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Magic Bullet vs Ehrlich Bullet - We At Grain Festival (33rd Anniversary Remix​!​)

from Communitas (Volume I) by Magic Bullet & Friends

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The Grain was a short-lived but brightly-burnt local band co-operative, based around our former native area of Frimley and Camberley in Surrey. It was the very first counter culture community we were ever a part of, and without it, you wouldn't be reading this now. This track was put up on our Reverbnation on 20th September 2020 to mark the 33rd anniversary of The Grain Festival, a benefit concert for Greenpeace, at least the version of that great happening in the woods that took place on our side of the transdimensional divide. Recorded especially for the release of the ill-fated "Grain-Aid!" benefit tape in 1988, the original track was credited to Ehrlich Bullet, which in this universe, it is worth pointing out, was just me pretending to be a band. The name was part of an obscure clue as to my true identity, taken from the 1940 Edward G. Robinson movie, "Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet" (which is about the man who came up with a cure for syphilis, and no, I never have), which if you switch the words around gives you "Dr. Magic's Ehrlich Bullet", et voila. Aside from the drum machine, that original track is comprised of mashed samples from recordings of the day, with each participant getting their own little solo clip as well. For the remix, we've added in some crowd sounds and new drums, plus extra samples, all bar one of which are also taken from the festival tapes. When you're sitting comfortably, I shall begin...

The Bands (as well as our own Magic Moments At Twilight Time): Greed, The Visionaries, Momento Mori, Slack Bladder and The Charles.
'Fat Comic' was actually young local club comedian, Gary Pym, who courageously took on the job of MC for the day. He later took the stage name of Gary St. John and guested as lead vocalist on "Rock And Roll Lifestyle" from our 1996 album, "Creavolution".
My undying gratitude to absolutely everybody who was involved. Except the aggressive and unpleasant incompetent who did the PA, of course.

If you'd like to know more about The Grain, and indeed our own musical origins, it's all one story really, there's a 20 page feature on our website, plus the whole of the "Grain-Aid!" album from 1988, the first release ever to feature the name of Music & Elsewhere!

www.mickmagic.net/The%20Grain.htm

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from Communitas (Volume I), released October 1, 2021

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Formed psychotronic / experimental rock band Magic Moments At Twilight Time in 1986, went on to produce 13 albums across the following decade (with varying line ups). Founded the Music & Elsewhere underground tape label in 1992, releasing 600 titles up to 2003. A lost decade, then released some digital collections from 2013-19, now recording again with broad spectrum experimentalists Magic Bullet. ... more

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