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album // Blues
single // Groove
Fortran 5's 'Groove' is a blissed-out track
in the vein of some of the slow and trippy productions Andrew Weatherall
provided on Primal Scream's Screamadelica. The track features
soulful female vocals, seventies-style R&B guitar, steady baggy-esque
beats and a dub-reggae breakdown reminiscent of the Orb.
Oddly enough, track 2 - the 'Herbal Supper Mix' of 'Groove' - is
by the Orb's Alex Paterson. The mix is relatively restrained
compared to some of Paterson's later excursions, more or less extending
the track's various sections and notching up the low-end. The organ
lines which featured in the background of the original are here
given their own space to breathe, giving the mix a chilled-out,
psychadelic vibe.
'XX21' is a mutant dancefloor-friendly track, which
samples the arpeggiating electronics of DAF's 'Co Co Pina'
and features some stuttering guitar samples and a throbbing, pulsating
electronic backdrop with a thudding house beat. 'Bike (Sid Sings
Syd)' is quirky electronic pop with a funky hip-hop/house beat,
plus some sly minimal 303 lines. Inescapable throughout are the
samples of Carry On's Sid James, which don't sound half as
much of a novelty as the idea of the track would suggest. The track's
author credit was given to Pink Floyd's Syd Barrett, although given
the cut-up nature of the vocals, I'm not sure what for.
12":
A. Groove (The Herbal Supper Mix)
B1. XX21
B2. Bike (Sid Sings Syd)
CD:
1. Groove (Edit)
2. Groove (The Herbal Supper Mix)
3. XX21
4. Bike (Sid Sings Syd)
single // Heart On The Line
single // Look To The Future
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