Artery & Vein: Very Best Of [Import]

1. Single Version

2. Japanese

3. Japanese

4. Japanese

5. I Love You (Live)

6. Japanese (Live)

7. Japanese

8. Japanese

9. Japanese

10. Cookie

11. Japanse

12. Japanese

Tracks:

Into the Garden
Afterwards [Original 7" Version]
Potential Silence
Turtle
Africa [#]
Being There
Unbalanced
Clown
Perhaps
Butcher's Shop
One Afternoon in a Hot Air Balloon
It's Good to Be Alone
Slide [#]
Louise
Alabama Song
Song for Lena
Death of Peter X
Afterwards [Remix]

Album Details

Artery Are One of the Great Lost Bands of the Post-punk Era. They were Widely Acknowledged to Be Sheffield's Answer to Joy Division. Regularly Championed by the Likes of Jarvis Cocker of Pulp as the Steel City's Finest Export, Until Now Artery have Been Denied the Career Appraisal They So Richly Deserve. This Collection is Headed by the Much Admired, Hugely Atmospheric 'into the Garden', Voted Fourth Best Record of 1981 by Listeners to John Peel's Show. It also Draws on Highlights from their Cult 1983 LP "One Afternoon in a Hot Air Balloon" and the Mini-album "Oceans". The Recordings Feature Later Mission Guitarist Simon Hinkler as Well as the Unique Presence of Singer Mark Gouldthorpe, One of the Most Incisive Lyricists and Volatile Frontmen of the Era. The Package is Completed with Exclusive Remixes and Never Before Officially Released Tracks, as Well as Full Sleeve Notes and Track Annotation.

Customer Reviews:

Long overdue. A bit of background on this release.......2006-08-27

For those who have purchased this CD and have some questions about it, I would like to fill in the details for you. Back in summer 2005 I contacted Cherry Red, asking if they had any plans to release the Artery material they held the rights to. This included a few singles, part of the 'Oceans' mini LP, and the 'One afternoon in a hot air balloon' LP. They said they had no current plans, but asked if I would like to assist with putting together a compilation? I gladly agreed.

Being that I have been doing sound restoration for many years, I wanted to be directly involved with that aspect of the CD. They informed me what songs they could use without incurring additional licensing fees, so that was the material I could work with. Cherry Red pulled out the tapes they had in storage, did a flat transfer of them to CD and sent them to me. I was allowed to select the songs and put them in an order of my choice. I spent a good bit of time remastering the material. I evened the balances, adjusted the volumes, removed some static pops within the songs and did some careful hiss reduction. In addition, a tape for one song could not be found, and three others had poorly deteriorated over time. I managed to save one of those songs by re-equalizing the damaged channel and the others I remastered, with skill, from vinyl. Can you tell which ones they are? Of the 19 songs I had to choose from, the only one I chose to leave off was the 12" version of "The Alabama Song". The 7" is far superior, though it is still not one of their best releases.

The CD also included a couple of unreleased songs found on one of the master tapes. Of those songs, "Africa" was a fully produced song that I found quite interesting. Jungle drumming and shouting gave it a sort of Adam and the Ants feel.
The unreleased version of "The Slide" was later revealed to me by one of the band members as a joke track that was never meant to be released. That was not known in advance, and I included it because the other versions of "The Slide" could not be included due to licensing.

Like with many compilation albums, the material will vary as the group explores different musical territory. This is no exception. Early songs like the classic "Into the garden" and "The Clown" are quite different from what appeared on the 'One afternoon in a hot air baloon' LP but that's what compilations are all about - diversity. I suppose I could have had 'Balloon' released in its standard running order with the additional songs included as bonuses, though I opted for the scattered compilation approach. I put my opinion of the stronger songs towards the beginning, ending with the weaker and the remixes/alternate versions. I also provided the front cover art and all scans in the booklet. Cherry Red had none of the single/album sleeves handy so I gladly scanned and emailed them. I based the design of the front cover on the 'Oceans' mini LP, and was quite pleased with the results. The cover showing up on many of these online websites is the original, untouched rough draft I provided, which was before a last minute name change and some correction done to the curtains. I also proofed the liner notes and provided a major overhaul to the discography. Finally, I provided the song detail paragraph on page one.

I spent many months working with a couple of other great people to get this CD to become a reality. I'm very proud of the results and hope others enjoy it as well - it's long overdue. That being said, I also enjoy the new Artery compilation that Simon Hinkler worked on for the Spinney label, which is actually titled 'Afterwards'. It focuses on the earlier Artery material, including much of the stuff I was unable to use. There is only one song/version on that CD that overlaps with this one, making it an essential buy for Artery fans.

Though the final Artery recordings are not as good as the earlier material, it would be nice to eventually see a compilation focusing on the 84-85 material as well.

Artery & Vein: The Very Best of Yutaka Ozaki

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Ozaki, he is not one of those J-pop stars.

Artery & Vein: The Very Best of Yutaka Ozaki
Yutaka Ozaki
Manufacturer: Sony Japan
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005G7L1
Release Date: 2001-08-13

Tracks:

Single Version
Japanese
Japanese
Japanese
I Love You (Live)
Japanese (Live)
Japanese
Japanese
Japanese
Cookie
Japanse
Japanese

Customer Reviews:

Ozaki, he is not one of those J-pop stars........2006-08-29

His music is still very popular and almost legendary among young admirers.
In some big cities, there are what are called "screen concert" on his obit. People just get together and watch his old concert films. And those "live music" are still covered by media.

His music is very rebellious and full of his conflicts with the older generation, society and his identity. These are more or less common adolescent themes and go beyond generations so that he still gets young worshippers.

I love some of his songs, but not all of them. I believe he was a great singer and still is. He is one of a limited number of singers whose songs really represent the life of the singer.
His music is his life. He was a very very honest guy and I don't feel any commercialism in his music.

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Shimmering and Pulsing
Murky echoing dark melodies

In the Pulse of an Artery
Rothko
Manufacturer: Instinct Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005ABKP
Release Date: 2001-04-24

Tracks:

Pulse Of An Artery
Moments Cracked Open
Imprint Of Leaves
Metatonic
Smudges And Smears
Time Out
Harold Budd

Customer Reviews:

Shimmering and Pulsing.......2002-05-15

I couldn't bear to see this CD get 3 out of 5 starts only because it was reviewed by one person. From start to finish this CD is gorgeous, and much too short. If you dig Dif Juz or Labradford then you'll really dig this CD. It was really refreshing to finally hear something like this...moody, dark, pulsing, but shimmering at the same time.

Murky echoing dark melodies.......2001-05-11

Will appeal, at least to some. After having seen this trio play in Glasgow in support for Porcupine Tree, I was impressed at the sounds they manage to extract from their three bass guitars. This album expands on this setup but still maintains the same minimalist feel and is bass-guitar oriented. I would call it ambient rock, with the emphasis on the ambient. Melodies are dark, murky reverberating like stalagmites. Best played in dark environment, or in a cave.

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Made In Sheffield, indeed!

Afterwards - Recordings 1979-83
Artery
Manufacturer: Spinney
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Into the Garden: An Artery Collection

ASIN: B000CQ97TC
Release Date: 2006-10-02

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Includes all the Early Singles, Most of the 'oceans' Mini-album and the Excellent and Never-previously Released Input Studios Demos.

Customer Reviews:

Made In Sheffield, indeed!.......2007-05-14

Beautiful collection of gems from this essential, but nearly overlooked post-punk outfit. Highly recommended for fans of seminal noise from this period.

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Gouging Out Eyes of Mutilated Infants
ARTERY ERUPTION
Manufacturer: Goregiastic
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000NNHVOM

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Genre: Death Metal Label: Goregiastic Records Playing time: 32:38 Band homepage: Artery Eruption Tracklist: Scalped Stimulation In A Rigormortified Whore Jackhammer Headcrush Asexual Virgin Killer >mp3 Gouging Out Eyes Of Mutilated Infants Explosion Of A Thick, Orange Pourage-like Substance Inexplicable Scrotal Mutilation Ripped With Anal Forceps If it werent for ARTERY ERUPTIONs above the bar musicianship, then Gouging Out Eyes Of Mutilated Infants a title that will surely land them a performance on Sesame Street would be even more needless than it is currently. While these Californians have the benefit of calling Goregiastic Records their home... As I stated, the musicianship isnt shabby, but its impact is lessened by the subpar production, which makes the drums sound like flimsy tin. The vocals are unintelligible, with Mohlers (guitars) gurgles and gargles as deep and as ho-hum as many of his peers. When Williams (drums) isnt busy plastering Gouging Out Eyes Of Mutilated Infants with more fills than a pharmacy has prescription drugs, the grooves lying underneath are actually quite good. The middle of Stimulation In A Rigormortified Whore and the title track present an impeccable sense of timing, rhythm and attention to detail. However, much of ARTERY ERUPTIONs material comes off as jumbled, too messy for its own good. So what dont you like about this? Glad you asked.... Gouging Out Eyes Of Mutilated Infants has the benefit of having excerpts from movies made by Billy Bob Thornton and Steve Carell, the others are more obscure. Barely over half an hour, the eight tracks dont accomplish what hasnt been accomplished before, but I suppose to be fair, its not like they set out to discover new land in the first place. jason - metal observer

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Binding: Audio CD
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