” The ultimate in untarnished retro-futuristic Mod sound! “
◆ 収 録 曲 ◆
PART ONE
1.Siren (DINE) / 2.Spinning All Around (DINE/CALMAN/MARTEY) / 3.Faster Than The Fastest Thing (DINE/BENSON) / 4.Stop (DINE/MARTEY) / 5.I’ll Be Your Everything (DINE/BENSON) / 6.Right There (DINE) / 7.Sunbeam (DINE/BROOKER) / 8.No Good (DINE/MARTEY) / 9.Still Awake (DINE/CUTHBERT)
PART TWO
10.The Door (DINE) / 11.Smile For Me (DINE) / 12.The Lonliness Of The Long Distance Runner (DINE) / 13.Dressing Up (DINE) / 14.Friends (DINE) / 15.Somersault (DINE) / 16.Evening Song (DINE) / 17.Wolves At The Door (DINE) / 18.Call It A Day (DINE)
PART THREE
19.Up and At ‘Em (DINE) / 20.Endless Flight (DINE) / 21.Whispering Sands (DINE) / 22.Feel The Heat (DINE) / 23.Cockatoo (DINE) / 24.Moon On The Water (DINE) / 25.Midtown Meltdown (DINE) / 26.Early Daze (DINE) / 27.Long Gone (DINE)
ヌーンデイ・アンダーグラウンドのサイモン・ダインは、近年のポールウェラー作品『SONIK KICKS (2012)』『Wake Up the Nation (2010)』『22 Dreams (2008)』でもプロデュースを手掛け、全英1位を獲得するなど、プロデューサーとしても才能が大きく開花し、今や自他ともに認める英国モッズシーンの最重要人物の一人となった。
今回のアルバム「Body Parts For Modern Art」は、マンチェスターにあるサイモンの自宅に保管されている膨大なマスターテープの中から掘り起され、エディットやミックスを加えて制作された。全27曲未発表バージョン、15年以上に渡るヌーンデイの活動を総括するベスト盤ともいえるアルバムは、以下の3つのパートに分かれている。
●part 1:デイジーのボーカルが入った未発表曲。デイジーの歌声は、Julie DriscollとGrace Slickをブレンドしたような雰囲気があり、「Faster Than The Fastest Thing」の熱唱などでは、Shirley Basseyを想起させる。
●part 3:サイモンが手掛けた“Adventures in Stereo”の幻のデビュー作“青ジャケット盤”(故ジョン・ピール氏のお気に入りアルバムでもある。)のトラックのインストのコレクション。当初、東ドイツで収録された音源を新たにミックス、エディットを加えて仕上げられた。
Noonday Underground is the pet project of producer/composer Simon Dine. Known in recent years for his work with Paul Weller, Dexys and Jimi Goodwin he has been releasing his own playful, wildly eclectic cut and paste 1960s style compositions for over 15 years.
With ‘Body Parts For Modern Art’ you join Dine on a mega rummage through the boxes of master tapes in his Manchester studio and come up with a plethora of mind bending sonic nuggets. Lovingly edited and mastered, the songs are divided into three camps;
Part 1 features previously unreleased songs with vocals by the awesome Daisy Martey. Her voice on this album is a blend of Julie Driscoll & Grace Slick with a touch of Shirley Bassey evident when she lets rip on the searing ‘Faster Than The Fastest Thing’.
Part 2 has a selection of largely instrumental-based recordings. Some alternative versions of popular Noonday Underground songs (an early take of what became the popular single ‘London’) and lots of previously unreleased tunes presented here for the first time.
Part 3 is a collection of instrumentals re-visiting the sounds Dine used on the legendary debut “Blue” album by Adventures in Stereo – a big favourite of the late, great John Peel. Initially collected in East Germany these elements have been mixed up, embellished and shaped into new compositions. They will be like funky reminders of long-forgotten friends.
Liss – Try // Liss - Future Days
Liss – Try // Liss - Future Days
Reo – Ometz // Reo - V.A / FUTURE DAYS - STUBBIE COMPILATION
Psymun – Talk 2 Me (feat. Kerry Roy) // Future Days
Aloa Input – Perry // Future Days
PALM PILOT – Adopt Persona // Future Days
Sound Voyage – super molam // Future Days
Sensi – Good Time Girl // Future Days
Lemon Meringue Die – BOYSUGAR // V.A / FUTURE DAYS - STUBBIE COMPILATION
Pat Jordache – Morning Sun // V.A / FUTURE DAYS - STUBBIE COMPILATION