A Brief Return to the Days of Youth

 

I so wanted to share this one since I first heard it years ago but couldn't come up with a copy (that I could afford). I pieced it together but was missing the fourth track. This month when I was doing the Days of Youth I was determined to share this essential set. Thanks to friend jonder who shared the final track, I am able to present it in full.

Coming out at the time of Brexit, this anti-Brexit protest polemic features one of the finest post-punk supergroups in my opinion. These longstanding musicians with the eclectic mastermind of Jah Wobble collaborated on this CD single in protest of the then-current political climate.

A Very British Coup came about through the creative genius of bassist Jah Wobble, recorded with producer Youth featuring Wobble's former Public Image Ltd band mates Richard Dudanski on drums & Keith Levene on guitar together with lead vocals from Pop Group frontman Mark Stewart, additional bass / keyboards added by Youth with Charlie Wardle on Chinese harp along with loops from Andrew Weatherall / Nina Walsh. It doesn't get much better than this. 

 

Jah Wobble with Levene, Dudanski, Stewart, Weatherall , & Youth – A Very British Coup,
80 Proof Records 80P009CD, 2020.
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A Very British Coup
A Very British Coup (radio edit)
A Very British Coup (Dogma)
A Very British Coup (Youth Dub) 

 

 

Stay young,
NØ

Days of Youth...Day 4

But of all the Youth I encountered, this one is a Monument.  

 

This one I didn't stumble on, I went blindly searching it out. I decided the Universe was trying to ask me something ("What else dat Yout' been up to dese days?"). So I dug up his discography & was seriously blown away by this 2xCD chunk o' greatness.

The Great Upsetter Rainford Perry died on August 29, 2021. His career spanned more than sixty glorious years. He was responsible for innumerable works of transcendental beauty & is a major founder of both reggae & Dub. The stream of consciousness that flowed from his mind & mouth is genius.

Now the words have ceased. But Youth has done the supreme tribute to those words, making a record of respect for Perry's greatness, sending him outward on a Spaceship to Mars.

Dub on, Pipecock, Dub on! 

 

Lee Scratch Perry & Youth - Spaceship to Mars 2xCD, Creation Youth CYCDZCD002, 2024.
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CD1 -
Butterfly Sky
Love is War
Love Sunshine Peace
The Lizard
Dr Love
Iron Shirt
Spaceship to Mars
Bulldozer Dub
In the Sunshine

CD2 -
Butterfly Sky (Dub mix)
Love is War (Dub mix)
Love Sunshine Peace (Dub mix)
The Lizard (Dub mix)
Dr Love Revelation Dub
Iron Shirt (Dub mix)
Spaceship to Mars (Dub mix)
Bulldozer (Dubsetter mix)
Lessons in Dub

 

 

Enjoy,
NØ

Days of Youth...Day 2

This Youth encounter (& Nik's saxophone antics) reminded me that January 17 I shared Pharoahs from Outer Space by Nik Turner (R.I.P.) & Youth. That led me to Interstellar Energy by Nik Turner & the Space Falcons w/Youth. The Space Falcons are a Brit space rock unit in the Hawkwind vein. Nik rips up the saxophone as only he can do. & Youth does that Youth thang.

If you enjoyed Pharoahs I think you'll enjoy this one... 

 

Nik Turner & the Space Falcons / Youth - Interstellar Energy, Cadiz Music CADIZCD191, 2020.
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Space    
Cracker    
Solar Probe    
Tesla    
Sygnus
Slider

 

 

Days of Youth - day 3 tomorrow
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Days of Youth...Day 1

Lately everywhere I turn musickally I am running into Youth. 

Youth (Martin Glover, Killing Joke bassist) is highly sought after & super active as a music producer, so no surprise, I guess. Just that ole Quantum Entanglement doing that thing that QE does.

The first encounter came about when I was working on the previous TransGlobal Underground share. I mentioned Nation Records & TGU's stable mate, Invaders of the Heart. I have been listening to Invaders of the Heart's first release, Without Judgement since then. It is on my heavy rotation now. 

I decided I'd see what other music Jah & friends had that I hadn't really listened to, something new that I'm always wanting to hear.

 

Sure enough I ran headlong into the Youth/Jah Wobble joint Acid Punk Dub Apocalypse. Even before I gave it a spin I knew I'd like it. As soon as I saw it had not only Jah & Martin, but a guest list that includes: drummer Tony Allen of Fela Kuti's Africa 70 & Egypt 80 bands; loops, beats & samples from Andrew Weatherall & Nina Walsh of the Woodleigh Research Facility plus their dear friend Alex Paterson (The Orb); Roger Eno on piano; Nik Turner on saxophone; & vocal duties by Lara Smiles, Aurora Dawn, Durga McBroom, Vivien Goldman, Rhiannon, & Hollie Cook, I was hooked. 

 

Youth meets Jah Wobble - Acid Punk Dub Apocalypse, Cadiz Music CADIZCD183, 2020.
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Breaking Shells
Burnt Umber
Inspector Out of Space
Full Metal Dub
Rhino
Rise Me Up
Chariot Sky
Keep on Moving
Lunar Dawn
Panzer Dub
Blades

 

Days of youth - day 2 tomorrow,
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Pharaohs & Hawklords

 

Nik Turner, saxophoist extraordinaire, passed away November 2022. He is probably best known to most of you as original member of Hawkwind. In 2018 he teamed up with Martin Glover aka Youth, bassist & founding member of Killing Joke, to create this fantastic space rock opus. 

 

Nik Turner & Youth - Pharaohs from Outer Space, Painted Words Records PWORD3, 2018.
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Side A -
Toltec Flying Pyramid
Nibiru Calling
Junk DNA
7 Cycles Per Second
Heruxuti featuring Adamski

Side B -
Don't Stand Still in the Sky
Magnetron
Asteroid Belt
Psyck Satellites in Sumaria
Pharaohs from Outer Space

 

 

 

Enjoy,
NØ