Mark Stewart - Exorcism Of Envy

[Ras Berry]

Out Dec 3rd:

www.factmag.com/2012/09/21/the-pop-groups-mark-stewart-announces-details-of-sonically-savaged-new-album/

[Alex Koppert]

Just did an inquiry at FutureNoise. The new album will also be released on double vinyl! Yippee!!

[Ras Berry]

1. Babycino
2. Sexorcist (feat. Factory Floor & Keith Levene)
3. Gustav Says Dub
4. Method To The Madness Dub
5. Codex Dub
6. Want Version (feat. Factory Floor)
7. Mirror Wars (feat. Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry & Xacute)
8. Letter (Full Of Tears) (feat. Keith Levene)
9. Apocalypse Dub (feat. Daddy G)
10. Attack Dogs (with Primal Scream)
11. Killswitch (feat. Kenneth Anger & Richard Hell)

In the finest dub tradition, Mark Stewart has returned to his highly-acclaimed 'The Politics of Envy' album, sonically savaging it into a new monster, suitably entitled 'Exorcism of Envy.' 'I've got this nonchalance that nothing is sacred,' declared Stewart earlier this year; a crucial element in this mission as he deconstructs songs such as 'Apocalypse Hotel', 'Method To The Madness', 'Codex' and 'Want', retaining the original essence but sand-blasting them into skull-crushing or soul-challenging new versions. in the style of Jamaican titans like Jack Ruby, he rips out the song's ghost to give it a fresh kicking, taking care to keep the soul alive, often with a new title; 'Autonomia' becomes 'Attack Dogs', 'Gang War' turns into 'Mirror Wars' (featuring Xacute), recent single 'Stereotype' becomes the electro-yearn of 'Sexorcist' and 'Vanity Kills' swells into a swarming monolith of electrocuted sonic tendrils. meanwhile, the previously beatless version of Bowie's 'Letter to Hermione' is amped into 'Letter (Full of Tears)' aboard the filthiest funk bassline

[Alex Koppert]

Let's make some guesses:

1. Babycino --> Baby Bourgeois
2. Sexorcist (feat. Factory Floor & Keith Levene) --> Stereotype
3. Gustav Says Dub --> Gustav Says (easy one
4. Method To The Madness Dub --> ditto
5. Codex Dub --> ditto
6. Want Version (feat. Factory Floor) -->ditto
7. Mirror Wars (feat. Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry & Xacute) --> Gang war
8. Letter (Full Of Tears) (feat. Keith Levene) --> Letter to hermione
9. Apocalypse Dub (feat. Daddy G) --> Apocalypse Hotel
10. Attack Dogs (with Primal Scream) -->(rubber bullets, tear gas) Autonomia
11. Killswitch (feat. Kenneth Anger & Richard Hell) --> Vanity Kills

Especially looking forward to track 8, love that deconstruction of that bowie song...

[Alex Koppert]

... feel a bit silly, didn't read the tekst under the tracklist

[Ras Berry]

Yup - they didn't stretch themselves too far on the renaming on the tracks, did they!

[Ras Berry]

Seems the double vinyl will include a CD and an art print - what's not to like?

[Alex Koppert]

According to Mark's tweet the album is now in pre-order, amongst others at amazon. But also at other internet record shops. Choose your own to pre-order if you want to.

[Ras Berry]

I went to Resident Records for mine:

www.resident-music.com/productdetails&product_id=22623

Used them before for some of the RSD releases and got a great service. Good price too - HMV Online wanted something like £27...!

[Ras Berry]

The double vinyl arrived today - very nice - but I was especially impressed (though that doesn't take much) by the included CD version, which is an all black disc. I think that's only the second black CD I've seen