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News Archives - 2001Nov 5, 2001New version of 'Higher than the Sun'According to NME.com The Orb release 'Aunty Aubries Excursions Beyond The Call Of Duty Pt 2', and it may contain a new version of 'Higher than the Sun' called 'Higher Than The Sun' (Battersea Shield Mix). I'm not sure if this is just a slightly retitled name of the 'Higher than the Orb mix' which appeared on Part 1 of the same series. The album is released on January 28, 2002. Incidentally. Many of tracks on 'Aunty Aubries Excursions Beyond The Call Of Duty Pt 1' are in mono but was recently issued in stereo in the US with different tracks to the original. "Higher than the Kite mix' however is in stereo. 'Higher than the Kite mix' does not appear on the reissued US version. And if you're an Orb fan you might want to pick up 'Aunty Aubries Excursions Beyond The Call Of Duty Pt 2' also avaiable in the US. But this contains yet a different tracklisting than the version that is coming out in the UK. So the Orb completist will have to buy the US versions and the UK version! Bobby vs. The Wake The Wake's Harmony album has been reissued CD for the first time. It contains 15 track, 72 minute collection of all 7 tracks from the harmony album that was on factory, singles plus peel session tracks. All are remastered from original tapes. Bobby appeared on several tracks with The Wake around the time Primal Scream were getting started. (See my record collector article in the press section for more info) It's out now, I'm not sure what label it's on. October 29, 2001Scream dropped in AmericaAccording to Alan McGee on a recent Radio 1 interview promoting the new Jasmine minks lp out on poptones, Sony Records were apparently afraid to tell Bobby The Scream had been dropped from Sony in America and had to have Alan McGee do the dirty work. Apparently when Bobby was told the news, he laughed said something to the effect of "I don't want to deal with there anyway, I hate the place, I don't ever wanna go back".Apparently it has "nothing" to do with their songs (Ed: I'm assuming BTP??) it had to do with poor record sales, Exterminator sold only 25,000 or so copies in America! ouch! Exterminator was released on Astralwerks. I'm not sure if Sony Records will release future Scream material in the States. This is still unclear at this point from my understanding : Listen to the Alan McGee interview at jasmineminks.com (Thanks for alerting us to this Joe) Time changes everything? Also I found this interesting on Magnet Magazine website when Primal Scream were in it a few years ago "We're not trying to be activists. We're just writing about what we know."(ED: Apparently time changed everything) October 11, 2001Noise Annoys - Sound of Wickedness!PRIMAL SCREAM frontman BOBBY GILLESPIE has been fined £2,500 by LONDON magistrates for playing music too loudly at home. The star was taken to court after his neighbour, 72-year-old Jane Pontifex, made a formal complaint about the racket coming from his flat, which was above hers in Maida Vale, West London. As reported in The Sun, Gillespie had his stereo cranked up so loudly that he couldn't hear a council noise official banging on his door to turn it down, Horseferry Road magistrates heard yesterday. The council later confiscated the stereo. However, the singer denied playing his stereo too loudly, despite being served two noise abatement notices, saying: "My stereo isn't powerful. It?s only average." After the hearing, Miss Pontifex defended taking the singer to court, saying: "I'm not an old fuddy-duddy. Do you know what it's like to live under a rock star?" Gillespie has since moved to East London and is now trying to sell his £360,000 former home in Maida Vale. Courtesy of NME.com Come Together PRIMAL SCREAM's BOBBY GILLESPIE was the surprise guest last night (October 10) at NEW ORDER's LONDON BRIXTON ACADEMY gig - their first in the capital for 15 years. Read the full story at NME.com Strange but true I saw an ad on television here in Detroit for a Detroit based company called Specs Howards Broadcasting School, and the background music for the commercial was Primal Scream Scream's "Exterminator." I would suspect they got permission to use it but who knows, it was very strange to me nonetheless Interesting point of view I found this message on alt.music.primal-scream. printed with permission from the author. It was in response to the Scream's controversial new song "Bomb the Pentagon" It's a very sensitive issue especially for those directly affected by the tragedy. Maybe the Scream will kill the song out of respect for the victims, even though they may still see the attack as being symbolically a victory against capitalism and US power. Or they will go ahead with the song and lotsa people will say its in bad taste and hate them. Personally I wont be upset because I understand they do not condone the killing of innocent humans. But someone else may still be affected on an emotional (ie. not logical) level. XTRMNTR was an extreme gesture, but I know Bobby is a passionate and decent human, so I will always love the Primals cause this "military fanaticism" is really a quest for love and purity of the soul. I respect that they stand up for what they believe for the good of all of us. October 1, 2001Bob narrates SpiritualizedBob narrated the Spiritualized Documentary that appeared on British Television recently. Courtesy of Spiritualized.com September 19, 2001Primal Scream's 'Pentagon' predicamentPRIMAL SCREAM, a band who in the past have been overtly critical of the US and their foreign policies, have spoken of the numbness they feel knowing that the last new song they premiered, just weeks ago, was called 'BOMB THE PENTAGON'. Speaking to NME.COM, bassist Gary 'Mani' Mounfield also said the band were "mortified" at the scenes of horror that have followed the "great tragedy" in New York and Washington. When asked how it feels to have recently debuted 'Bomb The Pentagon', he said: "I feel pretty numbed by it. It's a very strange scenario to find myself in. We're in a position where we could get fucking lynched man, so I don't know." Mani said he didn't know if the title of the track would be changed and when asked if the band would ever play it again live he said simply "no comment." The song follows others Primal Scream have written that take a hardline anti-American stance. In an interview with NME during November 1999, on the release of the band's 'Swastika Eyes' single, frontman Bobby Gillespie said the song was about "United States international terrorism... it's like America is a white supremacist state, we're part of her empire, an aircraft carrier for them." This position seems to have softened since the attacks last Tuesday (September 11). "We're obviously fucking mortified at some of the scenes of those poor people who have fuck all to do with somebody else's politics," said Mani. However, he did add, "On the other hand, America has been the bully boy of the planet and it just proves that they're not infallible and it just seems... it's very strange how they've been so lax to have been got at themselves. It's a great tragedy." Courtesy of NME.com Primal Screen PRIMAL SCREAM bassist MANI has launched a new career as a TV presenter. Gary 'Mani' Mountfield will present 'Nu Music', a new series on UK Play. Mani's first guest will be Noel Gallagher. The series begins on October 19 at 8.30pm. It is set to feature live performances by Spiritualized, Mercury Rev and Primal Scream. A UK Play spokesman told NME.COM: "We did something with Mani in Manchester and we just thought he'd be really good for this show. He was given a screen test and was just really funny. You can't get more kudos than having Mani present a music show." Courtesy of NME.com September 15, 2001Primal Scream's now even more controversial new songWith the recent terrorist attack on The Pentagon in Washington D.C. on September 11, it will inevitably cast a shadow on whether Primal Scream's new song 'Bomb the Pentagon' will ever see the light of day on a proper release due to it's apparent anti US government sentiment. They had premiered it during their recent shows in London and Japan. I suspect Sony, who the Scream are apparently signed to now, would not let it be released, especially here in the US. Of course, I'm just speculating. I'm not even sure if it's even been recorded for the new album. Even with it's apparent anti US government sentiment, I'm not even sure what the song is 'exactly' about either, if Bob means this literally. Of course, that doesn't mean they coudn't release it on their website. It will be very interesting to hear what the Scream are thinking about all this. Hopefully the coming weeks will reveal something. For those of you wanting to hear it, it is floating around if you know where to look August 21, 2001London Astoria gig reviewApparently the new song first reported as being titled "Detroit" is actually called "Dresden" and the previously untitled song they previewed is called "Doors." Read a review of the gig at Dot Music.com August 13, 2001Scream play new materialPrimal Scream performed 3 new tracks at their one off London Astoria gig on August 12. One was untitled and deemed "a murder ballad" and then "Detroit" and "Bomb the Pentagon" also were previewed. Read the full story at NME.com August 3, 2001Primals 'Rock the Shack'Primal Scream teamed up with New Order on their forthcoming new album called "GetReady". The track features Bobby Gillespie and Andrew Innes (I think). The album is released on Aug 27th in the UK and on October 16th in the US. Here's what NME.com had to say about it: 11.'Rock The Shack' MP3s are around.. "Rock the Shack" sounds like Primal Scream and not New Order to me! ..... Also apparently 60 MPH, from the "GetReady' album sounds like Primal Scream "Give out.." era.... Also of note there is thread on alt.music.new-order titled "somebody put a contract on Gillespie" apparently this New Order fan isn't too fond of Bobby and Company's influence on the band [Geezsh, Grow up!] June 30, 2001Duncan MacKay newsPrimal Scream's Duncan Mackay plays horns on the new Gorodisch album called Thurn & Taxis on Leaf records. The album was released on June 25, 2001 A Jingle from Bobby Check out this Bobby Jingle Courtesy of Barney, webmaster at bpfallon.com 'No Fun' for Bobby G Originally appeared at Dotmusic.com on Mon 11 Jun 2001 Primal Scream's Bobby Gillespie has been threatened with legal action, after he allegedly struck a fan with a mic stand, dotmusic can exclusively reveal. An eye-witness at the J Mascis and the Fog show at London's Shepherd's Bush Empire on Friday has contacted dotmusic, after his friend was injured at the show. According to our source, Gillespie went on-stage during a set featuring former Stooges guitarist Ron Asheton, to knock-out a version of the classic punk anthem 'No Fun'. However, Gillespie, who was the drummer of the equally incendiary and provocative guitar noise-mongers Jesus and Mary Chain at the start of his career, did not get a good reception. "He's not fit to share the stage with them," said our eye-witness. "A small section of the crowd took offence, because he's a bit of a prick, and he didn't like it. "We were giving him a bit of abuse, you know, calling him a wa**er and giving him the sign and he was really offended by it, as if to say 'how dare you'. There were three of us and one of my mates spat at him and he spat back," he explained. However, despite our source insisting it was "a bit of fun", Gillespie then upped the ante in the confrontation. "He slammed his mic stand straight into my mate's chest, with a lot of force, throwing the stand right into the crowd. " Although the victim has not yet been to visit a doctor or reported the incident to the police, he may yet do both. "He's got a lot of bruising and may have cracked or broken a rib. "He's having trouble sleeping and is thinking about what action to take. It was a really petulant thing to do, because we were all just having a laugh and Gillespie got out of his pram." Bush Wacked Primal Scream frontman BOBBY GILLESPIE allegedly attacked a concert goer with a microphone stand during a show at LONDON SHEPHERD'S BUSH EMPIRE on Friday (June 8). Eyewitnesses say Gillespie climbed onstage to join J Mascis & The Fog during the latter part of the former Dinosaur Jr leader's gig. He guested on vocals working through a cover of The Stooges' 'No Fun'. At some point, a concert goer is said to have started to barrack Gillespie and he reacted by grabbing the microphone stand, jumping from the stage and attacking him. The man's identity is unknown, and while no one was able to confirm to NME.COM the extent of his injuries, one source said he was left bleeding. Gillespie disappeared and did not rejoin Mascis at any point. Gillespie could not be reached through his spokesperson for comment at press time. A spokesperson for Mascis did though confirm that the incident had happened. Mascis completed a brief UK tour with a show at the Brighton Pavilion the following night (June 9). Courtesy of NME.com Bobby on the Attack BOBBY GILLESPIE has gone to ground following his attack on a fan with a microphone stand during a guest appearance at J Mascis show at the SHEPHERD'S BUSH EMPIRE last Friday (June 8). Despite repeated attempts to track him down and answer the barrage of criticism that has been levelled by NME.COM readers who were at the gig, a spokesperson for the Primal Scream frontman has been unable to reach him. Gillespie lost his temper after a number fans barracked and spat at him during a cover of The Stooges 'No Fun'. The majority of those who mailed NME.COM condemning the attack have confirmed Gillespie struck out after being being goaded, but felt his reaction - hitting a fan around the head with the heavy end of a microphone stand then throwing the actual microphone at them - was excessive. "Gillespie needs shooting," wrote Ben Hogg. "What the hell he was doing up there in the first place god knows." "Absolutely appalling behaviour," agreed Richard Jeffrey. "All I did see was Bobby lift his mic stand at the end of 'No Fun' and attempt to reach it over the barricade in order to smack someone. Absolutely appalling behaviour - why didn't he just leave the stage? It is also a shame that no one on the stage attempted to stop him. If he had spat back that would have been fair enough but whacking someone with a mic stand was ridiculous." Mrs S. Norris said that Bobby struck out "with such force that everyone was like, 'whoa !!!!'." She added that the attack was indiscriminate. "He didn't even seem like he was aiming for anyone in particular, he randomly lashed out. In fact to prevent him from hitting them again, the people in the crowd hung onto the mic stand." She felt Gillespie should have be able to handle whatever was thrown at him. "When u play that kind of music, you're kind of inviting people to act a bit crazier than usual. However, if you're a performer on stage, you should be used to things like that ... and either able to ignore it or make a joke out of it in some sort of way." "I saw the guy who got hurt and he was just a kid who had no idea what he'd done wrong, I'm pretty sure it wasn't him who deserved his head to be covered in blood," said Jo Bangina. "Pretty much everyone near the front was furious with him," added Mike. "Quite frankly, Gillespie was lucky to get off stage in one piece. If he'd stuck around for a few more seconds that he did, I'm sure more than one person would have climbed on stage and kicked the shit out of him." Courtesy of NME.com May 8, 2001Everything's gone ScreamNew Order have been working with Primal Scream on material for their forthcoming album. According to Spin magazine in the US, singer Bobby Gillespie and guitarist Andrew Innes have provided backing vocals and instrumentation on the Manchester band's as-yet-untitled forthcoming album, which is due for release in the summer. An official spokesperson for the band confirmed that the collaboration had definitely taken place, but could not confirm the tracks would appear on the record. New Order's Bernard Sumner guested on Primal Scream's 2000 LP 'Exterminator'. He played guitar on the track 'Shoot Speed Kill Light'. As previously revealed on NME.COM, both the Chemical Brothers and Billy Corgan have also contributed to the sessions. A new single, titled 'Crystal' is due for release in July. Courtesy of NME.com Reappearing Point PRIMAL SCREAM have started work on their new album, and will tour JAPAN later this year, NME.COM can reveal. Speaking to NME.COM earlier in the week, frontman Bobby Gillespie said that although so far unconfirmed, the band's first live shows of 2001 will take place in the Far East in late July and August. When asked how 2001 had been for Primal Scream so far, Gillespie replied: "Great! We just started the new record and it's sounding good. So far it's different [to 'Exterminator']... we've just started and we can never tell. Things change. "Hopefully we're going to play in August. We're going to Japan, which is good because I'm looking forward to playing again." However, he said the band have no plans to play in the UK in the immediate future. He continued: "We just want to make another record. We played a lot last year and I think you can overdo it by playing too much. But I'd sure love to play again [soon]." The new Primal Scream album is expected before the end of 2001. Courtesy of NME.com April 22, 2001Movin' on up for the Labour party?Never mind the Ballots The LABOUR party's election campaign is set to have an official theme song by PRIMAL SCREAM or the LIGHTHOUSE FAMILY, NME.COM can reveal. The Conservative Party has already commissioned a song from Mike Batt, famous for writing music for top '70s kids' TV show The Wombles, while the Liberal Democrats have a cover version of Stephen Gately's 'New Beginning'. In 1997, Labour cruised to victory with D:Ream's 'Things Can Only Get Better' as their campaign anthem. For the 2001 election, campaign strategists are trying to decide between Primal Scream's 'Movin' On Up' or the Lighthouse Family's less controversial 'Lifted', which was played at a recent Labour fund-raising event. A final choice has been delayed because officials are still considering whether Primal Scream's 'Movin' On Up', from the 'Screamadelica' album, is too radical for an election campaign. The 'Movin' On Up' lyric "I was blind, now I can see/You made a believer, out of me" has obvious potential for an election song, but Primal Scream's reputation for drugs and anti-Blair [Tony, UK Prime Minister] rhetoric might worry Labour. A spokeswoman for Primal Scream said there was no comment from the band as they had not been officially approached. A Labour Party spokesman told NME.COM: "There's lots of speculation but we have not made a decision yet." Earlier reports that Labour dropped plans to use S Club 7 after the three male members of the band were caught smoking cannabis were denied. For a full blow-by-blow rundown of the electoral rock 'n' roll anthem battle, see this week's NME on sale throughout the UK now. Courtesy of NME.com More on the Primalspek thingy More on Primal Spek - Utah Saint Unloaded PRIMAL SCREAM have refused sample clearance for a bootleg produced by the UTAH SAINTS, on a track entitled 'PRIMALSPEK'. The track is a bootleg version of a tune by Canadian hiphop outfit Spek entitled 'Hippie'. The Utah Saints then produced a bootleg for Steve Lamacq's Radio 1 radio show, overlaying the main chords from the Primal Scream track 'Loaded', as well as adding the "We want to be free..." speech at the end. Talking to DJ Magazine, Spek main-man Yusef Hussein explained: "The Utahs did the bootleg, then had a Christmas gig doing Steve Lamacq's show. They played the tune and it started getting requested right away. Then it got into the buzz chart and kind of started getting a life of its own." However, Spek's label Echo is reported to have approached Bobby Gillespie with a view to clearing the sample. As a result of Gillespie's apparent refusal, the band have elected to re-record the tune, removing the 'Loaded' lyrics and using different chords. "If you look at the tune, there are just three main chords used that are the most proto-typical rock'n'roll chords ever," added Hussein. "So we're just using 'Loaded' as inspiration and totally redoing the track." The revamped version of 'Primalspek' will be released in mid-April through Echo. Spek's album, 'Don't Sweat The Small Stuff', follows on a month later. Courtesy of NME.com January 24, 2001Primal SpecApparently there is rap artist named Spec who has remixed "Loaded' slighly and raps over the top of it. It had been gettingairplay on Radio 1 in the UK. Apparently he wants to release this record and is in touch with Primal Management at the moment trying to get the OK. [Thanks to Spencer Kibblewhite for this info] Another rap version of Loaded! Now apparently there is "another rap version of 'Loaded' on Australian radio called 'You Can't See' with a guy called Kool Keith on Vocals. The song is by an Aussie guy called Groove Terminator, once a respected dj, he has decided to go the Fatboy Slim wannabe way, making crap pop songs." You can hear it on his website (if you dare) at: the Groove Terminator website [Thanks to Paul James Kearney for this info] Arghhh! Let's hope the scream stop these rap versions of Loaded! 11 November 2000Scream remix Finley QuayeStrange as it seems it's true. The Single is "Burn Off Into The Distance (Primal Scream remix)" It's due out on Novemebr 27 on Sony records. You can hear it exclusively at NME.com [Thanks Kamran and Scott] Back to Current News News Archives2005 News2004 News 2003 News 2002 News 2001 News 2000 News 1999 News 1998 News 
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