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Tue, 05 Jan 1999 15:47:04 +0000
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Re: (idm) gescom 'sounds...'
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At 03:51 05/01/99 -0500, Alex Reynolds wrote:
quoted 11 lines 'go sumo' is a horrible track, which makes one appreciate the excellent>'go sumo' is a horrible track, which makes one appreciate the excellent >tracks 'go sheep' and 'puzl' that much more. > >on rainy, introspective days, i often wonder if 'go sheep' is a weird and >perverted inside joke at the expense of the welsh; or perhaps a weird and >perverted inside joke at the expense of the mindless prats who buy into the >whole music culture, go the raves, eat the drugs, etc. then again, the >music could mean absolutely nothing, a subtle anthem to nihilism. you just >can't take their music at face value with a title like that; the >imagination must run free and unfettered. >
As was I believe discussed at the time, "go sumo" and "go sheep" are probably references to the shops holding those names in Sheffield and Manchester, respectively.