I've long found that Andrew Weatherall's dub-techno project Sabres Of Paradise 1993 single is an emotional mirror, reflecting the listener's state of mind. The 12" had two versions, Entry and Exit, both ten minutes long with not a second wasted, live sounding machine music with house keys and dubby percussion. There's also the more well known, completely gorgeous 7" Beatless mix, with it's starburst twinkles and elegant keyboards. When you're feeling up, these tracks sound like aural ecstacy. On the flipside when you're down, blue, melancholy, bummed out, distraught or devasted Smokebelch sounds like the most mournful thing you've ever heard. But comforting with it. At ten minutes long (twenty if you play the two sides back to back, heck stick the Beatless mix on and go for a full twenty five minute wallow) it's a trip that completely immerses, but then leaves you feeling better and the world a better place when it's over- and what more can we ask for from our music?
Adam
mp3: Sabres of Paradise - Smokebelch (Beatless Mix)
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2 comments:
The Exit mix is my favourite, one of the most beautiful pieces of electronic music ever in my mind.
Smokebelch II (Entry Mix) - is one of the finest song ever made. Just reading abotu it now makes me need to listen to the CD. Sadly, the mix on the CD single has never been issued again on either of the compilations, which is criminal - especially as I havent seen a copy of the CD since I bought it 18 years ago!And thank you for the memory of the track
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