Track listing
A review from 1999 - I should point out that Beatglider are from Essex (UK) not Leicester as stated in the review.
http://www.gullbuy.com/buy/1999/11_23.php
Beatglider are a band from Leicester (Pronounced 'Lester'), the hometown of Prolapse, The Freed Unit, John Sims, Dalmatian Rex And The Eigentones, and many other bands. Beatglider were the band that Prolapse's spiritual leader 'Turk' chose to work with to launch his own record label, 'Tube Bar'. The label is named after the establishment owned by one Louis "Red" Deutsch, the victim of hilarious prank calls on a now widely istributed recording from the early '70s. (See Bart Simpson's prank calls to Moe's for a point of reference.) Beatglider have a aggressively slack artsy sound that most likens them to the 'Northampton' bands like early Dinosaur or their side project Gobblehoof. For those of you reading far from Cambridge MA, USA(Where I'm writing from), Northampton is a college town in Western Massachusetts (U Mass Amherst is there). It's relative seclusion (over 2 hours from Boston) has led to it having a strong local scene of art, culture, and bands. The record store Main Street Records was a center (might still be, I don't know) through which many like minded people could meet while buying from their great selection of vinyl and discs. I've never been to Beatgliders hometown of Leicester, but I know it too is a college town, and I'll bet that it is very similiar to Northampton, as Beatgliders sound is similiar to what I've come to think of as the Northampton sound. Beatglider have two other singles on Tube Bar, "Not For You" (see the January 12 1999 Gull Buy), and "Premonition Dragon" (see the June 1 1999 Gull Buy). There is a slightly different version of Premonition Dragon on the CD, otherwise none of the songs from the singles are on the full length. WZBC has both 7"s in our library. There are some really great songs on this disc. "Talk Of The South" sounds like The Flaming Lips, but better! "Kings Of The Wild Frontier" sounds like Pavement, but better! "Leaving" has a soft great start which builds throughout the song to an intense end with nice guitar work. "Beatglider" is their 9 minute ling signature song. It ends really noisy, but the path to the end is beautiful and full. For more in-depth information on Red and Tube Bar click here. Thank you Peter Ledebur for all the Tube Bar info!
---Carl, Nov.23 1999
- 1 Hold Out
- 2 Sleaze
- 3 Fall Into My Arms
- 4 Talk of the South
- 5 Premonition Dragon
- 6 Sleeping on a Boat
- 7 My Derriere (Oh Yeah)
- 8 Kings of the Wild Frontier
- 9 Leaving
- 10 Beatglider
- 11 Come to Me
A review from 1999 - I should point out that Beatglider are from Essex (UK) not Leicester as stated in the review.
http://www.gullbuy.com/buy/1999/11_23.php
Beatglider are a band from Leicester (Pronounced 'Lester'), the hometown of Prolapse, The Freed Unit, John Sims, Dalmatian Rex And The Eigentones, and many other bands. Beatglider were the band that Prolapse's spiritual leader 'Turk' chose to work with to launch his own record label, 'Tube Bar'. The label is named after the establishment owned by one Louis "Red" Deutsch, the victim of hilarious prank calls on a now widely istributed recording from the early '70s. (See Bart Simpson's prank calls to Moe's for a point of reference.) Beatglider have a aggressively slack artsy sound that most likens them to the 'Northampton' bands like early Dinosaur or their side project Gobblehoof. For those of you reading far from Cambridge MA, USA(Where I'm writing from), Northampton is a college town in Western Massachusetts (U Mass Amherst is there). It's relative seclusion (over 2 hours from Boston) has led to it having a strong local scene of art, culture, and bands. The record store Main Street Records was a center (might still be, I don't know) through which many like minded people could meet while buying from their great selection of vinyl and discs. I've never been to Beatgliders hometown of Leicester, but I know it too is a college town, and I'll bet that it is very similiar to Northampton, as Beatgliders sound is similiar to what I've come to think of as the Northampton sound. Beatglider have two other singles on Tube Bar, "Not For You" (see the January 12 1999 Gull Buy), and "Premonition Dragon" (see the June 1 1999 Gull Buy). There is a slightly different version of Premonition Dragon on the CD, otherwise none of the songs from the singles are on the full length. WZBC has both 7"s in our library. There are some really great songs on this disc. "Talk Of The South" sounds like The Flaming Lips, but better! "Kings Of The Wild Frontier" sounds like Pavement, but better! "Leaving" has a soft great start which builds throughout the song to an intense end with nice guitar work. "Beatglider" is their 9 minute ling signature song. It ends really noisy, but the path to the end is beautiful and full. For more in-depth information on Red and Tube Bar click here. Thank you Peter Ledebur for all the Tube Bar info!
---Carl, Nov.23 1999