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Razor Maid

Chapter Nine: the Dub Mix

Razor Maid Records (US, UK)/1985(?)/2x12" White Vinyl ep's 33 1/3rpm

Producer: Joseph Watt, Executive Producer: Art Maharg, Remix Engineer: Dan Lacksman, Mastering Engineer: Arun Chakrazerty, Photographer: Anthony Russo, Razormaid: Alissa Welsh

All titles remixed by Joseph Watt at Syn-Sound Studios, Brussels, Belgium.

Side 1
Walking on Thin Ice by Yoko Ono /120bpm
Act of War by Elton John /176 bpm

Side 2
One More Shot by Space Monkey /126bpm
Feeling Like a Stranger by Call it Heaven /130bpm

Side 3
Tidal Forest by Che /127bpm
What's Your Name by Zinno 122bpm

Side 4
In Blue by Data /129 bpm
...dj by Data /131 bpm

This title lists RazorMaid!'s London as well as San Francisco addresses, indicating the start of Joseph Watt's and Art Magarg's European sojourn. Their distance from their American production facilities and the subsequent technical problems seems to be in evidence with this issue. My sleeve, as well as the actual record label, lists side 1/track 1 as "Gods of Aquarius" by Nina Hagen, but in fact the song on this spot is Yoko Ono's "Walking on Thin Ice". I'm not sure if I got a rare pressing of an unavailable song, or if in fact this was a replacement for a song not yet finished ("Gods of Aquarius" shows up on the "Back to Basics" chapter). I suspect the 2nd scenario.

Space Monkey's track is interesting. They had a semi-hit about the same time with "Come With Me", probably only popularized because it had a video to play in "Video Clubs" (remember those?).

The 2 Data tracks are, to my knowledge, the 1st mixed/segued tracks on a RazorMaid! release. A great underground sounding Hi-Nrg eurodisco track from that time.

Submitted by David d. (13)