Pud the needle on the record
2008-05-12 by Kevvy K
Blancmange – Feel Me (12 inch version)
Blancmange are my latest rediscovery in a, “actually, they were quite good in retrospect” kind of way, now that we’ve all gotten over the petty distate of the mid-80s synth-pop backlash.
Innersounds Jez posted the extended mix of Don’t Tell Me a while back, which I loved, and then I caught hot snatches of Living on the Ceiling on the Beroca advert on TV, then I IDed Feel Me off a wonderful little 80s synth mix I used to listen to a whole lot off the old Tiger Sushi website. This was their first, minor chart hit – I was wondering if Blancmange had been viewed with disdain back in the day, but I actually got hold of this through a collection of John Peel’s annual Festive Fifties.
I love the fact that the vocals get quite excited and emotive, and the female backer gets in little yelps to add to the build up, so that by the end the glacial cool has been totally blown and it does actually feel quite visceral. Wonderfully crafted electro-synth pop that doesn’t feel at all dated.
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Ah…Blancmange. Loved the band. Living on the ceiling is a classic. and the food is too. Especially chocolate and honeycomb (Brown & Poulson). In a rabbit mould. Ears or nose were the best bit. Those were the days. We were poor but we were happy …[dribbles into bib]
Yes. I always enjoyed the blancmange a lot more than the jelly.
Love them, I wrote their band name all over my school back pack in ball point pen, when I lived in Toronto. I thought I was quite cool! They did some gorgeous records.
They did a great 12" cover of 'The Day Befor You Came'