ASTRALASIA An Introduction To...

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mushroom-warped devil disco...wired mixture of The MC5, gospel and acid house" NME "they put on parties that rave without hype or elitism, where everyone is welcome...songs sit somewhere between Kate Bush, KLF and The Orb" Sounds Astralasia formed in 1990, but Swordfish's recording history goes back further than that... This 'Introduction to' set takes us through more than four hours of Astralasia - with plenty of Fruits de Mer tracks, but much more besides, including new mixes and previously unreleased recordings...and even Marc's first-ever track! Swordfish explains.... "This compilation is hand picked by us; its an eclectic, electric selection of some released but a lot of unreleased tracks, and mixes that you won't find anywhere else (probably ever). We think it gives a more balanced view to what we do that hopefully defies genre stereotyping and putting us in a bracket (or bucket), which sadly everyone wants to do these days. These recordings originate from our earliest in 1982 on a 4-track Teac A3340 reel to reel (which we still have - the start of it all) that was an accident, as we got some singers in that couldn't sing, so it's a recording of them chatting over a backing loop; then it was the Magic Mushroom Band, which morphed into Astralasia then back again to Mushroom Project, now just Mushroom and Astralasia (a lot as gone on between then and now.) And to explain the difference...Astralasia is more beat or loop driven whereas the Mushroom is forever growing and spawning new spores, more organic and freeform between us all." 'An Introduction' includes tracks from 'Oceania', 'Wind On Water', 'The Darkest Voyage', 'Lobster Basque', 'Tales From The People Who Are Astralasia', 'Cluster Of Waves', 'Coloured In Dream', unreleased tracks from the 'Something Somewhere' sessions....ooooh, and lots more besides - over four hours of twists and turns (and great music).

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TRACKS

Disk 1

1. CRESTA RUN (FROM 'WIND ON WATER' DOUBLE LP)
2. WIND ON WATER (FROM 'WIND ON WATER' DOUBLE LP)
3. ASTRAL VOYAGER (FROM 'OCEANIA' DOUBLE LP)
4. COTTON WOOD HILL/PLACES OF LIGHT (ORIGINALLY BY BRAINTICKET)
5. HITCHHIKERS SORCERERS APPRENTICE (ALTERNATE DUB MIX)
6. SET THE CONTROLS FOR THE HEART OF THE SUN
7. TANGERINE SKIES (FROM 'OCEANIA' DOUBLE LP)
8. ALOOLAND AMBIENT MIX (FROM 'OCEANIA' DOUBLE LP)

Disk 2

1. DARKEST VOYAGE 'REALLY STOMP'
2. DARKEST VOYAGE 'MICHELLE BOAT VERSION'
3. DEEP MAGICK WHIRLY MIX (SUPERFJORD REMIX - FROM 'A LOVE SUPREME')
4. THE DESERT INSTRUMENTAL VERSION (FROM 'A DIFFERENT KETTLE OF FISH')
5. ZHALA DUB DUBBER (FROM THE BONUS 7" WITH 'OCEANIA' SPECIAL EDITION)
6. LETS GET TOGETHER (FROM THE FISHHEADS 7" - FDM CRUSTACEAN 95)
7. PLEASANT VALLEY SUNDAY (FROM THE FISHHEADS 7")
8. EGYPTIAN TOMB FULL VERSION (FROM THE FISHHEADS LOBSTER BASQUE LP+CD)
9. REMEMBER A DAY (FROM THE FISHHEADS LOBSTER BASQUE)
10. NEPTUNE ERUPTUS (THE CHEMISTRY SET REMIX)
11. FLESH TO FANTASY (ALT MIX FROM HAWKWIND 'SOLSTICE REMIXES')
12. DARKEST VOYAGE DREAM SEQUENCE

Disk 3

1. DR TERROR (FROM FUNGUS 008LP 'KEEPERS OF CASTLE MOUND VOL 1')
2. CLUSTER OF WAVES (FROM 'CLUSTER OF WAVES' CD)
3. CAN YOU READ ME (PATIENCE SAINTS OUTTAKE FROM SWORDFISH MOVIE SOUNDTRACK)
4. ASTRALASIA (ORIGINALLY RELEASED ON FUNGUS 005 LP/CD 'SPACED OUT')
5. BUTTERFLY (SALT TANK, FEATURING NEVE - PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED DEMO)
6. KEEP ON LOVING YOU (ASTRALASIA PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED EP TRACK)
7. FREEDOM (ASTRALASIA PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED EP TRACK)
8. MYSTIC (ASTRALASIA PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED EP TRACK)
9. SARGASSO SEA LIVE (FROM TALES FROM THE PEOPLE WHO ARE ASTRALASIA')
10. GIRLS TALK (CREDITED AS 'COMMODORE 64 CHOIR')

Disk 4

1. ZIG ZAG (FROM THE FISHHEADS 'LOBSTER BASQUE' SPECIAL EDITION BONUS LP)
2. A COLOURED IN DREAM (FROM TONEFLOAT LP 'A COLOURED IN DREAM')
3. INVISIBLE GUITAR (FROM MUSHROOM PROJECT FIRST CD)
4. JOHNNY REMEMBER ME (FROM FRUITS DE MER 2014 ANNUAL 7" EP)
5. AFTER THE RAIN (ASTRALASIA UNRELEASED OUTTAKE FROM 'SOMETHING SOMEWHERE')
6. OPENING DOORS (ASTRALASIA UNRELEASED OUTTAKE FROM 'SOMETHING SOMEWHERE')
7. OUT THERE (ASTRALASIA UNRELEASED OUTTAKE ALTERNATE VERSION)
8. VERTIGO SWIRL (ASTRALASIA UNRELEASED OUTTAKE FROM 'SOMETHING SOMEWHERE')
9. SAFFRON (ASTRALASIA UNRELEASED OUTTAKE FROM 'SOMETHING SOMEWHERE' CD)
10. LOVE OR CONFUSION REMIX - EDIT