Wednesday 31 August 2022

If I Stand Up, The World Will Spin Away

Andrew Weatherall has frequently featured on this blog, most recently in June with a selection of remixes. However, I think this is the first time I've presented a selection exclusively focusing on the music he's released under his own name.

Without further ado, here's a 10 song selection in a little over 70 minutes, bringing together (mostly vocal) songs and remixes from Andrew Weatherall's solo albums and various EPs and 12" singles.

Today's selection title is a lyric from We Count The Stars (track 9) which complements the photo of the giant wooden gorilla, snapped in the gardens of Bristol Zoo when Clan K visited on Monday. Every 30 minutes or so, the gorilla's left hand would raise to it's mouth, which would then 'spit' water all over the children (and some adults) below, to their screaming delight.
 
1) The Moton 5.2 (2020)
2) Built Back Higher (Radical Majik Re-Mix By Steve Boardman) (2009)
3) Disappear (Duncan Gray Remix) (2016)
4) Making Friends With The Invader (2018)
5) You Can't Do Disco Without A Strat (Single Version By Andrew Weatherall) (2006)
6) Confidence Man (Album Version By Andrew Weatherall & Nina Walsh) (2016) 
7) Miss Rule (2009)
8) Vorfreude 2 (2017)
9) We Count The Stars (Unloved Remix By David Holmes, Keefus Ciancia & Tristin Norwell) (2016)
10) The Last Walk (Album Version By Andrew Weatherall & Nina Walsh) (2016)
 
2006: The Bullet Catcher's Apprentice EP: 5 
2009: A Pox On The Pioneers: 7
2009: Andrew Weatherall vs The Boardroom Volume 2: 2
2016: Convenanza: 6, 10
2016: Consolamentum: 3, 9
2017: Qualia: 8
2018: Blue Bullet EP: 4
2020: Pamela #1 EP: 1
 

2 comments:

  1. This is a nice comp Khayem, good mmix of his own name stuff. You Can't Do Disco... is always a little overlooked and always cheers me up when I hear it.

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    1. Thanks, Adam. I love The Bullet Catcher's Apprentice EP and Feathers seems to be the frequent 'go to' track but I love You Can't Do Disco..., both the original and the Repeat/Repeat remix. Coming back to the 'solo' Weatherall back catalogue again after a while is a lovely reminder of how deceptively complex and nuanced the songs are, both musically and lyrically.

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