Friday 16 July 2021

Paris, Texas

 
Last night I mentioned this film to someone who had never seen it and was trying to explain just how perfect it is in every way.  As for Sam Shepard's script well...
I've lost count how many times I've watched this film but it's being lined up again
Here's Ry Cooder on that amazing score
I had two copies of this book stolen from me in Amsterdam but I did eventually find a copy here in Melbourne when I arrived in 1986. It's not cheap second hand sadly but if you do ever see a copy just grab it. An absolutely beautiful companion to the movie
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'Getting into the spaces that are too weird, too confusing and too dangerous for parents to be in - that’s where Rolling Stone’s got to be'

All we need now is for Attackerman to cover the hardcore beat 

 

Thursday 15 July 2021

This Is A Restricted Mix

 

So yesterday when I was putting together the The Thème De Yoyo Head mixes I managed to delete the version of High Ideals and Crazy Dreams I included. A day of searching numerous hard drives and a post to the FB On-U Sound page later and eventually I found it. Turns out it was an unreleased 2001 mix by Adrian Sherwood given to someone back then. Anyway this led to a few more finds in the drives to add to the Silly Mix previously posted. This Restricted Mix includes the On-U tape archivist Pats Dokter's remix of High Ideals, a bit of a Mark Stewart 'As The Veener of Democracy Starts To Fade' Megamix entitled 'The Wrong Name & The Wrong Number (This Is A Restricted Mix)' which I'm pretty certain from memory was spliced together by Jethro R Binks (who was responsible for putting together the 'Major Malfuction' version excursion a while back then 'Cowardice Dub' from 'The Lost Tapes' release. This is followed by an unreleased version of High Ideals by the Strange Parcels with Skip MacDonald singing. Bernard Fowler sang one version and a different Skip mix was released in Japan only. The last two tracks are songs which Mark Stewart played as works-in-progress on Steve Barker's On The Wire show in 2010.

Wednesday 14 July 2021

Maximum Joy - Stretch b​/​w Silent Street/Dub

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Thème De Yoyo Head Mix (1 & 2)

 
Tracklist: 
Intro 
Lankum - The Wild Rover 
John Martyn - Eibhli Ghail Chiuin Ni Chearbhail (BBC Session 10/73) 
Hugo Race & Michelangelo Russo - Motor City Is Burning 
John Lee Hooker - Motor City Is Burning 
Low & Dirty Three - Down by The River 
William Tyler & Luke Schneider - The Witness Tree 
Applecraft - The Benefactor 
Belly - Are You Experienced? 
The Icarus Line - Up Against the Wall Motherfuckers 
C.C. Sager - King Tubby In His Kitchen 
Low - Disappearing 
Scritti Politti - Skank Bloc Bologna 
Thom Yorke - Creep (Very 2021 RMX) 
Tracklist: 
Intro 
African Head Charge - Throw It Away 
Renegade Soundwave - Renegade Soundwave (Whistling Guitar Mix) 
Nicky Skopelitis - Tarab 
Tweaker (ft. David Sylvian) - Linoleum (Tearglass & Plateglass Remix)
Future Pilot AKA VS Alan Vega/Revolutionary Corps Of Teenage Jesus - Meditation Rat 
Black Cab - Frankie Teardrop (Live at Pure Pop St Kilda January 4 2013) 
Billie Ray Martin - The Crackdown (Oicho Remix) 
A Certain Ratio - Musik Kontrol (ACR VS Massey Mix) 
Jan Hammer - Crockett's Theme 
Art Ensemble of Chicago - Thème De Yoyo 
Anita Lane - Home Is Where The Hatred Is 
Consolidated - Who Controls The Past (Adrian Sherwood Dub Remix) 
Bill Laswell - Asha (ft. Asha Puthli) 
Tapper Zukie - M.P.L.A./Dub 
New Age Steppers - Crazy Dreams & High Ideals (Unreleased Adrian Sherwood 2001 Remix) 


Artwork: Chris Hanis

Just got to say one thing: FUCK - that new Thom Yorke ('featuring Radiohead') version of Creep is absolutely FUCKING awful. Go to mix2 where I suspect the average age of the tracks would turn out to be what...30 years old and there is SO much more invention at play...'old man music eh?'
All style and content from 1994 below with Renegade Soundwave + Leftfield's Remix & Dub Version

Bob Sargeant R.I.P.

A nice tribute from Rolo McGinty (from The Woodentops):
R.I.P. Bob Sargeant. 
Bob produced Giant album that began production in 1985. Bob was a veteran producer already before we met him. He was in the 80’s what they called a hit maker, but he only did a production if he liked it. He was also a lot of fun to be around though meticulous while working, keeping an eye always on time and how much should be achieved within it. Old school hardcore! Bob came to rehearsals always notepad out. We tried different arrangements, tightening up , changing, trying out the what ifs. Bob was the producer of many bands but the Beat was the one for us. Loved them. I was in the studio everyday (Rolo) and it was a big moment for me watching Bob and John Gallen the engineer at work. John is nearest in the photo. They did by hand what you do with computers now. The drop ins and moving live, huge blocks of backing vocals from one tape recorder to another, doubling snares, all kinds of things. Bob played marimbas, some organ, percussion and backing vocals. I cant tell you how much I enjoyed the experience of recording that album. 
So with a heavy heart its Goodby Bob and condolences to Babs Sargeant who is hurting right now xx 

Sunday 11 July 2021

ETERNAL IS THE WARRIOR WHO FINDS BEAUTY IN HIS WOUNDS

I'm really honoured that my friend Ant has hung the banner I made of that Jackie Leven quote at his new pad
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Yep!

Saturday 10 July 2021

Forbidden (Variations On A Theme) Mix

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Tracklist: 
1 Daniel Tucceri - Pagodes (Debussy) / Forbidden Colours (part) (Live at The Carringbush Hotel Melbourne 8-7-21) 
2 Amadinda Percussion Group - Pagodes (Live 36th Festival Internacional de Música de Espinho Portugal July 2010) 
3 Ryuichi Sakamoto - Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence (Solo piano/piano and strings versions) [Exiled Edit] 
4 Ryuichi Sakamoto & David Sylvian - Forbidden Colours (Version) 
5 Mark Stewart & The Maffia - Forbidden Colours / Forbidden Dub 
6 Akiko Usui - Forbidden Colours (Shades of Sakamoto) 
7 Mark Stewart & The Maffia - Forbidden Colours (Live in Bristol 3/6/05 with Adrian Sherwood at the mixing desk) 
8 Daniel Tucceri - Forbidden Colours (Live at The Carringbush Hotel Melbourne 8-7-21) 

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So the other night I went to see Dan Tucceri performing at the piano in the Carringbush Hotel again and one of the bonuses is that sometimes Dan tells a tale about the performer or the piece that he is playing. 
Now my knowledge of classical music is not so hot and so I only learnt the other night (when Dan was performing Dubussy's Pegodes and it kept reminding me of Merry Christmas Mr lawrence / Forbidden Colours) of the influence of Asian music on Debussy and his influence on Ryuichi Sakamoto. As Sakamoto said:

Thursday 8 July 2021

Speeding Lights Mix

Been feeling sluggish so needed a get up and go selection of motorik beats

Gareth Sager & The Hungry Ghosts - St. Jock / Disco Sofa

If like me you think Gareth really is a bit of a genius (even if Steve Beresford DID hit the mark when he said anonymously in an NME article that sometimes you just wanted to give him a good spanking) then check out these great mixes by Jonder over at Nothin' Sez Somethin' of his work that isn't quite so well known as The Pop Group and Rip Rig and Panic 
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Is Audacity Really Spyware?

Doug Wimbish & Alison Goldfrapp - Gangster

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Melle Mel, Duke Bootee, Doug Wimbish & Grandmaster Flash on The Message

 
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Why Grandmaster Melle Mel is the greatest of all time