Joey Beltdrives’ Bumpy Backspins: Troublegum – Therapy? – 1994

Troublegum Therapy? 1994

Troublegum – Therapy? – Released February 7th, 1994, A&M Records Troublegum was the fourth album from Belfast rock/metal band Therapy? For the uninitiated that’s a statement, not a question. Troublegum is often regarded as one of, if not the, band’s finest album. It was the band’s second album on A&M and sits somewhere between their … Read more

Joey Beltdrives’ Bumpy Backspins: Dubnobasswithmyheadman – Underworld – 1994

Dubnobasswithmyheadman – Underworld – 1994

Dubnobasswithmyheadman – Underworld – Released January 24th, 1994, Junior Boys Own records. Dubnobasswithmyheadman is Underworld’s third album and the first one to feature Darren Emerson. Before this Underworld were a synthpop group consisting of founding (and remaining) members Rick Smith and Karl Hyde. Like many other British groups from the late 80s, such as The … Read more

Joey Beltdrives’ Bumpy Backspins: Haunted Dancehall – The Sabres Of Paradise – November 1994

Haunted Dancehall - Sabres Of Paradise 1994 Warp Records

Haunted Dancehall – The Sabres Of Paradise – Warp Records – Released 28th November 1994 The Sabres of Paradise were an electronica supergroup in the early 90s consisting of the venerable Lord Sabre, aka Andrew Weatherall, alongside Gary Burns and Jagz Kooner. Haunted Dancehall was the group’s second album, it was bookended by the two … Read more

Snivilisation – Orbital – Internal Records – Released August 1994 

Snivilisaton is the third album from Orbital, the first of theirs I bought and probably the one I love most, with In Sides a close second. I was familiar with Orbital already, the usual suspects as you can imagine, Chime, Lush, Halcyon and Belfast, but having read an interview in Mixmag around the time of … Read more