![]() ![]() “This CD celebrates the 100th cd release of Staalplaat. Yep, another packed month or three for the people at Mute. Recoil’s track “Jezebel” is the other revelation of the CD – a bizarre and biblical rap with backing vocals provided by Diamanda Galas. Foil are in the noisy Nirvana realms with their track “Superhero No.1”. Holger Hiller is back with the minimal and demixed “ Curmbox“. Great fun unless you happen to fall off the swings. 8bit drummer nico nico ni full#(How many times can Big Black be safely mentioned in one month of reviewing?) It’s a drone Rock epic that’s been dragged kicking and screaming though a playground full of broken glass. “ Telstar Recovery” is Hawkwind for the post- Big Black epoch. Cristian Vogel’s latest single “ Whipaspank” is a curious and wonderful chunk of techno.Įchoboy are one of the revelations for me. Goldfrapp’s “Utopia” is generally pretty epic track with lots of big synths.Īdd N To (X) and Luke Slater provide moments of cute and groovesome Electro with “ Plug Me In” and “ All Exhale (Electropunk Mix)” respectively. Beneath it all the tune is still driven by a Synth Pop heart. ![]() “Freedom” is boppy House number with sprinklings of Kraftwerk-y vocals. Erasure are back with their first single in three years. That’s a pretty varied mix, better than many compilations for sale. You won’t find it in the shops, unless you work in the shops.Ģ000.3 has new releases from Erasure, Goldfrapp, Add N To (X), Cristian Vogel, Echoboy, Holger Hiller, Foil, Luke Slater, and Recoil. ![]() It’s a compilation of the up and coming Mute (and Novamute) releases. I remember flying with him once from London, on our way to a record company party in Germany for what was then the new 'Seventh Son of A Seventh Son' album.What are the folks at Mute up to right now?Īdvance 2000.3 isn`t really an album as such. The Mad McBrain, as he has become known to the Maiden fans, is almost as freaky an on-stage presence as Eddie, leaping shirtless from his drum stool to lead the cheers as the band bound into another diamond from their bejewelled back-catalogue.Īs for his off stage personality, "Mr Excess All-Areas," he once described himself as to me, and it's fair to say he wasn't exaggerating. But there's never been any doubt over who was the more entertaining stage personality. Clive Burr, his predecessor, was a fine drummer, too, and an argument could be - and often is - had over which of the two is, technically, the best. ![]() Playing live on stage though, is where Nicko has really made his larger-than-life presence felt. Joining the band in 1983, in time to record the 'Piece Of Mind' album - still regarded by many, not least Steve Harris, as one of the greatest Maiden albums ever - it's impossible to imagine now what Maiden masterpieces like 'Where Eagles Dare', '2 Minutes To Midnight', 'Can I Play With Madness', 'Be Quick Or Be Dead' or ' Man On The Edge' would or could have sounded like without Nicko's full-spectrum drums thundering along behind them. "I just do what I do and, luckily for me, what I do sounds great in Iron Maiden." "Every drummer worth his salt has his own unique way of doing things," he says. It means none of us is ever allowed to give less than 100 per cent."Īsk the great man himself, of course, and you get a more modest assessment. "Nick plays the drums the way most guitarists play their guitars - he's riffing right along with you, note for note, I've never known anything like it! He doesn't just hold the beat, he drives the whole thing along, and as the bass player having to keep up with him every night, that's great for me. "I can't think of any other drummer that would have fitted in so perfectly," says Steve Harris. More famous than any drummer has a right to be, with a style as punchy and distinctive as his battered, lived-in face, Nicko McBrain enjoys the rare distinction of being both the jester in the Iron Maiden pack and the ace. ![]()
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