this is fun and trippy... plus I love the original. well done

Behold, the first edit from Spec. 

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Peek-a-Boo has long been a favourite. I remember the first time I heard it thinking "this is nuts...", but it somehow managed to remain really accessible, almost poppy.

Part of the oddness is down to the way the track was put together, being a re-edit itself. Budgie essentially reversed, chopped and edited a loop of the brass and drum parts from "Gun", a John Cale cover they'd recorded the year before (1987). this was used as the basis for the track, with additional drums, guitar and accordian layered on top. Siouxsie's lyrics were then recorded using a selection of microphones, giving the vocal a distinctive disjointed sound. Naturally this sort of thing could be rolled out much more easily today with the average DAW setup, but the old-school approach and attention to detail mean the song still stands up today.

So why re-edit it? Basically, I wanted to be able to play it in a Spec. set, and while it kinda would've fitted as it stands it really needed a bit more oomph to sit alongside the production style of the rest of our playlists. Plus the beat needed tightening up a little to keep it crisp on modern PA systems, and a more DJ-friendly structure would be handy. Along the way it seemed to then morph into some sort of Italo-Goth-Disco hybrid. But I guess there are worse genre meldings in existence.

Hope y'like it, hope y'play it, and feedback below would be great.

- Nuff Spec. Ian


Siouxsie & The Banshees - Peek-a-Boo (Spec. Edit.)

One half of Spec. (the half that doesn't go out as much, and makes tunes instead, although I can still bring it when I have to on the DJing front..)

Previously a brief flurry of internet notoriety as mashup and bootleg remixy types Lionel Vinyl and FakeID. Most recently 50% of Spec.'s previous incarnation: Geek Chic Soundsystem.

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