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Greater Than One, "London" 2xCD+DVD
September 1, 2008
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London was the introduction of Greater Than One to the blossoming post-industrial culture as spearheaded by Chicago-based WaxTrax! Records. It was released in July of 1989 as a double LP/single CD collection of music recorded from 1987-1988 on Greater Than One's London-based label, K=K Recordings, and includes the entire LP of Dance of the Cowards. The recordings here have been digitally remastered by the legendary Jeff Lipton (Numero Group, Rykodisc, the list goes on forever) of Peerless Mastering and sound stunning. Bonus material includes the music from the Duty + Trust cassette, originally issued in 1991 by ROIR as well as other compilation tracks recorded at the time. Enhanced CD content includes photos, cover images, and an extensive book with articles and press clippings and words from Michael Wells and many others.
A DVD includes the music videos for "I Don't Need God," "Utopia," and "Pure," as well as three lengthy projections from their performances (featuring user-selectable soundtrack) and an "art reel."
"After two years of drivel about the subversive attitude of sonic piracy, the thrill of robbing and stealing, London illustrates a savage talent lurking behind the collision of styles. This is the end, a new age is coming." - Sam King, Sounds
"London marks the point when the sample band begins to become a genre, new and unique unto itself. Sprawled across two records, we are subjected to, the barrage of modern culture turned into folk music. Disco for the sonic guerilla. Acid house/techno terrorism. Call it what you may, this is a must for the alternative club/radio despite the fact that this is the sound of the mainstream that seeks to drown us. Like Adrian Sherwood and Tom Ellard, Greater Than One chronicle both the valiant fighting the tide and the last breaths of those caught in the undertow." - Rockpool
"Technology, art, ideas, and courage can be combined to create really important, relevant music that affects the way we judge our world, and this compilation is such a work." - Robert Shea, Discotext
disc a
- Now Is the Time (12" mix) - [MP3]
- Everybody's Crazy (Except Us)
- Techno Golden Beat
- Peace
- Slave
- Computer Dub
- Deep Shake
- Liberation
- Brick Lane - [MP3]
- The Dark Streets of London
- The Rose, the Cross & the Flag
- Crisis
disc b
- Now Is the Time
- Song for England
- The Truth
- Kunst Gleich Kapital
- All the Masters Licked You
- Dance of the Cowards
- All Men Are Boys
- I Know Everything
- Dear Ol' Blighty
- Funk It
- Peace - Beatbox Inc. re-edit
dvd
- I Don't Need God (video)
- Utopia (video)
- Pure (video)
- projections
- artworks
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