ARTIST...: Equip
TITLE....: Greg Wilson Presents XXXO + ICA Beats 84
YEAR.....: 2022
LABEL....: Running Back
CAT.NO...: RBSSS7
GENRE....: Electronic
TIME.....: 17:09
SIZE.....: 34.60 MB
QUALITY..: 282kbps/48.0kHz/Joint Stereo
ENCODER..: LAME
SOURCE...: Vinyl
RLS.DATE.: 2025/08/15
WEBSITE..: https://www.discogs.com/release/24263612
TRACKLIST
A1) (06:10) Equip - XXXO
B1) (05:24) Greg Wilson - ICA Beats 84 #2 (Gerd Janson Edit)
B2) (05:35) Greg Wilson - ICA Beats 84 #1 (Gerd Janson Edit)
A central theme in the life and work of the British DJ pioneer Greg Wilson, UK
electro is a page turner. With the seminal Street Sounds compilation from 1984
(please see GregÆs blog for the whole story) being the beacon, there are still a few
overlooked corners.
XXXO by Equip is one of them. Originally intended to be part of said release and
produced by Greg Wilson, Martin Jackson and Andy Connell (like most of the comp), it
was turned down at the time. Sounding like a like a proto -house template with a dash
of Klein & MBO, it wasnÆt considered strong enough at the time, but found itÆs way to
the public as a one-sided 12ô in 2006, it felt like a brand-new track as it perfectly
correlated with the electro influenced underground dance music mainstream at the time
(Chicken Lips et al.). Here it is again: remastered, rekindled and unreduced cut to
45rpm. For full disclosure please see the liner notes on the back cover.
Pressed and released for the first time on this planet though are the ICA Beats Pt 1
& Pt 2. Intended to be backing tracks for a UK Electro live appearance in August ┤84,
they havenÆt seen the light of day until now. Both Restored and re-edited with some
help of label owner Gerd Janson, they are fierce examples of the sound at the time.
Sitting between rhythm tracks and experimental drum machine compositions (and a short
greeting from their creatorsÆ other project Syncbeat), it makes you wonder how one
could have lived for so long without them. The history of the past enables you to
dream of the future.
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