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

[ANDREW GARIBALDI]

Ah yes- Nurse With Wound - a guy called Steve Stapleton and have I got some
stories about him in the archive. He was (he is still alive but I've not
heard from him in years and years) proud possessor of one of the largest
collections of Krautrock and Euro-rock in the world way back in '76, and a
really great person to know.
Memories.......
Andy Garibaldi.
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From: "Nick Medford" <nick at HERMIT0.DEMON.CO.UK>
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Sent: Thursday, November 09, 2000 1:54 PM
Subject: Re: Off: Tecno etc. was HW: Support bands #1 - a general approach


> >>    > 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.