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Spooky re-issue "Gargantuan"
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| SYSTEM-J |
Firstly, I searched the last couple of weeks in New Releases and didn't find a thread, and I don't recall one turning up in Music Discussion before. Apologies as ever if I'm going over recently trodden ground. I'm sure the Spooky fans are well aware of this news anyway.
Anyway... there's a fair bit of praise and admiration on TA for the legendary Spooky track Little Bullet, which was a key inspiration for Sasha's Xpander. Charlie May, who was half of Spooky, was Sasha's producer on Xpander. That aside, a lot of people hold Little Bullet with more reverance than they do Sasha's more famous version.
The good news is that Spooky, in continuation of their recent resurgance, have re-released their 1993 debut LP Gargantuan on their own label. The album includes Little Bullet in two parts, as well as eight other tracks of vintage progressive house. As far as I know, the LP was out of print for a long time, and it's one of the key records in the history of progressive house (and probably progressive dance music in general).
I bought my copy today, and I must say it's damn good stuff. There's definitely a distinct early-90s sound to it, which may put you off if you insist on your music sounding right up to date, but I was pleasantly surprised that the hype has a very solid grounding in reality.
So, this thread is partly a reminder that it's out on CD and widely available off the shop shelf, and also a chance to chew the fat about Spooky and the LP in general. I know there are a few big fans on TA, but they rarely get the same kind of interest as their contempories- Leftfield, Underworld, Sasha et al. |
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| RJT |
I don't recall a thread on this in MD - only the one in CD Release Discussion ;)
And yes, this was certainly a reissue that was well warranted - though I think there are perhaps more Spooky fans on here than you think, as not only has this reissue been discussed quite a bit as of late, but "No Return" saw play from many of us this last fall.
Regardless, Charlie May is undoubtedly one of my favorite producers in all of dance music, and his work as Spooky with Duncan Forbes has been absolutely brilliant.
The Splinter Mix of "Belong" sticks out to me right now as a classic Spooky tune I've recently become reattached too, though "Little Bullet" has also seemingly been on constant repeat.
I heard a rather unsubstantiated rumor that there was a Spooky album coming together this year - can anyone add to this, or is it simply not true? |
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| Clovis |
| Schmoodub sounds better than half of the house crap coming out today. Amazing release...I knew they were older tracks but I didnt know the whole EP was from 93!!! |
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| SYSTEM-J |
| Oh, and something else I'd like to say is that I'm very supportive of this kind of re-release. It's a similar case to the old, old 808 State LPs (Newbuild and Prebuild etc.) being re-released by Aphex Twin last year. It gave me a chance to get hold of some really important records which have been virtually inaccessible to CD collectors. Dance music seems really quick to let important records go out of print or ready availability- you don't see many important rock albums from the early 90s out of print. |
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| Clovis |
| Its also nice to see something amazing from 1993 getting a proper digital release alongside the deluge of complete that floods beatport's new releases section everyday :haha: |
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| RebeL9 |
| now let's hope some kind guy re-release the entire back catalouge of Eye Q Records and Harthouse! =)))))))))) |
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| DJ Mikey Mike |
Great. That makes my original pressing slightly less significant then. As long as the Bamboo release doesn't get a re-issue though, otherwise I really will be ed off.
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