Needle Time

  Bushido - Deliverance [TMLP 12 UK 1985 24-Bit FLAC] This is a new 2020 rip of one of my favourite albums from 1985. Time And Time Again on the flipside of the Voices single was what Bushido were about, the track is reworked here as Lament . These are lush soundscapes of melody and drama, like film John Carpenter soundtracks, overtly clever sequencer programs work over subtle rhythms, and the occasional lyrics are very dark. The classic Lament is a work of great beauty, it has majestic yet simple hook which runs at nearly seven minutes and forms the centerpiece of this album. I'm gushing, best stop now and let you make up your own mind! A1  A Question Of Identity A2  Lament A3  Intrigue B1  An Imperial Affair B2  High Rise B3  Question Of Time

  Bushido - The Sands Of Nakajima [TMLP 10 UK 1985 24-Bit FLAC] Bushido's debut long-player was a fairly bloated affair, however look deeper and hiding behind the seventies style sleeve and progressive track titles, you will find a complex piece of work. This is a self indulgent composition, written and performed by the Bushido line-up of Gary Levermore, Ian Williams and Chris Elliot, assisted in the studio by another five musical friends.  The music is full of drama like a film soundtrack for a non-existent movie - just listen to If... . and you will understand where I am coming from. Verging on classical, the themes vary wildly, mixing sequencers, drum machines, strings and classical piano. The single Among The Ruins is haunting and dark, False Prophets = False Profits  has an industrial feel and works around early Test Department territory. San Sebastian would work well for an eighties sci-fi movie, rather than as an homage to the Basque Territory, Black August is a ...

  Bushido - Voices [TMS 05 UK 1985 24-Bit FLAC] This will be my last post for a few days as this current European heatwave is making things uncomfortable in the ripping station/man cave. I promised earlier in the week to revisit my Bushido vinyl, so here is their second single, Voices (in two versions), re-ripped and backed with the highly impressive Time And Time Again . Their two albums will follow after the break..... A1  Voices A2  Time And Time Again B1  Voices (Long Version)

  Bushido - Among The Ruins [TMS 02 UK 1984 24-Bit FLAC] A decent copy of Bushido's debut single, Among The Ruins eluded me for many years. I've owned a few scratchy copies and never posted them on any of my previous blogs. At last, we have a mint copy to work with and the results are excellent. It may be time to revisit their albums and t'other single as a consequence.  Bushido had a very different approach to eighties electronica, it is all about the drama - almost gothic references, horror movies soundtracks and brooding voices. The dreamscapes of  Beyond The Wall  are a wonderful use of twelve minutes ...like Tangerine Dream never happened and easily the stand out on this three track twelve inch single A1   Among The Ruins A2   The First Cut B1   Beyond The Great Wall