Dub)
B1 - Traeskø - Cubacumba (Voc Mix)
B2 - Methusalem - Robotism
C - Desmond Childs - Our Love Is Insane (John Luongo Disco Mix)
D1 - Johnny Harris - Odyssey Pt. 1
D2 - Neon - Skydiver (Ext Edit)
Buy it here
Inner City - Ahnonghay
The title's a bit of a mouthful, but here's three great mixes of Ahnonghay for ya. Dave Clarke was in the middle of his 'Red' period when he did it, and it sounds like it - take the spoken sample of the title off it and it's Red 2.5. I enjoyed Red 1 & 2 though, so this was a winner round at R-i-G towers back in the day.
It was always about the Carl Craig mix though, just for a change. It's magnificent - my interest in Craig dipped a bit after this with the Landcruising album, maybe I jut never gave it the attention it deserved but he was never an album artist in my opinion.
Still can't pronounce the title despite all the mixes featuring it. They seem to piss about with it as well, just to annoy you...
Inner City - Ahnonghay
A - Ahnonghay (Dave Clarke Mix)
B1 - Ahnonghay (Carl Craig Remix)
B2 - Ahnonghay (Original Reese Mix)
Buy it here
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