bibbly-o-tek » Albums http://bibbly-o-tek.com the Scritti Politti source Tue, 08 Jun 2010 21:17:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Green and Gamson worked on new tracks, a new album is on it’s way!!! http://bibbly-o-tek.com/2010/02/19/green-and-gamson-working-on-new-tracks-a-new-album-is-on-its-way/ http://bibbly-o-tek.com/2010/02/19/green-and-gamson-working-on-new-tracks-a-new-album-is-on-its-way/#comments Fri, 19 Feb 2010 19:23:13 +0000 John http://bibbly-o-tek.com/?p=600 A source close to the project has informed me that there will most likely be 2 additional new tracks on the new album “Absolute (Best of Scritti Politti).”  ”A Place We Both Belong” and “Day Late and a Dollar Short” are names that were given to the tracks by Green and David Gamson as they worked on them together last year. Actual track names are subject to change upon final release.

Gamson is very busy these days.  He is credited as producing and  writing “Stephen” and “Backstabber” on Ke$ha’s album “Animal.” This album was #1 on billboard recently. “Tik Tok” on that ablum (which Gamson did not do) just might break Debby Boone’s 1977 hit “You light up my Life” record of 10 consecutive weeks at number 1 by a female artist.  ”Tik Tok” is # 1 now in its 9th week! (Not really Scritti related, but big music news)

Gamson also and recently wrote “Sure Fire Winners” for Adam Lambert’s recent album “For Your Entertainment.”

Current Scritti Politti keyboardist Rockin’ Rhodri Marsden pointed out the revelation of the new best of compilation album on a french website which makes the assertion that it will be available March 29th, 2010. Click here for a link.

update: added album title, ‘Absolute best of album’, Rhodri’s revelation, details on Gamson’s recent work.

]]> http://bibbly-o-tek.com/2010/02/19/green-and-gamson-working-on-new-tracks-a-new-album-is-on-its-way/feed/ 120 NO Snow in Sun http://bibbly-o-tek.com/2006/10/14/no-snow-in-sun/ http://bibbly-o-tek.com/2006/10/14/no-snow-in-sun/#comments Sat, 14 Oct 2006 15:45:50 +0000 Ernst http://bibbly-o-tek.com/2006/10/14/no-snow-in-sun/ snowinsun.jpg

This week we were informed by Rough Trade that the Snow in Sun single is definitely cancelled, it will only by available as download on Itunes with as extra tracks Am I Right In Thinking and When I Was Happy. At this stage it’s not known whether or not there will be taken another single from White Bread Black Beer. On Itunes there is also a new collaboration with Skillz available, called The Jam, Pt 2.

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Today my long awaited package from HMV Japan arrived from Tokyo, a special edition of WBBB with bonus DVD (yum yum !). The cd is exactly the same as the UK version, the DVD features the Shai Productions documentary, which was mentioned here earlier. It’s an interesting interview with Green mixed with some sightseeing, guitar shopping, beer drinking and the fine sounds of No Fine Lines, Snow in Sun, Robin Hood and After Six. The Japanese subtitles makes it all a bit exotic. I must say that I am quite satisfied with the service of HMV Japan. A reasonable price (YEN 3912) and very fast shipping (they shipped it 25-09, I received it 28-09).

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Here you can download a nice WBBB desktop wallpaper. Made in Japan.

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I like it. Green seems to be relaxed (probably because the interview was taken at the pub ;) ) and the questions are more interesting than the usual bla bla. Two thumbs up.

Go ahead and listen to the interview:
green-timespodcast-2006.mp3

Link (not sure if this is a permanent-link, but we’ll double check later) + article

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please, keep your love away from me, jesus, keep your hands where I can see, there’s nobody here you can trust I’ll break every bone if I must, oh wisdom keep your hands away from me // mercy, turn your eyes away from me, truth, shine a light where I can’t see, they all practise here to deceive, I’d kill them before I believe, oh jesus keep your love away from me // how far they asked, how far ? as far north as elizabeth, justice, take this sword and cut them down – oh down – jesus keep your love away from me, how far they asked how far ? as far away as here and now

One of the most remarkable songs on WBBB is After Six. A short (2:11), apparenlty simple, straight forward, composition, lacking the complexity of the other songs on WBBB and the depth we are used to find in a decent Scritti Politti tune. At the first Double G live gigs I thought it was one of the stronger tracks (it had a bit more spice performed live), but I must admit that on the album it looks a bit pale between the other brilliant tunes.

So the spice must be in the lyrics then. On this website there has been some debate already about what the lyrics of After Six are about. Is this Green’s atheist statement ? Oh jesus keep you love away from me  (not : jesus, keep your love away from me). Being an atheist myself, I’m pretty prejudiced. It’s always nice to receive confirmation from your heroes. But i’m pretty sure that is what this song is about. Away with religion, mercy, wisdom, deception and on with reason, truth and justice. Hallelujah. By the way, in Road To No Regret Green also hears the voice of reason.  

The lyrics of Small Talk on Cupid & Psyche 85 can also be explained as being atheistic (we’re tired of prophecying, we heard the word was good, but it’s stupifying). So it would not be the first time that Green takes his words this way ! 

I am very curious what you think After Six is about, let us have your opinions. 

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If this is correct, it is excellent timing, since on September 5th the Mercury award ceremony will take place. But a word of caution, these dates tend to drift a little. I do wonder if and how the nomination for Mercury has influenced sales for White Bread Black Beer. It must have had some effect, for a short time it got back in the top 50 on Amazon UK, but it’s nowhere to be found right now… i just checked!

As for the choice of single, i slightly prefer Robin Hood over Snow in Sun. I don’t like the first seconds of Snow In Sun, but once it hits its stride, it’s a lovely song.

Would be great if there are non-album tracks on the single, but no news on that yet!

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Scritti Politti in the press. An excellent leader article in The Guardian Online, referring to the Mercury Music Prize nomination (a promotional catalyst in itself, great !). Thanks Enda for pointing it out to us. And whilst websurfing I stumbled upon this rather strange double review of PSB’s Fundamental and Scritti’s White Bread Black Beer in the very American City Pages. One hit wonders…. ? I wonder.

* Addittional. Going all transatlantic : a mainly retrospective article in The New Yorker

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]]> http://bibbly-o-tek.com/2006/07/20/japanese-release-info/feed/ 5 BBC2 Weekender interview with Green http://bibbly-o-tek.com/2006/06/24/bbc2-weekender-interview-with-green/ http://bibbly-o-tek.com/2006/06/24/bbc2-weekender-interview-with-green/#comments Sat, 24 Jun 2006 21:49:30 +0000 Ellen http://bibbly-o-tek.com/2006/06/24/bbc2-weekender-interview-with-green/ On last night’s show the Weekender on BBC Radio 2 Green was interviewed by Matthew Right. You can listen again, but as these streams tend to dispappear into thin air, you’d better listen right here at bibbly-o-tek. It’s basically the same story rehashed, but it’s sure is nice to listen to Green’s voice. Which makes me think, in the old days, i used to wonder if his speaking voice would sound the same as his singing voice. Quite happy to say it doesn’t. :)

BBC 2 Weekender interview

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