Eno/Byrne's My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts Reissued?

I tend to associate all those evangelist-sampling songs (stuff like Front 242) that were popular a little bit later with this record, not that there is necessarily a direct line of influence. (I'm sure you could find earlier examples.)

Shocklee/Bomb Squad, mentioned upthread.

Qur'an was taken off the record years ago, I doubt current events had anything to do with it.

Based on looking at Amazon, I believe it was taken off the second edition vinyl issue, put back on the first CD, and taken off again more recently. BTW, here's an odd tidbit for a little perspective, courtesy of an Amazon reviewer:

'I initially heard of it thanks to a recommendation by Pink Floyd's keyboardist Richard Wright, in a 1996 interview given to Record Collector Magazine.
Mr. Wright (who incidentally also thinks highly of Remain in Light) describes his first reaction to the album, presumably on its initial release: "This knocked me sideways when I first heard it--full of drum loops, samples and soundscapes, stuff that we really take for granted now, but which was unheard of in all but the most progressive musical circles at the time."'

cunning tendacy = on the way to zagora
iron bed = the friends of amos tutuola
late but not serious = les homes ne sauront jamais
into the spirit womb = lot = the jezebel spirit (original)

For better or worse, Moby's Play.

like Ned hinted at, Hassell does not have the copyright on cross-cultural tape collage -- Czukay / Dammers' 'Canaxis' 1968, Richard Maxfield's 'Bacchanale', 1963, and James Tenney's 'Viet Flakes' 1967, all worth mentioning in reviews if you're going to get archival on us -- none of those are pop, though even there there's precedent in Czukay's 'Movies' from 1979.

Hassell overstates his case, he already had amazing solo records out & there's no confusion as to who was doing what, though yeah it would have been great if he'd been in on the sessions for this record.

Not to be too self-promoting, but I wrote a little bit about this here, although the second installment of the column will really get into the post-Eno/Byrne landscape in greater depth. I note that other posters here have covered some of the same key pieces as well.

H8erz who bag on this record = teh suq, UR all ghey

My ex-partner, whom I otherwise loved on several zillion counts, absolutely HATED my taste in music. He endlessly mocked my Steve Reich, Cocteau Twins, Kate Bush, and Stina Nordenstam, whom I otherwise need to listen to every day.

Needless to say, I did say ex-partner...

who has the skinny on the re-release?

The Ghosts record isn't considered a Talking Heads record, hence no DualDisc, Geir.

The story I'd heard is the one Naive tells, that as Eno became more and more involved with the band - and remember, he'd been around since their first LP - Harrison et al. got sick of being the backup for the Byrne and Eno Show.

http://s38.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2WL2GT7XI83EP0KFMOF1N31CKM

Jean Michel Jarre's Zoolook. Honestly.

Any chance of another re-up, someone? Pretty please?

http://download.yousendit.com/300B8AC731FAF5D1

72 Mb zip file, 14 tracks (13 from the boot + Qu'ran)

Anyway, got it, thanks very much myfullname.

beta.yousendit.com = uploads expire after 10 downloads !? damn
On the plus side, no annoying adverts... yet.

Nice to see some Zoolook love here though. I think it's often my favourite.

Okay, I suppose I was remembering there being more dated robo-funk on this album, but having listened to it again, "Zoolook (Remix)" is the only track that doesn't hold up much for me. I stand corrected. Really, few have done as much with language (as opposed to simply voices) as Jarre did on this album...

But let's not forget this: Analog Synthesizer Epics: S/D, POV

All of the multitracks from two of the album's songs will be available for download on a special website, www.bush-of-ghosts.com, which will go live approximately one month before the reissue's release. Users can remix the tracks and upload them, listen and rate other users' remixes, and create and upload their own videos inspired by the album's songs. In addition, the site will feature archival material dating back to the record's original production and release, including press, session photos, polaroids taken by Byrne, and a video for "Mea Culpa" directed by Bruce Conner. The video will also be included on the CD reissue.

Anything involving Bruce Conner is good. So maybe this will be a DualDisc then?

I hadn't even heard of his video for "Mea Culpa", that is exciting.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pIGbxx9uWk

This reissue is sounding better and better all the time.

The packaging reminds me of the CD/DVD reissue of 'World of Echo', though.

We are sorry for any inconvenience this causes.

(Amazon.co.uk first had March 28th, has now been changed to April 11th)