Recorded and released with Loom in 1996, the opening song actually dates back to the aborted Associates reunion with Alan Rankine in 1993, the song initially demo'd as Edge Of The World and appearing on the Double Hipness compilation in 2000. Billy would revisit the song several times, with versions titled Anacostia Bay or At The Edge Of The World appearing on various posthumous solo compilations, including last year's essential Satellite Life: Recordings 1994-1996
Despite the mix title, this is the only version of Eagle to appear on Banco De Gaia's 1995 Last Train To Lhasa, which is still a satisfying, immersive ambient experience, nearly three decades on.
Blue Pearl were good but never quite as good as I wished/hoped they would be. Youth aka Martin Glover at the controls and Durga McBroom's vocals which, to be honest, were an acquired taste. However, the trio of remixes by The Orb on the Mother Dawn 12" single are pretty great; this is the first, clocking in at 12 minutes and 45 seconds and still not the longest of the three!
Today's loose theme easily presented an excuse to post yet another version/remix of Smokebelch by The Sabres Of Paradise. Is there a bad version of this song? I've yet to hear one.
As a coda to this selection, a brief burst from Justin Warfield, vocal free and hinting at another party about to kick off next door.
Five songs, fifty minutes, play through headphones for the maximum experience.
1) Anacostia Bay (At The Edge Of The World) (Original Version): Loom ft. Billy MacKenzie (1996)
2) Eagle (Small Steppa Mix): Banco De Gaia (1995)
3) Mother Dawn (Buckateer Mix 1 By The Orb): Blue Pearl (1992)
4) Smokebelch II (Exit) (Remix By Andrew Weatherall, Jagz Kooner & Gary Burns): The Sabres Of Paradise (1993)
5) Tequila Flats (Ghosts Of Laurel Canyon): Justin Warfield (1994)
This works!
ReplyDeleteI surprised myself with this one, Adam.
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