To conclude this week's run of photos of abandoned and defunct pubs this is The Oxford on Oxford Street, Liverpool. It was once part of a Victorian terrace and is now the only building that remains standing. Given its boarded up state I guess that may not be the case for much longer. It stands at the eastern end of the University of Liverpool campus. At the other end is The Cambridge, a regular haunt of mine back in the late 80s and thankfully still open. This is one race in which Cambridge have definitely beaten Oxford.
Today is Weatherall Remix Friday Twelve and his ties in to last Sunday's Saint Etienne mix post too. Back in 2000 Two Lone Swordsmen remixed Saint Etienne's Heart Failed (In The Back Of A Taxi), a single from their Sound Of Water album. The album is a low key, minimalist affair, pared back and with some influences from the late 90s leftfield/ avant garde/ ambient end of things.
Two Lone Swordsmen went to town on remix duties, producing four versions- gritty, bass heavy TLS urban dub. Only one was officially released, the other three appearing on a white label promo disc. I'm not going to describe each one in turn- they're all variations on a theme that go progressively further, murkier and dubbier. If you like the turn of the millennium TLS dub sound (and you should) you'll enjoy these. If you're a completist (and I know some of you are) you'll want them for your collection.
Heart Failed (In The Back Of A Taxi) (Two Lone Swordsmen Remix)
Heart Failed (In The Back Of A Taxi) (Two Lone Swordsmen Instrumental Remix)
Heart Failed (In The Back Of A Taxi) (Two Lone Swordsmen Dub Remix Version 1)
Heart Failed (In The Back Of A Taxi) (Two Lone Swordsmen Dub Remix Version 2)
Always hated that place, always turning me away for not complying with the dress code.
ReplyDeleteSuch a striking image, the way the building is just left there on its own without its terraced neighbours makes it particularly poignant. There's a photo book in the making here.
ReplyDeleteI love the original of 'Heart Failed...' so it was really interesting to hear these remixes. Think the first version is my favourite but those darker, dubbier ones work for me too.
The original is a lovely song and I love the way the TLS remixes just burrow further and further into machine dub, each mix going deeper than the last.
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