| A Guy Called Gerald: The Peel Sessions EP
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Sounds 8 July 1989 Page: ?? |
A Guy Called Gerald INSPIRAL CARPETS 'Peel Session' (Strange Fruit) A GUY CALLED GERALD `Peel Session' (Strange Fruit) Recreating, if only accidentally, the zippy early '80s weirdness of Dead Or Alive and The Teardrop Explodes, Manchester's Inspiral Carpets are currently the hippest organ grinders around, while cult Housemaster Gerald is an underground sensation. Inspiral's session features three eminently groovable stage hits, each resplendent with Clint Boon's fabbo Farfisa wheezing, plus their excellent, uncharacteristic cover of the Stones' classic, 'Gimme Shelter'. It's great stuff, Boon's organ recalling The Doors' Ray Manzarek, especially on 'Directing Traffic', their 'Read It In Books'. Gerald's music falls prey to all the vagaries of House - extended monotonous riffs, a sort of sonic brainwashing. Squeebles, weebles, rinky dinks, farts, bangs and a piano are all strung together showing that Gerald at least is not afraid of experimenting. [Reviewer: SAM KING] |
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NME 8 July 1989 Page: ?? |
A Guy Called Gerald THE GIPSY KINGS: Bambeleo (A 1 Records) Has this 'Time Waits For No Man' vocal got anything to do with 'Smalltown Boy' by Bronski Beat? It certainly sounds like it. Actually 'Guy' is usually rather good, a very innovative Dance-God. This was recorded last year which would account for it sounding slightly dated. It still cuts it though. Oh the groove is GREAT! But ... a lot of English records are getting so cool about what sounds good. The vocals aren't up to scratch, and that makes records sound old fashioned. What about 'Bambeleo' - the monster Latin dance classic. This is yet another similar sounding remix and suggests that somebody was prepared to tread very stagnant water indeed if large amounts of cash were involved. Arthur Baker, one of the first to work with rap and hip-hop remixed it. Obviously out to make himself a few bob . . . HAHAHA! I prefer the original. [Reviewer: MALCOLM MCLAREN AND ...] |
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