Hello! I've been really ill, flat on my ar*e for a week at least, so sorry I didn't reply. I had no power cable for my PC, couldn't listen to music cos my head was banging. I've been crawling up the walls! I did manage to read three books though.
thanks to the peeps who came to the party! it was fun, and nice to meet you. See you again soon I hope. Q's.... >That mix of > 'Problems'.. it's not on the Fuzz Dance 12" that I have, is that > someone's remix? THAT IS MY FAVORITE MIX OF IT! It's got reverb > stop/starts at the beginning and extra sounds towards the end that are > not in the original version. I had only heard this mix on some old > tapes but never on vinyl. Maybe Commander Bond can shed some light? I can't remember! I'm pretty sure we took the version that came on US Sire, I remember we had a couple of versions with us in the studio when we mastered it and we were making a last minute decision. I think its F.K's mix of it..... Maybe I should check. >Erm ... I'll probably get turned into flambe for this, but perhaps Alex >could crawl out and talk about the decisions behind the track list choices? Right, well. Erm. It started as a tape for my mate. with about 30 tracks on. It's incredibly difficult to sort out licensing issues for the most obscure stuff, people just seem to have disappeared in some cases, other cases no one seems to know who owns the rights to the track, even if you can find the original artist/owner. So, to cut an incredibly long story short, the track choices are a) things we could get. b) things we felt people would be interested in (without being too obscure - remember we live in an insular world!) c) relevant to todays 'techno' a little, as New Religion is a techno label. also things that hadn't been on a suitable club pressing before (e.g. peut etre pas..) >Maybe it's just me being an Old Farte but I can remember back in the day >making fun of "Temporary Secretary" by holding our noses (to make as nasal >a sound as possible) and chanting "Temp-or-rary/Sec-re-tary" derisively ... >just seemed a bit naff to me ... The B-side of this record is the track for me (secret friend). But there was a couple of reasons for its inclusion... a) it sounds a bit 'mad' and quirky. b) we could get it! its a quirky record thats quite in demand here at the minute, and its a £25 record also. I believe a certain well known US jock bought a copy of the LP just for this track. It's one of those, love it or hate it... most seem to hate it though. >No quarrels with Liasons (a record I bought new in '82, hah!) or Visage >but then surely something like John Foxx's "Plaza" off of "Metamatic" should >rate, then? Someone started a John Foxx mix for us a while ago : ) I believe there will be a 12" with a mix and the original, maybe as a promo for the next lp. it's a hot contemporary artist too who fits nicely.... but, anyway, I'm not too sure if you're having a dig?!!! I mean, yeah, theres tons and tons of stuff out there, some leaning towards industrial, some leaning towards euro/italo, some pop, some just straight up 'dance', electro etc. It wasn't supposed to be a definitive compilation or anything, just a bit of fun that may turn some people onto the records and make them available to more people. we are in a really fortunate position to be able to do it, so we did it! anyway, I was really happy to be involved with it, I learnt alot and it certainly takes my mind off the postman duties for a little while, and thats always welcome : ) p.s. Greg, I was 7 when the Liasons LP came out! Of course, theres always people in the world far more qualified than me to do these things, but, I got the chance, so I grabbed it, who wouldn't!? anyway, I bet you're all well sick of this by now, so sorry for the late reply... alex _________________________________________________________________ --------------------- End of message text -------------------- This e-mail is sent by the above named in their individual, non-business capacity and is not on behalf of PricewaterhouseCoopers. PricewaterhouseCoopers may monitor outgoing and incoming e-mails and other telecommunications on its e-mail and telecommunications systems. By replying to this e-mail you give your consent to such monitoring
