RUMOURS

Rip It Up, Issue 63, 1 October 1982, Page 24

RUMOURS

George Kay

AK RUMOURS' FROM PAGE 6 send to President Mitterand. Sign at stores. New single, 'Jah's Son' is released early November, prior to their album. The Danse Macabre album is entitled Last Request, produced by Trevor Reekie and engineered by Tim Fields at Mandrill, tracks: 'Skyline', 'Nexus', 'Each Day Sees', Terminal', 'Sanctum', 'Web' and Ambassador' ... Screaming Meemees have delayed the release of the extended mix of 'Day Goes By' while they record a new track Dancing With Stars in My Eyes'. Both will appear on a 12 inch. Tomorrows Parties have recorded three tracks at Innovation ... Alastair Riddell will release an album soon entitled Positive Action. He will perform live as Alastair Riddell and Modern Contours. Bookings 579-009 Ext 885, or 565-631 ... DD Smash won Group of the Year in NEOA awards and Cool Bananas is now the biggest selling album by an NZ resident band ... David Cole (Abracadabra) is remixing Grammar Boys LP in Sydney. Smelly Feet is no longer. He has been absorbed by Kiwi Animal ... Mark, Bones, Andrew are looking

for a drummer. Phone 734-383 or 399-395 ... Prime Movers now book themselves 817-4156 (Nick) ... winner^of the APRA Silver Scroll Award is Steve Young (ex Mother Goose) for 'I Can't Sing Very Well' ... Stereo FM is preparing for appeals, executive directors Alan Rutledge and Tony Amos are working towards a March 1983 start. Wellington Spines have a new bassist while Los Dogs have ex Mangaweka drummer ... final Mockers lineup is Andrew Fagen (vocals), Brendon Fitzgerald (drums), Murray Costello (bass), Gordon Costello (keyboards/guitar), Barry Catchieon (guitar). Ex bassist Gary Curtis is still writing and arranging for the band. Auckland excursion planned for December: Neoteric Tribesmen may disband after violence at recent

Cosgroves gig ... Summer City planning is underway. Organisers are interested in touring bands that may be in Wellington in Jan or Feb when the annual series of free outdoor concerts takes place. Phone Malcolm McSporran 1 846-554 or write: Summer City, Wellington Arts Centre, 335 Willis St ... Clares club may open for bands At Marmalade Hullamen (RWP clip soon), Naked Spots Dance EP, Shadowfax EP, Wayne Mason & Scooters (2ZM Group of Month). Marmalade's own label, Toast will be launched soon with Precious and Dennis O'Brien already signed ... Crescendo Studios: Unrestful Movements EP, Members Only demo. , " Radio Access warming Sunday airwaves with tapes from local bands. Listen Oct 31, for local underground feature. Peter White

Depeche Mode The Meaning Of Love (Mute). \ After 'See You' comes Martin Gore's second attempt at a hit single. Not as vivacious as the last one, it lacks the necessary oomph. However, if you can get a 12-inch it's a totally different story, as there's a whole dub passage totally surpassing the rest of the song. Yazoo, Don't Go (Mute) Vince and Alf follow up the

wistful 'Only You' with a slice of pure dance music. Taken from their debut Upstairs At Erics album, 'Don't Go' leans towards the disco of their club hit 'Situation'. Fun, white funk with a powerful vocal from the large lady, could be one that makes them here. Simple Minds Glittering Prize (Virgin) Second single to be culled from New Cold Dream, an album that demands intensive listening. Not as immediately accessible as 'Promised You A Miracle', 'Glittering Prize',' on repeated playings, proves to be subtle and engaging. BPI Roland Howard & Lydia Lunch Some Velvet Morning 12" (4AD) Birthday Party lungs and Ms Lunch , of Teenage Jesus and the Jerks fame combine on an old Lee Hazlewood/Nancy Sinatra duet. Treated by the likes of these two, the song becomes compelling, macabre, even faintly masochistic. With its sudden time changes and harsh vocal differences, you're given the impression of two songs awkwardly meshed together with neither winning. Whether you love or hate it, it causes a reaction. Kid Creole & the Coconuts I'm A Wonderful Thing, Baby (Interfusion) I have a lot of respect for August Darnell and his ability to hang in until style came back into fashion. Exuding plenty of it, he launches into this like he means business. But somehow his garters fall loose and his tie comes undone it goes limp buy the album instead. Fashion, Love Shadow (Arista) . From Birmingham, Fashion made their name supporting Duran Duran. There are similarities, but they're not really evident on this slick effort. Smooth, Americanised radio funk, but still distinctly British, it sports a great bass line, a strong

chorus and precious little else. Mark Phillips Otis Mace Legend of Otis Mace/Kitten (cassette only) Two Mace classics. First up, the self-depreciating 'Life Story' of Otis, tracing his passage from NY city to wherever. Humorous lyrics over excellent guitar lines. Flip is 'Kitten', Otis' version of the Kitty toilet paper advertisement (hope all working in advertising agencies take note). Once again, nice guitar picking, but secondary to the lyrics. One of the more intelligent (and funny) local releases this year. Midge Marsden Band Shooting In The Dark (Polydor) This one just doesn't cut it. Taken from the album 12 Bars From Mars, it has predictable, cliche lyrics (try a chorus of 'Yeah, yeah, shooting in the dark' ad infinitum) over standard tune. Clean production though. Flip is two non-LP tracks, 'Never Wanna Lose Your Love' (was on RWP and is much more catchy) and 'Upright Man'. Barry Morris The Netherworld Dancing Toys, 4 track tape. Recorded at Dunedin's private radio station 4XO's studios, this tape represents the free studio time the band won as runners-up in the Battle of the Bands. It falls well short of showing the band in their true form. The horns are tentative and off-key and the sound in general lacks the punch/drive of their live performance. But that said there are more than enough redeeming features. Malcolm Black's singing on Sam and Dave's Hold On I'm Coming' is sterling stuff and the three original songs, 'Without You', a ballad and 'Max's B'69' and 'Sheer Thrill', all sung by Nick Sampson, are classy tunes. The potential is definitely there.