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Y'know the strings'n'techno thing that seemed so impressive when it was released years ago. Now re-released after being used in the Matrix, I'm wondering is Rob Dougen just a talentless tosser?

― Winkelmann, Wednesday, 31 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

it's only being re-released _now_ after being in the matrix? that's a bit slow isn't it? i go for classic.

― angela, Wednesday, 31 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

surely in this money hungry world the man is just doing what so many others are doing - cashing in whilst the goings good - why not everyone's got bills to pay i say solicit that work rob

― born clippy, Wednesday, 31 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

i think it might be one of the tracks on his new album. there was a thread here about a month or two about it.

― michael, Wednesday, 31 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

It just reminds me of beer adverts, for some reason.

― kate, Wednesday, 31 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

YEah its a track on his new album so that explains the timing and teh commercial motivation is fine. Having listened to the single this morning I'm just wondering why exactly I was so impressed at the time. Maybe the remix is shite or was it never that good in the first place?

― Winkelmann, Wednesday, 31 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

its just that it dated real quick, its not a bad record, but it overeggs it. try the Peshay remix which cuts down on the gloop

― gareth, Wednesday, 31 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Is the Peshay remix on the original issue or the new one? Its certainly not on the CD single I picked up, there were 2 versions in the second hand place and I didn't spot one by Peshay

― Winkelmann, Wednesday, 31 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

on the original. i don't know if there were 2 cds or something, my sister has it on 12", maybe it wasn't on cd?

― gareth, Wednesday, 31 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I hated that track

― Paul R, Wednesday, 31 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

me too. the type of dance music where your dad goes "actually, this one's not too bad..."

― michael wells, Wednesday, 31 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Rob Dougan's debut album(released 1st July 2002) called 'FURIOUS ANGELS' is a fantastic album, and he should not be judged just because in 1995 he made a song which was only recognised through The Matrix, it is a classic, read some reviews of the album at Amazon:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/tg/stores/detail/- /music/B000063JU5/customer-reviews/qid=1028204725/sr=2- 1/ref=sr_2_3_1/ref=cm_cr_dp_2_1/026-0350703-2332464

visit the fan-site :

http://www.robdougan.net

Thanks,

Michael

― Michael McGarrity, Thursday, 1 August 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Yeah I agree with Michael Wells. It is just such a fucking dud.

― Ronan, Thursday, 1 August 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

They used to play this all of the time at the local pool hall. It's so Hollywood... the "cinematic" beat thing everybody associates with DJ Shadow all polished up for the worse.

― Honda, Thursday, 1 August 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Is it not just 'High' by The Lighthouse Family sans vocals?

― Mr Swygart, Thursday, 1 August 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

i still think its a great track...its a shame media saturation can really affect people's attitude to a piece of music but of course its inevitable

― , Thursday, 1 August 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

six years pass...

me too. the type of dance music where your dad goes "actually, this one's not too bad..."

― michael wells, Wednesday, July 31, 2002 12:00 AM (6 years ago) Bookmark

Just listening to this (and the Peshay remix is definitely the best) and was thinking that this^^^ would be exactly ILMs take on it. Only recently found out that the piano bits are not, as I thought, a bit of Elgar.

― Holden McGroin (Ned Trifle II), Tuesday, 16 December 2008 22:36 (seventeen years ago)

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