In defense of Big Audio Dynamite

Also weird that there is a long section of this thread about REM.

Bassline on “E=MC2” reminding me of “Marquee Moon.”

until this revival i had totally forgotten that i actually have 2 albums by dreadzone.

going to listen to Upping St. for the first time in a very long time.
i saw B.A.D live in leeds on the release tour when they had 2 stages.
the main stage for them and their main supports, chiefs of relief, and the second stage that was used while things were being set up.
at the time i thought it was amazing - you watched an act, then turn around and watch another act.
turns out that one of the acts on the second stage was rodney p.

oh, and before the gig
(at the big refectory venue i.e. where The Who etc etc),
i happened to bump into Mick and Leo.
they signed my Leeds Uni union card ..
and yeah, i was a total dumbstruck fanboy of course.

for various reasons, for a couple of days, i have the unreleased final album in FLAC form sitting in my FTP site.
if there are folks in this thread who have not grabbed it over the years and are interested in hearing it then holla via the ilx email option.

p.s. to any folks interested, i need an email address to send the link to ..

Don't Renege: nice one on E=MC2 // Marquee Moon. Absolutely.

btw.
if you check the discogs page for 'Entering ..'
then there was meant to be a 2nd cd i.e. tracks 12-18 :

https://www.discogs.com/release/4757692-Big-Audio-Dynamite-Entering-A-New-Ride

if those that have enjoyed the source album are wanting more, then i can help.
the files are not in FLAC quality or even high mp3 quality, just 192s.
but still.

That discogs page is "for" a web page hosting a fan-made bootleg, and makes it clear that the bonus tracks are not compiled from the same source as the album. (Most of them were from Radioactive label samplers, iirc, so oddly enough could have FLAC versions...)

But here's a recently-revised version of the album by band DJ "Lord Zonka"

ta for the clarification sic.
i got my cd-r from someone on the BAD forum after the band stopped posting mp3s of individual tracks.
it had digital hiccups on several tracks, but still was the only way i was able to hear the album.
i found the FLAC version via the bands wiki page last year (link has since been removed) which increased the sound quality quality,
and removed the hiccups (which i now kind of miss !).
had no idea re the zonka version.

https://www.discogs.com/release/836966-Big-Audio-Dynamite-Big-Audio-Dynamite-II-The-Lost-Treasure-Of-Big-Audio-Dynamite-I-II

well, this is quite a compilation.
12" remixes that have been mentioned upthread on the first cd, and other non-album tracks.
had no idea it existed until last night.
the rick rubin remix of 'bottom line' is absolutey the one for me.
as per discussion upthread - it was a freebie one sided 12" with the c'mon every beatbox 12", and is totally wonderful.
also, pretty sure the E=MC2 is the Widescreen remix - same remix credit.

who oh why was this 2cd set not released in the uk !

I like "Free" though - it's nice having that on a compilation instead of hunting down the Flashback soundtrack. (Prescient sample: "Once we get out of the '80s, the '90s are gonna make the '60s look like the '50s.")

― birdistheword,

tracked this down, and my head was all 'i know this ... '
of course i did.
it's an early version of one of my fave tracks of theirs.
with that all important sample as mentioned.
the 'song' starts at 2:46.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjn-bUE6bzk

That Bert Bevans mix of E=mc2 had its intro nicked for "Life is a Rollercoaster" Ronan Keating...

(I've been looking for that version on cd for ooh...)

hope your ilx email is still valid mark g.

here is wrong toms love for sightsee mc

https://skankblogbologna.wordpress.com/2011/05/27/a-dynamite-mc/

Hi, thanks! Wunnerful!