Two months ago I finally sent my compilation to Jessel. It was up there in his Myspace for two weeks. Jessel’s Mix Tapes have become very well known in indiepop world, especially among us that love obscure indiepop from the 80s. So it was really great to see my mix up there almost after a year since he asked me to do one! But the best part of it all is that I managed to rip songs from vinyl for the first time with this great USB turntable I’ve got. The first track I ripped was “Please Don’t Lie to Me” from the Kensingtons, which I included in that compilation I called “Tales from a Dufflebag”.
Today I decided to rescue the other B side from the Hope Corner EP. It’s called “Intercity Baby ‘94″ and what a gem of a song it is. On top of that I always liked train themed songs, even more if they sing “now I see my choo choo train coming” and then they throw some sha la las. Glorious! I just wonder what happened to this band! I can’t believe that this was their only release ever. Maybe there was more? No info on the web. Not even on Twee.net. Bummer!
The Hope Corner EP is great, and it’s greatness relies mostly in these two gorgeous B sides with chiming guitars over a drum machine that evoke the timelessness of Sarah acts. It’s no surprise that this record was recorded in Somerset, quite close to Bristol!
The 7″ was released on Meller Welle (MEL 11) on 1995. Any more info on this duo would be appreciated!
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