Off: Tecno etc. was HW: Support bands #1 - a general approach

[Nick Medford]

>>    > Anyone here like 23 Skidoo?  One of my favourite bands ever,
recently
>>    > reformed, though I missed them playing the Scala a few weeks ago.
>>
>>    A band I've always thought I might like, but never actually heard...,
ah well, so
>>    much music, so little time
>
>I really recommend them.... deep basslines, tribal rhythms, a dark heady
>exotic feel to the music. Not really electronica, something altogether more
>primal. "Seven Songs" is one of my all-time favourite albums. Haven't heard
>the new album (just called 23 Skidoo) yet. The 80s stuff is very hard to
get
>now, but supposedly will be re-released on CD in the near future.
>
>They have an excellent site at
>
>http://the-raft.com/23skidoo/

Just to correct my earlier posting: seems that the re-releases are already
out. However, "The Gospel Comes To New Guinea", one of their best-ever
tracks, appears to have been taken off "Seven Songs" and replaced with
something I've never heard before. "Gospel" is available on a new CD of
that name, which appears to be a compilation of singles and EPs. This would
probably be the best place to start if you're new to the band.

Also their website claims they never split up but just went, like, deeper
underground, man.

The new album has had very mixed reviews- a couple I've read have said it's
surprisingly bland, and having listened to a bit on the website it does
sound a lot smoother, less dark and menacing than the old stuff. Still, a
few minutes of streaming audio over the Net hardly constitutes a fair
listen.

Well that about wraps it up for 23 Skidoo.

By the way Chris- since you seem to be a man of eclectic tastes- do you
like Nurse With Wound? I just discovered them (or him, seeing it's really a
one-man show) in the last year or so and really love some of the stuff I've
heard.