Description:
23 Skidoo - Seven Songs (200 [FLAC]
Label: LTM – LTMCD 2528
Format: CD, Album, Remastered, Reissue
Country: UK
Released: 2008
Genre: Electronic, Funk / Soul
Style: Tribal, Industrial, Experimental, Funk
23 Skidoo are a British band playing a fusion of industrial, post-punk, alternative dance, rock, and world music. The group was named after a mysterious Illuminati phrase that appeared in the work of Aleister Crowley, William S. Burroughs, and filmmaker Julian Biggs. Formed in 1979 by Fritz Catlin, Johnny Turnbull and Sam Mills, and later augmented by Alex Turnbull and Tom Heslop, 23 Skidoo had interests in martial arts, Burundi and Kodo drumming, Fela Kuti, The Last Poets, William S. Burroughs, as well as the emerging confluence of industrial, post-punk and funk, heard in artists such as A Certain Ratio, Throbbing Gristle, Cabaret Voltaire, The Pop Group and This Heat.
Their first 7", "Ethics" was released in 1980, followed by the "Last Words" 7", produced by Stephen Mallinder and Richard H. Kirk from Cabaret Voltaire. A Peel Session was recorded on September 16, 1981 that included Richard. Their debut album, Seven Songs, was released in 1982 and is said to evoke the claustrophobic humidity of an African forest. An experimental EP Tearing Up The Plans was produced without the Turnbull brothers, who were traveling in Indonesia. Guitarist Sam Mills and vocalist Tom Heslop left the band soon after, and with the arrival of slap-bassist David "Sketch" Martin following the break-up of Linx, the lineup remained the same until their disintegration in 2003.
With the Turnbull brothers back from Indonesia where they were exposed to Gamelan, the band recruited Aswad's horn section for the "Coup" 12", which featured samples from Francis Ford Coppola's Apocalypse Now. It has been alleged that The Chemical Brothers stole the bass line for their "Block Rockin' Beats" track. The Culling Is Coming (1983 - noted for featuring the band live at the first WOMAD Festival) and Urban Gamelan (1984) followed, criticized at the time for their shift towards more abstract sounds. After having been evicted from their rehearsal space at Genesis P-Orridge's 'Death Factory' the band shifted their focus towards hip hop and released a few singles and a compilation album Just Like Everybody in 1987.
In 1989 the Turnbull brothers formed the Ronin label, and released material by Deckwrecka, Roots Manuva, and Rodney P amongst others. They signed to Virgin Records in 1991 and were able to build a new studio with their advance. In 2000 they released a self-titled LP, which featured contributions from Pharoah Sanders and Roots Manuva. This was followed by a compilation of singles, The Gospel Comes To New Guinea in 2002, and for the first time on CD, reissues of Seven Songs and Urban Gamelan. In 2003 the Turnbull brothers liquidated the company. In 2008 LTM reissued the whole back catalog of 23 Skidoo.
Tracklist:
1 Kundalini
Chanter [Chant], Percussion – AT* Drums, Violin [Harmonized], Vocals – FC* Percussion, Trumpet [Tibetian], Vocals – JT* Vocals – SM*, TH*
5:08
2 Vegas El Bandito
Bass – SM* Drums – FC* Guitar – JT* Trumpet – AT*
2:45
3 Mary's Operation
Tape – FC*, JT* Trumpet – AT*
4:12
4 Lock Groove
Tape – FC*, JT* Trumpet – AT*
0:31
5 New Testament
Bass – FC* Clarinet, Congas, Horn [Cantonese], Tape – JT* Drums – AT* Guitar – SM* Vocals – TH*
4:40
6 IY
Bass – JT* Drums – FC* Guitar – SM* Percussion – AT* Saxophone [Sax], Vocals – TH*
5:01
7 Porno Base
Bass – AT* Tape – FC*
4:26
8 Quiet Pillage
Chanter [Chant], Percussion – AT*, JT* Drums, Violin [Harmonized], Vocals – FC* Piano [Finger], Vocals – TH* Vocals – SM*
5:25
Bonus Tracks
9 Last Words (7"
Backing Vocals, Percussion – AT* Bass, Guitar – JT* Drums – FC* Guitar – SM* Vocals – TH*
3:37
10 The Gospel Comes To New Guinea
Bass, Tape – FC* Clarinet, Horn [Chinese], Percussion, Tape – JT* Drums – AT* Guitar – SM*
10:08
11 Tearing Up The Plans Pt. 1
Drums – FC* Piano – SM* Vocals – TH*
7:28
12 Tearing Up The Plans Pt. 2
Drums – FC* Piano – SM* Vocals – TH*
4:47
13 Just Like Everybody
Tape, Tape [Soar] – FC*
3:33
14 Gregouka
Drums – SM* Drums, Tape – FC* Horn [Reed] – TH*
9:24
Produced At – Western Works
Made By – EDC Blackburn Ltd
Artwork [Original] – Neville Brody
Layout [Cd] – Atomluft
Mastered By – Dominique Brethes
Performer [Personnel] – Alex Turnbull, Fritz Catlin, Johnny Turnbull, Sam Mills, Tom Heslop
Photography By [Images] – 23 Skidoo, Andrew Catlin
Producer – 23 Skidoo (tracks: 9 to 10), Stephen Mallinder (tracks: 9 to 10), Tony, Terry And David* (tracks: 1 to 8, 11 to 14)
Reissue Producer, Other [Curated By], Liner Notes – James Nice
Written-By – A Turnbull* (tracks: 1 to 10), Catlin*, J Turnbull* (tracks: 1 to 10), Mills*, Heslop*
Features a 12 page booklet with extended biography. Neville Brody is wrongly written as "Neville Body". Tony, Terry and David are pseudonyms for Genesis P-Orrige (now Genesis Breyer P-Orridge), Ken Thomas and Peter Christopherson
Tracks 1 to 8 originally released on the mini album Seven Songs on Fetish Records (FM 200 February 1982. Produced at Jacob's Studios. Track 9 originally released as a 7" single on Fetish Records (FE10) September 1981. Track 10 originally released as a 12" EP on Fetish Records (FE 11) September 1981. Produced at Western Works. Tracks 11 to 14 originally released as a 12" EP on Fetish Records/Pineapple Records (FP 20) in June 1982.
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