Thought that buying the new Assassins EP via their website would be rewarding, given the love for Joe Cassidy's Butterfly Child, but this is lighting all my bells in wholly unexpected ways. While waiting for new BC, discovered Stars, and particularly loved the sound of the female vocals playing against Torquil's. This Assassins EP takes all the "damn, when is Cassidy going to release something new?" hope, adds the Stars love, and exceeds my expectations. "Yesterday's Feeling" in particular, can't recommend enough. Without sounding street team (though sign me up NOW!), this is incredibly appealing.
As for the C/D, anyone else have an opinion? BC are one of the bands I feel a little "zing!" for, when browsing used record bins. I don't want to see multiple _Soft Explosives_ copies. I'd rather see them listed in a name-dropping cred sense.
― Chris Hill (Chris Hill), Saturday, 18 September 2004 03:37 (sixteen years ago) link
Oh yes, my friend. Oh yes. I've been waiting for something from Mr. Cassidy for a while -- so this Assassins is some new project? And what's the website?
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Saturday, 18 September 2004 04:07 (sixteen years ago) link
"Beautiful Girls" is prob one of the most AR Kane -like vocals I've heardI need to d/l Eucalyptus since Ned esteems it so high
I finally found Papa Sprain - May EP, on CD not vinyl :( and unfortunately it has a slight skip on the delectable "Bathtime"
― Paul (scifisoul), Saturday, 18 September 2004 05:43 (sixteen years ago) link
I have that May EP, Paul, if you want a burn. Gorgeous stuff. And all the BC EPs are fantastic. I'm partial to the Ghetto Speak and Flaming Burlesque EPs.
Don't know about the Liz Fraser connection, but the idea that she inspired that song makes me smile.
― Chris Hill (Chris Hill), Saturday, 18 September 2004 14:37 (sixteen years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Saturday, 18 September 2004 14:42 (sixteen years ago) link
― frankE (frankE), Saturday, 18 September 2004 16:40 (sixteen years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Saturday, 18 September 2004 16:47 (sixteen years ago) link
― frankE (frankE), Saturday, 18 September 2004 16:52 (sixteen years ago) link
News on the BC / Papa Sprain collaboration from BC post on FB: the butterfly child/ papa sprain collaboration known as My Bus release the album ‘our life in the desert’ january 31st 2020 on vinyl, cd and all the usual online services. keep an eye out for random street art in london. . My Bus FB page is https://www.facebook.com/mybusmusic/.
Wish Assassins would issue a follow-up disc.
― the body of a spider... (scampering alpaca), Tuesday, 7 January 2020 19:27 (one year ago) link
what? new Papa Sprain? did not expect that!
― the girl from spirea x (f. hazel), Tuesday, 7 January 2020 20:13 (one year ago) link
Now there's a name I never thought I'd see again!
― henry s, Tuesday, 7 January 2020 21:12 (one year ago) link
Having been enjoying Onomatopoeia recently though I think the Ghetto Speak EP is my favourite by them. Looking forward to hearing My Bus properly.
― djh, Tuesday, 7 January 2020 21:19 (one year ago) link
I've been listening to the Futures album lot lately, the one that came out of the blue a few years ago.
― henry s, Wednesday, 8 January 2020 00:05 (one year ago) link
I've been friends with Joe Cassidy on FB for a while now -- very gently affable fellow, I'd say. Highly looking forward to this of course!
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 8 January 2020 00:46 (one year ago) link
https://onophonic.wordpress.com/my-bus-our-life-in-the-desert/?fbclid=IwAR2jGBByPjo0rX2Xx7tjKI_WfT_d0oOwYLDamN1Rem8M7loFyGfwvQfU_wo
― djh, Sunday, 2 February 2020 08:46 (one year ago) link
Searched Assassins today, and did find this note - On September 23rd 2016, NØISE (Shepard Fairey, Joe Cassidy, Merritt Lear and John Goff) released the single Little Lions/ Automatic on Obey Records along with a double 12" of remixes by the likes of Moby, The Crystal Method and Phil Hartnoll (Orbital).
So maybe under a different name? (and now I have to search out that release, 4 years on. GRR.) Merritt's voice with Joe's gives me the same sparks that Emily Haines did on the first Stars ep.
― the body of a spider... (scampering alpaca), Thursday, 18 June 2020 19:55 (eight months ago) link
Almost disappointed at the easy search - http://www.noiseproject.com/shop. Thought I'd have to check ASCII code for NØISE.
― the body of a spider... (scampering alpaca), Thursday, 18 June 2020 20:01 (eight months ago) link
Utterly love lots of the My Bus album. In my head, I'd banged on about it already but seemingly not really.
This is probably my favourite song from the album:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=353dbTERKLU
― djh, Monday, 13 July 2020 20:24 (seven months ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PsH8iDFEjE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdaMw410apA
― The Goodies font (Maresn3st), Monday, 22 February 2021 16:47 (two weeks ago) link