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Sunday 5 August 2018

Smoking On The Airplane


Iggy Pop and Underworld- I was unsure until I heard it. My initial reaction on reading about it was that the guest Iggy Pop vocal has become a cliche, his instantly recognisable voice a short cut to rock 'n' roll for others, some vicarious Stooginess. But this collaboration, a four track e.p. between Iggy and Underworld called Teatime Dub Encounters is great, recorded on the hoof in a hotel room between other projects. In this track, Bells And Circles, Iggy describes taking a gram of coke on an airplane in the 1970s while flying to New York, the loss of the stewardess's phone number and resulting effects of the consumption, the loss of being able to smoke on aircraft and the state of liberal democracy. Rick Smith's beats and techno rushes are as good as any he's put together this decade and when Karl Hyde's backing vocals come in it becomes extra exhilarating.

6 comments:

Walter said...

You're right Adam - this EP is great and I also never expected this call in this cooperation.

The Swede said...

I was sceptical too, but the EP is great fun.

naguiar2003 said...

It is brilliant indeed! I love it!

Echorich said...

Bells & Circles is among my favorite tracks this year! There's a lot of looking backwards in a good way on this track for Underworld. Stripped back and focused on the groove.

drew said...

I told you about spending the whole flight to Barcelona on my honeymoon sitting at the back with the stewardesses, smoking and drinking Cognac?

Swiss Adam said...

Ha, yeah you did. Lanark's very own Iggy Pop.