Fruits de Mer Records (intro 10)
Phew… This is a massive four-disc compilation of stuff by Astralasia. A big part of it has been released on Fruits de Mer on their albums, singles, cover releases, remixes, but we also get some previously unreleased tracks and mixes. I’ve been a fan since the early 90s so I absolutely love this treasure trove. It has something for everyone. Hawkwind fans will be interested to know that there is also an unreleased alternative mix of “Flesh to Fantasy” from the Hawkwind’s Solstice Remixes maxi single. Some of the tracks were also released under various other names (The Fishheads, The Mushroom Project, Magic Mushroom Band) that Mark Swordfish has been/is part of. The oldest bits were recorded in 1982! (Too bad that my promo package has disc one two times and no disc three, so I will miss that…). So we really have over 40 years of psychedelic music history stored on this compilation. The band’s most electronic, ambient/dub/house/trance album tracks from the 90’s are not included, and maybe that’s a good thing. But I do enjoy them too! One of the highlights is the Brainticket cover “Cotton Wood Hill/Places of Light” from Postcards from the Deep, I think I have played my copy of the box of flexi singles only once… Anyway, over four hours of excellent music, so just go and order it!
www.fruitsdemerrecords.com/astralasiaintro.html
www.astralasia.co.uk/
