Underarms & Sideways
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AMBIENT
- 'Underarms' by THE HOPE BLISTER is one of those records whose reputation
has grown steadily, stealthily over the years. It is itself a reconstruction
- a seamless, variously-textured and entirely instrumental collection crafted
by 4AD's founder IVO WATTS-RUSSELL using the previous Hope Blister's album
'...Smile's OK' (GAD8008CD) as a rich trove of source material.
- 'Underarms' was originally released as a limited edition CD in 1998.
It quickly sold out, and it has never been repressed. But word continued
to spread about the record's wealth of quiet beauty, and in recent years
copies have been changing hands for considerable sums.
- But despite this, a plan to reissue 'Underarms' only took firm shape
after a string of serendipitous events. Ivo encountered MARKUS GUENTNER's
album '1981' (released on KOMPAKT), loved it, and was immediately struck
by the aesthetic match between it and 'Underarms'. And when 4AD contacted
Markus, tentatively, to suggest some kind of collaboration, he responded
immediately and enthusiastically, professing great enthusiasm for the label
and for the music of Ivo's previous studio project: THIS MORTAL COIL.
- The end result was 'Sideways', a resonant, warm and completely involving
reinterpretation which stands as a worthy companion piece to 'Underarms'.
- The new 2 CD set - 'Underarms And Sideways' - comes in an entirely
new v23-designed package, which should tempt more listeners to venture into
The Hope Blister's singularly engaging world.
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MP3 ALBUM |
#CAD2517CD |
$16.99 |
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DOUBLE CD |
CAD2517CD |
$29.95 |
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01 |
Sweet Medicine
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02 |
Friday Afternoon
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03 |
Iota
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04 |
Dagger Strings
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05 |
White On White
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06 |
Sweet Medicine
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07 |
Happiness Strings
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Disk 2 |
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01 |
Sideways 1
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02 |
Sideways 2
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03 |
Sideways 3
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04 |
Sideways 4
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05 |
Sideways 5
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06 |
Sideways 6
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07 |
Sideways 7
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MP3 (320k) Individuals AU$1.69 per track
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