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Electric Six

Fire - 21st Anniversary Edition

    'Fire', the debut album by Detroit’s Electric Six exploded onto the scene in 2003 and broke dancefloors everywhere. Containing the hit singles 'Danger! High Voltage!' with rumored backing vocals by Jack White, and the iconic 'Gay Bar', the album celebrates its 21st anniversary this year.

    'Fire' was recorded in 2002 and 2003 at White Room Studios and Ghetto Recorders in Michigan with additional work at Abbey Road and Olympic Studios in London. The first single from the album, 'Danger! High Voltage' received glowing reviews and Pitchfork said it “drops a hard beat, announcing itself with taut wah-wah guitars before exploding into fuzztone and horns while singer Dick Valentine duets with the White Stripes’ Jack White”. The next single was 'Gay Bar', and the video was awarded Video Of The Year from both Q and Kerrang which helped it rise to #5 on the UK charts. The third single from the album, 'Dance Commander' has an epic video which was made by acclaimed director Ruben Fleischer.

    TRACK LISTING

    1 Dance Commander
    2. Electric Demons In Love
    3. Naked Pictures (Of Your Mother)
    4. Danger! High Voltage
    5. She’s White
    6. I Invented The Night
    7. Improper Dancing
    8. Gay Bar
    9. Nuclear War (On The Dance Floor)
    10.. Getting Into The Jam
    11. Vengeance & Fashion
    12. I’m The Bomb
    13. Synthesizer
    CD Bonus Tracks:
    14.Neurocameraman (7-inch Release, 2001)
    15. I Know Karate (7-inch Release, 1996)
    16. Danger! High Voltage (Original 1994 4-track Demo)
    17. I’m On Acid (Live At Old Miami Aug 24, 1996)
    18. Christian Radio (Manchester) (Unreleased, 1997)

    Tubeway Army

    Tubeway Army - 2023 Reissue

      Beggars Arkive reissue the self-titled debut album by Tubeway. The audio was mastered at Abbey Road from analog tape.

      Tubeway Army was the name of Gary Numan’s band. Formed in 1977, their self-titled debut album was released at the tail end of 1978. This album truly paved the way for Gary Numan to become an electronic pioneer. It was during the sessions for this album that he came across a minimoog synthesizer by accident in the recording studio, and the rest is history.

      The album was a segue from the punk-leaning sounds of their early singles, to the pioneering electronic music that Gary Numan became known for. The phrase “garagey sci-fi rock” was used in reference to this album. This album truly paved the way for Gary Numan to become an electronic pioneer. It was during the sessions for this album that he came across a minimoog synthesizer by accident in the recording studio, and the rest is history.

      Shortly after this album’s release, Tubeway Army recorded their follow-up, Replicas, which contained “Are ‘Friends’ Electric?”, which became the first synthesizer-based number 1 hit of the electronic era in 1979. After its release, Numan opted to drop the Tubeway Army name and release music under his own name, retaining the musicians from Tubeway Army as his backing band.

      In a career that spans over forty years, Gary Numan’s music evolves and the themes change. But fans remain fascinated by Numan for the very fact that he’s so uncompromising. Gary recently released his twenty first album Intruder in May 2021.

      TRACK LISTING

      A1. Listen To The Sirens
      A2. My Shadow In Vain
      A3. The Life Machine
      A4. Friends
      A5. Something’s In The House
      A6. Every Day I Die
      B1. Steel And You
      B2. My Love Is A Liquid
      B3. Are You Real?
      B4. The Dream Police
      B5. Jo The Waiter
      B6. Zero Bars (Mr.Smith)

      John Rocca

      Once Upon A Time In N.Y.C.

        Beggars Arkive are excited to release ‘Once Upon A Time In N.Y.C.’, a collection of pioneering protoelectro and house music made by in NYC (and London) by Freeez founder John Rocca between 1982 - 1987.The LP is pressed on splattered orange vinyl and contains six tracks. Another two tracks, one of which is the international hit ‘I.O.U.’, are included on a bonus marbled grey 7”.

        TRACK LISTING

        1.  ‘Once Upon A Time In
        2.  N.Y.C.’
        3.  I Dub U (Freeez Feat. John Rocca)
        4.  Once Upon A Dub (John Rocca)
        5.  I Want It To Be Real (Instrumental) (John Rocca)
        6.  Englishman In New York(Extended) (John Rocca)
        7.  Move (Extended Mix) (John Rocca)
        8.  The Dream (Radio Edit) (John Rocca)

        Bonus 7”

        1.  I.O.U. (7” Version Remastered) (Freeez)
        2.  I Want It To Be Real (John Rocca)


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