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From:
Mark Kolmar
To:
Chris.Hilker
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Date:
Wed, 25 Oct 1995 19:36:49 -0500 (CDT)
Subject:
Re: (idm) Why Oh Why part 1: Cabaret Voltaire and their vocals
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quoted 5 lines seems to be 'Groovy, laidback and nasty', followed by 'Body and> >seems to be 'Groovy, laidback and nasty', followed by 'Body and > >Soul'. > > Oh pshaw. The reason people hate the vocals on 'Groovy...' is because > Mal tries to *sing* which is not something he should ever do. He's no
I was rather taken aback when I first heard _Groovy_. Like many records made for major labels using outside producers, this record turned out to be something different than the artist's original idea. cf. the EP which accompanied some copies of the vinyl; Western Works mixes on 7"/12". _Groovy_ has gotten better with the distance of time. I still imagine what a collaboration between Adrian Sherwood and Cabaret Voltaire would have sounded like if it had been an ONUSound recording instead of an EMI release. Imagine _The Arm of the Lord_ run through Sherwoods mangling machine... would've been glorious.