.----. .-----. .----. .-----. .--------. .--------------------. ( home )( intro )( gigs )( radio )( mixtapes )( barticle@hotmail.com ) '----' '-----' '----' '-----' '--------' '--------------------' .--------------------------------------------------------------------. | <prev> -< 15-03-01 accelerator 056 >- <next> | | .----------------------------------------------------------------. | | | "snappy singles" | | | | today's show featured red snapper, an act that stands out from | | | | the majority of artists signed to warp in that they use proper | | | | musical instruments! drums, double bass and sax all feature in | | | | their typically funky and jazzy sound. the band was founded in | | | | 1993 by david ayers, ali friend and richard thair who released | | | | their first three e.p.s ('the snapper', 'swank' & 'hot flush') | | | | on their own label, flaw. these were later rereleased on their | | | | debut album on warp entitled 'reeled and skinned'. once signed | | | | to warp records they released a total of 6 singles through the | | | | latter half of the 90's along with three further proper albums | | | | including the recent 'our aim is to satisfy red snapper'. this | | | | programme featured a range of red snapper's singles, including | | | | their early e.p.s, plus their remix of the classic 'wilmot' by | | | | the sabres of paradise (recorded for one of warp's 10th birth- | | | | day albums) and their contribution to warp's 100th single. the | | | | official red snapper website sits at: www.redsnapperonline.net | | | :----------------------------------------------------------------: | | | i'll be featuring the sabres of paradise (again) in two weeks. | | | '----------------------------------------------------------------' | | -< set track-listing >- | | 01 'snapper' - red snapper feat. beth orton [warp '95] | | 02 'in deep' - red snapper feat. beth orton [warp '95] | | 03 'get some sleep tiger' - red snapper [warp '96] | | 04 'last one' (dj food remix) - red snapper [warp '96] | | 05 'bogeyman' - red snapper [warp '98] | | 06 'the sleepless' (shut up & dance remix) - red snapper [warp '98]| | 07 '4 dead monks' (original demo) - red snapper [warp '98] | | 08 'image of you' (rae & christian remix) - red snapper [warp '98] | | 09 'wilmot' (red snapper remix) - the sabres of paradise [warp '99]| | 10 'some kind of kink' (original mix) - red snapper [warp '00] | | .----------------------------------------------------------------. | | | [update] it was announced on the warp website on 01-02-02 that | | | | thair, friend and ayers have decided to stop working together. | | | '----------------------------------------------------------------' | '--------------------------------------------------------------------' .----. .-----. .----. .-----. .--------. .--------------------. ( home )( intro )( gigs )( radio )( mixtapes )( barticle@hotmail.com ) '----' '-----' '----' '-----' '--------' '--------------------'