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In a message dated 01/08/96 00:58:20, brett@eyeball.speakeasy.org (Brett McCormick) writes:

quoted 7 lines Subj: (idm) fsol: papua new guinea

>Subj: (idm) fsol: papua new guinea > >what do y'all think of the papua new guinea track on fsol's >accelerator.. > >it doesn't 'blow my mind', but it is still *so* incredible! >

Yeah , well check out Meat Beat Manifesto's "Radio Babylon", PNG is so close to this track it is almost a cover version!!!, but "Radio Babylon" predated it by a 2 years. sonic assassin@4th world records uk http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/4thworld

On Thu, 1 August 1996, at 04:14:40, O4thWorld@aol.com wrote:

quoted 3 lines Yeah , well check out Meat Beat Manifesto's "Radio Babylon",

> Yeah , well check out Meat Beat Manifesto's "Radio Babylon", > PNG is so close to this track it is almost a cover version!!!, > but "Radio Babylon" predated it by a 2 years.

What album is that on?

quoted 5 lines On Thu, 1 August 1996, at 04:14:40, O4thWorld@aol.com wrote:

> On Thu, 1 August 1996, at 04:14:40, O4thWorld@aol.com wrote: > > > Yeah , well check out Meat Beat Manifesto's "Radio Babylon", > > PNG is so close to this track it is almost a cover version!!!, > > but "Radio Babylon" predated it by a 2 years.

They don't sound that similar to me. Sure, the basslines are close, but they both owe a lot to dub.

At 1:14 AM -0700 8/1/96, O4thWorld@aol.com wrote:

quoted 6 lines Yeah , well check out Meat Beat Manifesto's "Radio Babylon",

>Yeah , well check out Meat Beat Manifesto's "Radio Babylon", >PNG is so close to this track it is almost a cover version!!!, >but "Radio Babylon" predated it by a 2 years. > >sonic assassin@4th world records uk >http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/4thworld

Indeed, mix Radio Babylon and "Death of the Iconoclast" by Dead Can Dance and you've got PNG. (well, sort of =) ) My big question, however: Has anyone ever heard the Dali mix? I'm looking to confirm that it has a 303 in it. Thanks, Joe (:Joe Rice:____________:joe@psychoactive.com:____________:ambient@netcom.com:) (:"Oh, the turntables are his instruments!" :) (:"But I can't tell what sound that record is making!" :) (:"I know! He puts them on and off and you never know! I've never seen :) (: anything like it!" :)

At 4:14 AM -0400 8/1/96, O4thWorld@aol.com wrote:

quoted 3 lines Yeah , well check out Meat Beat Manifesto's "Radio Babylon",

>Yeah , well check out Meat Beat Manifesto's "Radio Babylon", >PNG is so close to this track it is almost a cover version!!!, >but "Radio Babylon" predated it by a 2 years.

yeah, they have the same bassline, but that's where the similarity ends. "papua new guinea" is a beautiful, emotional track. very colorful and pretty. "radio babylon" is a like a hard smack in the face with a big piece of plywood. i love 'em both but they are miles, nay *lightyears* apart in effect. (for the guy who was asking, the original version of Radio Babylon is only available on the "helter skelter/radio babylon" single. there are several other remixed versions on other singles but that's the only place you can get the original mix.) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jon Drukman jsd@cyborganic.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------

It's not just close- the bassline is a direct sample from Radio Babylon. On Thu, 1 Aug 1996 12:29:21 -0700 (PDT) Miles Egan <cullen@rahul.net> wrote:

quoted 9 lines On Thu, 1 August 1996, at 04:14:40, O4thWorld@aol.com wrote:

> > On Thu, 1 August 1996, at 04:14:40, O4thWorld@aol.com wrote: > > > > > Yeah , well check out Meat Beat Manifesto's "Radio Babylon", > > > PNG is so close to this track it is almost a cover version!!!, > > > but "Radio Babylon" predated it by a 2 years. > > They don't sound that similar to me. Sure, the basslines are close, but > they both owe a lot to dub. >

In a message dated 01/08/96 18:32:25, brett@eyeball.speakeasy.org (Brett McCormick) writes:

quoted 1 line Subj: Re: (idm) fsol: papua new guinea

>Subj: Re: (idm) fsol: papua new guinea

quoted 8 lines On Thu, 1 August 1996, at 04:14:40, O4thWorld@aol.com wrote:

>On Thu, 1 August 1996, at 04:14:40, O4thWorld@aol.com wrote: > >> Yeah , well check out Meat Beat Manifesto's "Radio Babylon", >> PNG is so close to this track it is almost a cover version!!!, >> but "Radio Babylon" predated it by a 2 years. > >What album is that on? >

Not on any Album , but on "Version Galore" 12" (Mini-LP) has various mixes of RB, alongside Andy Weatherall remix of "Psyche - Out". Don't have my copy to hand , so can't give yer the catalouge no. details!!! Check out the MBM web site for exact information, and check the record for the Boney M sample - "Babylon"!!! BTW -"Radio Babylon" break also sampled by Prodigy on "Charly" 12" sonic assassin@4th world records uk http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/4thworld

helter skelter/radio babylon- play it again sam records, bias 172-2 version galore: play it again sam records, bias 192 cd radio babylon (space children intro) radio babylon (version galore) psyche-out (sex skank stripdown) psyche-out (version 1) psyche-out (dub) radio babylon psyche-out (sex skank mix) while i'm on this meat beat tip, i cant survive much longer without the presence of the now ep in my collection. i have been searching the used bins for years and i cannot find it. love mad and the paradise pair are absolute classics as far as i am concerned. if anyone can produce the goods for me, i will dance a naked jig on my computer desk. dvagent (eric potter) on now: t-power- the self evident... now reading: the mythic imagination- stephen larsen