― Aaron W (Aaron W), Tuesday, 22 April 2003 12:34 (twenty-one years ago) link
Glad to see Lawrence (who I assume is the author of this quote) hasn't changed much...
― donut bitch (donut), Tuesday, 22 April 2003 15:19 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 22 April 2003 15:38 (twenty-one years ago) link
he's about to speak !i have my tape recorder running !!
― piscesboy, Thursday, 12 June 2003 10:12 (twenty years ago) link
― kate (kate), Thursday, 12 June 2003 10:15 (twenty years ago) link
but i suspect they wont.
― piscesboy, Thursday, 12 June 2003 10:18 (twenty years ago) link
― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Thursday, 12 June 2003 10:38 (twenty years ago) link
...and has nearly finished the second Go-Kart Mozart album, to be released in the Autumn
Felt Re-issues
From the latest Cherry Red newsletter [via e-mail] the first two Felt albums are re-issued [on June 16th]:
FeltCrumbling The Antiseptic BeautyCDMRED 25This seminal album is to be released in a limited edition digi-pack and was Felt’s first studio album. This album was a critical and indie chart success, and has been long sought after in its original format. This is the beginning of a major Felt re-issue campaign with all ten studio albums being released over the coming months, including the long deleted but much sought after Creation albums. Felt are a very influential band around the world with many of today’s bands paying homage to the genius of Lawrence, who contrary to rumors is alive and well and has nearly finished the second Go-Kart Mozart album, to be released in the Autumn.
FeltThe Splendor Of FearCDMRED 57This, Felt’s second studio album was deemed another success for them by both the critics and public alike. A special limited edition digi-pack, this release is part of the Felt re-issue campaign which will see all ten of Felt’s studio albums – including the Creation Records recordings, re-issued by Cherry Red.
also:
FeltA DeclarationCRDVD 25
The first ever DVD to feature one of the most influential and enduringly popular alternative bands of all time, Felt. Felt were formed in 1980 by their enigmatic leader Lawrence, and went on to achieve huge critical acclaim and a hardcore following of devoted fans. They went on to record ten albums (one a year) through the 1980’s. The albums are being reissued in full by Cherry Red Records over the course of the next few months, so interest in the band will be very strong. “A Declaration” is therefore the perfect accompaniment to the album releases. It features a full length concert, filmed at ULU in 1987, with the band, and Lawrence’s songwriting, at the peak of their powers. Amongst the tracks featured are the Indie Chart top twenty hit “Ballad Of The Band”, and, possibly their most recognised track, the Indie Chart number one “Primitive Painters”. The cover artwork was specially designed by Lawrence, and the DVD also features an extremely rare promotional video shot by Danny Weinstein, who also produced the ULU film.
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― Nicole (Nicole), Thursday, 12 June 2003 11:55 (twenty years ago) link
― pulpo, Thursday, 12 June 2003 12:00 (twenty years ago) link
― DJ Martian (djmartian), Thursday, 12 June 2003 12:43 (twenty years ago) link
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― pulpo, Thursday, 12 June 2003 12:46 (twenty years ago) link
― pulpo, Thursday, 12 June 2003 12:48 (twenty years ago) link
watch out for vintage footage of The Cocteau Twins on Whistle Test tonite!
The Whistle Test Years: 1984 / 1985
Reminder tonight on BBC 2 it's a trip down memory lane as The Whistle Test years, cover 1984 and 1985.
The Whistle Test YearsThu 12 Jun, 11:50 pm - 12:30 am 40mins
It's 1984 and 1985 this week with music from REM, Billy Bragg, Lou Reed, Sade, Cocteau Twins, Everything But the Girl, The Kane Gang, The Pogues and Suzanne Vega.
― DJ Martian (djmartian), Thursday, 12 June 2003 12:51 (twenty years ago) link
lawrence sounding like a tweed jacketed lecturer shocka!!!
― pulpo, Thursday, 12 June 2003 12:54 (twenty years ago) link
― DJ Martian (djmartian), Thursday, 12 June 2003 12:56 (twenty years ago) link
― Nicole (Nicole), Thursday, 12 June 2003 12:58 (twenty years ago) link
Lawrence says not but seems impressed by quote
Liz Kershaw says birmingham 'Bullring' shopping centre(?) mentioned in review, Lawrence talks about how much he likes it.
― pulpo, Thursday, 12 June 2003 13:06 (twenty years ago) link
it's on the way... "and has nearly finished the second Go-Kart Mozart album, to be released in the Autumn"
More Go-Kart Mozart? That doesn't really answer Jim's question... when is another record coming out?
― fortunate hazel (f. hazel), Thursday, 12 June 2003 13:09 (twenty years ago) link
― pulpo, Thursday, 12 June 2003 13:11 (twenty years ago) link
― Tico Tico (Tico Tico), Thursday, 12 June 2003 13:11 (twenty years ago) link
Bull Ring Shopping Centre: brutalist classic. Is it still there? I think we (me & Cozen & Skidmore) had a little row about this at an FAP the same weekend.
Chuffed for Robin.
― Tim (Tim), Thursday, 12 June 2003 13:24 (twenty years ago) link
― piscesboy, Thursday, 12 June 2003 13:28 (twenty years ago) link
Gosh, Nicole, I thought I had sent a note on the reissues around. Remind me to double check on my news-informing abilities, they might be staler than I imagined. ;-)
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 12 June 2003 13:29 (twenty years ago) link
But Tim, was it a trucker hat? This is U&K.
― Nicole (Nicole), Thursday, 12 June 2003 13:31 (twenty years ago) link
― Tim (Tim), Thursday, 12 June 2003 13:36 (twenty years ago) link
:-)
― Julio Desouza (jdesouza), Thursday, 12 June 2003 13:44 (twenty years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 12 June 2003 13:46 (twenty years ago) link
― Liliya, Friday, 13 June 2003 06:45 (twenty years ago) link
― piscesboy, Friday, 13 June 2003 08:04 (twenty years ago) link
― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Friday, 13 June 2003 08:08 (twenty years ago) link
am still smiling over how much lawrence sounded like a bumbling, eager to please history teacher.
― pulpo, Friday, 13 June 2003 08:54 (twenty years ago) link
― piscesboy, Friday, 13 June 2003 09:34 (twenty years ago) link
All of the reissues are out now (except 'Strange Idols' I believe), and I just ordered 'Ignite the Seven Canons' and 'Forever Breathes the Lonely Word.'
― Patrick South (Patrick South), Tuesday, 28 October 2003 19:48 (twenty years ago) link
― the surface noise (electricsound), Wednesday, 29 October 2003 00:35 (twenty years ago) link
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― scott seward, Wednesday, 29 October 2003 02:31 (twenty years ago) link
Classic btw! But this is not something I can debate rationally - the best bits just add up to something rather more than the some of their parts.
― Nag! Nag! Nag! (Nag! Nag! Nag!), Wednesday, 29 October 2003 04:12 (twenty years ago) link
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― cw (cww), Wednesday, 29 October 2003 12:15 (twenty years ago) link
he changed the name and before that he cropped the cover art. was he embarrassed at his headwear?
― brimstead, Tuesday, 26 January 2021 22:58 (three years ago) link
maybe just realized it was totally un-felt like to have an actual band photo for a cover
― brimstead, Tuesday, 26 January 2021 22:59 (three years ago) link
or ended hating one of the former members
― PaulTMA, Tuesday, 26 January 2021 23:10 (three years ago) link
RIP Martin Duffy
― MaresNest, Tuesday, 20 December 2022 10:36 (one year ago) link
Aww man RIP teenage genius.
― Kim Kimberly, Tuesday, 20 December 2022 12:49 (one year ago) link
Awww, creator of some of the most beautiful music. Waaaaay too young.
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Tuesday, 20 December 2022 20:06 (one year ago) link
Incredibly sad. Martin's playing sparkled over Felt's best records and added a lustre to every musical situation he was involved in. a true keyboard wizard.
― cw, Tuesday, 20 December 2022 20:26 (one year ago) link
Totally agree with that. The Felt albums he played on are the best. He was also one of the people responsible for bringing back keyboards as a "rock" instrument. There hadn't really been any fresh & distinctive keyboard players outside of synth-pop since maybe Una Baines.
― everything, Tuesday, 20 December 2022 22:16 (one year ago) link
I mean, come on!Here's the link to the song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulTQW6oFoTs
― everything, Wednesday, 21 December 2022 07:04 (one year ago) link
Whoops wrong ling. I mean this... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-9bv1FO72A
― everything, Wednesday, 21 December 2022 07:05 (one year ago) link
Ling link whatevs. Ok I'm going to bed. RIP Mr. Duffy. A great keyboard player!
― everything, Wednesday, 21 December 2022 07:07 (one year ago) link
How rare was it for that generation of musicians to use organ rather than synth in the mid-80s? I can only think of Talk Talk as an example.
― Halfway there but for you, Wednesday, 21 December 2022 17:54 (one year ago) link
It wasn’t super-common but also by no means unheard-of, most often involving acts who were more or less 60s / beat inspired - off the top of my head you can expect to hear organ on records by the likes of the Prisoners, Makin’ Time, TVPs, Jasmine Minks, bit later on the Sea Urchins, Inspiral Carpets.
― Tim, Wednesday, 21 December 2022 19:33 (one year ago) link
Interesting, though if Duffy was using a Hammond, that's a lot more trouble to take on the road than a more compact "garage-rock" style organ.
― Halfway there but for you, Wednesday, 21 December 2022 21:13 (one year ago) link
Identify the keyboard, nerds.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuXIMylGQKo
― everything, Thursday, 22 December 2022 06:36 (one year ago) link