JC posted a couple of tracks from Age of Chance in his comprehensive series on the C86 bands. I have always found the inclusion of the Leeds four piece incongruous with all those jangly anorak bands. There sound was different, forward thinking embracing technology. At the risk of repeating myself they were the first band to produce a fully sample based record, Kiss (Kiss Power mix),
Today's track is a very tongue-in-cheek critique of American foreign policy during the 1980s when US "advisers" seemed to be everywhere helping to topple legitimate governments and setting up US friendly regimes. The track is from the band's first full album 1000 Years of Trouble released on Virgin in 1987 which for some inexplicable reason failed to set the heather on fire. I saw them live in Aberdeen in either October or November of that year and they were absolutely amazing live,
Age Of Chance - Ready Or Not Here We Come
3 comments:
Was Nigel Simpkins – X. ENC. not the first? Bought it back in 78. But I suppose it might well have been analogue sampling rather than digital...
Ace track, Ace Band!!! The great spirit of DIY taken to the logical next level - sample the sound to create our vision. Age Of Chance were refreshing as music started to sink into a world flled with SAW/PWL mixes by the mid to late 80's.
A great tune from a great album. I like 1000 Years of Trouble a lot.
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