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Blow Monkeys Box Full Of “Animal Magic” Exerts Animal Magnetism [part 4]

Posted on May 4, 2023 by postpunkmonk

[…continued from last post] …AND THEN SOME The first remix of “Sweet Murder,” the “Eek-A-Mix,” is still my favorite one. The band wisely roped in Jamaican DJ Eek-A-Mouse to transform the track from Reggae adjacent to a fully embracing a … Continue reading →

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Blow Monkeys Box Full Of “Animal Magic” Exerts Animal Magnetism [part 3]

Posted on May 3, 2023 by postpunkmonk

[…continued from last post] EVERY LAST REMIX Disc four finally reached the last single from “Animal Magic” in remix form. I only ever owned the remix 12″ of “Don’t Be Scared Of Me” [MONK TX3] which came with five tracks, … Continue reading →

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Blow Monkeys Box Full Of “Animal Magic” Exerts Animal Magnetism [part 2]

Posted on May 2, 2023 by postpunkmonk

[…continued from last post] MIX IT UNTIL IT HITS Disc three was where the program was deep in remixes of the five singles form the “Animal Magic” album. In fact, the disc was filled with remixes of just four of … Continue reading →

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Blow Monkeys Box Full Of “Animal Magic” Exerts Animal Magnetism [part 1]

Posted on April 28, 2023 by postpunkmonk

The Blow Monkeys: Animal Magic SDLX RM – UK – 4xCD [2023] Disc 1 Disc 2 Disc 3 Disc 4 Last month I finally ordered the Blow Monkeys’s DLX RM of “Animal Magic” in its slightly-sprawling-and-we-like-it-that-way 4xCD edition that was … Continue reading →

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Record Review: Echo + The Bunnymen – Ocean Rain DLX RM UK CD [pt. 3]

Posted on April 20, 2023 by postpunkmonk

[…continued from last post] “Angels + Devils”was the B-side to “Silver” and a sixties beat combo throwback with tambourine and 12-string guitars. The conspicuous lack of string orchestra and the presence of harisochord clearly marked this as being apart from … Continue reading →

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Record Review: Echo + The Bunnymen – Ocean Rain DLX RM UK CD [pt. 2]

Posted on April 19, 2023 by postpunkmonk

I am stymied at how long I’ve dearly loved “The Killing Moon” for 39 years and yet I’ve only just bought the “Ocean Rain” album. Will Sergeant’s deftly accentuated guitar chords in the intro against the lowing cellos and the … Continue reading →

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Record Review: Echo + The Bunnymen – Ocean Rain DLX RM UK CD [pt. 1]

Posted on April 18, 2023 by postpunkmonk

It’s been 39 years in the waiting, but this year, I finally acted on my reasonably strong desire to buy Echo + The Bunnymen’s fourth album, “Ocean Rain.” Such as I’ve wanted a copy since its release in 1984! I … Continue reading →

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