I Long To Leave My Body And Stalk Your Dreams

Goodbye, Anita Lane, 18th March 1960 to 28th April 2021.

 

The Next Man That I See: Anita Lane (2001)

I Hear A Voice Beyond The Veil

I was very late to discovering Psychic Life by Jah Wobble and Julie Campbell, but have listened to it lots ever since. Tightrope is the opening track, arguably unrepresentative of the album that follows, but an absolute cracker. Keith Levene also appears on guitar and in the video. Hard to believe this song is now 10 years old.

Julie Campbell has released a couple of albums as LoneLady - Nerve Up (2010) and Hinterland (2015) - and following another couple of singles in the intervening years, launched an excellent new song, (There Is) No Logic at the end of March.

Tightrope: Jah Wobble & Julie Campbell (2011)

(There Is) No Logic: LoneLady (2021)

Shout To The Top

This came out earlier this month, but it was put on my radar by the ever brilliant The Vinyl Villian music blog. JC's post highlights Hifi Sean, perhaps better known by people of a certain age and musical persuastion as Sean Dickson, lead singer with The Soup Dragons. This time around, he's completely rebuilt and remixed a cover version of The Style Council 80s classic, originally released by Fire Island in 1998 and featuring disco diva Loleatta Holloway (also infamous for the belting sample that drove 1989's Ride On Time by Black Box).

 

When you've got Paul Weller, Pete Heller & Terry Farley (Boy's Own), Loleatta Holloway and Hifi Sean in the mix, you really can't go wrong. There are three Hifi Sean mixes, all on YouTube and all worth a listen to brighten up your day.

 

I'd highly recommend checking out Hifi Sean's other music too, especially his 2016 album Ft., which is truly brilliant. Big thanks to JC @ The Vinyl Villian for opening my ears.

 

Hifi Sean on Bandcamp

Fire Island / Farley & Heller on Bandcamp

 

Hawkesbury Upton Top Ranking

I posted this homemade, slipshod DJ Mix on my Mixcloud page just over a year ago, in the early weeks of the first UK lockdown. We're currently in the latter stages of lockdown #3, and starting to re-engage with the world. Seems like a good time to give this another airing...

 

1.1) Is That You Mo-Dean? (Harpapella) (Remix By Moby): The B-52’s (1992)
1.2) Constancy: The The (2017)
1.3) A Long Hard Lazy Apprenticeship: The The (2017)
2) She's A Rainbow (Right Foot Yellow Mix By Fluke): World Of Twist (1991)
3) The Happy Song (Radio Edit): The Aliens (2007)
4) Children Of The Revolution: T.Rex (1972)
5) Ball Of Confusion (7” Mix): Love & Rockets (1987)
6) Triple Rhythm Stick (Beastie Boys vs. Ian Dury & The Blockheads): Go Home Productions (2006)
7) Lucky Number (Slavic Dance Version/Khayem Re-Edit): Lene Lovich (1978)
8) Good Times (Acapella): Chic (1979)
9) Rock With You (Feel That Heat) (Luxxury Edit): Michael Jackson (2016)
10) Everyday People: Sly & The Family Stone (1969)
11) Hey Mug (Outkast vs. The Streets): IDC (2005)
12) Elegant Chaos: Julian Cope (1984)
13.1) From Gardens Where We Feel Secure: Virginia Astley (1983)
13.2) Dub Be Good To Me (Acapella): Beats International (1990)
14) For A Reason (Single Mix): Dreadzone (2008)
15) Snobbery And Decay (That's Entertainment!): Act (1987)
16) My Own Way (Short Version): Duran Duran (1981)
17.1) Avril 14th (Album Version): Aphex Twin (2001)
17.2) I’m Not Tired: The The (2017)
17.3) Lying On My Side: The The (2017)
18) Be Thankful For What You've Got (Perfecto Mix By Paul Oakenfold & Steve Osborne) (ft. Tony Bryan): Massive Attack (1992)
19) Happiness (Quiet Village Remix By Matt Edwards & Joel Martin): Jonathan Jeremiah (2009)
20) Easter Song (Album Version): A Man Called Adam (1998)

 

And these were the inspirations for the mix title:

 

Hawkesbury Upton  

Althea & Donna - Uptown Top Ranking (1977)

I'm A Believer In A Different Way

I'm a fan of Ladyhawke's retro/modern rock/pop anyway, but this collaboration with Broods has been a playlist regular since it came out on March 4th. Great video by Lula Cucchiara, too.

 

 

 

Happy Land

From 1993, Ultramarine with Robert Wyatt on vocals and lyrics adapted from a parody of the popular patriotic Victorian song of the same name.

My favourite version is the remix by Aswad's drummer & founding member Angus Gaye aka Drummie Zeb, with it's vocal and dub halves. You'll find it on the Barefoot EP from 1994 and 2011's expanded digital version of the United Kingdoms albums.

Happy Sunday!

 

Ultramarine - Happy Land (promo video) 

Ultramarine - Happy Land (Remix By Drummie Zeb)

heartbeatincreasingheartbeat

Side 2 of a mixtape cassette, recorded 25th September 1991.

More melancholy than jolly, possibly reflecting my mood at the time, back in Bristol living with my parents after a year in Australia. You can almost hear the angst and pretension in the virtual cassette hiss between songs.

1) Theme For Great Cities: Simple Minds (1981)
2) Scarlet: Lush (1989)
3) Annexe: John Foxx (1983)
4) California Earthquake: Mama Cass Elliot (1968)
5) Broken Hearted And Beautiful: Marc Almond (1986)
6) The Democratic Circus: Talking Heads (1988)
7) Love Is Just A Word: Gavin Friday & The Man Seezer (1989)
8) World Weary: The Go-Betweens (1981)
9) Nevers End: Lloyd Cole & The Commotions (1985)
10) Head Hang Low: Julian Cope (1984)
11) The Bed: Lou Reed (1972)
12) September Song: The Young Gods (1991)

Side Two (46:37)