[kj] URGENT: GANG OF FOUR and remixes

Tue May 17 13:36:23 EDT 2005

I like the 2k3 wardance. I also think remixing tracks that were originally recorded over 20 years ago is sometimes a good idea. Better production methods, and a bigger sound. The originals were probably mastered at -3db max, whereas today there's  a lot more headroom :]

Christof hamille <wessidetempest at hotmail.com> wrote:aaahhhhuuhhhhh....re-recording classics....that is usually bad and/or weak. 
remixes...what is the point. New material. Especially from a band like 
Gang of Four. Shrinkwarp was good. In my opinion. I think we all learned 
or lesson from Wardance 2003. Not an improvement. Filler.

chris

>From: "Graham Brown" 
>Reply-To: "A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)" 
>
>To: gathering at misera.net
>Subject: RE: [kj] URGENT: NYC, DC and Philly gatherers: SEE GANG OF FOUR
>Date: Tue, 17 May 2005 12:24:26 +0000
>
>>From someone working for a recortd company on the Shriekback list...
>
>"I am personally thrilled to let you know that the legendary post-punk
>band, Gang of Four have re-formed and signed to V2 !!
>
>We will be releasing a 2-disc album in August (release date tba) which
>will feature one disc of the newly re-formed band, re-recording
>their "classics" and a second disc of remixes by a litany of artists
>who have been influenced by them (just turn on the radio to hear their
>influence). We will have many more details soon, including
>tracklisting for both discs as well as who will be doing the remixes."
>
>Graham
>
>
>
>>
>>Message: 6
>>Date: Tue, 17 May 2005 00:16:25 EDT
>>From: GregSlawson at aol.com
>>Subject: [kj] URGENT: NYC, DC and Philly gatherers: SEE GANG OF FOUR
>>To: gathering at misera.net
>>Message-ID: <144.4569f478.2fbaca19 at aol.com>
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>>Just got back from the Boston, Mass. GOF show. How ridiculous! They were 
>>way
>>better than I remember them from about 1982. They did most of the 1st 
>>album
>>(except for the one that goes "guerilla war struggle is a new 
>>entertainment",
>>"Paralyzed" from Solid Gold, a much much better, speedy version of "We 
>>Live As
>>We Dream Alone", plus "To Hell W/Poverty" and a decent song I didn't 
>>recognize
>>(from Shrinkwrapped?). The sound was perfect, as was the performance. The 
>>huge
>>Boston audience treated them like rock gods, but their stage presence
>>justified it--the never-smiling Andy Gill, who threw his guitar on the 
>>floor at one
>>point to get more feedback, Dave Allen prancing around the stage like a 21 
>>year
>>old on speed, Professor Hugo's (now teaching in Boston!) precision 
>>drumming,
>>and Jon King gyrating like Midnight Oil's singer, jumping around the stage
>>like a monkey, falling over after especially serious lyrics, and during 
>>the one
>>song pounding a baseball bat on a metal cabinet to the beat (like on the 
>>album
>>version), then throwing the metal thing to the side of the stage and 
>>beating
>>it more, to his own rhythm. Boston audiences demand full-throttle 
>>performances,
>>and they got one tonight. A Mission of Burma (not one of my fave's) member
>>was in the audience near me, and I metioned to him that they sound like 
>>GOF too.
>>They're still doing shows in NYC, DC, and Philly, so go or die. I found 
>>that
>>essence rare.
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>>Date: Mon, 16 May 2005 22:03:07 -0700 (PDT)
>>From: Thomas Kennedy 
>>Subject: Re: [kj] URGENT: NYC, DC and Philly gatherers: SEE GANG OF
>> FOUR
>>To: "A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)"
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>>Yes. They were awesome here on the west coast at Coachella and the 
>>Fillmore (S.F.). They've dropped the artsy pretense and just rock now. 
>>Can't wait to see GOF again!
>>
>>Tom.
>>
>>
>>
>>GregSlawson at aol.com wrote:
>>Just got back from the Boston, Mass. GOF show. How ridiculous! They were 
>>way better than I remember them from about 1982. They did most of the 1st 
>>album (except for the one that goes "guerilla war struggle is a new 
>>entertainment", "Paralyzed" from Solid Gold, a much much better, speedy 
>>version of "We Live As We Dream Alone", plus "To Hell W/Poverty" and a 
>>decent song I didn't recognize (from Shrinkwrapped?). The sound was 
>>perfect, as was the performance. The huge Boston audience treated them 
>>like rock gods, but their stage presence justified it--the never-smiling 
>>Andy Gill, who threw his guitar on the floor at one point to get more 
>>feedback, Dave Allen prancing around the stage like a 21 year old on 
>>speed, Professor Hugo's (now teaching in Boston!) precision drumming, and 
>>Jon King gyrating like Midnight Oil's singer, jumping around the stage 
>>like a monkey, falling over after especially serious lyrics, and during 
>>the one song pounding a baseball bat on a metal cabinet to the b
>> eat
>> (like on the album version), then throwing the metal thing to the side 
>>of the stage and beating it more, to his own rhythm. Boston audiences 
>>demand full-throttle performances, and they got one tonight. A Mission of 
>>Burma (not one of my fave's) member was in the audience near me, and I 
>>metioned to him that they sound like GOF too. They're still doing shows in 
>>NYC, DC, and Philly, so go or die. I found that essence rare. 
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>>Date: Tue, 17 May 2005 09:29:16 +0100
>>From: iPat 

>>Subject: [kj] MD Website
>>To: "A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)"
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>>Nice site mike, i know a white background is more user friendly but i miss
>>the clock. But over all, very nice.
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>>--
>>iPat
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>>philosophic knowledge or psychological technique. He has to find it 
>>through
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>>his
>>own mind, through observation and not through intellectual analysis or
>>introspective dissection..."
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