Great to see the enthusiasm of this poll got some reissue action moving:
The North at its Heights (Deluxe Edition)Posted on 09.11.11Following the recent release of 808 State's career-spanning, career-defining album Blueprint, we are lining up MC Tunes' The North at its Heights – recorded, written and produced with 808 – for the deluxe reissue treatment.The original 10-track set has been expanded with seven recently-unearthed gems and one brand new recording:Dance Yourself To Death – dust bros club mix: remixed By The Dust Bros, 12.4.90Pump and More – recorded at FON (eng. Al Fish) and Jacobs (eng. Al Stone), 19.5.95The Only Rhyme That Bites – 808's instrumental: recorded at Spirit and Sarm East, 1990Dance Yourself to Death – original 909 mix: recorded at Spirit and Advision studios, 1989The Only Rhyme That Bites -- optical mix: remixed by Optical, 1998The Only Rhyme That Bites – ugly as sin mix: remixed and remodelled by Tunes' new outfit, The Ugly Project, especially for this releaseTunes Splits The Atom -- creamatomic mix: recorded at Square One, Out of The Blue, Strawberry and Sarm West, July 1990The North at its Heights (Deluxe Edition) is out 19 November via ZTT Japan.
Following the recent release of 808 State's career-spanning, career-defining album Blueprint, we are lining up MC Tunes' The North at its Heights – recorded, written and produced with 808 – for the deluxe reissue treatment.
The original 10-track set has been expanded with seven recently-unearthed gems and one brand new recording:
Dance Yourself To Death – dust bros club mix: remixed By The Dust Bros, 12.4.90Pump and More – recorded at FON (eng. Al Fish) and Jacobs (eng. Al Stone), 19.5.95The Only Rhyme That Bites – 808's instrumental: recorded at Spirit and Sarm East, 1990Dance Yourself to Death – original 909 mix: recorded at Spirit and Advision studios, 1989The Only Rhyme That Bites -- optical mix: remixed by Optical, 1998
The Only Rhyme That Bites – ugly as sin mix: remixed and remodelled by Tunes' new outfit, The Ugly Project, especially for this release
Tunes Splits The Atom -- creamatomic mix: recorded at Square One, Out of The Blue, Strawberry and Sarm West, July 1990
The North at its Heights (Deluxe Edition) is out 19 November via ZTT Japan.
― Θ ̨Θƪ (sic), Sunday, 15 January 2012 23:48 (twelve years ago) link
shit! need a re-poll to include new material
― little blue souvenir (Noodle Vague), Monday, 16 January 2012 08:20 (twelve years ago) link
http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/madchester-rapper-mc-tunes-wins-4024653
― oppet, Friday, 31 May 2013 09:55 (ten years ago) link
fair play to him ...
you know i could add that dust junkys album to the current lonely obsessions thread ...
― mark e, Friday, 31 May 2013 10:16 (ten years ago) link
despite my deep, abiding love for Tunes i've never knowingly listened to the Dust Junkys
― another sub-standard post from (Noodle Vague), Friday, 31 May 2013 10:38 (ten years ago) link
Reading this and the hardson mix tape thread in the same month has helped me reduce my medication by 25%.
― Doran, Friday, 31 May 2013 18:39 (ten years ago) link
ok, shit got real :
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-27080346
who has heard this follow up ?
― mark e, Saturday, 19 April 2014 23:32 (nine years ago) link
his roadie noodle vague
― Scooby Doom (۩), Saturday, 19 April 2014 23:35 (nine years ago) link
my reaction to this news:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8g_GeQR8fJo
― Roberto Spiralli, Saturday, 19 April 2014 23:40 (nine years ago) link
funny guys
― mark e, Saturday, 19 April 2014 23:54 (nine years ago) link
More excited for this than I was for MBV tbh
― Wahaca Flocka Flame (DJP), Saturday, 19 April 2014 23:57 (nine years ago) link
^^^ truth nuke
― waterflow ductile laser beam (Noodle Vague), Sunday, 20 April 2014 12:05 (nine years ago) link
a wait is a wait
― denial plan (electricsound), Sunday, 20 April 2014 12:15 (nine years ago) link
can we re-poll with these new song titles before the album comes out, I think this is crucial
― Gritty Shakur (sic), Sunday, 20 April 2014 13:38 (nine years ago) link
Jump Grave Slacks better make the cut this time if we do.
― Doran, Sunday, 20 April 2014 14:03 (nine years ago) link
unfortunately due to new rules i wd have to get in the queue behind some cunt's 14 Iced Bears poll scheduled for 2021
― waterflow ductile laser beam (Noodle Vague), Sunday, 20 April 2014 17:10 (nine years ago) link
i laughed, it was out loud
― Roberto Spiralli, Sunday, 20 April 2014 17:19 (nine years ago) link
XP ^Reads like Sleaford Mod lyrics.
― Doran, Sunday, 20 April 2014 17:20 (nine years ago) link
classic nv post :)
― Scooby Doom (۩), Sunday, 20 April 2014 17:47 (nine years ago) link
damage by stereo OUT MONDAY!!
― don't ask me why i posted this (electricsound), Thursday, 5 February 2015 21:33 (nine years ago) link
Mega lol @ nv's xxxxpost!
― xelab, Thursday, 5 February 2015 21:44 (nine years ago) link
i ask myself, did we ever get this sorted?
― nom de grrrrr (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 22 October 2016 09:10 (seven years ago) link
outsider for a nobel laureate in '17?
― calzino, Saturday, 22 October 2016 09:35 (seven years ago) link
his Jump Grave Slacks: Collected Lyrics and Essays deserves a look for sure
― nom de grrrrr (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 22 October 2016 09:41 (seven years ago) link
thinking of running a write-in poll for famous horses where everybody can nominate animals that clearly aren't horses but then argue that they're basically the same as horses so it would spoil the famous horses poll if they aren't allowed to vote for these not-horses
― nom de grrrrr (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 22 October 2016 09:43 (seven years ago) link
also i would express a burning desire for Trigger to win in a manner that suggests it hasn't occured to me that it absolutely does not fucking matter
― nom de grrrrr (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 22 October 2016 09:44 (seven years ago) link
maybe I shd keep it in here, I dunno, ILX has been weak lately
― be the cringe you want to see in the world (Noodle Vague), Friday, 15 September 2017 12:53 (six years ago) link
surely "Tunes Splits the Bucket" would scan better?
― be the cringe you want to see in the world (Noodle Vague), Friday, 15 September 2017 12:55 (six years ago) link
Bloop
Bleep Bloop
Bleep BANG
― be the cringe you want to see in the world (Noodle Vague), Friday, 15 September 2017 12:56 (six years ago) link
feeling so attacked rn
― here's how **takes sip of duck urine** economics works (bizarro gazzara), Friday, 15 September 2017 12:56 (six years ago) link
not for the first time this thread has made me think about changing every mention on his wiki page to McTunes but the man the ledg doesn't deserve such treatment
― Roberto Spiralli, Friday, 15 September 2017 12:59 (six years ago) link
thinking thru the lyrics this was probably a low taste idea
― be the cringe you want to see in the world (Noodle Vague), Friday, 15 September 2017 12:59 (six years ago) link
imagine if the tune they play to the aliens in Close Encounters was the bleep bloop bit from "Tunes Splits the Atom", how much better would that film be?
― be the cringe you want to see in the world (Noodle Vague), Friday, 15 September 2017 13:01 (six years ago) link
bump
― hotwire my scampo (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 27 June 2020 15:06 (three years ago) link
only ten hours to wait for the results on / drastically influence this poll:
Qualifier 56!DREAM WARRIORS - "Wash Your Face In My Sink": https://t.co/BLtMGIblKYQUEEN LATIFAH - "Come Into My House": https://t.co/9AJ4EklIMzMC TUNES and 808 STATE - "The Only Rhyme That Bites": https://t.co/kU64WM4E54GARY CLAIL - "Beef": https://t.co/hfIGoWJsM2— World Cup Of 1990 Tracks (@peoples_pop) July 9, 2020
― bat ain't Thad (sic), Saturday, 11 July 2020 08:27 (three years ago) link
Tunes has made it into Round 2 proper (and seeded). But based on the early returns, he’s going to need all our support in order to progress further in the tournament. 🙏
Match 2.17!Moss Side's lightning-tongued MC Tunes up against Bushy's most famous son George Michael.MC TUNES and 808 STATE - "The Only Rhyme That Bites": https://t.co/zK1qkJH1C3GEORGE MICHAEL - "Freedom '90": https://t.co/LSM0INpxvN— World Cup Of 1990 Tracks (@peoples_pop) July 21, 2020
― Jeff W, Tuesday, 21 July 2020 14:51 (three years ago) link
thanks for the reminders Jeff
really this should have been "Tunes Splits the Atom" tho
― À la recherche du scamps perdu (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 21 July 2020 14:53 (three years ago) link
Is that a SPOILER re our Top 10?
― Jeff W, Tuesday, 21 July 2020 15:23 (three years ago) link
Tom's doing debut singles next month, obv the Tunes massive were keeping their powder dry
― Steppin' RZA (sic), Tuesday, 21 July 2020 20:06 (three years ago) link