small-circle-of-friends ([info]small_circle) wrote,
@ 2006-01-19 17:41:00
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Current music:Primal Scream: Aftermath

It was twenty years ago today (perhaps)*
Primal Scream's Peel session from January 1986. Titles: Aftermath, I Love You, Crystal Crescent, Subterranean.
*"In Session Tonight" has a date of December 1985, I guess I recorded the re-broadcast. Either way, a fantastic session, and Subterranean -in spite of being the greatest song ever- has yet to be issued officially in any form. I've kept the session in one lump for download; each song is under 2'30", and they're all terrific, so you might as well have 'em all.
This may be the first of a few Peel Session uploads I do. I'm attempting to get an overview on the era, after Bob Stanley announced that he was preparing a "20 years after c86" film/exhibition/series of shows for later this year. I can't believe how good much of the music still sounds. This session pretty much defines 1986 for me. Next (maybe): June Brides 29/1/86...


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[info]herculesmusic
2006-01-19 10:03 pm UTC (link)

Never been much into pop music post-1975, so this is all new to me. It is...better than I expected!

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[info]small_circle
2006-01-20 12:53 am UTC (link)
Did I fight the Punk Rock wars for nothing?! There's so much out there. Go find it!!

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[info]herculesmusic
2006-01-21 03:59 am UTC (link)

Harvey- you'll be pleased to hear, I just bought two post-punk 45s, for not a little money- Young marble giants "test card EP" and The Homosexuals "hearts in exile". Beautiful stuff, but I am still a 33 year old fogey.

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[info]small_circle
2006-01-21 05:53 pm UTC (link)
Testcard is a fabulous record. Nothing else like it, at least from that era.

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[info]herculesmusic
2006-01-20 03:16 am UTC (link)

You definately fought the punk wars in vain, as far as I am concerned. I much prefer 10cc to the Clash.

Actually, I really love alot of post-punk stuff, and early electro-pop from 78-83 or so, but I am no expert. I don't collect it, like I do earlier stuff. You can't have it all.

I have Orange juice, Scritti politti, monochrome set, human league- what's next???

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[info]small_circle
2006-01-21 06:06 pm UTC (link)
10cc? Clash? I love 'em both. Obviously though, there's a whole swathe of early-mid 70s music that is unlistenable tosh (ELP, Yes, most Genesis), and needed to be removed forcibly by whatever means necessary. Hence punk. Having said that, while a lot of Punk sounded great in the late 70s, much of hasn't stood the test of time particularly well. But that was never the point of it; it's raison d'etre was "it was easy, it was cheap, go and do it".

As for post-punk recommendations: this is really uncool, but one band who still sound really fantastic are New Musik. Big 12-string acoustics, charming one-finger synth melodies, robo-pop rhythms and *never* *any* *reverb*. Lyrics about...alienation...mostly, but don't let that put you off. I'd recommend XTC too, but I guess if you were gonna like them you'd know by now. Perhaps you should try that Children Of Nuggets box that's just come out.
Also find Fantastic Something's "If She Doesn't Smile, It'll Rain". A true lost classic, the equal of any record from the 60s.

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[info]herculesmusic
2006-01-21 07:14 pm UTC (link)

I love 10cc and The Clash too, both. But, if I HAD to pick between "original soundtrack" and "sandinista"...

I like the cheap & easy idea of punk, but I think that that motto/creed had been around for ages.

I love Prog! But, I also like The Stooges, Suicide and PIL. (see above pic for my prog-pose). Prog is great fun= humourous, very English and eccentric. ELP are shit. Yes are silly, but I still like them. Genesis are wonderful.

O, sure, I like XTC.

Never heard of Fantastic Something or New Musik, but I have now. Thanks.

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(Anonymous)
2006-01-21 11:11 pm UTC (link)
Yeah, you got me on OST vs Sandinista. However, if I had to pick between "White Riot" & "Dreadlock Holiday"... :-)

I'll email you a Fantastic Something MP3 when I get a moment.

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[info]herculesmusic
2006-01-22 03:19 am UTC (link)

Great! (Is that you Harvey?)

Er yeah, "dreadlock holiday" is ceerrapp.

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[info]fatsothewombat
2006-01-20 08:15 pm UTC (link)
*Ah* now that was good! Many thanks...

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[info]herculesmusic
2006-01-26 07:07 pm UTC (link)

May I suggest the "Alexandria good time" 45 as a fourth user pic, or would that be too show-off-y?

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[info]grannybum
2008-03-17 09:43 am UTC (link)
was it dave morgan on drums for that primal session?

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[info]small_circle
2008-03-17 10:00 am UTC (link)
"In Session Tonight" tells me Thomas McGurk "slapped the traps" on this session. That band certainly went through drummers like nobody's business.

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