After hours grooving…
We can forget time when we listen to this… what time is it?
02. Seeland – Neu!
We are starting to RELAX. It’s a nice feeling – no words.
03. Someone Great – LCD Soundsystem
Now we can dance, you and I, but we don’t.
04. Goodbye To Love – Carpenters
Just me and the revolving mirrorball, everyone’s stumbled outside or collapsed elsewhere. The best solo ever?
05. Gentle On My Mind – Glen campbell
Everbody is crawling back from whence they came. We try a line dance on our knees.
06. I’m A Man In Constant Sorrow – The Soggy Bottom Boys
time to get audrey the dog singing now.
07. Storm – Django Django
Too late to dance, this is the best beat.
08. Sound And Vision – David Bowie
We pretend to play the broken crash and mime the descending keyboard line. No one pretends to play sax!
09. She Leaves Me All Alone – Fall Of Saigon
No reason, other than we like the vocals.
10. Hey Moon – John Maus
I’ve got to close up now, goodnight moon.
Blancmange – Irene & Mavis EP (10”)
Minimal Wave are reissuing Blancmange’s seminal debut EP Irene & Mavis in November 2013. Formed in the UK by Neil Arthur and Stephen Luscombe, Blancmange recorded the six songs on Irene & Mavis in 1979 and released it as a 7” EP in 1980. IIrene & Mavis, though not exactly representative of what Blancmange later went on to become, is a fascinating relic that captures the gestation period of the duo, fresh out of art school and keen to experiment. The D.I.Y. sound of the EP fits right in there with the early output of Soft Cell, the Human League, and Cabaret Voltaire; but what separates it from those like-minded releases of the time is that it’s even more distinctly English. In fact it was Daniel Miller, supporter and Mute boss himself who first recognised this when he proclaimed them “the maiden aunts of electronic music”. The Irene & Mavis EP is simultaneously pioneering, provincial, and surreal in its down-to-earth playfulness and lack of artifice. It stands out as an important record, capturing the mundane with modern electronics and remains as an artifact representative of the band before they went on to reach pop chart success. The Irene & Mavis EP has been newly remastered and will be released as a numbered limited edition 10” EP in November. A digital release will follow. Click on titles for audio sample links.
Blancmange – Irene & Mavis EP (10”)
10” Vinyl EP of 999 hand-numbered copies pressed on high quality black vinyl presented in a reverse board printed jacket featuring the original artwork from the seminal 1980 EP.
Out November 5th, 2013
Also catch Blancmange on tour this November, in conjunction with the release of their new album, Happy Families Too…, featuring updated recordings of the original tracks from their 1982 debut album.
Check out the tour dates here…