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Sampling The Blast Furnace (2.6mb)
A complete and previously unreleased 1983 song which has its roots in an unrealised project called The Partnership. This track features Andy McCluskey on vocals and was written by Brett Wickens, better known as a design associate of Peter Saville. It also features Martha Ladly and was produced by William Orbit.
Sugar Tax (2.5mb)
Sugar Tax was originally scheduled to be the title track for the album of the same name. Because the track was unfinished prior to the albums release, it was shelved and later used as an additional track on Sailing On The Seven Seas and also as a B-Side to Then You Turn Away.
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Maid of Orleans
Written by Andy McCluskey on 30th May 1981, the 550th anniversary of Joan of Arc's death. The song is in 6/8 time, giving it a waltz-like style. The main theme is a synthesized bagpipe tune (played on the Mellotron consisting of the "female choir" and the "3-Violins" presets). The intro is made of strange noises and was added later on after the track was nearly finished.
Andy McCluskey says “The intro was a problem for radio and we did do edited versions where it was shortened. The idea came about because we actually had the song recorded but thought the track started oddly and needed something else to announce it's arrival. At the time of A+M we were making a lot of music that was ambient soundscapes. The natural thing was to give the song an intro that set up the feel for the main themes to resolve out of the noises. It's not meant to "mean" anything specific, just set up a feeling to let the track grow out of the strange noises. I think that it worked well!
For the sound anoraks...most of the noises are Melotron vocal sounds slowed down/sped up and greatly distorted simply by completely overdriving the old Helios desk in The Manor Studio. Pink noise and snare drum in lots of reverb."
The video itself was shot outdoors at Fountains Abbey and the the indoor shots at The Manor Studio. The video featured Julia Tobin, an actress from the Royal Shakespeare Company.
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