Wednesday, 14 September 2016

Dreamweapon


This font is called Rugby and was used in the mid-to-late 60s for records that had a certain tough psychedelic vibe- The Stooges and Shocking Blue for example- but also turned up on the soundtrack of For A Few Dollars More. In the late 80s Spacemen 3 used it, harking back to those days of lysergic adventure and sonic exploration. Both of those things can be found in spades on their 1993 release Dreamweapon, a three track compilation of live recordings. Side one/track one is a forty five minute drone out recorded live in Hammermsmith in August 1988, titled An Evening Of Contemporary Sitar Music. It goes on a bit never quite reaching a climax but definitely redefining the possibilities of the drone. I'm guessing you will either love it or it will do your head in. Maybe both. The other two tracks were equally self explanatory- Ecstacy In Slow Motion and Spacemen Jam, both from 1987.

Dreamweapon (An Evening Of Contemporary Sitar Music)
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11 comments:

  1. drew14 September 2016 at 10:21

    I love this but you knew that already

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  2. Anonymous14 September 2016 at 13:13

    Me too. Swc

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  3. Walter14 September 2016 at 15:39

    I just can agree to both

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  4. C14 September 2016 at 17:14

    I love how certain typefaces have such evocative associations - this is a favourite, particularly on that orange background. Bring it back!
    And I was once taken to an evening of contemporary sitar music (I was about 10 and it was the 70s), but from what I remember it was a bit different to this...

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  5. Swiss Adam14 September 2016 at 17:39

    C- Yep, I can imagine.
    Drew- I did know you'd love this. Couldn't remember if you'd posted it before.

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  6. Brian14 September 2016 at 17:59

    Let's start a movement to bring back Rugby!

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  7. Swiss Adam14 September 2016 at 20:34

    You can probably download it somewhere.

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  8. drew14 September 2016 at 22:40

    Have never posted this SA, not sure why not. It is one I wish I had bought on vinyl, although I don't think that original vinyl contained the whole of the performance

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  9. Anonymous15 September 2016 at 07:53

    Just a thought as I sit on the sofa eating toast but I'm pretty sure that at least two of Spacemen 3 were from Rugby the town. Coincidence? Anyway gave a good day everyone. Swc.

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  10. drew15 September 2016 at 09:49

    They were from Rugby SWC,. I'm not sure that they ever did anything without knowing.

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  11. The Swede17 September 2016 at 11:43

    I don't know this at all, but it's fantastic - right up my street. Thanks for posting.

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