From Greg Earle Sent Sat, Jan 3rd 1998, 03:40
From Greg Earle Sent Sat, Jan 3rd 1998, 03:40
Jean-Paul "no relation to Jacques or Mario" Tremblay noted:
> More random food for thought: while listening to that recently-released Joy
> Division 4 CD box set, and specifically the track 'As You Said,' (which also
> appeared as the B-side to the 12" 'Video 586' release on Touch this last
> year), I was struck by the similarity to the modern-day output of Skamsters
> all around. Only this shit was produced circa 1979. Go figure, Kraftwerk
> my ass.
"As You Said" was originally recorded in March of 1980 and appeared uncredited
on the JD "Komakino"/"Incubation" flexi-disc (FAC 28) as the extra track after
"Incubation" on the B-side. Jack Dangers lifted the rhythm track from "As You
Said" (heck, the whole song's mostly the rhythm track) whole-hog and made an
inspiring pairing of it and the piano line from Steely Dan's "Ricki Don't Lose
That Number" to produce the Meat Beat Manifesto track "Hello Teenage America".
(Wrigley's Fun Fact #123)
Now if only people would offer me $300+ for my FAC 28 like with this
"Ambiant Otaku" FAX thing, I could make some serious money ... :-)
- Greg
(Who thinks it's absolutely hilarious that the bidding on MASK 1
and MASK 2 is getting up to the heights scaled normally only by
such limited edition masterpieces as Joy Division's Sordide
Sentimentale "Licht Und Blindheit" 7" w/ "Dead Souls"/"Atmosphere",
still the greatest single ever made ... IMHO)