Bumble - West In Motion

BUMBLE
West In Motion
1992 Mother Records

01. West In Motion
02. West In Motion (Haunted Mix)
03. West In Motion (Andrew Weatherall Drum Mix)

west in motion

James - Tomorrow

JAMES
Tomorrow
1997 Fontana

I must say that last 3-4 months i have most boring period since i've started working on this blog. Just few comments, no activity from viewers of the blog, it's just me and my posts. I need to know do you like music i'm posting or what you don't like on my blog. Downloads are going very good, all i want from you is to be more active and leave more comments. I think every person who is working on a blog needs that, more comments. It's one of the biggest reasons that many great blogs are closed in the past.
I'll keep posting for few more weeks and i'll decide later what's next. Let's hope for better tomorrow !!!

According to discogs, this is disc 2 from the Canadian release of "Tomorrow" single by James. Full On Vibe mix by Fila Brazillia is amazing.

01. Come Home (Weatherall Mix)
02. Tomorrow (Full On Vibe Mix)
03. She's A Star (Dave Angel's ''Pat'' Remix)
04. Greenpeace (Live)
05. Johny Yen (Live)

tomorrow (disc 2)

The Reegs - As You Leave EP

THE REEGS
As You Leave EP
1997 Columbus Records

01. As You Leave
02. JJ180
03. Outer Body Experience

as you leave ep

Lowlife - Swirl, It Swings EP

LOWLIFE
Swirl, It Swings EP
1987 Nightshift Records

01. Swing
02. Colours Blue
03. Ramified
04. Eternity Road

swirl, it swings ep

Higher Than The Sun (Madchester Week) / Get Higher Mix

Celebrating four years of Madchester Rave On blog, starting from tommorow i'm posting madchester baggy classics all week on my other blog Higher Than The Sun. See you there !

Madchester Rave On
Get Higher Mix
2008

01. The Seaside - Idolise
02. The Jack Rubies - Foolish Boy
03. The Ocean Blue - Between Something And Nothing
04. The Railway Children - Music Stop
05. The Caretaker Race - Anywhere But Home
06. Candlestick Park - All The Time In The World
07. The Snake Corps - Some Other Time
08. The Field Mice - Triangle
09. This Scarlet Train - Picture Frame
10. Deardarkhead - Crystallize
11. The Reegs - The Nasty Side
12. Guernica - Humming Of The Engine (Extended Mix)
13. The Motorcycle Boy - Big Rock Candy Mountain (Velocity Dance Mix)
14. Riverside - Cinnamon Eyes
15. 2 Lost Sons - Rainbow Me
16. Charmin' Children - Out
17. Moonflowers - Get Higher (The Get Dubber Mix)

get higher mix

The Auteurs - Lenny Valentino

THE AUTEURS
Lenny Valentino
1993 Hut Recordings

01. Lenny Valentino
02. Car Crazy
03. Vacant Lot
04. Lenny Valentino

lenny valentino

Shack - High Rise Low Life

SHACK
High Rise Low Life
1988 Ghetto Recording Company

01. High Rise Low Life (The Bert Hardy Mix)
02. High Rise Low Life
03. Who Killed Clayton Square?

high rise low life

Sunsonic - Roll My Body (Youth Mixes)

SUNSONIC
Roll My Body (Youth Mixes)
1990 Polydor

Notes :
Sunsonic was a duo comprising of Ben Watkins and Adam Peters, who were originally called The Flowerpot Men before they ended up signing to Polydor as Sunsonic in 1990. Their music was a combination of cinematic pop, 4 to the floor electro, ibiza harmonies, KLF styled twang guitars, ambient textures and dance grooves. Roll My Body was second single taken from their album "Melting Down On Motor Angel" released in 1990.

01. Roll My Body (7'' Mix)
02. Roll My Body (Northside Mix)
03. Rolling Joe

roll my body

Here - Here EP

HERE
Here EP
1993 Indies Records

Notes :
Shoegaze band from Czech Republic, "Here EP" is their debut single released in 1993 on small independent label Indies Records, including "Stand" - my favourite track from this band.

01. For My Star
02. Scars In Days
03. Stand
04. Shaking Out

here ep

Pop Will Eat Itself - Dance Of The Mad

POP WILL EAT ITSELF
Dance Of The Mad
1990 RCA

Notes :
Produced and mixed by Flood, track 3 remixed by Youth

01. Dance Of The Mad (Feet On Heat Mix)
02. Rock-A-Hula Baby
03. Preaching To The Perverted (Remix)

dance of the mad

Underground Lovers - Lick The Boot EP

UNDERGROUND LOVERS
Lick The Boot EP
1991 Shock

01. Lick The Boot
02. Ascend Up
03. Round And Round

lick the boot ep

MY JEALOUS GOD - Jim Melly Interview

Madchester Rave On exclusive interview with Jim Melly, singer and songwriter of MY JEALOUS GOD - early 90's indie/baggy band from London.

01. When did MJG start and what were your musical influences ?

MJG started in the 1980s, though it wasn’t named until 1989. Musical influences? Everything. Chet Baker. The Faces. Stone Roses. Public Enemy. The Beatles. Robert Johnson. The Smiths. The Pixies. Small Faces. John Lee Hooker. The Beach Boys. Stevie Wonder. Rolling Stones. Bowie. Sly and the Family Stone. The Clash. The Jam. In fact the whole 1970s Punk/ New Wave thing. The Velvet Underground. The Who. Burt Bacharach. Chic. Smokey Robinson. Martha and the Vandellas. Scott Walker. I could go on all day. So everything, really. Except Abba. I fucking hate Abba. 

02. Were you involved in any bands before MJG ?

A couple of bands. Just as a strummer of chords.


03. Who were the members of MJG and how did they join the band ?

MJG was me and Chris O’Donnell. Danny Burke joined on guitar and Andrew Berkley was our drummer. Danny was a friend of a friend and we held auditions to recruit Andrew.

04. What did you think about the Madchester ‘baggy’ scene and did you feel part of it. Did you know and like other bands in the scene ?

I didn’t think about it very much. The Stone Roses were pivotal for everyone – ‘Fool’s Gold’ was a thing of beauty. As far as I knew the ‘baggy’ thing was invented by the media. We vaguely knew other bands simply because we were on the same circuit.

05. Some of the press at the time was quite negative towards MJG, partly because they came from London. Did you think this was unfair and did it bother you ?

It never occurred to me that it might be ‘unfair’. It was what it was.

06. Do you think if MJG released records a few years later when Britpop was happening that the band would have been appreciated more ?

I’ve never thought about it. I don’t think it would have made any difference.

07. How did you sign to Rough Trade and what was it like working there ?

I phoned Geoff Travis and went to see him. He was great and so was Jenny Lee. Working with Rough Trade was brilliant.

08. Did MJG play live often and did you enjoy playing gigs ?

We did tour early on, around Britain and in France and Germany. We didn’t play many gigs later on because I wanted to concentrate on making the best records we could.

09. What was the general reaction to your first single ‘Everything About You’ ?

I think some people were confused by it. The Indie scene in the 1980s was based around the Smiths and The Jesus and Mary Chain. To have an Indie record you could dance to was weird

10. I have read about an LP called ‘Foetal’ being released by Rough Trade. What was going to be on this LP and why was it never released ?

It was an LP of demos, singles, B-sides and stuff. It wasn’t released because Rough Trade closed down. I have no idea where it is now. There were two great unreleased tracks on it, though.

11. What part did Dave Haslam (Hacienda DJ) play in the band. Was he your manager ?

He signed us to his record label, ‘Playhard’, at the end of 1989. Then he closed the label and became our manager until sometime in 1991 (I think). 

12. How did you leave Rough Trade and sign for Fontana ? Were many labels interested in the band ?

Rough Trade closed down and we had to find another label. We signed with Fontana because they offered us money, an advance. We could’ve signed with other labels but I had rent to pay. It was as simple as that.

13. A re-released version of ‘Pray’ and a ‘Pray – remixes’ single are available to buy. Was this an official release or are these early promotional copies ?

I genuinely don’t know.

14. Some of your singles have been remixed. Were you involved in these remixes and what did you think of the results ?

I was involved in some of them. The ‘Guy Called Gerald’ thing I wasn’t involved with, but I thought it was brilliant. Some of the rest were of dubious value in my opinion. 

15. What did you think of the dance scene at the time and how much were you involved ?

For me it was a peripheral thing. The Beatles and the Stones were dance bands in 1964. I saw an interview with Ray Davies of the Kinks recently where he said that when ‘You Really Got Me’ was released, he was happy that people were dancing to it. That’s how I saw MJG  

16. I have read that both ‘Petrol Bomb’ and ‘Watching’ were to be released as singles. Is this the case ?

If that is true no-one told me. When I was told that ‘Afraid’ was being considered as a single I laughed my head off.

17. I have read several reviews of the LP ‘Idiot’s Ball’ – so I know it was due for release. Why was the LP never released and what was your relationship with Fontana like ?

My relationship with Phonogram (who owned Fontana) was fraught. And that was largely my fault. I wouldn’t play the game and the relationship between the band and the record company collapsed. At the same time Phonogram were cutting back. So between us we parted company and the album wasn’t released.  

18. What do you think of downloading and sharing music, especially unreleased tracks like ‘Idiot’s Ball’ ? This is a great LP which people are very positive about and this is currently the only way to hear it.

The problem with downloading stuff and ‘sharing’ it is this: musicians need to eat and live. Eating and living costs money. For musicians or songwriters (or authors or game developers or whatever), the song/ recording is the only thing that they have to sell. The romantic notion that music should be free is rubbish. You wouldn’t expect a lawyer to practice for free, or a sculptor to give their sculptures away for free. Why, then, is music any different? Songwriters don’t wake up one morning able to play or write. It takes years – at least three years from a standing start, usually much longer – to reach a decent standard. You obviously want as many people to hear your work as is possible, but you have to eat as well. Its a great job, but it is a job. It takes up all your time. So you need to get paid.

19. You have mentioned trying to release ‘Idiot’s Ball’ officially. Would this be just the LP or will you include other tracks ? Have you had much interest in releasing the LP ?

At the moment we’re just looking to get a release for the album. Other stuff may be released later. There is interest but I can’t really talk about it because its ongoing. Hopefully it will be available later in the year. 

20. Are there many unreleased MJG tracks such as those on myspace ?

There are a few. Its something I come back to every now and again. 

21. You formed Vaudeville after MJG. Did they record anything or play live ?

I didn’t do anything quickly enough with Vaudeville and someone else used the name. I’m quite happy with My Jealous God.


22. Are you still involved or interested in music ?

I mostly write and teach now, but I poke a toe in every now and again.

  

23. Are you still in contact with other members of MJG and are they involved in music ?

My Jealous God – such as it is - is just me and Chris. I lost touch with Danny and Andrew some time ago. It has been twenty years after all!

24. How much interest have MJG had from outside the UK ? Both when you were playing and also since then ?

A lot more than I would’ve expected!

25. Would you play live again to promote ‘Idiot’s Ball’ ?

Of course. We only played the album live once. It would be good to do it again. 


MY JEALOUS GOD   myspace / facebook

Wanted Records - The Reader's List 2

List of your hard to find records, leave comment if you can help and have anything in your home collection. Thanks to everybody who find time to help finding records on the first list

01. The Impossibles - How Do You Do It? (1990 Fontana)
02. Thieves - Through The Door (1992 Nursery)
03. Scarlet - Magnolia (1995 Castle Records)
04. The Killjoys - Ruby (1990 Audrey Records)
05. The Wonder Stuff - Love Bites And Bruises (2000 Polydor)
06. The Adventure Babies - The Black Sessions (2009 Sangatte Records)
07. The Adventure Babies - Once Upon A Time The End (2005)
08. The Adventure Babies - Worthy Originals (1999)
09. Paris Angels - Second Album (Unreleased)
10. World Of Twist - Second Album (Unreleased)
11. The House Of Love - Greenhouse Demos
12. The Stone Roses - Second Coming (Schroeder Mix)
13. Regular Fries - Phone In Sick (2004 Soft City Recordings)
14. Regular Fries - Blueprint For A Higher Civilisation (2001 Soft City Recordings)

The Blue Aeroplanes - Jacket Hangs

THE BLUE AEROPLANES
Jacket Hangs
1990 Ensign Records

01. Jacket Hangs
02. Razor Walk
03. Different Now
04. Big Sky

jacket hangs

Wanted Records - The Reader's List

This is list of your requests and hard to find records. Please leave comment if you have copy and can help with finding any of this records. If you have any request leave comment on the previous post and name of your hard to find record will be posted here.

01. Apple Mosaic - Hole (1988 Off The Track Records)
02. P. Love And Blue - Time In The Studio (1990 Cut Deep)
03. The Apple Creation - Gifthorse EP (Amy Records)
04. The Apple Creation - The Instant EP (Stuf Records)
05. Nautical William - Roller Coaster Ride (1992 Unreleased EP)
06. Drive - No Girls EP (1990 First Strike Records)
07. Walk On Water - Polite Blue (1992 Pale Blue)
08. Tommorows Joy - Strange Desire EP (1992 Joynt)
09. Senseless Things - Taking Care Of Business (1995 Epic)
10. Earl Brutus - Navyhead (1996 Deceptive)  
11. Northside - 2nd Album Demos   
12. Happy Mondays - Bummed Demos
13. Levitation - Meanwhile Gardens (1994 Festival Records)
14. Sundial - Libertine Deprogrammed (2007 Acme Records)
15. Spectacle - Glow In The Dark Soul (1998)
16. Eusebio - Accept Your Life (1990 12'' Promo)
17. Ecstatic Orange - The World Keep Spinning (1995 Pop God)
18. Sarah Cracknell - Love Is All You Need (1987 3 Bear Records)   
19. Sterling Void - It's Allright (1989 DJ International Records)    
20. Baby June - Need To Need You (1993 Solid Pleasure)   
21. Whyte - Bar-Hoo (1994 Solid Pleasure)
22. B.F.G. - Fathoms (1988 Attica Records)
23. Loto - Beat Riot (2006 Som Livre)
24. Yellowhammer - Yellowhammer (2004 Amphibious Records)
25. Vent 414 - Vent 414 (1996 Polydor)
26. New Fast Automatic Daffodils - Live 7'' (1993 Play It Again Sam)
27. Sheer Taft - Atlantis EP
28. This Gigantic World - Raft / Hoover Bag 12'' (1991)
29. The Family Cat - Tell'Em We're Surfin'
30. One Dove - 2nd Album (Unreleased Album) (1996 London Records)
31. The Monkey Run - Escape From The Rake (Album)
32. The Monkey Run - Falling Upstairs (1987 Intense Records)
33. The Monkey Run - Waiting For A 4.0.9 EP (1987 Intense Records)
34. Candlestick Park - Re-Invent The Wheel (Unreleased Album) (1991 Midnight Music)
35. The Snapdragons - Mass (Unreleased Album) (1990-1991 Native Records)
36. The High - Hype (Unreleased Album) (1992 London Records)

Sunday Special: The Mock Turtles

Instrumental remix of "Can You Dig It" by Steve Proctor, taken from 12'' vinyl released in 1991 on Siren Records

The Mock Turtles - Can You Dig It? Yeah!

Request Box & Hard To Find Records

Leave comments here if you have any requests or you are looking for some obscure and hard to find record but can't find it anywhere. I'm sure that most of you have list of most wanted records and this is one of the ways to help each other to find that records.

Smaller - Is

SMALLER
Is
1997 Better Records

01. Is
02. All The Same To Me
03. The Pane

is

V.A. - Perfection EP

Madchester Rave On - EP Series Vol.2

Various Artists
Perfection EP
April 2011

01. Thin Gypsy Thieves - Perfection
      (perfection ep - 1992 yellow moon records)

02. The High - Keep On Coming
      (hype lp - 1992 london records)

03. Bob - Tired
      (tired ep - 1990 house of teeth)

04. Romeos - 7th Heaven
      (cool wet cross ep - 1991 fuego)

perfection ep

Sunday Special : The Beloved

The Beloved
Timeslip
2000 Not On Label

Rare UK 12'' Single Sided White Label Promo

01. Timeslip

Higher Than The Sun

Update of latest posts on my other blog Higher Than The Sun

18 Wheeler - The Hours And The Times
The Beloved - Loving Feeling
J.B.C. - We Love You
The Shamen - Make It Mine (Promo)
One Dove - White Love (The Slam Remixes)
Miranda Sex Garden - Gush Forth My Tears (US Single)

Pop Will Eat Itself - R.S.V.P. / Familus Horribilus

POP WILL EAT ITSELF
R.S.V.P. / Familus Horribilus
1993 Infectious Records

Very good record, worth checking for fantastic remix by Higher Intelligence Agency

01. R.S.V.P. (7'' Mix)
02. R.S.V.P. (Made In Japan, Live At The Budokan Double Live Gonzo Frampton Comes Alive And Dangerous At The Filmore East - Apollo 440 Remix)
03. Familus Horribilus (7'' Mix)
04. Familus Horribilus (The Higher Intelligence Agency W.Y.G. Mix)

r.s.v.p. / familus horribilus

Sunday Special : World Of Twist

Last few years i've heard different rumours about unreleased second album "Man, Myth And Music" by World Of Twist, one of the finest madchester bands. I found informations on various sites that work on second album began and there were plans for further touring but problems emerged when Tony Ogden decided that he no longer wanted to sing. This, coupled with creative differences within the band, contributed to the demise of the group.
Accordind to their official site dozens of new tracks were recorded by Tony Ogden and Gordon King during second album sessions.Some had vocals by Tony and some by Viv Dixon (who sang on Sons Of The Stage and the seminal Voodoo Ray), others remained only instrumentals.
 Let's hope that one day these tunes will see the light of day. Here is exclusive unreleased track "The Coral Sea" recorded after Quality Street album and played last year by Marc Riley on BBC 6 Music.

World Of Twist - The Coral Sea

V.A. - Falling Down EP

Madchester Rave On - EP Series Vol.1

Various Artists
Falling Down EP
April 2011

01. The Seers - Psych Out
      (psych out lp - 1990 cherry red)

02. Dandelion Fire - Elation
      (dandelion fire ep - 1992 well primed)

03. Mr Ray's Wig World - Faster Kittykat Play Play
      (faster kittykat play play 12'' - 1992 united altered states)

falling down ep

New Site

HIGHER THAN THE SUN

The Hinnies - Dead Four

THE HINNIES
Dead Four
1992 Bad Girl

London-based Hinnies were one of the great unappreciated bands of the early Nineties. Their music mixed elements of indie rock (with a probable wink to the Pixies), English psychedelia and controlled noise. Adding vocal harmonies to a fine set of tunes, the band emerged with a fab, frothy, thrashy mix that deserved wider attention. After releasing a couple of crunching singles, the band issued their debut album, 'Dead Four', in 1992. The LP featured some powerful numbers, such as 'I Can Find You', 'Beam Town', the ever-marvellous 'Doodle' and the thrilling rampage of 'Way Cool', alongside quieter moments such as 'Weary Head', the My Bloody Valentine-esque 'Sleeping Song' and the Kinks-esque 'Jesus in the Driving Rain'. A winning mix of great melodies and alternative rock, it should have been snapped up by the discerning public.
Unfortunately, the Hinnies had to face the common problem of being on a small, unfashionable record label that lacked the resources of their bigger rivals, allied with an apathetic music press who sniffily dismissed anything that fell outside the boundaries of their neat compartmentalisation. A couple of singles later, the Hinnies called it a day. Their album is a little-known gem and one with which you should be acquainted.
(Taken from Bird Poo)

01. I Can't Find You
02. 16 Songs
03. Doodle
04. Shell State Blues
05. Beam Town
06. Weary Head
07. Capri Woman
08. Way Cool
09. Lay Down
10. Ride The Waves
11. Sleeping Song
12. The Same
13. Gong
14. Jesus In The Driving Rain

dead four

The Bavarian Druglords - 229

THE BAVARIAN DRUGLORDS
229
2010 Kill Art Movement

Second album by The Bavarian Druglords - madchester influenced band  from New York City.

01. Great Ape
02. The Film Rolls
03. Cascades
04. Mille Miglia
05. Leisure
06. Groove Alone
07. Blackmail
08. New York City Spy
09. Kill Art
10. Leaf

229

The 25th Of May - Go Wild (Ben Chapman Remixes)

THE 25th OF MAY
Go Wild (Assault On Precinct 25 Remixes By Ben Chapman Under Siege)
1992 Arista

01. Go Wild (Assault On Precinct 25 Mix)
02. Go Wild (London Drum & Bass Edit)
03. Go Wild (Free Your Mind Mix)

go wild

World Of Music - Demos

World Of Music
Demos

Notes :
Demo tracks by World Of Music (pre-Chicane) recorded between 1988-1991. One of the tracks "Stop Playing With My Heart" was released on free 7'' EP with the House Of Dolls magazine. Other bands on this House Of Dolls EP are The Wonder Stuff, The Sandkings and The Prudes.
Full story about Chicane & World Of Music here

01. Fitzcaraldo Waltz
02. Giants
03. Mary Jane's Decision
04. Stop Playing With My Heart
05. The Train
06. Spinning Slowly, Falling Fast

world of music

Chicane - Inflammable EP

CHICANE
Inflammable EP
1991 Faith Records

Notes :
"Inflammable EP" was debut single for Chicane, released on their own label Faith Records.
Full info (biography, discography, NME & Melody Maker interviews, singles reviews) about Chicane here

01. Inflammable
02. When The Truth Hits Home
03. Asphalt Eyes

inflammable ep

Pop Will Eat Itself - Everything's Cool (Youth Mixes)

Pop Will Eat Itself
Everything's Cool (Youth Mixes)
1994 Infectious Records

Notes :
Tracks 1, 2 & 3 - remixed by Youth
Track 4 - remixed by Fluke

01. Everything's Cool (Youth 7)
02. Everything's Cool (Safe As Milk Mix)
03. Everything's Cool (Dragonfly Mix)
04. R.S.V.P. (Supper)

everything's cool