Tell Me Easter's On Sunday

It's Easter, it's Sunday, it's time for a themed Dubhed Selection that doesn't include Easter by Patti Smith Group.. 

Ten songs, three quarters of an hour. This one's dedicated to Jez over at the excellent A History Of Dubious Taste for championing Kris Kristofferson via his Sunday Morning Coming  Down series. Jez provided my proper introduction to Kris' music, without which I'd be missing the rather wonderful opening song for today's selection.

In one of those happy coincidences, the song's synth outro segues perfectly with the intro to Easter by Repeat, despite being separated by over twenty years and several genres. 

Repeat was a mid-90s collaboration between Dave 'Not the Slade guitar player' Hill, Mark Broom and Plaid aka Andy Turner and Ed Handley. They released a few 12" singles and an album. Easter was a one-off 12" in 2001 and judging credited solely to Dave Hill and Mark Broom.

An Easter compilation would be incomplete without Easter Song by A Man Called Adam, with some lovely flute by Eddie Parker, who gets a co-writing credit on the song.

Scotland is well represented, with four - count 'em, four - bands. The first pair are Simple Minds and The Blue Nile, both from the early 80s. Simple Minds were in that transitional phase between avant garde, angular pop and overblown anthemic rock. The Blue Nile had just released their debut album, and it would be another six years before the follow up. An eternity then, a blink in the eye these days.

Psychedelic pop has managed to sustain in each decade since the 1960s. Julian Cope makes an inevitable appearance with Easter Everywhere, named after the 13th Floor Elevators' second album. Later, XTC deliver another slice of end of the millennium gorgeousness from their Apple Venus Volume 1 album. 

Anderson (Matt to his friends and folks, Anderson (26) to Discogs) is new to me, but delivers a jolly slice of electronica that bounces along nicely. I must investigate further.

The final brace of Scottish legends are Eugenius and Associates. Eugenius were initially called Captain America, until Marvel Comics knocked on their door. A forced change of name had no impact whatsoever on the quality of their music.

Associates (sometime prefixed by 'The' sometimes not) faced a different set of challenges, internal and external, but the impact of the music that Alan Rankine and Billy MacKenzie produced in their brief time together has sustained.

After a glut of Easter today, something completely different on Monday. 

1) Easter Island: Kris Kristofferson (1978)

2) Easter: Repeat (2001)

3) Easter Song (Radio Edit): A Man Called Adam (1999)

4) East At Easter: Simple Minds (1984)

5) Easter Everywhere (Album Version): Julian Cope (1988)

6) Easter Eggs: Anderson (2020)

7) Easter Parade: The Blue Nile (1983)

8) Easter Theatre: XTC (1999)

9) Easter Bunny (Single Version w/ Reprise): Eugenius (1993)

10) Tell Me Easter's On Friday: Associates (1981)

1978: Easter Island: 1

1981: Tell Me Easter's On Friday EP: 10

1983: A Walk Across The Rooftops: 7

1984: Sparkle In The Rain: 4

1988: My Nation Underground: 5

1993: Easter Bunny EP: 9

1999: Apple Venus Volume 1: 8

1999: Easter Song EP: 3

2001: Easter EP: 2

2020: Easter Eggs EP: 6

Tell Me Easter's On Sunday (46:46) (KF) (Mega)

A Song For You

Another selection of 2024 highlights, the theme being names in song titles.

 

Many of the usual suspects - Barry Adamson, Momus, Julian Cope, HANN - and a couple appearing here for the first time, with 100 Poems (aka Mike Wilson) and Mat Ducasse (best known to me for his work with Skylab). 

 

A Man Called Adam originally released Estelle in 1998 and it reappeared again this year with some new versions and contemporary remixes that had been gathering dust in a box for decades. I've included the traditional 7" version here, a reminder of summers past and the summer that never quite materialised here in 2024.

Another 'comeback' of sorts was China Crisis, who revisited their back catalogue with lush orchestral arrangements, a common practice these days perhaps, but not always successful. No such worry here though, China Greatness is a delight. A second CD supplied alternative mixes of the album tracks, including Christian, which closes today's selection.

I'll be coming back to some of the artists featured here over the next week, to wax lyrical about their respective albums. Gosh, it's been a good year, musically speaking.

 

1) Amen White Jesus: Barry Adamson (Cut To Black)

2) Trump: Momus (20 Frisky Whiskies)

3) Iris: Future Islands (People Who Aren’t There Anymore)

4) Estelle (7 Inch Edit): A Man Called Adam (Estelle EP)

5) Four Jehovahs In A Volvo Estate: Julian Cope (Friar Tuck)

6) Song For Claire (Your Life Is Your Life) (Album Version): 100 Poems (Balearic As A System Of Belief)

7) Rebecca's Desk: Xan Tyler (Holding Up Half The Sky)

8) Reka: Kito Jempere ft. Moral Kiosk & LINAMARI (Part Time Chaos Part Time Calmness)

9) Steve: Billy Reeves (Steve (A Weekend In Egham, 1996))

10) This Is Liam: HANN (Forever In A Glance)

11) Song For David (Single Version): Mat Ducasse (Song For David EP)

12) Christian (WW1 Mix): China Crisis (China Greatness)

A Song For You (47:30) (KF) (Mega)

Love Comes In And Fills Up Everywhere

Twelve months on from their last release, A Man Called Adam have a new single out on 13th September.

 

Well, kind of new and kind of a single. Estelle Special Edition 2024 is an 8-track, 52-minute celebration of the song which first appeared on the inaugural Café Del Mar compilation in the summer of 1994. 

 

Thirty years on, with the lousy summer we've had in the UK, "a mystic transformation from the darkness to the light" is just what we need.

 

José Padilla may have got there first, but A Man Called Adam did the right thing by sequencing Estelle as the closing track of their 1998 album Duende. It's a perfect fit in both environment, built around xylophonic (poly)rhythms, guitar strums, synth washes and Sally Rodgers uplifting vocals. The icing on the cake is Eddie Parker's flute, used sparingly but integral to the overall sound.

 

Estelle Special Edition 2024 closes with the original Café Del Mar version, offering up 7 new, rare and unreleased versions, all of which offer a fresh perspective on the song.

My picks are the previously unreleased Censer Remix by A Man Called Adam (1994) and Luv...Reprise, one of three remixes (from the Fear Of Flying remix album circa 1996) by Sensory Productions aka Rob Mello and Zaki Dee. Finally, back to Sally Rodgers and Steve Jones for a 2024 Extended Mix that removes some of the layers to give more space to flute and vocals and teases the music out to nearly nine and a half minutes. 

Sheer bliss and an essential (pre)order for this week's Bandcamp Friday.

 

 

 

 

 

There's Still Something Going Round Inside My Head

Side 1 of a cassette compilation, recorded 23rd July 1994.

 

First of all, welcome to Alex from Germany, who has just started a music blog called Bamboo Temple Garden. On Thursday, Alex commented on my previous posting of side 2 of this mixtape which reminded me (a) how much I liked this particular cassette and (b) that over a year later I hadn't got around to posting side 1. Where does the time go?!

The determination to make this Saturday's post coincided with the completely unexpected but very welcome news on Friday (via Swiss Adam) that the mighty Fluke has reunited and have a new single out on Monday. Incredibly good timing as Fluke kick off this side with their own remix of 1993 single Bubble, which was originally only available on the vinyl 12" single. To say that I'm thrilled that they're back is an understatement.

Next up is another legend, Fabio Paras, operating under the Smells Like Heaven alias with Londres Strutt. I love this song, especially the remix here by Boomshanka, but it also used to cause my girlfriend at the time no end of amusement over a misheard lyric. Once you hear the sampled refrain "bassline kicking" as "baste my chicken", there's no going back, I'm afraid...

Dave Lee was at the forefront of the 1990s disco revival and the singles and remixes around his solo album Universe Of Love set the template for the rest of the decade. Believing his own name to be lacking the fizz and pop needed for his musical output, Dave merged the names of two US artists, Pal Joey and J Walter Negro, to create Joey Negro. Dave continued to use the name for three decades until in July 2020, he recognised that it was not acceptable and the alias was permanently shelved. Whilst the name may have been ill advised, the music is and has always been brilliant.

Which I could also say about A Man Called Adam, who have continued to produce great music in each decade from the (late) 1980s to the 2020s and show no sign of running short on inspiration. Bread, Love And Dreams is a much-loved single from their debut album, with a memorable cover image of Sally Rodgers' bum... I'm still not sure that I've connected that image with the lyrical themes of the song, but I guess it stood out on the record shop racks at the time. What also stood out was the quality of the mixes, not least their own but those by Slam and, included here, Graeme Park.

I only need mention the Sabres Of Paradise or the names Andrew Weatherall, Jagz Kooner and Gary Burns and you know you're in for a treat. This is their epic remix (one of three) of Conquistador by Espiritu aka Vanessa Quiñones and Chris Taplin. It's a 12-minute propulsive house monster, not a typical Sabres mix in many respects but proof that when they wanted to go there, they could lead the way every time. 

Who else to follow Andrew Weatherall than David Holmes? David sealed his reputation with an equally epic remix of Smokebelch II by Sabres Of Paradise, but this remix of should've-been-huge Freaky Realistic predates that milestone. Named after the now-legendary Belfast club that David and Iain McCready ran at the time, the two Sugarsweet mixes of Koochie Ryder take the song into a much different (head) space and will be a pleasant surprise if you're only familiar with David's later work.

And to close side 1 (and bridge to side 2, as it happens), The Grid aka Dave Ball and Richard Norris bring their own remix of Crystal Clear. This single came as a seemingly unbeatable remix package featuring Justin Robertson and The Orb. Both excellent but The Grid are more than up to the challenge, the Trimar Mix adding female vocals and an energy that elevates it even higher than the original album version. And it's all achieved in under five minutes. Great stuff.

 

If that doesn't have you smiling and grooving wherever you are, check your pulse, you may need medical attention... 

 

1) Bubble (Braillebubble): Fluke (1993)

2) Londres Strutt (Boomshanka Remix By Ben Mitchell & Steven Harper): Smells Like Heaven (1993)

3) Do What You Feel (Dum Dum Vocal Edit By Dave Lee): Joey Negro ft. Debbie French (1991)

4) Bread, Love And Dreams (Parkside Mix By Graeme Park): A Man Called Adam (1992)

5) Conquistador (Sabres Of Paradise Mix No. 3 By Andrew Weatherall, Jagz Kooner & Gary Burns): Espiritu (1993)

6) Koochie Ryder (Sugarsweet Mix Part 2 By David Holmes & Iain McCready): Freaky Realistic (1993)

7) Crystal Clear (Trimar Mix By Dave Ball & Richard Norris): The Grid (1993)

Side One (45:30) (KF) (Mega)

Side Two here

Fly Away

I probably say this every year but this year has been a really good year for top notch electronic music. To prove my point, here's an (almost) hour-long selection of absolute corkers that I have purchased since 2023 emerged blinking into the daylight through to the arse end of what's proved to be, in the UK at least, a washed-out summer.

Stick this on and fly away from it all for a while.

 

1) Facciamo L'Amore (Pete Blaker Remix): Rheinzand

2) The Girl With A Hole In Her Heart (Album Version): A Man Called Adam 

3) Brasiliana: Bárbara Boeing

4) Trinity (Original Version): Pim Secle & Orchid

5) Quiet Spillage (The Long Champs Remix By Lloyd Jones): StinkyJim

6) Synthetic Glory (MAN2.0 Remix By Mark Bailey): James Rod

7) Golden Dirt (Hereldeduke Remix By Linton Brown): Hello Cosmos

8) Look At The Stars Now, Mama (Hardway Brothers Meet Monkton Uptown Deep Dive) (Remix By Sean Johnston & Duncan Gray): D:Ream

9) Lack Of Sleep (Album Version): Maps

 

Bandcamp links below. Purchase of the full EP/album is strongly recommended for all.

 

Facciamo L'Amore EP: 1

The Girl With A Hole In Her Heart: 2

Brasiliana EP: 3

'90's Kids EP: 4

Social Awareness: The Remixes: 5

Synthetic Glory EP: 6

Hard Dirt: Hello Cosmos Remixed: 7

Broken Hearts & Messed Up Minds: The Remix Album: 8

Counter Melodies: 9

 

Fly Away (57:38) (KF) (Mega)

Return To The Acoustic Tent

This time last year in the post-Glastonbury comedown, I posted a 45-minute acoustic selection. Never one to claim any original thought whatsoever, here I am again with another 13-song selection for 2023.

None of the artists here featured in last year's selection and whilst some of the artists' acoustic turns may not be a surprise - I'm thinking particularly of Turin Brakes and The Pictish Trail - there are some playing against type, namely Dua Lipa*, Seal, Moby and A Man Called Adam.

Terry Hall sounds great in any musical setting, of course, but I think the version of Ballad Of A Landlord is an especially fine showcase for his wonderful voice and songwriting. His absence is still keenly felt.

 

Compared to 2022, I've been very slack in my Glastonbury viewing: so far, only Billy Nomates, Fever Ray, Los Bitchos and Working Men's Club; all excellent, but lots to catch up with before the BBC iPlayer axe falls. Then again, if the sun's shining... 

 

* You might guess from the song title acronym, but a potty mouth advisory for Ms. Lipa if you're playing this within range of sensitive ears.

1) Pure (Acoustic Version): Lightning Seeds (1995)

2) Pain Killer (RTL2 Acoustic Version): Turin Brakes (2003)

3) Lovely Daughter (Acoustic): Merz (2007)

4) IDGAF (Acoustic): Dua Lipa (2018)

5) Crazy (Acoustic Version): Seal (1991)

6) Acoustic Guitar: The Magnetic Fields ft. Claudia Gonson (1999)

7) Tell Me (Toronto Acoustic Version): Moby ft. Cold Specks (2013)

8) Jewel (Acoustic): Cranes (1996)

9) Barefoot In The Head (Acoustic Edit): A Man Called Adam (2004)

10) Nuclear Sunflower Swamp (Acoustic): The Pictish Trail (2022)

11) Ballad Of A Landlord (Acoustic Version): Terry Hall (1997)

12) Just Drive (Acoustic Version): It's Immaterial (2002)

13) Another Sinful Day (Acoustic): Little Axe (1995)

 

1994: Prayer For The Dying EP: 5 

1995: Another Sinful Day EP: 12

1996: WRAS 88.5 Presents: Radio Oddyssey: 8 

1997: Ballad Of A Landlord EP: 11

1999: 69 Love Songs: 6

2002: The Great Liverpool Acoustic Experiment: 12

2003: Ether Song (ltd 2x CD):: 2 

2004: Barefoot In The Head EP: 9

2006: The Very Best Of The Lightning Seeds: 1

2007: Merz (Expanded Edition) (2x CD): 3

2013: Amazon Artist Lounge EP: 7

2018: IDGAF EP: 4

2022: EarthPercent x Earth Day Compilation Album: 10

 

Return To The Acoustic Tent (46:16) (KF) (Mega) 

You can find last year's Acoustic Tent selection here

Definitely His Final & Most Fabulous Creation

Side 2 of a mixtape compiled for me by my brother, circa 1995.

For a mid-90s compilation, like Side 1 before it, this selection focuses quite heavily on the tail end of the 80s, with the rest made up of tracks that were already a couple of years old. All essential tracks though, in this blogger's humble opinion.

M|A|R|R|S start things off with what is still one of the finest four minutes of chop and edit sampladelic music ever. Incredible at the time, incredible now to believe that this is 36 years old. Still sounding fresh after all these years.

Ché aka Alex Johnson was completely new to me when I first heard this cassette but will have been included as a club classic from the days before I started going clubbing with my brother and also because I was really getting into Adrian Sherwood, who produced and remixed this song. I've managed to track down other versions of this song since but this remains the definitive version for me.

I loved System 7 from the first time I borrowed my brother's handful of 12" singles and the Ultraworld Colony Mix of Mia is simply spectacular. The Orb's Alex Paterson was 'mix consultant' on this and it shows, lots of trademark Orbient sounds complementing Steve Hillage and Miquette Giraudy's sonic palette. Producer Nigel Butler also gets a co-writing credit on this one.

For a brief period in the 1980s, Psychic TV went about as pop as they could and ever would, exploring the 1960s in a way that no Levis advert-endorsed reissue or cover version was at the time. None of it really troubled the charts but it was spectacular, including Godstar, their homage to Brian Jones, and a surprisingly faithful cover of The Beach Boys' Good Vibrations which makes every second of it's 7-minute 12" version count. 

The Chrono Psionic Interface is a much-loved song by A Man Called Adam, even more so with Andrew Weatherall at the controls. The Godiva Mix is the one that seems to pop up on t'internet the most though I also love the more conventional, radio friendly mix included here, not least because it features Sally Rodgers' vocals in full.

I might be in a minority here but I think that, as Jesus Loves You, Boy George produced some of the finest music of his career and it still holds up really well. Massive Attack's bass-heavy, sample-laden remix of One On One is just brilliant, up there with their rework of Neneh Cherry's Manchild.

The selection - and the compilation - ends with Fluke, who I adored...and still do. They didn't seem to attract the same level of credit and respect that, say, Orbital and Underworld got, The Chemical Brothers and Fatboy Slim later, and certainly not the stellar commercial success that any of these achieved, which always seemed hugely unjust to me. So many classic singles and remixes throughout the 1990s, though it doesn't get much better than their Make Mine A 99 remix of Groovy Feeling. Thirty years later, still a masterclass in making huge, euphoric dance music.

Damn, is it really on Tuesday? Suddenly feels like a Friday. Oh well, only one thing for it... (presses 'repeat')

1) Pump Up The Volume (7" Version): M|A|R|R|S (1987)

2) Be My (Powerstation) (Bloodsucker Mix By Adrian Sherwood, Ché & Fats Comet): Ché (1986)

3) Mia (Ultraworld Colony Mix By Steve Hillage, Nigel Butler & Alex Paterson): System 7 (1991)

4) Good Vibrations (Kundalini Mix By Phil Harding) (Cover of The Beach Boys): Psychic TV (1986)

5) The Chrono Psionic Interface (Spaced Out Mix By Andrew Weatherall): A Man Called Adam (1991)

6) One On One (Massive Attack Mix): Jesus Loves You (1990)

7) Groovy Feeling (Make Mine A 99): Fluke (1993)

 

Side Two (45:57) (Box) (Mega)

Side One here

God Save The Ing

...that is, if your thing is dancing, jigging, shaking or some other ing that involves moving, because the next hour and an a half is all about the beats. 

2023 has been a great year so far, musically speaking and as I hope this 14-track selection ably demonstrates. Several long-time favourites have returned with a vengeance: Cerrone, DJ Nature, A Man Called Adam and Four Tet; all delivering music as good as anything in their rich and varied catalogue. 

 

Others have done so in collaboration: Justin Robertson meets David Holmes' Unloved in the Temple Of Wonders; Telefís aka Cathal Coughlan (RIP) and Jacknife Lee holiday in Madrid with Howie B; Hifi Sean and David McAlmont take a dub excursion to another Happy Ending.

 

Some relatively recent discoveries continue to delight: Jezebell, Max Essa and Duncan Gray have all somehow managed to raise the bar with each successive release; how high can they go?

 

The rest are all artists that I've heard for the first time this year: Minus Yogis, Bárbara Boeing, Cee ElAssaad, DjClick and Masha Natanson; all very different, all worth further investigation.

Apart from Four Tet, I'm not sure if any of these artists will be troubling a stage at Glastonbury next week (though to be honest, my eyesight starting blurring after the tenth or eleventh scroll through the seemingly endless line-up page on their website). If they did though, I think they'd smash it.

 

1) A Part Of You (Club Mix): Cerrone

2) Follow Your Dreams: DJ Nature

3) Fruity Blues (Balearic Mix By Minus Yogis): Minus Yogis

4) It's Science Baby (Funkified): A Man Called Adam

5) Trading Places (6PM): Jezebell

6) Thrill Me (Justin Robertson's Temple Of Wonders Remix): Unloved

7) Short Haul: Duncan Gray

8) Beautiful (Hifi's Dub Excursion): Hifi Sean & David McAlmont

9) Baile Do Silêncio (Donald Dust Remix): Bárbara Boeing

10) Njalo (Full Length Version): Cee ElAssaad

11) Come Come The Rain (Club Mix): Max Essa ft. DC Mathias

12) Strawboy Supernova (Madrid Metal By Howie B): Telefís

13) Three Drums: Four Tet

14) 24022022 (Fluo Sobre RMX): DjClick & Masha Natanson

God Save The Ing (1:28:44) (Box) (Mega)

Love Comes In

I can't think of anything better for a beautifully sunny weekend than A Man Called Adam. 

After a number of teasers and singles in the past few months, their latest album, The Girl With A Hole In Her Heart, was fully released on Friday (26th) and it's a beauty. I've only given it a few listens so far and I'll come here back later with some words but suffice to say it's wonderful from start to finish. 

As it's a bank holiday in the UK and the Monday blues won't kick in until Tuesday, I've pulled together a selection that includes a couple of snippets from The Girl With A Hole In Her Heart and goes back 34 years to a couple of their earliest singles. Perhaps inevitably, Barefoot In The Head, Estelle and Easter Song make an appearance though hopefully a few unexpected deeper cuts and remixes too.

Last year, Swiss Adam managed to curate a brilliant Bagging Area AMCA mix that came in just at just over 30 minutes. No such luck here, I'm afraid: of a shortlist that ran to nearly two and a half hours, I just about managed to whittle it down to 15 songs and 90 minutes; even then, I've had to leave out some tracks that I really wanted to include.

Find a nice spot with a cool drink, stick on your shades and your headphones and bathe in the music.

 

1) All My Favourite People (Stay With Me) (12" Vocal Mix) (1999)

2) Techno Powers (Remix Of 'Earthly Powers') (1989)

3) Stars Festoon (A Man Called Adam Remix): B.J. Smith (2015)

4) Frankie's Theme (2023)

5) Estelle (1998)

6) Musica De Amor (1989)

7) Mountains And Waterfalls (Felipé Gordon The Moody Remix) (2019)

8) Everytime (A Man Called Adam's Balearic Remix Dub): Lustral (1999)

9) I Want To Know (7") (1991)

10) Superman (Sebasstian Edit) (2021)

11) Barefoot In The Head (Return To Pacha Mix By Terry Farley & Pete Heller) (1990)

12) Over The Border (Album Version) (2023)

13) Easter Song (North Star Dub) (1999)

14) Alegría (A Man Called Adam's Magical Mix): Cirque Du Soleil (2003)

15) Automatic Sexomatic (1998)

 

Love Comes In (1:28:59) (Box) (Mega)

Heaven Leads To Hell

Side 2 of a mixtape, recorded 13th July 1997 and featuring a selection of 1990s favourites.

First appearance on this blog for German acid techno duo Hardfloor aka Oliver Bondzio and Ramon Zenker. Mr. Anderson was an early single on the Harthouse label, typical of the Hardfloor sound with hard beats and a chorus of Roland TB-303 bass synthesizers in the breakdown. 

 

Propellerheads aka Alex Gifford and Will White were everywhere in the mid-late 1990s, collaborating with Dame Shirley Bassey and composing the theme tune to The Graham Norton Show on Channel 4. They were also ubiquitous remixers and this, combined with Manic Street Preachers' James Dean Bradfield on vocals, helped (excuse the pun) propel Lopez by 808 State to #20 in the UK singles chart in February 1997.

A Man Called Adam aka Sally Rodgers and Steve Jones called in another duo, Glasgow heavyweights Slam aka Stuart MacMillan and Order Meikle, to remix Bread, Love And Dreams from their debut album The Apple. The sleeve of the single features Sally Rodgers' arse but there's not a single bum note (sorry, no more puns) in this remix.

 

I bought the 12" single of Sincere / 3-Wheel Crash by Robin Reliant for the sole reason that it was on the Finiflex label and it turned out to be a safe bet. Robin Hickman is joined on The Unstable Mix of the latter by John Vick and Fred Parsons aka Mr. Samples and Phunky Torso for ten minutes of progressive house, which really hits the spot.

 

Bumble were an early 1990s act that sought to marry club beats with traditional Irish music. 1992's West In Motion was released on U2's Mother label (yes, really). It caught the attention of Andrew Weatherall who provided an epic twelve minute remix, which itself laid the groundwork for his subsequent and equally epic remix of Peace Together with Sabres Of Paradise. The original cassette compilation featured Bumble's own club mix of the track, featuring Breda Mayock on vocals. I've swapped it here, mainly because I haven't ripped the 12" single in full but also because it gives me an excuse to include an alternative Weatherall mix, which appeared on a white label 12" and the CD single. 

 

Rounding things off is System 7 aka Steve Hillage and Miquette Giraudy, with the lush synth-rinsed breakbeats of Interstate, as remixed by Doc Scott. I'm a huge fan of System 7 and the duo's ongoing thirst for collaboration with contemporary artists. Simultaneously urgent and calming, this mix of Interstate is eight minutes but could have stretched to at least twice the length and not outstayed it's welcome. 

1) Mr. Anderson: Hardfloor (1994)

2) Lopez (Hard On) (A Progressive Mix By The Propellerheads): 808 State ft. James Dean Bradfield (1997)

3) Bread, Love And Dreams (Slam Mix): A Man Called Adam (1992)

4) 3-Wheel Crash (The Unstable Mix): Robin Reliant (1993)

5) West In Motion (Andrew Weatherall Drum Mix): Bumble (1992)

6) Interstate (Doc Scott Mix): System 7 (1995)

Side Two (46:55) (Box) (Mega)

Audrey Is A Little Bit Partial

Side 2 of a mixtape, compiled 8th December 1996, featuring the remixing genius of Andrew Weatherall. Because every day is a good day to listen to Andrew Weatherall, but particularly today.

 

Andrew James Weatherall, 6th April 1963 to 17th February 2020.

 

1) Jam J (Phase 1: Arena Dub) (Remix By Andrew Weatherall, Jagz Kooner & Gary Burns): James vs. The Sabres Of Paradise (1994)

2) 11 Years (Sabres Main Mix 2 By The Sabres Of Paradise): The Wolfgang Press (1995) 

3) Weekender (Audrey Is A Little Bit Partial Mix By The Sabres Of Paradise): Flowered Up (1992)

4) The Chrono Psionic Interface (The Godiva Mix By Andrew Weatherall): A Man Called Adam (1991)

5) Nowhere (Sabres Of Paradise Mix): Therapy? (1994)

 

1991: The Chrono Psionic Interface EP: 4

1992: Weatheralls Weekender EP: 3

1994: Jam J EP: 1

1994: Nowhere EP: 5

1995: Going South EP: 2 

 

Side Two (46:06) (KF) (Mega)

Keep Your Loving Warmer

In contrast to last week's summer washout mix, the beautiful blue sky weekend has inspired this week's 90 minute mix of blissed beats and summer sounds.

 

1) Asteroid ('Pearl & Dean Present' Theme): Pete Moore (1968)

2) Shout To The Top (Hifi Sean Mix): Fire Island ft. Loleatta Holloway (2021)

3) Lagrimas De San Lorenzo (Massivan Upcycled Remix): Chris Coco & George Solar (2021)

4) Forgive & Forget (Isabella 'Machine' Summers Remix): The Kooks (2015)

5) Indica (Pye Corner Audio Remix – GLOK Re-Edit): Andy Bell (2021)

6) Cosmorama: Beautify Junkyards (2020)

7) ¿Que Tal America? (Mericana Mix): A Man Called Adam (1996)

8) Intergalactic You, Intergalatic Me: Troubleman (2005)

9) Electric Blues (Full Length): The Soup Dragons (1991)

10) Feel: Dan Wainwright (2021)

11) Murphy's Law (Extended Mix): Róisín Murphy (2020)

12) This Rhythm (Fred Falke Remix - Radio Edit): Filthy Dukes ft. Samuel Dust (2009)

13) Inner Flight (FakeID In Outer Space Mix): Primal Scream (2005)

14) Alive: Hanni El Khatib (2020)

15) Touch Me With Your Love (Instrumental Version By Two Lone Swordsmen aka Andrew Weatherall & Keith Tenniswood): Beth Orton (1997)

16) Do Do Do: Mike Polizze (2020)

 

Keep Your Loving Warmer (1:30:19)
 

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:

 

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Althea & Donna - Uptown Top Ranking (1977)