Between Josef K and his solo career, Pail Haig made two singles with Stephen Harrison under the name Rhythm of Life. To confuse us, Paul named his second solo album also Rhythm of Life.
The 7" I have is 1 and A sided, both simple pop songs.



A - Soon [3:00]
1 - Summertime [3:19]

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ELECTRO-ACOUSTIC FILMS WEILAND, BRUYNÈL, BADINGS
LUISTEREN! in Kikker Cinemuze/Krachtstroom
Theater Kikker, Ganzenmarkt 14, 3512 GD Utrecht
Thursday January 25, 20h30
an evening with films and a lecture by Frits Weiland

Ton Bruynèl/Bert Schierbeek/Fred van Dijk - video opera "Non sono un uccello", on the history of flying, 1998

James Whitney/Henk Badings - "Yantra", an abstract film with music from Badings' "Kaïn en Abel", 1957

Frits Weiland will give a lecture on the history of the Institute of Sonology and on his own films, followed by a screening of recently digitised versions of his films:
Frits Weiland - Begleitsmusik zu einer Lichtspielszene (inspired by Arnold Schönberg) 1975
Frits Weiland - Filmproject 1 (on the relation of sound and image) 1969
Frits Weiland - Filmproject 2 (on the relation of sound and image) 1975

This program came about with the help of NEAR and Donemus' media library.

For more information and reservations:
http://www.theaterkikker.nl
http://www.theaterkikker.nl/muziekagenda.php

http://www.donemus.nl/near/nieuws.php#item488



Ton Bruynèl:
http://www.donemus.nl/componist.php?zkn ... mp;lang=EN

Henk Badings:
http://www.donemus.nl/componist.php?id= ... mp;lang=EN
http://www.bastamusic.com/productDetail ... aaijmakers

Institute of Sonology:
http://www.sonology.org/



Non sono un uccello and Filmproject 2 were very good.

I hereby share two soundtracks: Non sono un uccello (part of 6 cd box Ton Bruynèl - Looking ears complete) and Kain en Abel (Henk Badings, part of 4 cd box Popular Electronics). Available at NEAR/Donemus and Basta.

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There are two versions of Fashion. This is the first version with singer/guitarist Luke James. The music at this time is a kind of scarce art rock. A synthesizer is used, but not to create a wall of sound as the later Fashion did. Luke's voice is unique.

And there are two versions of this lp. The second version included the single Steady Eddie/Killing Time, but is without Burning Down. And some titles were in French (vẽŗỳ şŧÿłîšħ). I made a combination of the two and added a song from the I.R.S. greatest hits vols.2+3 sampler I had on a cassette tape.

For years I was on the lookout for a cd of the early Fashion, I only found The Height of Fashion, from the later version. No hope it ever comes, I made it myself.

UPDATE:
Luke James mailed me telling that an official re-release on cd can be bought from his MySpace page: http://www.myspace.com/fashionlukesky, only $10 + $2.50 shipping. A rare tracks cd has soon to be followed, as a cd with brand new songs will.


version 1

Single:
1 Steady Eddie [3:26]
2 Killing Time [2:36]

LP side one:
1 Product Perfect [3:51]
2 Die in the West [4:10]
3 Red, Green & Gold [4:41]
4 Burning Down [3:31]
5 Big John - Hanoi Annoys me - the Innocent [7:25]

LP side two:
1 Citinite [5:15]
2 Don't touch me [2:57]
3 Bike Boys [5:06]
4 Fashion [3:30]
5 Technofascist [3:35]

I.R.S. greatest hits vols.2+3:
24 Sodium Pentathol Negative [1:55]

What is missing is Wastelife, the b-side of the Citinite 7" and the Silver Blades single. Anyone?


version 2

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update:
The Citinite/Wastelife single can be found at The Record Robot.

A double 12" from 1985.



1 - Say it again (extended danse mix) [7:04]
2 - Fade away (she's in your dreams) [3:15]
3 - Sensimilla [5:59]
4 - Treat me right [3:59]

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Who was first, Gill Trythall or Rick Powell? Anyway, Mr. Trythall is definitely better, but this is also worthwhile listening to, especially for Steel Guitar Rag, Ruby, Kaw-Liga and I walk the line.



Side one:
1 Steel Guitar Rag
2 Born To Lose
3 Cattle Call
4 Careless Love
5 Ruby, Don't Take Your Love To Town

Side two:
1 Watermelon
2 Green, Green Grass Of Home
3 Kaw-Liga
4 I Walk The Line

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Both songs on this 12" are not available on a regular A Certain Ratio cd.
The b-side is a rather pointless version of the Steve Wonder song Dont you worry bout a thing. It's exactly the same... But a nice curiosity.



1 - I need someone tonite [5:39]
2 - Dont you worry bout a thing [4:33]

Not shared anymore.

update:
I need someone tonite is available on cd I'd Like to See You Again.

What the @#$%& does BF on this blog...?
It's not about Bryan Ferry, it's about Robert Fripp. He plays on the b-side. This is in the same period as he played on Heroes of Bowie. Fripp didn't have his own band at that time.



1 This is tomorrow
2 As the world turns

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