Wednesday, 5 October 2011

MARRS 'Pump Up The Volume (Bonus Beats)' (4AD/4th&Broadway, 1987)

MARRS, Pump Up The Volume, Bonus Beat, 4AD, Fourth And Broadway, 4th, 1987, AR Kane, Colourbox, mp3
The epitome of indie-dance crossover?

It always surprises people to learn that 'Pump Up The Volume' was released on 4AD - home of Cocteau Twins, Pixies, Throwing Muses, The Wolfgang Press...

However, MARRS was basically two of their acts - Colourbox and AR Kane - coming together into what turned out to be a very successful, but ultimately unhappy, marriage.

To be honest this is more like a remix with the vocal samples removed than just the beats. However, it does strip the track back to the sleek, precision-tooled undercarriage and let's it build, giving the drums and that statuesque bassline the chance to take centre stage.

Download MARRS 'Pump Up The Volume (Bonus Beats)' (indie dance crossover, samples, 4AD mp3) (Mediafire)

Download MARRS 'Anitina (the first time I see she dance)' (indie dance crossover mp3) (Box)

4 comments:

  1. Been searching in vain for the FULL 6minutes+ version of the even better (imo) flip "ANITINA (THE FIRST TIME I SEE SHE DANCE)" by the AR Kane axis of M/A/R/R/S on mp3 format as the only ones I see is the edited 7" version.

    This version is on the reverse of the 12" with the cover as shown in your blog above.

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  2. Hi Pinball, thanks for the props. Anitina full-length added above for you.

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  3. OH dear.....that'll teach me to forget to check back to this blog - almost four months later, I return by chance to see that the link is no longer active and the file is removed....D'OH!!!!!

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