tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1075437092819379415.post1694872283897296161..comments2024-03-27T15:27:52.731-07:00Comments on RETRO DUNDEE: AAGA - CELL CASSETTE - 1983RETRO DUNDEEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07746839418666784001noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1075437092819379415.post-49999224546417471292010-02-05T16:00:42.345-08:002010-02-05T16:00:42.345-08:00Hi historian , its a nice thought , but , quick sp...Hi historian , its a nice thought , but , quick spurts probably impossible , who knows where colin is now ! same with junkies - Vince is around and so is Alison doing her jazz tours but Ali !?<br />Personally i could do a vex gig at the drop of a hat and Suggest we replace jock with pre-recorded cassettes like the old days !!<br />-Joking jock would be happy to have you on board , do you think anyone would come to such an event !!?<br />mikeVEXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03755228003451926363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1075437092819379415.post-14263979186868919732010-02-04T03:46:37.983-08:002010-02-04T03:46:37.983-08:00Well said Vince. Bring more of VEX on and what abo...Well said Vince. Bring more of VEX on and what about a reunion gig Quick Spurts, The Junkies, Vex come on and make it happen people! Jock on the decks...The Historiannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1075437092819379415.post-3934940058364721392010-01-25T07:50:14.160-08:002010-01-25T07:50:14.160-08:00Contrary to popular belief i've always been a ...Contrary to popular belief i've always been a fan of Mike's music.....it would be an awful place if we all did the same thing & sounded the same.....vive le difference<br /><br /><br />Vince Pvincenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1075437092819379415.post-80646856765726172592010-01-07T08:28:03.882-08:002010-01-07T08:28:03.882-08:00Actually, it just hit me that the screechy noise i...Actually, it just hit me that the screechy noise is kinda similar to the one Cabaret Voltaire used on their single "Nag Nag Nag". They too used it to good effect all the way through the track.<br />See what you reckon. <br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-IixtxKETURETRO DUNDEEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07746839418666784001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1075437092819379415.post-41710563674861240482009-12-28T15:21:34.036-08:002009-12-28T15:21:34.036-08:00thanks Billy and Brian !!
I prefer the Flux stuff...thanks Billy and Brian !!<br /><br />I prefer the Flux stuff , but , the cell tape was very "lo - Fi" and stands on its own !<br /><br />have to look out early ALTRES , sure I have the first tape - green cover?<br /><br />mikeVEXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03755228003451926363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1075437092819379415.post-90585427636033162342009-12-28T07:35:32.684-08:002009-12-28T07:35:32.684-08:00I like it. It's better than a lot of early Alt...I like it. It's better than a lot of early Altres.<br /><br />Hope you had a good time over the winter, Mike. All the best, <br /><br />BrianAltreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16982532988556165744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1075437092819379415.post-29932915138800654332009-12-26T10:23:25.542-08:002009-12-26T10:23:25.542-08:00oh i forgot to say bill glover hereoh i forgot to say bill glover hereAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1075437092819379415.post-40421508614770711402009-12-25T04:28:16.482-08:002009-12-25T04:28:16.482-08:00i liked it at the time and after hearing it again ...i liked it at the time and after hearing it again after a very long time its still fekin good...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1075437092819379415.post-67744953623285945902009-12-03T07:55:32.117-08:002009-12-03T07:55:32.117-08:00Fuck on!
Never heard this before, great when the ...Fuck on!<br /><br />Never heard this before, great when the beat comes in over the loader code.<br /><br />Prefer the alternate ending.<br />"I went to the chipper & came back with a Bournville Dark & jar of Mussels, without incident."<br />heh!lyken lovehttp://www.lykenlove.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1075437092819379415.post-62224215117215567022009-12-03T07:01:42.228-08:002009-12-03T07:01:42.228-08:00Brilliant! It does a bit like TG but so what! This...Brilliant! It does a bit like TG but so what! This is very much ahead of its time with the bleak poetry narration... Arab Strap would have been in short trousers when this was recorded!AlanStalinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1075437092819379415.post-5389200669037744242009-12-02T20:39:56.907-08:002009-12-02T20:39:56.907-08:00I'm not sure if i like you or hate you !!! don...I'm not sure if i like you or hate you !!! don't like much of the stuff you've done , but to be fair , at least you did produce things worth arguing about , and i did see some of your bands/projects in days gone by, not my thing, but at least we have the freedom to do it !Orwellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1075437092819379415.post-53499574831467294282009-12-02T15:08:25.136-08:002009-12-02T15:08:25.136-08:00It is indeed a ZX specrtum loading ! I copied (sto...It is indeed a ZX specrtum loading ! I copied (stole) the idea from the throbbing gristle track IBM , which is also the sound of a computer loading.<br />It was a solo thing by me and steve does not appear on it, I was asked to contribute to a "mail Art" project called Cell and I produced this cassette , each cassette came with a "cell" with led's that lit up !<br />In the early 80's me and steve put stuff out under the name AAGA regardless if it was his poetry or my music projects.<br />it was recorded on the cassette recorder that I used to load games on the spectrum , hence pretty shit quality.<br />Quite like the unlistenable comment and I agree, but, seems ok at the time ! and I enjoyed doing it!<br />mikeVEXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03755228003451926363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1075437092819379415.post-63399845271045454582009-12-02T14:54:03.955-08:002009-12-02T14:54:03.955-08:00unlistenableunlistenableAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1075437092819379415.post-53485420830473841822009-12-02T14:06:29.280-08:002009-12-02T14:06:29.280-08:00was steve grimond on this as it is mike kane on th...was steve grimond on this as it is mike kane on the coverAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1075437092819379415.post-20749113749853820402009-12-02T10:56:35.982-08:002009-12-02T10:56:35.982-08:00The "piercing shrill" appears to be the ...The "piercing shrill" appears to be the noise from one of the early ZX Spectrum computers. It's the sound made when loading a program.<br /><br />Ooh the memories!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com