From Iain H. Sent Tue, Jan 27th 1998, 19:33
From Iain H. Sent Tue, Jan 27th 1998, 19:33
>According to info on Mute/Blast First site, Panasonic has
>released on January 26 a new 12", called "Medal", with
>Alan Vega of Suicide (BFFP145); anyone heard this yet?
I was definitely interested in getting this as soon as it came out, both
bands being faves and much maligned in the past who knows what they would
do together? Bound to be completely hated by some whatever happens but..
..I like it :)
The A side is the home of a massive bass throb with a sparse beat put
through slapback delay and Alan Vega intoning some almost industrial vocals
along the lines of "it's war", and "they take you, they feed you", "a
medal", "for the killers" which come forward and backward through the mix
before he grunts and huffs menacingly across the whole soundstage towards
the end.
First B side, "No Home Kings", has a whole load of fluttering beats way in
the background which are almost drowned by a rising and falling almost
engine-like tone with Vega going King-Snake crazy over the top. I actually
like this better than it sounds written down...
Second B side, "Fun in Wonderland", has a massive old-days-of-Sahko-esque
double thump beat with a VERY Elvis-like Vega vocal ("uh-huh-huh") buried
amongst forwards and backwards reverbs. A little like 'Ghost Rider' to be
honest, but without any instruments.
Rubyjune.
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