[kj] at last...

[PHIL TOFIELD]

its an old bootleg of 1st and 2nd album tracks remixed in a dub stylee by
Youth. Ive got it on cassette somewhere. The mixes were pretty good, but the
sound quality on the tape is very poor.

On 25 June 2010 13:40, Neil Perry <65snoopy at gmail.com> wrote:


> "stuff off the *Killing Joke In Dub bootleg*"

>

> What's that then? Is it good? Do you have it? Can I have it? :)

>

> N, still waiting for the postman (mine does involve international post,

> which makes me a bit nervous)

>

>   On 25 June 2010 13:26, <jpwhkj at aol.com> wrote:

>

>>   Further thoughts, typed as I listen for the first time:

>>

>> In Excelsis is much better on CD than the version we'd previously heard.

>> I like it a lot.

>>

>> Endgame still doesn't do it for me.  Quite chuggy guitar; Jaz sings a bit,

>> but quite growly vocals; not very catchy; no underlying funky vibe.  I

>> pressed "Next" before it was over, not 'cos it's really awful, but because I

>> want to hear...

>>

>> Kali Yuga is really powerful!  Excellent singing from Jaz.

>>

>> Ghosts is just starting... sending a shiver down my spine, partly

>> anticipation from what everyone's said, partly the eerie dub sounds...  It's

>> *very* unusual - totally different from anything they've done in the last 30

>> years.  Harks back to that first EP.  Great that they've taken a musical

>> risk again - it's been far too long.

>>

>> (Just thinking that it's great that they have so much material.  On

>> previous "recent" albums, it's felt like they included pretty much

>> everything available in order to fill an album.)

>>

>> Jaz's vocals on Ghosts are still a bit growly, but he is *singing* which

>> is great.

>>

>> OK, now for the dub version.  Sounds ....unsurprisingly.... like some of

>> the stuff off the Killing Joke In Dub bootleg.  And sorry Jaz, but I prefer

>> it without vocals!  Some wicked guitar in there.  I could live without some

>> of screechier siren noises, but overall it works really well.  Love the way

>> the guitar blasts in.  This feckin' rocks!

>>

>> It's over.  Time to press "Play" again.  This reminds me of what it was

>> like to get your hands on new Killing Joke record back in the eighties...

>>

>> By the way, mine is numbered 789.  What about the rest of youse?

>>

>> Jamie

>>

>>

>>

>>

>>

>> -----Original Message-----

>> From: jpwhkj at aol.com

>> To: gathering at misera.net

>> Sent: Fri, 25 Jun 2010 11:56

>> Subject: at last...

>>

>>  Nothing on Monday.

>>

>> Nothing on Tuesday.

>>

>> Nothing on Wednesday.

>>

>> Nothing on Thursday.

>>

>> But it arrived today.

>>

>> First thought: artwork looks better in my hands than on the web.

>>

>> Second thought: remove cassette from stereo and put on IE CD.

>>

>> Here we go...

>>

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