.----. .-----. .----. .-----. .--------. .--------------------. ( home )( intro )( gigs )( radio )( mixtapes )( barticle@hotmail.com ) '----' '-----' '----' '-----' '--------' '--------------------' .--------------------------------------------------------------------. | <prev> -< 16-01-01 accelerator 046 >- <next> | | .----------------------------------------------------------------. | | | "u-u-u-utah saints!" | | | | following on from focusing on sunsceem last week, today's show | | | | plotted the history of their contemporaries - the utah saints. | | | | the band was formed in 1991 by leeds-based deejays tim garbutt | | | | and jez willis (sometimes joined by a drummer, doctor douglas, | | | | who's probably best known for the "u-u-u-utah saints" chant!). | | | | their debut release, 'what can you do for me', was soon signed | | | | to ffrr and went on to reach number 10 in the uk charts. their | | | | distinctive style which fused dance music with aspects of rock | | | | and industrial - combining both the energy of live performance | | | | and excessive (but usually credited) sampling of other artists | | | | - obviously proved popular and their follow-up single in 1992, | | | | 'something good', peaked at #4 in the top40. their self-titled | | | | first album followed in 1993 along with a coupla other singles | | | | but after that they seemed to disappear from the limelight. in | | | | '94 they released 'i still think of you' (featuring a remix by | | | | c.j. bolland of 'highlander' which later went on to become his | | | | own track 'there can be only one') and in '95 there was 'ohio' | | | | but otherwise little was heard from them aside from a range of | | | | remixes and an appearance by dj tim in the movie '$hopping' in | | | | 1994! in 2000, however, they relaunched themselves and they're | | | | now very much in effect, with three new singles (still sample- | | | | laden as ever!) and a second album (just seven years after the | | | | first!) called 'two'. you can see more about their recent work | | | | at the official utah saints website and read more about all of | | | | their old releases here. [phew, that was a big one! :) - bart] | | | '----------------------------------------------------------------' | | -< set track-listing >- | | 01 'what can you do for me' (12 inch mix) - utah saints [ffrr '91] | | 02 'something good' (12 inch mix) - utah saints [ffrr '92] | | 03 'believe in me' (7 inch edit) - utah saints [ffrr '93] | | 04 'states of mind' - utah saints [ffrr '93] | | 05 'i want you' (edit) - utah saints [ffrr '93] | | 06 'soulution' - utah saints [ffrr '93] | | 07 'highlander' (c.j. bolland remix) - utah saints [ffrr '94] | | 08 'ohio' (radio edit) - utah saints [ffrr '95] | | 09 'state of mind' (utah saints remix) - floorplay [automatic '97] | | 10 'ain't goin' to goa' (utah saints mix) - alabama 3 ['98] | '--------------------------------------------------------------------' .----. .-----. .----. .-----. .--------. .--------------------. ( home )( intro )( gigs )( radio )( mixtapes )( barticle@hotmail.com ) '----' '-----' '----' '-----' '--------' '--------------------'