Label:Pleasantly Surprised – 009
Country:UK
Used Cassette 1985
Tape:VG+ (plays fine)
Sleeve:VG+ (blue paper insert holding the three postcards has some minor creasing, in good condition) w/plastic pouch
Dif Juz is a four-piece band consisting of brothers Alan Curtis and Dave Curtis on guitar, along with a bassist and a percussionist/horn player. This is a rare cassette tape released by a small cassette label while the band was signed to the British indie label 4AD, home to artists like the Cocteau Twins, with whom they were close friends. It appears to have been recorded between tour dates with Lee “Scratch” Perry, the originator of dub whom the band deeply admired. The album features radical post-rock sound throughout, interspersed with reggae/dub-style rhythms and heavy reverberations and beats that offer a glimpse of that influence. Although the band later released a full-length album on 4AD, it seems certain that something happened during this period. Furthermore, a collaborative track with Lee Perry was released later. Extremely rare find.
兄弟のギタリストAlan CurtisとDave Curtisにベース、パーカッション/管楽器を加えた4人組バンドDif Juz。本作は親交の深かったCocteau Twinsなどが在籍する英インディーレーベル4AD契約期間中に小さなカセットレーベルよりリリースされた幻のカセットテープで、バンドが敬愛していたダブのオリジネイターLee 'Scratch' Perryとのツアーの合間にレコーディングが行われたもののようです。そこの影響が垣間見えるレゲエ/ダブ的なリズム、ヘビーな残響音やビートも挟みながらポスト・ロック/シューゲイザー的サウンドを全編で収録。その後に4ADからフルアルバムのリリースもありますが何かがあったのは間違いなさそうです。更にLee Perryとのコラボ曲も後に発表されています。非常に稀少なテープ。お見逃しなく。
A1 - Scotish Express
A2 - Red Tackle
A3 - The Hole
A6 - Spy Plane
B1 - Trance
B2 - Introducing Mrs Mcarthy
B3 - Obscure By Face
B4 - Good Bad The Ugly
