BITE - "Slowdance" by BITE
this raw & unpolished jewel right here, is a testament that some things simply can not be left forgotten,,,
born as a Gone Bald side project, back in the early original lineup days, the sole purpose was to finally go and play with GB back in Croatia, after hitchhiking one year earlier to Amsterdam/Holland,.
due to some unfortunate problems with getting all of the members on the road,at that particular time, the drummer and guitar player decided to go as a duo,and make it an improvised bass & drum side project for that occasion,,,
at first, they were not really aware what exactly will they play, and how would people who expect GB react?, but that soon changed after they were themselves taken by the "flow of SLOWDANCE".
mixture of pure uncut raw emotional energy, with slow noise rock improvisational pieces, combined with one or two GB tunes in a bit different design followed...
well, after those shows it was clear to them they should record something, so this does not fade away, as just another memory in the years to come,
and if my memory serves me right, right after, they went in the same studio (in Zagreb/Croatia) where they recorded the first GB album ("Jesus is Coming Soon") and recorded the same way, live on 2 tracks,in couple of hours.
the material was graciously picked up (and released soon after) by Kornel Seper, the owner of "Kekere Aquarium" records, who previously also released the first 2 official GB albums.
the album's pure raw emotion is as haunting as the gigs that they did back then.
after returning to Holland, they continued to work & concentrate on GB, and life itself.
from time to time they did some of those sessions for themselves and people who happened to be at the right time and the right place, (even some of those rehearsal room recordings still exist), but they didn't made a comeback with gigs, or albums for BITE, though they never forgot about those experiences,
and i'm sure they were not the only ones....
(fun fact!: the first piece on the album (later named "Smanjivati") was later "covered" & played live by GB, - and around 26'th minute of the album, you could hear a version of Gone Bald's "Mutiny", the song that came out on "Little Song of Love" album released also in '95.)
BITE:
Ico: bass, vocal
Bojan: drums
The material is recorded live at "FUNHOUSE" studio in March '95 on two tracks
Recorded & produced by Berko & BITE
Artwork Design by: Javor Jeic
Thanx & hallo to God, feedback, Berko, parents & friends
"Udobno sjednite i zatvorite oči, usredotočite se na svoje disanje, dišite polako i duboko, pri svakom izdisaju u sebi ponavljajte: "Miran sam, miran sam, miran sam...". Za to vrijeme zamišljajte da se nalazite na nekom toplom, vrlo prijatnom mjestu, naprimjer pješčanoj plaži obasjanoj suncem i lažite sami sebi da je sve u redu, da je sve u redu, u redu, u redu..."
Released on cassette tape by: Kekere Aquarium '95
(couple of physical copies still remain at GB headquarters)
http://www.discogs.com/Bite-Slowdance/release/2345124
http://www.discogs.com/label/132073-Kekere-Aquarium
