For the last few years, andy partridge has been overseeing audiophile reissues of xtc titles, releasing a series of albums nonsuch, drums and wires, oranges and lemons and skylarking with new stereo and 5. Black sea is the fourth studio album by the english rock band xtc, released 12 september 1980 on virgin records. In case you were wondering, i do have the fine psych albums that the band released under the name dukes of the stratosphere, look for these a little bit later in this series reason. Jul 26, 2017 for the last few years, andy partridge has been overseeing audiophile reissues of xtc titles, releasing a series of albums nonsuch, drums and wires, oranges and lemons and skylarking with new stereo and 5. Jan 10, 2009 black sea is to me, their crowning achievement. But only one element of a band thick with creativity. Theyre a great favourite of mine, from the early herkyjerky days through the 80s not so keen on big express and black sea but skylarking one of my favourite lps ever, triumphant return to form with oranges and lemons and great later stuff on apple venus. Xtc black sea 2017 expanded edition cd and bluray its album number five in the xtc reissue series and steven wilson is again on board and has done a fine job as ever. Xtc black sea steven wilson mix mp3 album download. Progpop, postpunk, artrock hybrid receives a welldeserved expanded reappraisal. Get all the lyrics to songs on black sea and join the genius community of music scholars to learn the meaning behind the lyrics. Lyrically very strong no language is an excellent ode to miscommunication the attention grabbing, hookladen singles are probably. The bands fourth studio album is the fifth to receive this deluxe reissue treatment and as with previous sets it includes 5. Based on them, i went ahead and found a usedlike new original geffen of black sea through amazons marketplace.
Living through another cuba is a great example of 80s pop. All genres balearicdowntempo bass breakbeat disconudisco dj tools drum and bass dubstep deep dubstep dirty dubsteptrapgrime edm electro euro dancepop dance footworkjuke. It feels as if a veil was removed and the music is finally fully revealed. Theyre a great favourite of mine, from the early herkyjerky days through the 80s not so keen on big express and black sea but skylarking one of my favourite lps ever, triumphant return to form with oranges and lemons and great later stuff on. Black sea has had a surprisingly low key release considering it was the album that broke the band, particularly in the states.
Xtc continue on with the big drum sound of drums and wires, adding more polish and an even heavierhitting approach for black sea their arrangements are fuller and they rock harder than ever before. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Mark fisher, editor of the xtc bumper book of fun for boys and girls, takes a sonic journey into the land of black sea, freshly spruced up by steven wilson in a stereo remix and glorious 5. Black sea saw xtc move permanently away from the highpitched nervous energy of their earlier works to a far more rock sounding band later to be eclipsed by pastoral then psychedelic flavoured releases.
Their fourth full length album making only a small dent on the charts. Their twin guitar sound was by now fully established, and the joint efforts of producer steve lillywhite and engineer hugh padgham were just what the doctor ordered for the new batch of songs presented by andy. Dec 01, 2017 xtc black sea 2017 expanded edition cd and bluray its album number five in the xtc reissue series and steven wilson is again on board and has done a fine job as ever. It just arrived today so i havent had a chance to listen to it yet. Torrent file xtc 1980 black sea rrent will be personalized for you upon download downloads as xtc 1980 black sea demos. Most likely youve only ever heard xtcs minor hit, making plans for nigel. The album yielded numerous significant hits in the uk, generated a buzz here in the states, setting the stage for their 1982 smash hit english settlement and all that followed. You will get 2 track for free after confirming your account. The only xtc remaster ive purchased is the aforementioned english settlement. These were still the young and brash xtc who pumped out high energy anthems like this is pop and since andys meltdown was a long way into the future it meant they were still a band who played concerts regularly, which helped lend their music a more wired edge. Living through another cuba 2001 remaster duration. Im suitably dazzled by the breathless pace of their shitfrom folk croak to beach boys croon in the twinkling of a track, with dissonant whatnot embellishing herkyjerk whozis throughoutbut i find their refusal to flow graceless two ways. Nov 23, 2017 mark fisher, editor of the xtc bumper book of fun for boys and girls, takes a sonic journey into the land of black sea, freshly spruced up by steven wilson in a stereo remix and glorious 5. Xtcs black sea being prepped for reissue with new stereo.
I was never a big xtc fan until i heard this album. Listen free to xtc black sea respectable street, generals and majors and more. It is the followup to the previous years drums and wires, building upon its focus on guitars and expansivesounding drums, but with more economical arrangements written with the bands subsequent concert performances in mind, avoiding overdubs unless they could be performed. It remains xtc s secondhighest charting british album, placing at number 16, and the most successful album in the u. It is the followup to the previous years drums and wires, building upon its focus on guitars and expansivesounding drums, but with more economical arrangements written with the bands subsequent concert performances in mind, avoiding overdubs unless they could be performed live. Where drums and wires implied social commentary, black sea more directly addresses sociopolitical concerns, handling them not strictly in a theoretical sense, but rather showing a human response.
Black sea is the fifth in a series of expanded xtc album reissues, including 5. Black sea xtc download music download generals and. Partridge believed black sea was the closest the group had come to representing their live sound in the studio. Xtc black sea the surround sound series bdcd nudisc. Xtc black sea goldenmp3 best place to download music. Download xtc 2017 black sea bluray bonus material part 1 apebd104 torrent for free, hd full movie streaming also available in limetorrents. Xtcs black sea is the 1980 album by these british heroes of the new wave, and it was an amazing slab of wax. Englands xtc was on a creative roll when it released black sea in 1980, hot on the heels of its breakthrough drums and wires. Super mega xtc part 1 not sure how many daysparts this is going to entail, i have a bunch of material, ill try not to overlap too much and also try to avoid some of the lesser imo opinion material, i really havent prepared for this post the way i generally do on these big ones i also wouldnt be surprised if dave sez checked in with some.
Black sea is definitely one of the best of the bunch, featuring some of their most wellcrafted songs performed in a more hardhitting approach than any of their previous. The ape label version of xtc s 1980 art pop classic the black sea features upgraded and corrected artwork and the 2001 virgin label remaster including three bonus tracks. Black sea is the fourth studio album by the english rock band xtc, released 12 september. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. Xtc s black sea is the 1980 album by these british heroes of the new wave, and it was an amazing slab of wax. Another great xtc remaster, nicely buffed up by the very busy mr wilson anyway. Xtc continued to smooth out their edges on 1980s black sea, bringing in elements of mid60s beatles and kinks to their guitardriven pop. These reissues are now trickling into the states, and go 2, black sea, and english settlement their second, fourth and fifth records, respectively came at. Album cover art xtc the black sea the tralfaz archives.
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