from the press release
Nearly ten years after their acclaimed Ultraglide in Black helped
kick-start a renewed interest in all things Detroit and rock-and-roll,
The Dirtbombs are releasing the de facto companion piece, Party Store.
Ultraglide was a covers collection of 60's and 70's soul gems centred
on the ideas of African-American identity and politics of the era (see
Curtis Mayfield's Kung Fu and Stevie Wonder's Living for the
City). All of the songs made an impression on a young, pre-musical
Mick Collins as he listened to them on 45's in the family basement.
Party Store is an assortment of live band interpretations of classic
Detroit techno music of the 80's and early 90's. These are songs
Collins digested when they were originally released - at a time where
he was already making waves with garage-punk legends The Gories. Songs
that run the gamut of subject matter from materialistic future-disco
braggadocio Sharevari (originally by A Number of Names) to cold,
post-industrial isolation of Alleys of Your Mind originally by
Cybotron) through the instrumental optimism of a worldwide house
classic, Strings of Life (originally by Derrick May)... ALL these
themes encapsulate the climate of Detroit both now and at the time of
their initial release. Let it be said clearly...this is a record that
addresses, at the same time, both the past and the future of Detroit.
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The Dirtbombs
Party Store
(In The Red)
Street date: Feb. 1, 2011
Formats: CD, 3XLP, Digital
1. Cosmic Cars
2. Sharevari
3. Good Life (Basement Roots Mix)
4. Strings of Life
5. Alleys Of Your Mind
6. Bug In The Bass Bin
7. Jaguar 1.
8. Tear The Club Up
9. ?-???(Detoroito Mix)
curious to hear the Jaguar version
the Share Vari video is moderately cool
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxSX9-Z5V14feature=player_embedded#!
thanks,
Jeffrey J Davis
www.jeffreyjdavis.com
218.83DAVIS
