ANASAZI by SPACEHEAD

This is re-jiggered from the cassette only album master tape recorded on a Fostex 4-track recorder in a cellar room which was part of Mr. Dibs' flat in Buxton, in the Spring of 1996. Paul used his Roland TD5 electronic drum kit, so we recorded the bass and drums with guide vocal and guitar pretty much in one take, then bounced the tracks down to make room for the synths and final vocal mixes. this album mainly features reworkings of Krel songs with the addition of Spacehead originals Mechanoid Dream and Spiral Tribes. The guitarist at the time was one Will Brazier-Smith, who worked on Catherine in a Cupboard with Bob Leith (Cardiacs) around the time they were finishing the album "Guns", with Paul Boers on electronic drums and percussion, Gavin Maelstrom on keys, and Mr. DIbs on vocals, bass, synths, samples and extra guitars, and was engineered and mixed by Nick Aitch. Some of the tracks appeared on the Dead Earnest compilation CD In Space We Trust, released in 1999, a version of which is available here, the versions on Anasazi differ slightly in mix, and on this remaster, which also contains the bonus track, Chaos. I was really pleased with this line-up, a lot of the older songs really came together on this recording, we were heavy as fook, and did some brilliant gigs.

Tracklist

1.	MECHANOID DREAM	3:54

2.	HAIL THE MESSIAHS	2:36

3.	DARK STAR	4:29

4.	THIRD AGE OF MAGIC	8:45

5.	SPIRAL TRIBES	4:49

6.	KARNAK (THE AWAKENING)	12:17

7.	CHAOS	2:12

Credits

released October 2, 2020

All songs by Mr. Dibs (Darbyshire) except Dark Star (Darbyshire/McGuinness)

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