Depth Charge Shaken not Stirred

 

As I previously did with Primal Scream. I've assembled a set of some of my favorite Depth Charge remixes that I have deemed essential. Give them a listen & decide for yourself. 

 

Depth Charge - The Essential Remixes, NØ Comp., 2026
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Acid Again (Depth Charge mix 1) - Meat Beat Manifesto
Tow Truck (Depth Charge mix I) - The Sabres of Paradise
Son of Mook (Depth Charge mix) - Red Snapper
Dream On (Octagon Man mix) - Depeche Mode
Love so True (Depth Charge mix) - Bomb the Bass
Triple X Syndrome (Depth Charge mix) - Padded Cell
Acid Again (Depth Charge mix 2) - Meat Beat Manifesto
Switch (Depth Charge first Venom mix) - Senser
Kung Fu Fightin’ (Depth Charge instrumental remix) - Nigo
Dream On (Octagon Man Dub) - Depeche Mode
Son of Mook (Depth Charge remix) - Red Snapper
Tow Truck (Depth Charge mic II) - The Sabres of Paradise
Acid Again (Depth Charge remix) - Meat Beat Manifesto

 

 

 

Enjoy,
NØ

Drop Another Depth Charge.

 

It's been said that Depth Charge invented big beat. 

 

 

In 1989, Depth Charge aka J Saul Kane (R.I.P.), a 20-year old west Londoner released the single Bounty Killers which featured hefty breakbeats & samples of dialogue from old Westerns. Back then it was the first of its kind...

Dedicated to the memory of Sergio Leone.

Depth Charge - Bounty Killers, Vinyl Solutions STORM13, 1989.
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Gun Shot Wound Side (45rpm)-     
Bounty Killers

Blood Bath Side (33.3rpm)-    
Death is Ma Name    
The Bit in the Middle
Bounty Killers (Measly 1000 Bucks version)

 

 

 

 

The following years it was horror movies that get the touch on Dead by Dawn. The Dub mix ends with a defiant line from 1968s Mad Doctor of Blood Island: 
         "I will not give up the work of a lifetime... simply because you think I'm mad!" 

 
As with much of Depth Charge's releases, this can be played a either 33.3 or 45rpm. The above mentioned ''Dead yt Dub'' for example becomes a hardcore breakbeat romp at 45, a trick employed by many DJs at the time.

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Depth Charge - Dead by Dawn, Vinyl Solution STORM15, 1990.

Dead Side -    
Dead by Dawn

Space Side -    
Space Mutant    
Dead by Dub

 

 

 

 

This one is just what it sez. IMO the B-side (get a whiff of this) will melt your face off,,, 

Depth Charge - Bounty Killer (The Sequel), Vinyl Solution STORM50, 1992.

White Star side -
Bounty Killer (The Sequel)

Red Star side -
Nectar

 

 

 

 

J. Saul Kane soon teamed up with Alain from Vinyl Solution & started their own label (run by James Dyer at 231 Portobello Road, London) called D.C. Recordings. Their catch-phrase was "leading the youth down a path of musical ruin".

Legend of the Golden Snake was D.C. Recordings' debut release. It represented a significant maturation in Depth Charge's distinctive brand of leftfield breaks, with the introduction of classically-trained musicians, greater melodic complexity, & slicker production.

The title track features mysterious, meandering melodies plucked out on an archaic Middle-Eastern oud set to two alternating trip-hop drum patterns, a heavy bassline, & quirky electronics. This juxtaposition of old with new was innovative & sophisticated, developing Depth Charge's sound beyond the usual mix of big beats, poppy melodies, pulp fiction dialogue. Legend also featured the debut of Henry Twinch on Hammond organ. Twitch would go on to become one of Kane's long-term collaborators

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Depth Charge - Legend of the Golden Snake EP, D.C. Recordings DC01, 1995.

Side A -
Legend of the Golden Snake
Poison Clan '95

Side B -
Five Deadly Venoms
Asp

 

 

 

 

The separately-released, stripped-back 10" Dub versions (version 2) continued the Legend into darker, heavier territory.

 

Depth Charge - Legend of the Golden Snake 2, D.C. Recordings 10DC01, 1995.

Side A -
Legend of the Golden Snake (version 2)

Side AA -
Sex, Sluts, & Heaven (Bordello mix)

 

 

 

 

Released the same year, Shaolin Buddha Finger set a template for '90s big beat with its loud, multi-layered break-beats, infectious bassline, adventurous electronics, & vocal soundbites.The intricately-crafted drums sample heavy jazz-funk records such as St. Vincent Latinaires' Roasted or Fried, with dialogue taken from the 1983 Kung Fu film Shaolin vs Lama. 

 

Depth Charge - Shaolin Buddha Finger, D.C. Recordings DC05, 1995.

Side A -
Shaolin Buddha Finger

Side B -        
Vampyress (demo Dub)

 

 

 

 

While Depth Charge's output had previously consisted mainly of slower, Dub-influenced trip hop, Shaolin Buddah Finger marked a point of diversification into more dancefloor-friendly big beat that would continue with Bounty Killer III & beyond. 

 

Depth Charge - Bounty Killer III, D.C. Recordings DC24, 1999.

Side A -
Bounty Killer III (The Eyes of Johnny Ringo)

Side B -
I...Always Do
T.D.A. (Handbreak mix)
I...Always Do (drum reprise)

 

 

 

Enjoy,
NØ

On Some Clear Tape

 

Back in April I posted Musick that Needed Work: T - The Tapes. At that time I shared Party & I mentioned I had all three of their releases. A Frenz of NSS asked if I could share their third release On a Clear Day.

Here you go... 

 

The Tapes - On a Clear Day, PVC Records PVC 8907, 1981.
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Side 1 -
Night After Night    
Hot Line    
Concern
Next in Line    
March    
Mouth of the World

Side 2 -
Bits & Pieces    
Stella    
Good Riddance    
Swell    
Salt Desert    
Strategy

 

 

 

Enjoy,
NØ

The Ground Sounds of London

When I was hitting the Downtempo in July, I shared Sounds from the Ground - Mosaic. Don't want to get too chilled again already but I do want to share a few more from SftG. Their mix of Dub & Ambient always hits me just right. Thought I'd take a stroll through their catalogue & share a few highlights. 

 

Most of their releases are strictly instrumental, but the addition of vocals for these tracks really elevate their sound to new heights. You can really feel the soul & heart behind their music here... 

 

Sounds from the Ground - Natural Selection, Nettwerk, 2002.
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Lean on Me featuring Linda Duggan - vocals
Moving into a New Space featuring Lloyd Bentley Scott - guitar & Nicola Hitchcock - vocals
Inner World featuring – Aine Belton - vocals
Gentle Healing (Trust) featuring Aine Belton- vocals
The Shepherd featuring General Levy - vocals
New Day featuring Aine Belton - vocals
Whispers
I Forgive Me featuring Nicola Hitchcock - vocals
Wishing Tree featuring Lloyd Bentley Scott - guitar
Pictured

 

 

 

 

Moving forward in time eight years, this next one has some mind bending beats with grooves dark & mysterious. A sharp departure from the Downtempo Dub of previous releases to a more moody Ambient sound.

 

 

Sounds from the Ground - The Maze, Waveform Records WAV10102-2, 2010.

Gap in the Clouds    
A Thousand Colours    
Delphine    
Acid Cornflats    
Midnight Crossing
This Land    
Subdub'in    
The Lenox    
Temple Steps    
Afterglow

 

 

 

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Here's a more recent release, slightly more leftfield but firmly in the SftG lane...

 

 

Sounds from the Ground - Binary, Upstream Records UP0017, 2019.

Blaze Mountain    
Life's Casino    
Planet X    
Missing You
The Lines    
Heartlands    
Felt    
Train of Thought    
Anniesland

 

 

 

Enjoy,
NØ

It’s Very Complex

Back in the early 80s I lived in San Jose,CA & edited a little music 'zine called EAT POOP!. We used to get crazy DIY music from all over the world thanks to continued mention in Factsheet Five. One of the freebies we got was 1981s Shinjuku Birdwalk by Karen Copper Complex 

 

I believe it is the only album by this avant rock band. KCC evolved from Richmond, Virginia bands Big Naptar, Titfield Thunderbolt, & I Saw a Bulldozer. The music is a minimalistic mix of beatniks atmosphere, free jazz techniques, & The Art of Walking era Pere Ubu songs with Karen Cooper replacing David Thomas. Her vocals aren't wordless, but the lyrics are loose & freaky. The music consists mainly of scratching guitars, free & primitive with touches of vintage NY No Wave, child-like drum rhythm sounds & rudimentary electronic effects.

On Shinjuku Birdwalk, The Complex is: Karen Cooper / voices (I Saw a Bulldozer); Frank Daniel / guitar (Big Naptar); Bill Altice / guitar (Big Naptar & I Saw a Bulldozer); Burt Blackburn / bass (replaced Steve Bernard after the first sessions);  Les Smith / guitar; Bo Jacob / drums, percussion (Titfield Thunderbolt); Steve Bernard / bass (Big Naptarr & I Saw a Bulldozer); & Wm. Burke / electronics (Titfield Thunderbolt & I Saw a Bulldozer)

The group broke up without ever performing live because of Karen's pregnancy (she'd married the guitarist Les Smith). 

Just found the original the other day while going through a box of EP! relics. 

 

Karen Cooper Complex - Shinjuku Birdwalk, self-released, 1981.
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You Can't Have It
Shinjuku Birdwalk 
We Saw Waves 
The Boy with the Red Guitar 
Heads (in the Other Room) 
Lollipops 
Simmer Down 
Jerkin' Pretty 
Beeswax 
Flip-Kilter 
Ruckus Upstairs 
Petit Deja Vu

 

 

 

Enjoy,
NØ

And Some of the Rest

 

In 1990, just before the start-up of the Blues Explosion, Jon & Christina added their chops to Columbus, Ohio garage band the Gibson Bros. 

 

Gibson Bros -The Man who Loved Couch Dancing, Homestead Records HMS163-2, 1990.
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Intro/Kansas City    
Roadrunner
I'm Drifting
Hipshake
Louis Collins
Are U Lonesome 2-nite?
The Man who Loved Couch Dancing
Memphis Beat
Intro    
Broke Down Engine
Rhythm & Booze
Big Guitar
Walkin' Bum
Ride a Coal Black Mare
The Way I Walk

 

 

Jon teamed up once again with good friend Jerry Teel to work with Spencer Dickinson which consisted of the Dickinson brothers Cody & Luther with Jon (& Jerry Teel on first one). 

 

Spencer Dickinson - The Man who Lives for Love, Yep Roc Records YEP2078, 2006.

That's a Drag    
I'm Not Ready    
Zigaboo    
Body (My Only Friend)    
Primitive    
Sat. Morn Cartoons    
(Chug Chug) It's Not Ok    
Why!?    
Flood (The Awful Truth, the Living End)    
Away Baby    
Cryin'    
Book of Sorrow    
The Man who Lives for Love    
True    
Appalachia    
Free
Love Without a Smile    
Whatcha Gonna Do    
I'm so Alone

 

 

 

 

The following year saw some Heavy Trash. Heavy Trash is Jon Spencer & Matt Verta-Ray, On this all-star outing Dallas & Travis Good provide guitars & organ, the Sadies do their alt-country thing, Sean Dean & Simon Chardiet play upright bass, Mike Belitsky, Phil Hernandez, & Yebo provide drums & percussion while Andrew "Strippy" Raff adds the occasional saxophone. Jon & Matt write, mix, & produce as well as play all backing instuments & doing all backing vocals. 

Heavy Trash - Going Way Out with Heavy Trash, Yep Roc Records YEP2133, 2007.

Pure Gold    
Outside Chance    
Double Line
Kissy Baby    
That Ain't Right    
I Want Oblivion    
Way Out
She Baby    
They Were Kings    
Crazy Pritty Baby    
I Want Refuge    
Crying Tramp    
You Can't Win

 

 

 

 

Finally, here's a brand new one from Jon: Jon on vocals, guitar, synth, organ, percussion; Kendall Wind on bass, vocals, guitar, piano, organ; & Macky Spider Bowman on drums, vocals, percussion. Kendall & Macky are more famously the rhythm section of Woodstock's punk powerhouse The Bobby Lees. If you took the antagonistic nature of early White Stripes, add Cramps psychobilly freak-outs, sprinkle on Captain Beefheart & Fleshtones rowdiness, slather with some Southern Culture on the Skids trashy fun & you might be getting close to Jon's latest outbursts of hollering, drooling, & sexified crooning. 

The link to this brand new release is a stealth link in the above paragraph...

 

 

Jon Spencer - Songs of Personal Loss & Protest, Shove Records, 2026.

Fanfare (Another Point of View)
Vermin Attack!    
Hangover
Knock 'em Out
Give it Up 4 the Devil    
Mr. Lion
Orange Slice Blues    
Slip Away 
Step on the Gas 
I'm Taking Off 
Wet & Wild 
No More

 

 

 

Enjoy,
NØ

The Hitmakers

 

More recently Jon Spencer has been working with the Hitmakers, The Hitmakers are Sam Coomes - vocals, keyboard, synthesizer, M. Sord - drummer, & Bob Bert(elli) - percussion with Jon Spencer - lead vocals & guitar.

Jon Spencer & the Hitmakers - Spencer Get's it Lit, Shove Records SHOV35, 2022.
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Junk Man    
Get it Right Now    
Death Ray    
The Worst Facts    
Primary Baby    
Worm Town    
Bruise    
Layabout Trap    
Push Comes to Shove    
My Hit Parade    
Rotting Money    
Strike 3    
Get up & Do It    
Germ Vs. Jerk    
The Devil's Ice Age

 

 

 

But what else has this musical speed-freak been up to in his spare time? Stay tuned tomorrow for the rest of the story.

Enjoy,
NØ

Jon Spencer Blues Explosion

 

Jon Spencer formed his Blues Explosion ensemble in New York City in 1991. The group consisted of Jon Spencer (vocals, guitar, theremin) Judah Bauer (guitar, vocals, harmonica) ,& Russell Simins (drums). At heart, the Blues Explosion was pure power trio playing a mutated blues-funk amalgam, rife with dueling, rubbery riffs from the two guitarists & relentless grooves courtesy of Russell Simins. From 1991 until they disbanded 1n 2016 the Blues Explosion played some of the most timeless treasures of musical mayhem in the history of Manhattan & beyond. Opinions of the band were diametrically opposed: purists saw them as treading on age-old blues traditions with no respect while millions of fans were fascinated by the band's deconstruction & reinvention of the music. But always true to form, Jon Spencer tells the tales, Judah Bauer plays the blues, & Russell Simins smashes things to bits.

The first full-length to explode the blues from Jon Spencer & cohorts was A Reverse Willie Horton, a limited edition LP that was taken from a beat cassette. I'm skipping to their second release, the 1992 Crypt-Style... 

 

The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion - Crypt-Style, Crypt Records CR-029, 1992.
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Side One -
Lovin' up a Storm
Support-a-Man
White Tail
'78 Style
Chicken Walk
Mo' Chicken / Let's Get Funky
Water Main
Like a Hawk
Big Headed Baby

Side Two -
The Feeling of Love
Kill-a-Man
Rachel
History of Sex
Comeback
Twentynine
What to Do
40lb Block of Cheese

 

 

 

 

Entering a new phase for the band, 1994s Orange finds the Blues Explosion leaving behind the Crypt Records trash-garage rock universe & hitting the NYC downtown genre blending cosmopolitan party. Here the Blues Explosion jump head first into some honest, organic music experiments, fusing various different styles into their musical assault without compromising their raw ferocity.

note: Even someone as removed from Spencer's blues explosion as Beck shows up on Orange, literally phoning in a guest verse on "Flavor". 

 

The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion - Orange, Matador OLE105-2, 1994.

Bellbottoms    
Ditch    
Dang    
Very Rare    
Sweat    
Cowboy    
Orange    
Brenda    
Dissect    
Blues X Man    
Full Grown    
Flavor    
Greyhound

 

 

 

 

Through the rest of the 90s & early 00s, JSBE honed their studio skills & upped their experimental tricks with mixed results, music-wise. In 2002 they released Plastic Fang, attempting to reclaim some of their earlier raw savagery. The release mixes everything from raunchy rock 'n' roll, 50-60-70s, rockabilly, to Rolling Stones, Velvet Underground, garage, Stooges, Primal Scream (my favorite part is Bernie Worrell on three tracks). 

 

The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion - Plastic Fang, Matador OLE542-2, 2002.

Sweet 'n' Sour    
She Said    
Money Rock 'n' Roll    
Killer Wolf    
The Midnight Creep    
Hold On (Dr. John - guitar & Bernie Worrell - organ)
Down in the Beast    
Shakin' Rock 'n' Roll Tonight    
Over & Over (Bernie Worrell - Moog bass)
Mother Nature    
Mean Heart    
Point of View (Bernie Worrell - Farfisa organ)

 

 

 

 

From 2004 until 2012, nothing forthcoming from the Blues Explosion. Then in 2012 they released Meat + Bone, a thrilling, high-energy comeback album. Stripped of the cut/paste studio trickery & the celebrity cameos that defined the band's records from the mid-90s onward, the self-produced Meat + Bone boasts no ambition beyond capturing the Blues Explosion in straight-up, no-bullshit rock 'n' soul mode with the direct three men in a room making a racket approach,  reasserting the band's real-deal bona fides. 

 

The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion - Meat + Bone, Mom + Pop MP068-2, 2012.

Black Mold
Bag of Bones
Boot Cut
Get Your Pants Off
Ice Cream Killer
Strange Baby
Bottle Baby
Danger
Black Thoughts
Unclear
Bear Trap
Zimgar

  

Enjoy,
NØ

The Return of Prompted By

I used to randomly do a series called Prompted by Other Blogs. I explained how I'm always cruising around the interweb, looking for interesting music. I'll see or hear something out there that sets me on a path. Well, I haven't visited that series for quite some time (since October 2023). That was Part 11. I'm reviving it again for this share, Prompted by Other Blogs Part 12. To celebrate its rebirth, this one is gonna be a multi-part share.

Khayem over at Dubhed on May 13, 2026 shared some Jon Spencer &...

I realized that I had a hella lot of music that Spencer was involved in but that I had never shared, Prompted by Dubhed, that's about to change. 

I think I first became aware of Jon Spencer through another band that I really esteem, Jerry Teel's Honeymoon Killers. I've shared their music plenty around here. Like Jon Spencer, Jerry Teel has been in many bands & worked with many artists. When I first got Honeymoon Killers - Hung Far Low (shared here) I saw that Jerry & co-Honeymoon Killer Lisa Wells were joined by one Jon Spencer. The name rang a bell from one of Teel's other projects, Boss Hog. While checking out that band I realized that both Spencer & his mate Christina Martinez were part of Pussy Galore,

From then on I think I over time gathered up everything Jon Spencer I could find. It was shortly after Hung Far Low was released that Jon Spencer Blues Explosion exploded onto the music scene & finding Jon's work became easier.

It's worth noting that his career spans over four decades crafting some of the edgiest, most frictional & discordant roots music ever appearing on major or indie labels. A variety of sonically boundary-pushing outfits such as Pussy Galore, Boss Hog, Heavy Trash, Jon Spencer & the HIT Makers & unquestionably his most popular one, The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion were all helmed by Spencer.

So let's start at the beginning of this mess & see if we can get things straightened out. 

Thanks Khayem...

Jon Spencer & Julie Cafritz started the garage noise / punk band Pussy Galore in Washington, D.C. in 1985. After the duo released their debut Feel Good about Your Body 7" EP, they were joined by Neil Hagerty of Royal Trux band. The band relocated to New York where they added Bob Bert of Sonic Youth & Spencer's girlfriend Cristina Martinez.

Here's their first full-length, released on numberd cassettes, limited to 550 copies. This is a complete cover version of the Rolling Stones 1972 release... 

 

Pussy Galore - Exile on Main St., Shove Records SHOV3, 1986.
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Side 1 -
Rocks Off
Rip this Joint
Hip Shake
Casino Boogie
Tumbling Dice
Sweet Virginia
Torn & Frayed
Sweet Black Angel
Loving Cup

Side 2 -
Happy
Turd on the Run
Ventilator Blues
Just Wanna See His Face
Let it Loose
All Down the Line
Stop Breaking Down
Shine a Light
Soul Survivor

 

 

 

 

The band released four albums, then called it quits in 1989. Spencer quickly formed Boss Hog along with Christina Martinez. The band also consisted of guitarist Jerry Teel, guitarist Kurt Wolf, bassist Pete Shore, & drummer Charlie Ondras with guest guitarist & vocalist Santiago Durango & keyboardist Kurt Hoffman on their first full-length..

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Boss Hog - Cold Hands. Amphetamine Reptile Records ARR89192-2, 1990.

Gerard
Eddy
Bug Purr
Red Bull
Go Wrong
Pete Shore
Domestic
Duchess
Pop Catastrophe

 

 

The following year, Spencer would explode with his Blues Explosion. See you tomorrow.

Enjoy,
NØ

Real Mutha Truckers

 

David Rogers & Steve Wright were delivery drivers for Mute Records. In 1987 they formed a post-punk band. They called themselves (what else???) Mute Drivers. They toured extensively & recorded five full -lengths & a handful of singles over the next three years. They were even Fad Gadget's backing band in 1988. Here's their first one... 

 

Mute Drivers - Lighten Up Volume One, Irradiated Records MD1, 1987.
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Side A -
Frustration
World Outside
Hole in the Head
Suspects

Side B -
Try Saying Murder
I'm Alright Jack
Hair, Skin, & Teeth
If I Had a Gun
Way of the World

 

 

 

Enjoy,
NØ

What a Mix-up

Sticking with mixes & remixes, here’s some more fun for you all... 

 

To commemorate the ground-breaking Screamadelica, in 2021 for the 30th anniversary of the album, Primal Scream released Demodelica, a set of demos & early recordings from 1990 - 1991. Most of these demos were produced by Andrew Innes at his home studio on the Isle of Dogs or at the band's studio in Hackney in 1990. The "Jam & Eden Studio demos" were produced by the band in 1991. This is a fascinating insight into the creation of Screamadelica as well as a great soundtrack to Bobby Gillespie's new autobiography Tenement Kid, a large part of which is dedicated to the Sceamadelica era. 

 

 

Primal Scream - Demodelica, Columbia 19439904552, 2021.
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Come Together (Jam Studio Monitor mix)    
Damaged (Hackney Studio demo)    
Movin' on Up (Hackney Studio demo)    
Higher than the Sun (Isle of Dogs Home Studio)    
Higher than the Sun (Jam Studio Monitor mix)    
I'm Comin' Down (Isle of Dogs Home Studio)    
I'm Comin' Down (Jam Studio Monitor mix)    
Don't Fight It, Feel It (Isle of Dogs Home Studio)    
Don't Fight It, Feel It (Isle of Dogs Hypnotone mix)
Don't Fight It, Feel It (EMI Publishing Studio mix)    
Inner Flight (Hackney Studio vocal melody)    
Inner Flight (Henry Acapella Jam Studio)    
Inner Flight (Jam Studio Monitor mix)    
Shine Like Stars (Jam Studio Monitor mix)    
Shine Like Stars (Eden Studio demo)    
Screamadelica (Eden Studio demo)

 

 

 

 

As I previously mentioned, Andrew Weatherall (R.I.P.) had a hand in many a Primal Scream remix. I've assembled a set of some of my favorite Primal Scream remixes, showcasing many of AW's mixes, as well as others that I have deemed essential. Give them a listen & decide for yourself.

 

 

Primal Scream - The Essential Remixes, NØ Comp., 2026.

Come Together (Andrew Weatherall extended mix)
Give out but Don’t Give Up (Portishead remix)
Stuka (Two Lone Swordsmen remix)
Swastika Eyes (The Chemical Brothers mix)
2013 (Andrew Weatherall remix)
Ready to Go Home (Hardway Bros Anthemic Resistance vocal remix)
Living Dub Long Life (Adrian Sherwood remix)
Innocent Money (Lovefingers Root of All Evil Dub)
Shine like Stars (Andrew Weatherall remix)
Circus of Life (JD Twitch remix)
Loaded (Andrew Weatherall mix)
Jailbird (The Chemical Brothers remix)
2013 (Andrew Weatherall Dub)
Swastika Eyeas (David Holmes mix)
Last Train (Andrew Weatherall mix)
Don’t Fight it, Feel It (Scat mix)
Come Together (Andrew Weatherall Great re-vision)

 

 

Enjoy,
NØ

Here’s the Real Dirt

 

Primal Scream had more than their fair share of mixes & remixes. They remixed their own material. Greats like Andrew Weatherall & Adrian Sherwood ran them through the mixer many times.

In 2003 the band released the double CD Dirty Hits with one CD of hits & one CD of remixes. This greatest hits compilation covers the period from their breakthrough Loaded E.P. (1990) to their collaboration with Kate Moss on "Some Velvet Morning" (2003). Singles from all the albums (5) from this period are included on Dirty Hits, alongside several non-single album tracks.

Seems like the obvious place to go next...

Primal Scream - Dirty Hits 2xCD, Columbia 513803-9, 2003.
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CD1 -
Loaded
Movin' on Up
Come Together
Higher Than the Sun
Rocks
Jailbird
(I'm Gonna) Cry Myself Blind
Burning Wheel
Kowalski
Long Life
Swastika Eyes
Kill All Hippies
Accelerator
Shoot Speed / Kill Light
Miss Lucifer
Deep Hit of Morning Sun
Some Velvet Morning
Autobahn 66

CD 2 -
Come Together (Hypnotone Brain Machine mix)
Higher Than the Sun (Higher Than the Orb extended remix)
Loaded (Terry Farley remix)
Rocks (Jimmy Miller mix)
Jailbird (Sweeney 2 remix)
Kowalski (Automator mix)
Living Dub (Long Life remix)
Stuka (Two Lone Swordsmen mix)
Swastika Eyes (Chemical Brothers mix UK edit)
Exterminator (Massive Attack remix)
Miss Lucifer (Bone to Bone remix)
Some Velvet Morning (Two Lone Swordsmen alternative mix)
Autobahn 66 (Alter Ego remix)

 

 

 

Enjoy,
NØ

For Arthur Janov, FUD.

 

Persistent requester Christian, responding to the Higher than the Sun Wobble/Weatherall share in May, asked for some more Primal Scream.

1991s Screamadelica was the break-out release for Primal Scream. It won them the first ever Mercury Music Prize in 1992. For anyone into this type of music, it should be well known. So I bypassed that obvious one & decided to start with their first two before they were so well known.

First, their first...

Primal Scream - Sonic Flower Groove, Elevation ELV 2, 1987.
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Side One -
Gentle Tuesday
Treasure Trip
May the Sun Shine Bright for You
Sonic Sister Love
Silent Spring

Side Two -
Imperial
Love You
Leaves
Aftermath
We Go Down Slowly Rising 

 

 

 

Next up, their nest...

Primal Scream - Primal Scream, Creation Records CRECD054, 1989.

Ivy Ivy Ivy    
You're Just Dead Skin to Me    
She Power    
You're Just too Dark to Care    
I'm Losing More Than I'll Ever Have    
Gimme Gimme Teenage Head    
Lone Star Girl    
Kill the King    
Sweet Pretty Thing    
Jesus Can't Save Me

 

 

 

Enjoy,
NØ

Man Klan

 

Back in December 2015 I shared Man Klan - Flesh Machine. Recently I acquired one of their three 12" singles/EPs, Boys of This Territory. Thought I'd share that one today... 

 

 

Man Klan - Boys of This Territory 12“ 45, Wire Records WRMS002, 1985.
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Face A -
Corroding Kiss
Fisherman

Face B -
Boys of This Territory
Gayola Gay

 

 

 

Enjoy,
NØ

Circus Time - Playing the Bills: Part 4

That only leaves the Nelson Bill still to play. I've been playing the Nelson bills for many years & still there are many more to play. 

 

This one was created specifically for Nelsonica 2010, loosely themed around the Psychotronic Circus. Nelsonica is the annual fan convention held in Yorkshire, England, dedicated to musician, singer, & guitarist Bill Nelson. First organized in 2001, the events historically featured exclusive live performances, special guest appearances, & limited-edition CD releases created specifically for attendees.

Every year to coincide with Nelsonica, Bill records & releases a 'special' studio album, that is presented to all the convention attendees, as part of the overall package. These albums can be a collection of 'leftover' tracks, that didn't make the final cut for the various studio albums recorded throughout the year, a kind of compilation album, representative of that years work, or, as in this case, an album specifically composed & recorded for Nelsonica.

As I sez, this one was loosely themed around the Psychotronic Circus mood, Psychotronic being an amalgam of the words psychedelic, psychologic, & electronic.

Bill Nelson sez:
       "A Psychotronic Circus could be a multi-coloured tent in which Alfred Hitchcock, dressed as a ringmaster, cracks his whip at a bunch of clowns stylishly cloned to look like actor Anthony Perkins in the role of a hallucinogenic lotus eater, who has given up his job as a motel owner to instead become a tv-repairman. A tv-repairman who, for some obscure reason, likes to visit the houses of peroxide blondes to re-wire their consoles whilst their husbands are away on business trips. This scenario, of course, is entirely fictional and in no way related to an incident where I just may have happened to re-align a certain lady's antennae after she waved at me from her bedroom window. In a sheer, powder blue Parisian negligee. With a bottle of champagne in one hand. And two glasses in the other. But, as you all know...I'm not that sort of person...I'm a serious, high-minded guitar player.”

Note: Nelson is long-time fan of Neil Young & the song "Neil Young" came about while he was playing his Gretsch White Falcon in his studio, messing around with sounds on his Line 6 Pod processor. The guitar sound he arrived at reminded him very much of Neil Young. He recorded the basic backing track using that sound before writing any lyrics. The phrase "everything sounds like Neil Young" popped into his head & kick-started the lyric writing process...the words are meant to imply some sort of linear meaning but in actual fact are just disconnected phrases that suggest a surreal scenario where "even my car sounds like Neil Young". The whole song is simply a kind of enigmatic tribute to Neil. 

 

Bill Nelson - Captain Future’s Psychotronic Circus, Discs of Ancient Odeon DOAOCD006, 2010.
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Captain Future's Psychotronic Circus (Plastic mix)    
Sex & Drums & Saxophones    
Blue Sky Seeks Red Guitar    
Howlin' Wolf in Me    
Dance of the Mullard Valvemen    
The Aerostatic Balloonist    
The Indelicate Levitation of Katie's Skirts    
Full Colour Fontana    
The Man who was Tomorrow    
Sun Kings Suffer (As Time Goes By)    
The Mount Fuji Ice-Cream Factory    
Illuminated Sky with Pale Blue Lightning
Neil Young    
Like a Woman Levitating    
Captain Future's Psychotronic Circus (Crystal mix)

 

 

 

Enjoy,
NØ