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Check out the new Bomb the Bass single "Sandcastles". This contains in addition to the title track, the Chemical Brothers remix of "Bug Powder Dust" (originally released as part of that single), plus another excellent new dubby remix of it, then a Jedi Knights remix of a third track (title evades me). Subtly combining old-school Detroit bass sounds with even older-school electro rhythms the result is very funky and very good. Not as tinnily electronic sounding as the like of Elecktroids, and minus the gimmicks of the Atacid remix, this one pulls up another angle on the return of the future funk. I'm talking about the 12" here, not sure if the track is on the CD so take care. J ^ __________ ________.__/_____ _||_/ James Skilton aka Steady J _[]/_____________[.__\____-_ DJ and Party Animal | | Part Time Hedonist |____________________________| Full Time Technohead |__|-' '-|__| Steady-J@Firefox.co.uk

quoted 14 lines Check out the new Bomb the Bass single "Sandcastles".

> > Check out the new Bomb the Bass single "Sandcastles". > This contains in addition to the title track, the Chemical Brothers > remix of "Bug Powder Dust" (originally released as part of that > single), plus another excellent new dubby remix of it, then a Jedi > Knights remix of a third track (title evades me). Subtly combining > old-school Detroit bass sounds with even older-school electro rhythms > the result is very funky and very good. Not as tinnily electronic > sounding as the like of Elecktroids, and minus the gimmicks of the > Atacid remix, this one pulls up another angle on the return of the > future funk. > > I'm talking about the 12" here, not sure if the track is on the CD so > take care.

The track is not on the CD which has the original mix of Absorber instead. What's annoying is that the second Jedi Knights mix which was on the promo is not on either format. Does anyone know if there will be a second CD. Also, note that the new Gescom Ep is out now on *Clear*... peter

Mr. P. Kulawec wrote on Tue, 05 Sep 95 11:05:52 BST : (I said...)

quoted 2 lines Check out the new Bomb the Bass single "Sandcastles".

> > > > Check out the new Bomb the Bass single "Sandcastles".

(And of course I was indeed referring to the track "Absorber")

quoted 4 lines The track is not on the CD which has the original mix of Absorber instead.

> The track is not on the CD which has the original mix of Absorber instead. > What's annoying is that the second Jedi Knights mix which was on the > promo is not on either format. Does anyone know if there will be a second > CD.

Ah, I wondered why it said "Jedi Knights mix 1". It is highly unlikely there will be a second CD, as the UK chart rules limit a single to only 3 formats; any additional formats would have to contribute to a separate chart placing. And as there is a tape as well as the 12" and CD, that wraps it up. (And no, there isn't a version of Absorber on the tape at all) Perhaps there will eventually be a Bomb the Bass remixes LP (a la Massive Attack v Mad Prof) which may contain some of these hard-to-get versions.

quoted 1 line Also, note that the new Gescom Ep is out now on *Clear*...

> Also, note that the new Gescom Ep is out now on *Clear*...

Woah! Any impressions yet, people?? J ^ __________ ________.__/_____ _||_/ James Skilton aka Steady J _[]/_____________[.__\____-_ DJ and Party Animal | | Part Time Hedonist |____________________________| Full Time Technohead |__|-' '-|__| Steady-J@Firefox.co.uk

On Tue, 5 Sep 1995, James Skilton wrote:

quoted 5 lines Ah, I wondered why it said "Jedi Knights mix 1". It is highly unlikely there

> Ah, I wondered why it said "Jedi Knights mix 1". It is highly unlikely there > will be a second CD, as the UK chart rules limit a single to only 3 formats; > any additional formats would have to contribute to a separate chart placing. > And as there is a tape as well as the 12" and CD, that wraps it up. (And no, > there isn't a version of Absorber on the tape at all)

I'd like to point out that I've heard the tape, 12" and two CD singles of Bomb the Bass' 'Bug Powder Dust', so I'm not sure I'd agree about this limiting of formats. Perhaps they weren't all released in the UK, but I doubt it, since I got them on import, presumably from somewhere 'round there. Michael ______________________________________________________________________________ "If I wasn't a giant cheese, I'd make you pay for that remark." scrot@sans.vuw.ac.nz (Michael Upton) - Pink and the Brain ______________________________________________________________________________

cuci-cuci wrote on Tue, 05 Sep 95 18:15:12 BST :

quoted 7 lines Check out the new Bomb the Bass single "Sandcastles".

> > Check out the new Bomb the Bass single "Sandcastles". > > This contains in addition to the title track, the Chemical Brothers > > remix of "Bug Powder Dust" (originally released as part of that > > single), plus another excellent new dubby remix of it, > > another dubby remix by the chemical brothers? >

Nope, _ someone & someone _ whos names I've never heard of, sorry. Someone out there will have the name to hand. J ^ James Skilton aka Steady J - steady-j@firefox.co.uk

quoted 8 lines Ah, I wondered why it said "Jedi Knights mix 1". It is highly unlikely

>> Ah, I wondered why it said "Jedi Knights mix 1". It is highly unlikely >> there will be a second CD, as the UK chart rules limit a single to only >> 3 formats; any additional formats would have to contribute to a >> separate chart placing. > > I'd like to point out that I've heard the tape, 12" and two CD singles > of Bomb the Bass' 'Bug Powder Dust', so I'm not sure I'd agree about > this limiting of formats.

The UK chart-rules format limit dropped from four to three recently -- my guess is sometime this past spring -- but the rule does exist. Many artists will release further formats once a single is slipping in the charts, if they have enough of a following to sell them. -- ::: Lazlo (lazlo@swcp.com; http://www.swcp.com/lazlo)