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Hello, I saw this video on MTV-Europe, and i was wondering who the artist or band is. It's a 20+ minute song wich starts off as a normal pop song, but slowly changes into this great trancey dance tune, while the singer is constantley singing "weekender". It's not really idm, but i figured some people would know about this tune. I think it's an English band, about a year old i guess (the tune, that is). byebye, Collin (c.e.oosterbaan@twi.tudelft.nl)

quoted 9 lines Hello,

> > Hello, > > I saw this video on MTV-Europe, and i was wondering who the artist or > band is. It's a 20+ minute song wich starts off as a normal pop song, but > slowly changes into this great trancey dance tune, while the singer is > constantley singing "weekender". It's not really idm, but i figured some > people would know about this tune. I think it's an English band, about a > year old i guess (the tune, that is).

That'll be the cockney answer to the Stone Roses - Flowered Up. The song is called - you guessed it - 'Weekender' Sorry no idea about record labels etc. Cheers Andrew C.

4th world communication Collin@dutiwy wrote:

quoted 7 lines I saw this video on MTV-Europe, and i was wondering who

>I saw this video on MTV-Europe, and i was wondering who >the artist or band is. It's a 20+ minute song wich >starts off as a normal pop song, but >slowly changes into this great trancey dance tune, > while the singer is constantley singing "weekender". >It's not really idm, but i figured some >people would know about this tune. I think

it's an English band, about a

quoted 1 line year old i guess (the tune, that is).

>year old i guess (the tune, that is).

Ye haa - good call , the band is Flowered Up and the tune is called "Weekender" ,released 1992, a 13 minute version came out as a single,just as the band were falling apart , Andrew Weatherall also did a remix of it , released on 12" (Heavenly/Sony) , the band are now talked of through misty eyes by people who were part of the 89/90 explosion. This is one of our all time favourite tunes @ 4th world , Flowered Up were one of the first "rock" bands along with the Happy Mondays and Stone Roses to cross into club culture , even playing at legendary acid house club "Land of Oz" , their first single "It's On" (Heavenly 1990) it a fuckin classic , appeared on the cover of NME before they had even released any vinyl , "Weekender" for me defined a time in my life when as the songs says "No work Just Paaaarty Paaarty!!". The video as far as I know is still avaliable. sm@ 4th world records uk http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/4thworld/

On Mon, 16 Sep 1996, 4th World wrote:

quoted 4 lines their first single "It's On" (Heavenly 1990) it a fuckin

> their first single "It's On" (Heavenly 1990) it a fuckin > classic , appeared on the cover of NME before they had even > released any vinyl , "Weekender" for me defined a time in my > life when as the songs says "No work Just Paaaarty Paaarty!!".

funny this should be mentioned here (where it has no relevance) ;)...i was listening to my copy of 'it's on' recently and cringing at the awfulness of it all....ahhh those were the days eh? ;) mikebee

On Mon, 16 Sep 1996 14:10:18 +0200 (METDST) Collin wrote:

quoted 8 lines Hello,

> Hello, > > I saw this video on MTV-Europe, and i was wondering who the artist or > band is. It's a 20+ minute song wich starts off as a normal pop song, but > slowly changes into this great trancey dance tune, while the singer is > constantley singing "weekender". It's not really idm, but i figured some > people would know about this tune. I think it's an English band, about a > year old i guess (the tune, that is).

Band in question is called Flowered Up, I believe. tersely, alan/beyondthebristolsound

This must be, yes, Weekender by Flowered Up. Released in 92ish, I think. Possibly on Heavenly. Can.t stand it myself..... adam