Name: Driving by Ski Patrol (UK)
Duration: 2 min 15 s
Description: The complete recorded works of UK post-punk band Ski Patrol featuring the late Ian Lowery (1956-2001). Includes the 1980 indie-chart hit "Agent Orange", three previously unreleased songs, a BBC John Peel session and the epic 2014 Restoration remix of "Extinguish" by Mark Lusardi. Visit www.skipatrolband.com for more details. Download on iTunes: http://smarturl.it/VOAL_iTunes

HARDER... DARKER... STRONGER... was the tag-line and “Disconnect/Reconnect”, the third studio album from The Japanese Popstars, garnered plenty of critical praise and won the hearts and minds of many forward-thinking music fans throughout 2013, proving to be a big success for John Digweed’s Bedrock label. So fittingly, it falls to Gary Curran and Gareth Donoghue to kick-off the 2014 release schedule with a timely revisit to three of the album’s boldest tracks, with superb heavy-duty remixes from London based Sharooz and Barcelona’s Coyu.

The mighty and melodic “Vision” and insanely noisy “Heavy Hitter” battle it out to see who can become Techno champion of the world, a duel that can only result in them both sharing the podium, being so distinctly different in attitude and being unforgettably memorable. It was the original version of “Matter Of Time” (featuring Green Velvet on vocals) that took the 2012 IMS by storm, catching the ears of Laurent Garnier, Francois K, Carl Cox and John Digweed, who promptly signed TJP to Bedrock. Now, for 2014, it reappears with a suitably massive Coyu Remix. With his Suara label currently one of the most prominent imprints in the world of Techno, Coyu’s pedigree is of the highest order and he stands as one of the most charted artists in Resident Advisor's history. Sharooz (owner of La Bombe), whose recent tracks on GND Records have been flying high, is no slouch either! His decidedly twisted remix of “Heavy Hitter” is impressive in the extreme and will no doubt be causing chaos everywhere it lands.

There can be no doubt, that this next salvo from The Japanese Popstars is destined to be heard in the dirtiest of dark rooms and at the biggest nocturnal festival shows worldwide, throughout 2014 and beyond. These boys are on fire and have their gaze fixed firmly on the future.

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The complete recorded works of UK post-punk band Ski Patrol featuring the late Ian Lowery (1956-2001). Includes the 1980 indie-chart hit "Agent Orange", three previously unreleased songs, a BBC John Peel session and the epic 2014 Restoration remix of "Extinguish" by Mark Lusardi. Visit www.skipatrolband.com for more details. Download on iTunes: http://smarturl.it/VOAL_iTunes

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"Freedom Of Choice (Election Day FREEMIX)" by Receptors, Featuring Glomag, Herbert Weixelbaum, sea64, Richard Hess.
DEVO COVER. FREE ELECTION DAY DOWNLOAD !! GET OUT AND VOTE!! 


****FULL LENGTH 17 SONG ALBUM RELEASE ON 12/12/12 ! ****
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Featuring 8-Bit Operators, Bacalao, sea64, 8 Bit Weapon, Bubblyfish, GOTO80, Herbert Weixelbaum, glomag, ComputeHer, Saskrotch, Burnkit2600, Richard Hess, Aonami, minusbaby, Shrimps...more...
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Freedom Of Choice (Election Day FREEMIX)

Bio:
Ski Patrol achieved a considerable following on London's post-punk scene during the years 1979-81, their output limited to three 7" singles and a session for Radio 1's John Peel show, but like most young bands they were much larger in their mind's eye than was apparent to the public at large. Formed in a squat in South London by Ian Lowery and Nick Clift in late 1979, the band recruited bassist Peter Balmer and drummer Bruce Archibald for their first recordings at Alaska Studios in Waterloo. Out of these sessions came a single "Everything Is Temporary / Silent Scream" which they self-released in early 1980 with the help of the Rough Trade organization.
Archibald returned to his studies soon after and was replaced by Alan Cole, an inventive if hyper-active individual with a gift for spontaneous emphasis that became central to the band's recordings. After gigging around town, Lowery's explosive, often belligerent stage antics and Clift and Balmer's musical pull and push brought them to the attention of Malicious Damage, a fledgling label and management operation formed to release the early work of Killing Joke.
A second single, the brooding hypnotic "Agent Orange", was recorded somewhere along the Portobello Rd in 1980 and released that summer, again through Rough Trade. It was a quick and unfussy recording but remains their best known work, not least for the improvised synthesizer washes, generously provided by Killing Joke's Jaz Coleman.
Their third single, recorded with new bassist Francis Cook shortly after their one and only John Peel session in January 1981, was the angular and dub-heavy "Cut", written by Clift using a half-tonal harmonic shift between the guitar and bass lines, which were heavily flanged, quite common at the time. The B-Side "Faith In Transition" was also a highlight of the band's output, containing a classic, snarky Loweryism..."Indifference is the fashionable disease, I observe, I can fake it with ease". Anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of other Ski Patrol material (music or photos) should feel free to contact this site. Ian Lowery passed away in 2001, age 45. This site is dedicated to his memory. 

Members:
1979: Ian Lowery (Vocals) Nick Clift (Guitar) Peter Balmer (Bass) Bruce Archibald (Drums)
1980: Ian Lowery (Vocals) Nick Clift (Guitar) Peter Balmer (Bass) Alan Cole (Drums)
1981: Ian Lowery (Vocals) Nick Clift (Guitar) Francis Cook (Bass) Alan Cole (Drums)

Artwork: Mike Coles @ Malicious Damage





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