Annie (From Norway)

ANNIE : 'ANNIEMAL' :

intro/chewing gum
always too late
me + one
heartbeat
helpless fool for love
anniemal
no easy love
happy without you
greatest hit
come together
my best friend

there isn't a bad track on it (although the 7 minute-long 'come together' is like a generic early 90's rave pop anthem from the title down) i managed to actually *dance at a party* to chewing gum on sunday!

gonna be mega.

getting it up on slsk might be a hassle at any point before the wknd, but after th@ cest possible.

2. Where the hell is 'I Will Get On'?

And if you're heading to Ssk with Anniemal give me a shout at username: Ian SPACK, cheers

god what *was* that in the bathroom?

kind of expected the libertines 2 show any minute.

In Focus: Annie

30.08.2004

Fans of stylish tongue-in-cheek pop delivered with confidence and an unbeatable ability to charm are in for an autumn of spiky electro with infectious choruses as Annie's debut album "Anniemal" hits the shelves.

Rima, where did you DJ in Manc? Homoelectric was ace on Fri but Fierce Girl were (for the 2nd time) well lame. Bit worried about the near-future of Manc as the best club-runners are jumping ship to London to work in advertising and sales, meaning I'm trying to gather a hitsquad of pop ppl to set up a decent club to house all the homeless art students and journalists.

ANYWAY big apologies for the derailment so I'll offer Annie's 'I will get on' and 'I will always remember you' and various Annie remixes to anyone on Ssk.

I really, really want this album.

I love it so.

the history of this record is tinged with sadness isn't it?
her ex boyfriend (dj erot?) died apprntly while she was putting it
together? is that right?

either way i still can't get over how good this is.

Rima, where did you DJ in Manc?

Eh, I weren't that special. I ran around with a Heavenly Social tribute crew named Good Vibrations for 2 years (Big Hands/Kro Bar), helped out at Sofa (Fallowfield) on odd Sundays, did Dirty Soul at Sofa Central once, which was the night I first discovered Annie as mentioned upthread, and did random nights at Essential, Retrospect (Berlin's) and house parties in Fallowfield and Withington. I always wanted to do a bit better in that although I went without decks, I loved music too much and pushed myself to learn mixing, how best to deploy my 'eclecticism' and how to work a crowd - I had some success and some frustrations but I'd be so happy to do it regularly. I've never played at home in London - way less opportunity.

Bit worried about the near-future of Manc as the best club-runners are jumping ship to London to work in advertising and sales, meaning I'm trying to gather a hitsquad of pop ppl to set up a decent club to house all the homeless art students and journalists.

Friends of mine with pretty good taste and skill are still around if you want to get in touch. I was the most pop to be honest, but I won't move back to England before next year I think.

Alex, I'm handcarving you a podium out of marble as we speak - I'll let you know when I get something sorted so you can come over from Barnsley to wiggle to Jamelia.

Cheers for the help Rima, I might mail you off board to quiz about some likely venues, but it'll be a few months before I set anything up. Heard good things about Berlins but never been.

Another Annie track seemingly not on the album but essential listening is the George McRae cover, 'Rokkibaby'. See Ssk, see Ian SPACK (disko anne & karvaopelit - rokkibaby [rock your baby].mp3)

YES