imminent re-release of Chicane's first album, Far From The Maddening Crowds

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Posted by davro on Aug-14-2007 20:51:

imminent re-release of Chicane's first album, Far From The Maddening Crowds

from www.chicanemusic.com

'Far From The Maddening Crowds' Returns!

6th August 2007
Hot on the heels of the new album Somersault comes news of an imminent re-release of Chicane's first album, Far From The Maddening Crowds

This highly sought-after album will be released along with a bonus track - a brand new remix of the all-time classic Offshore

Far From The Maddening Crowds is coming soon to iTunes and selected retail stores on the Modena label. A release date will be announced on this website as soon as it is available.

Posted by keithos27 on Aug-14-2007 21:26:

that should piss off some cd and record collectors, haha

Posted by Spirit5 on Aug-14-2007 21:41:

If only he would tone down the vocal stuff..he might have made a decent new album. "Behind The Sun" was nice because it wasn't overwhelming vocal based.

Posted by trancedanne on Aug-14-2007 22:22:

quote:
Originally posted by keithos27
that should piss off some cd and record collectors, haha

LOL yeah my thoughts exactly... This cd sells for such high prices on ebay it was just a matter of time the re-release would come. The old is just a piece of shit worth now (or soon)

Posted by Spacey Orange on Aug-14-2007 22:36:

i should short the market.

Posted by shades_of_gray on Aug-14-2007 22:38:

quote:
Originally posted by keithos27
that should piss off some cd and record collectors, haha

Yep, i remember when Simply Vinyl (S12) Re-Pressed Tilt - Invisible with THAT rare remix on it. Bet that pissed alot of people off who payed top wack for the original white label.

As for Chicane's new album, i thought it was dreadful. Thats probably why he's re-releasing Maddening Crowds. Because somersault didnt do so well

Posted by keithos27 on Aug-14-2007 23:21:

quote:
Originally posted by shades_of_gray
Yep, i remember when Simply Vinyl (S12) Re-Pressed Tilt - Invisible with THAT rare remix on it. Bet that pissed alot of people off who payed top wack for the original white label.

OH YEAH! Luckly I had two copies of the original white label and didn't pay a lot for either... otherwise I would have been pissed, no doubt.

If this indeed is re-released (sometimes this kind of news never becomes a reality... think "People Want To Be Needed") then hopefully some people "short the market" for their sake.

Posted by Mr.Mystery on Aug-15-2007 01:50:

This would be good news for me, though I don't think a new remix of Offshore was really necessary.

Posted by smakmagik on Aug-15-2007 02:38:

quote:
Originally posted by Mr.Mystery
This would be good news for me, though I don't think a new remix of Offshore was really necessary.

You haven't even heard it yet

Posted by keithos27 on Aug-15-2007 03:36:

quote:
Originally posted by smakmagik
You haven't even heard it yet

he said "necessary"... which is a matter of opinion, but i can see his point... it's that entire "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" thing.

Posted by DJ Cinos on Aug-15-2007 08:06:

quote:
Originally posted by trancedanne
LOL yeah my thoughts exactly... This cd sells for such high prices on ebay it was just a matter of time the re-release would come. The old is just a piece of shit worth now (or soon)

Actually it'll still be worth it to CD collectors. You don't seem to be familiar with how they think.

Posted by shades_of_gray on Aug-15-2007 08:55:

quote:
Originally posted by smakmagik
You haven't even heard it yet

You dont even have to hear it.

Why bother tinkering around with it. The Disco Citizens and Original are fine as they are.

Imagine this

Chicane - Offshore (Chicane's 2007 Rework)

Posted by Abhay on Aug-15-2007 09:51:

quote:
Originally posted by shades_of_gray

Because somersault didnt do so well

It was a flop.

HAH!

Posted by stevo_0 on Aug-15-2007 14:20:

nice i always wanted a copy of this ^_^! though not that interested in the bonus track

Posted by daphunky1 on Aug-15-2007 17:08:

for sure. what can really be done to offshore to improve it at all? I'd like to be surprised, but I expect the new mix will just take away from the overall vibe of the disco citizen's, to make for an alrite track.

I actually enjoyed the unreleased "easy to assemble" album for what it was....a bunch of nice catchy pop songs, thought it had no tunes that compared to the quality of either of the previous albums.

Posted by isoterra on Aug-15-2007 17:22:

quote:
Originally posted by daphunky1
Also, why is there no mention of Chicane's easy to assemble album on his website I wonder? I actually enjoyed that album for what it was....a bunch of nice catchy pop songs.

it never officially came out. promos went out but they got leaked & sold illegally on a bunch of sites.. so nick pulled the release

and while offshore doesn't really *need* a new remix, it would be nice to hear a fresh take on it from its original creator, i think. plus there haven't been that many other remixes of it (to my knowledge)

Posted by Intuition on Aug-15-2007 17:42:

I can't listen to anything by Chicane that hasn't been touched by the Thrillseekers.

Posted by davro on Aug-15-2007 18:35:

quote:
Originally posted by Mr.Mystery
though I don't think a new remix of Offshore was really necessary.

got to agree with you there,

instead I would have released a bonus disc (Remastered) Chicane - Live from Palladium (01-22-00) Classic!

Posted by Arraias on Aug-15-2007 19:04:

great news to me, because i don't have the old FFTMC now that's my chance, about offshore for me the best version is the live (Palladium) i dream with a studio version of this.

Posted by _Ocean_Drive_ on Aug-17-2007 01:55:

Dates?