06 July 2023

23 Leftovers: The Final Serving - - - 23 Skidoo part 3

Shortly after Urban Gamelan was released, Fritz Catlin took a sabbatical from the group while the Turnbulls devoted their energies to their chosen martial arts. For much of the next decade, 23 Skidoo activity was displaced by remix & production work under various guises, including Assassins with Soul & 23 Skidoo. 

In 1990 The Turnbulls also founded their own label, Ronin, releasing a raft of British hip-hop & breakbeat sides by Paradox, F.O.R.C.E., Skitz, & Deckwrecka. 

 



In 1996, 23 Skidoo signed to record a new album for Virgin, although it would be four years before the tapes were delivered, this delay due to the illness & death of the Turnbull brothers' mother Kim. The album, simply titled 23 Skidoo, was released in August 2000, the first new Skidoo album in sixteen years. 

 

23 Skidoo - 23 Skidoo, Virgin CDV 2912, 2000.
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Freeze Frame
Dirty Lo
Interzonal
Kendang
Catch 23
Crossfire
Where You At
Atmosfear
Dawning
Meltdown
Dusk to Dawn
Ayu
 
 
 
 

A selection of 23 Skidoo & Ronin recordings from the 90s was later released as Just Like Everybody (Pts One / Two), which features Catlin, Sketch, & the Turnbulls. Here's my personal favorite, Part Two... 
23 Skidoo - Just Like Everybody Part Two, Ronin Records RDCD 08, 2002.

Roninstep
Meltdown
What Y'All Gon' Do
Eye Spy
23 Break
100 Dark
Lightening Beats
Cushite
The Best
Suspense
Mr. Lee, Are You Ready?
Clan Break
Elephants
Reachin' Break
Liquid Noise
Return of the Dragon
Recoup

Enjoy,
NØ
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5 comments:

  1. NØ7/6/23, 4:54 PM

    23 Skidoo
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    Just like Everybody, Part Two
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  2. Anonymous7/7/23, 9:00 AM

    Merci beaucoup

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  3. Anonymous7/10/23, 12:52 AM

    I was unaware of both of these and I'm going to grab the first one. Looking forward to listening. Many thanks, NØ.

    Brian

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  4. jonder7/16/23, 10:38 AM

    Y2K 23 Skidoo has some great moments. Apropos of nothin' (or maybe the 23/TG connection), I finally found an online scan of the Throbbing Gristle book "Wreckers of Civilisation" and thought some of your readers might also appreciate it:

    https://archive.org/details/wreckers-of-civilization-the-story-of-throbbing-gristle

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  5. NØ7/16/23, 1:55 PM

    From the earliest days of 23 Skidoo working with Fetish, they had a heavy connection to Throbbing Gristle. They shared rehearsal space at 10 Martello Street in Hackney with TG. Also, Genesis P-Orridge (Tony) & Peter Christopherson (Terry) would become co-producers of the Fetish 23S debut.

    Thanks so much for the book link.

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