Andy added to basket
SOLD OUT
Type: S/T Compilation
Format: CD/LP
Year: 2009
Pure Pop For Now People
PEOPLE 01
Edition: 100
Artwork: Joachim Gaertner
All tracks written by S/T. Cover Images by Ian Land. Created for Andy's 50th Birthday Party ('50 and Up', Jan 23rd at The Others, London) with tracks by the headlining acts, S/T, Ectogram and Ronny Waernes, and also by Andy's brother Phil Wilson, whose group The June Brides, reformed especially to play the event. For this release, Ectogram, Phil and Ronny all made versions of S/T songs, while S/T recorded a vastly extended version of one of Andy's live favourites - Das Alpha Tier. The initial edition of 100 12" Lp's was later joined by an edition of 50 CDRs.
Photography: Ian Land
* Instrumental
** Different Lyrics
| 01. | S/T: Das Alpha Tier / Andy's Version ** | 20:53 | ||
| 02. | Ectogram If I Can Catch A Train | 5:24 | ||
| 03. | Phil Wilson Traum | 6:09 | ||
| 04. | Ronny Waernes Heilandsbächle / Remix * | 10:44 |
Total: 43:10
This is a compilation of four tracks with artists from four different countries, well almost.
German S/T sets the standard with the 21 minutes Das Alpha Tier, a space rock monster in the tradition of Hawkwind and maybe even Amon Düül II, too, on a happy day. The beast rolls along at constant velocity like a steam locomotive at top speed with a wall of distorted guitars and more playful keyboards, to some extent. It's only brought to a halt by some sound collages at the start, middle and end, war sounds like a march band, military trumpet, bombs, gunshots and sirens. It ends quietly after the rooster has crowed for the third time.
Ectogram from Wales is up a nearby street of S/T, at least as far as distorted guitars go. But they are more song oriented. If I Can Catch A Train is the fuzzpop song of the album, if ever there was one. Quite fun. Phil Wilson (England) on the other hand is the acoustic alibi. Traum is more home made with a strange backwards guitar, maybe a little bit tribal oriented in the Current 93 kind of way? Ronny Wærnes (Norway) on the other hand goes towards the extreme. His Heilandsbächle starts somewhat conventional with noisy guitars (or keyboards?) and metallic percussion, moves into distorted overdrive on the way to complete white noise. It dies a slow tormented death after almost 11 minutes.
I'm not sure if I am a now person anymore or if this really is pure pop. But Andy is kind of fun and interesting all the same. And if you're not into metal of any kind, the contributions by S/T and Ronny Wærnes are useful means to shake your earwax. Like S/T's Gorp, Andy is a limited edition, at least there are only 50 copies of the CDR version available. But there is a vinyl version, too, less limited. Check out more Andy-info at The Pure Pop For Now People pages.
Link: Luna Kafé
2009-03-11: Luna Kafé