Nothing clever or fancy about today's selection: 7 randomly selected 12" mixes, sequenced in alphabetical order by artist. Some unexpected and welcome treats, though: a welcome return to this blog for Act aka Claudia Brücken & Thomas Leer; Bryan Ferry goes clubbing*; an early remix by Justin Robertson; François K taking on The Cure; and disco and dub classics from Grace Jones and Gregory Isaacs. To close, a track from modern dub colossi Youth and Gaudi, remixed by Cambridge DJ/producer Kuba, which has introduced me to a couple of new genres, psychill and broken beat. Every day an education. And a reason to keep moving.
1) Chance (Throbbin' Mix By Stephen Lipson): Act (1988)
2) You Can Dance (John Monkman Remix): Bryan Ferry (2010)
3) Redhills Road (Most Excellent Mix By Justin Robertson): Candy Flip (1991)
4) Hey You!!! (Extended Remix By François Kevorkian & Alan Gregorie): The Cure (1988)
5) La Vie En Rose (A Tom Moulton Mix): Grace Jones (1977)
6) Cool Down The Pace (10" Mix By Godwin Logie & Paul 'Groucho' Smykle): Gregory Isaacs (1982)
7) Empress Of The Tarot (Kuba Remix By Laurence Harvey): Youth & Gaudi (2020)
* This is very good, but the original version by DJ Hell is the best.
Loving this compilation. It brings to mind the fact that I've seen 3 gigs with <100. Claudia Brucken was the lowest with 26, not part of act alas but solo...I would still argue that all 3 artists were much better than some bands i've seen with crowds of 2000+ ...
ReplyDeleteThanks, Mike. I've a preference for smaller, more intimate venues, so I'm with you on them frequently being better than the larger gigs I've been to. I've only seen Propaganda and solo Claudia Brücken live performances on YouTube, but she's great, isn't she? The gig with the smallest turnout that I've ever been to was Freaky Realistic in Derby, circa 1993/94, touring their debut album. They were already down from three to two members by then and it felt like they were about that many in the audience, me included! For an upbeat, dance-oriented act, it must have been very demoralising, a bit like an outtake from Phoenix Nights :-( They gave it their all, though.
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