Pere Ubu
Cloudland
Label ©  Polygram Records
Release Year  1989
Length  49:12
Genre  Alternative
Personal Star Rating [1-5]  
  Ref#  P-0090
Bitrate  192 Kbps
  Other  
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    Track Listing:
      1.  
      		 Breath  
       3:59  
      2.  
      		 Race The Sun  
       3:25  
      3.  
      		 Cry  
       2:34  
      4.  
      		 Why Go Alone?  
       2:50  
      5.  
      		 Waiting For Mary  
       3:30  
      6.  
      		 Ice Cream Truck  
       2:49  
      7.  
      		 Bus Called Happiness  
       3:15  
      8.  
      		 Monday Night  
       2:16  
      9.  
      		 Love Love Love  
       3:29  
      10.  
      		 Lost Nation Road  
       2:16  
      11.  
      		 Fire  
       3:46  
      12.  
      		 Nevada!  
       3:21  
      13.  
      		 The Wire  
       3:21  
      14.  
      		 Flat  
       2:23  
      15.  
      		 The Waltz  
       3:31  
      16.  
      		 Pushin'  
       2:27  
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      It's funny, this might be the most controversial recording Ubu ever made. After years of brilliant chunks of avant-garde garage rock tomfoolery, they release a pop record, one with smooth corners, and production help from Stephen Hague (Pet Shop Boys). It's not as if Ubu is unrecognizable; the familiar idiosyncracies are here and in full effect. It's more that the songs themselves -- love songs -- are very different from their usual dramas from the urban landscape. But David Thomas' pastoral mumblings and utopian visions remain central to the record's lyrical heart. Hardcore fans, a boring group who want everything to sound like Dub Housing, felt betrayed by this record, seeing it as the band's egregious attempt at selling out. But nothing could have been further from the truth. Cloudland is an amazing record that allows room for growth and change without sacrificing panache and attitude.

      Cry, Ice Cream Truck, Lost Nation Road, The Wire, Flat, The Waltz, Pushin' & Monday Night were produced by Paul Hamann, and mixed by Dave Meegan at Advision Studios, London, in Jan & Feb 1989. Recorded Jun & Sep 1988 at Suma & engineered by Paul Hamann.

      Breath, Race The Sun, Waiting For Mary & Bus Called Happiness were produced by Stephen Hague, and Engineered by Dave Meegan, Oct 1988 & Jan 1989 at Advision.

      Fire & Nevada! were produced by Paul Hamann, and mixed by Dave Meegan at Advision, Jan & Feb 1989. Recorded Jun & Sep 1988 at Suma & engineered by Paul Hamann.

      Why Go It Alone? & Love Love Love were mixed by Daniel Miller & Rico Conning at Konk Studios, London, Jan 1989. Recorded Jun & Sep 1988 at Suma & engineered by Paul Hamann. Vocals recorded at Konk in 1988.

      NB. The lp version of Cloudland omits Fire & The Wire. The lp order is (A-side): Breath, Race The Sun, Cry, Why Go It Alone?, Waiting For Mary, Ice Cream Truck & Bus Called Happiness; and (B-side): Love Love Love, Lost Nation Road, Nevada!, Flat, The Waltz, Pushin' & Monday Night.

      Artwork designed by John Thompson.
      Photos by John Thompson and Kathy Ward.
      Mastered by Tim Young at CBS Studios, London.

      All songs written by Cutler - Jones - Krauss - Maimone - Ravenstine - Thomas, except "Love Love Love" which was written by Herman - Krauss - Laughner - Taylor - Thomas - Wright.
      ©1989 Ubu Projex; except Love Love Love which is EMI Music.

      Pere Ubu is:
      David Thomas vocals
      Jim Jones guitar, backing vocals
      Allen Ravenstine EML synthesizers, backing vocals
      Tony Maimone bass, backing vocals
      Chris Cutler drums
      Scott Krauss drums
      Stephen Hague played keyboards.


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