Free Noise #24
Artist: Hotalacio
Title: Surveillance
Source: Vinyl 12" LP
Bitrate: V0 VBR
Running time (h:m:s): 00:49:22
Size (mb): 75.1
Label: Big Kiss (defunct)
Year: 1990
1. Talkin' Out The Side Of Your Neck (Extended Bass In Your Face Mix)
2. Take Me For A Ride
3. How Ya Livin
4. Bass Hell
5. Why D'ya Lie
6. Big Boss Boys
7. Don't Kick Me
8. Why July
9. Imagination
10. Deconstruction
Big Kiss was the label started by ex-Flux Of Pink Indians vocalist Coal Latter and this was his post-Flux band. And it's quite different from what had gone before, with the obvious exception of Coal's distinctive voice. The album was mixed and produced by On-U Sounds / Tackhead maestro Keith LeBlanc and it's easy to hear his influences if you're familiar with his stuff. It's got a certain proto-industrial harshness to it but there are some great bass and drum lines giving it a more rounded and engaging edge. And Latter's lyrics are still as cutting as his voice. You'll either love it or hate it - I think it's worth taking the risk.
I saw Hotalacio/Flux play many moons ago, doing a set made up of this and original FOPI stuff, the whole thing rounded off with a stormin' rendition of 'Tube Disasters'. It was a fuckin' great night out! The gig was videotaped but I don't know if there are any copies still knocking around - I'll see what I can find out. In the meantime, download this and take a step back to a time when dance-orientated music was dangerous, exciting and a bit weird.
OP's opinion: @@@@
Sun 03 Feb 08 @ 22:09 » Permalink
Nice one! I still have the demo tape knocking about - one of the few tapes that still plays in my tape deck - haven't heard this in ages - thanks.
Mon 11 Feb 08 @ 16:15 » Permalink
Saw Hotalacio @ Dingwalls in Camden Town back in '86; Was stood at the bar getting a brew when this punk geezer notices the crass signs on me leather jacket and say's 'Alright mate, next on stage is me new band, Hotalicio, we used to be Flux of Pink Indians innit?'
Was a weird night for the 80's, loads of ppl 'dancing'??
Mad as…back then only women danced (round their handbags) while proper blokes just stood about noddin their heads (unless you were a punk but I've never considered pogo-ing to be 'dancin' really.)
Anyway, they set the stage up simply with just a ghetto blaster and mics and the pair spat out raw punk vocals over the top of a 'hip-hop' backing track.
Got slightly wasted after that tho’ can remember thinking this was how the Beastie Boys should sound….
Been searching the web for a while just to get a listen again so happy as larry to have found the album for download here!
Great site by the way…
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Sun 27 Jul 08 @ 19:00 » Permalink
nice on,i thought f.o.p.i were great when i was about 12 years old(still love 'em).then got into the dub/electro stuff so was well impressed when flux released uncarved block(not shared with the punks who just didnt get it).
so id heard about this album,but couldnt find it for sale anywhere,so im downloading it now-thanks alot mate..