Grum – The Theme
Been finding myself going back to early Simple Minds. I had Sons & Fascination but not Empires & Dance. Forgot how good their early stuff is and how fresh they sounded after the dischord of punk / new wave. Their use of synthesisers set them apart. I was always a fan of Theme for Great Cities (1981 – produced by System 7’s Steve Hillage) of which Jim Kerr said “One of the best moves I ever made was not to sing on ‘Theme For Great Cities’. I remember walking around with that in Glasgow on my new Sony Walkman thinking this is fucking perfect.” I’ve no idea whether this track from Grum aims to draw on early Simple Minds but it certainly does have an updated element of that widescreen synthesiser music. And that makes it bloomin brilliant in my book.
Grum’s playing here on 22 Nov https://www.facebook.com/events/1407857319444159/ (see bottom of this post for more details)
And, if you liked that, have a minimix done for Annie Mac, which uses The Theem at start and end:
Tracklist:
1. Orbital – Time Becomes
2. Grum – The Theme (Intro)
3. Inner City – Good Life
4. Way Out West – Ajare
5. Underworld – Two Months Off
6. Scuba – Adrenalin
7. Kris Menace & Alan Braxe – Lumberjack
8. Eric Prydz – 2Night
9. The Other Tribe – My Girl (Grum Remix)
10. Billie Ray Martin – Your Loving Arms (Brothers In Rhythm Mix)
11. Sasha & Emerson – Scorchio
12. Jeremy Olander – Let Me Feel
13. Lifelike – Discopolis
14. Russ Chimes – Turn Me Out
15. Greece 2000 – Three Drives (Man With No Name Remix)
16. Gat Decor – Passion
17. Sasha – Xpander
18. Phoenix – Trying To Be Cool (Grum Remix)
19. Underworld – Cowgirl (Bedrock Remix)
20. Lil Louis – French Kiss
21. Pryda – Glimma
22. Bedrock – Heaven Scent
23. Kevin Mckay – Body Talk (Grum Remix)
24. Grum – The Theme
Live @ Vulture Music Party featuring Alan Braxe, DJ Falcon, Grum, Xander Milne & Steven Siegel
Friday 22nd November @ Village Underground London
Advance Tickets £12/ £14 www.residentadvisor.co.uk | www.ticketweb.co.uk
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