 'Electronically Yours Vol 1' was officially born on a pleasantly warm and sunny Thursday afternoon outside a tube station close to Piccadilly in London on October 9th 2007...
The offer of a compilation based upon Electronically Yours came from George Geranios, a passionate electro fan who also owned Undo Records and had co-produced a spellbinding album called 'Peek A Boo'.
October 9th was the day of Marsheaux's debut UK performance - an event born out of my own selfish desire to simply see these girls on stage in London performing choice tracks from 'Peek A Boo'.
 I'd already been handing the Greek master tapes for our my most treasured Human League album 'Travelogue' as a gift from Undo ahead of the Marshy girls on stage in Hoxton so emotions were already buzzy when George suggested a compilation.
When I nodded rapidly at such a fine idea (easy work I thought), George pulled me close and said; 'but all the tracks have to be really good'.
I smiled knowing that the site had already covered several tracks that would make it on the tracklisting of similar electro compilations.
I also thought it would be 'easy work'.
It was a dream come true having spent much of the 80's compiling Depeche, League, Heaven 17, Pet Shop Boys and other assorted electro compilations on TDK C-90's in the 80's for friends and girls with passionate names like Yvonne H, Jackie, Catrina, and Anna Grant who were all yet to fall under the alluring spell of electro.
 Marsheaux took to the stage a few hours later and it remains as one of my most cherished EY moments.
In the weeks that followed, the compilation became 'UNDO_EY' and 'dead cert' EY tracks included...
Electrobelle 'Mirrorball', Cassette Electrik 'The Smartest Bomb', Northern Kind 'On & On', Hidden Place 'Memories', Daggers 'Money' (they eventually turned us down thought we forgive them as we love the Hurts so much), Necroluxe 'Carbon Monixide Smile' Beauty Skool Dropout and a track from Ultrasonics that we can no longer mention.
Undo would chose the other half that would feature a brand new track from Greek Sensations Marsheaux as a major selling point.
A release date for the CD was set for May 2008 but weeks after Sarah Schmoof and myself had booked Industry for the launch party, it was clear that the album was no where near ready.
 EY2 featured Electrobelle with their debut UK performance, EY's first 'signing' Noush and Northern Kind live who all played their 'UNDO_EY tracks
live to a very lovable and friendly audience.
It was in this same very audience that I met Chi Ming Lai officially for the very first time (it later transpired that Chi was working on the door at an OMD warm up gig prior to the band's national tour that EY was lucky enough to get in to).
Chi was also at EY1 for Marsheaux's debut UK performance and following the gig, he posted a passionate review of the event
plus thoughts on the EY website that he compared to the League's original manifesto - a manifesto that I had built this entire site upon.
When I finally met Chi, the first thing I did was give him the 'UNDO_EY' promo that featured one or two tracks that didn't make it to the final cut.
 Chi was my test subject. If he didn't rate this electro compilation then it was all doomed.
A few days later, Chi came back to me with a passionate track by track review and he would eventually go on to write the official EMI press release for the 2-CD compilation in December 2008
EMI pressing plant heartaches would follow plus the discovery of newly discovered electro gems...and packaging problems, but read on for Orac's insiders guide to compiling an electro compilation....
01 Electrobelle: Mirrorball (UK)
(Lyrics: Charlotte Sanderson / Music: Barry Mallon)
 Given this site's history with the Human League, it is somewhat fitting that 'EY VOL1' begins with a homage to one of our fave League tracks ' Open Your Heart'.
All similarities swiftly end as 'Mirrorball' takes on its own identity to become one of the finest tracks EY has heard in recent years.
One of the few requests made by Undo back in November 2007 was that 'EY VOL 1' had to begin with this pop gem and we totally agreed.
Leicester based duo Electrobelle consisted of the powerful 'bluesy' vox of the diminutive Charlotte Anderson who also wrote the lyrics whilst Barry Mallon provided hooks, keys and very impressive production.
An astonishingly powerful and memorable track - Marsheaux included 'Mirrorball' in a Athens DJ set in January 2008 and people in the audience were coming up to the Marshy girls already aware of the track and saying how much they loved it.
There were tentative plans for Undo to release the single in 2008 but due to the EMI plant being constantly booked by newspapers pressing free DVD's - the entire Undo release schedule was badly effected.
As a result of this, we were able to ensure that people got to hear the Marsheaux Extended Remix by including it on CD2 back in December 09.
This is the first commercial appearance of 'Mirrorball' on CD (the track was included on the EMI double CD promo entitled 'Blind' in 2008 that also featured Marsheaux's 'Ghost'.
Electrobelle made their live debut at EY2 in May 2008 and the band now appears to be on hiatus.
www.myspace.com/electrobelle
02 Client: It's Not Over (Marsheaux Radio Edit) (UK)
(Katie Holmes/Sarah Blackwood)
 The inclusion of this track was made possible by Undo and EMI.
Their involvement in what is a fairly ambitious release containing unsigned and untested talent, enabled us to gather together a collection of very strong tracks - a factor that may have blighted 'patchier' electro compilations.
EY was the first blog to ever review Client and the band have gone on to inspire many bands since 2003.
'It's Not Over' is one of Client's strongest singles to date and it would be hard to imagine this album without it since it was added to 'UNDO_EY' in December 2007.
The track is represented here with a sublime Marsheaux Radio Edit that appears on CD for the very first time.
Since signing to Out of Line records, Client have built up a considerable following in Germany and they've just released their 4th studio album 'Command' here in the UK.
www.myspace.com/client
03 Cassette Electrik: The Smartest Bomb (UK)
(Bugiel/Freke/Van Kann)
 London based duo Cassette Electrik released this bittersweet track in late 2007 and was one of several tracks that we had down for the compilation from day 1.
It was always the intention to have the compilation kick off with this opening trilogy of tracks that flow so perfectly together.
In the months that have followed, Cassette Electrik have supported both The Human League and Client.
Lucy and Oli are currently recording their second album and Oli kindly sent us the following production notes:
'The Smartest Bomb' was one of those rare tracks that virtually wrote itself. The chord sequence immediately suggested the main riff and then Lucy wrote her passionate tale of unrequited desire around it.
It was also one of our first tracks to successfully contain all the elements that we think are important in good electronic pop music - great lyrics, strong vocal melody, cool beats & riff - and most importantly, an evocative atmosphere. I also had fun making the whooshes and beeps in the middle-8...like I say, all the most important elements of electropop present and correct!''
www.myspace.com/cassetteelectrik
04 Oblique: All We Want (Spain)
(Sonja/ Gonzalez/ Torres )
 A pumping and energetic track from Spanish Sensations Oblique who have since moved over to EMI following coverage on EY early last year.
Like Marsheaux, Oblique are passionate fans of the genre and this clearly comes through in their music.
There were many choice Oblique tracks to choose from including 'Wonderful Opulence' and 'This Is My' but we eventually went for 'All We Want' with gorgeous accented vox from lead singer Sonja.
This track showcases Oblique's talent who tend to avoid predictable structure with extended intros and unexpected instrumental breaks.
They also understand the importance of the middle eight and how wonderfully effective it can be.
Along with Marsheaux, this is currently some of the finest electro production we've heard - very slick and dynamic.
Oblique have recently released their new album 'Without Making Noise' - more on that soon.
Oblique's Sonja provides these words....
 'All We Want' is a song taken from our EP 'Acapulco (Special Edition)'.
We created this track for the dance floor, with a very powerful analogue (Orac: sorry Ben) bassline that reminds us of Simian Mobile Disco and a lot of Martian melodies.
This collector's treasure offered to Electronically Yours is probably the best track to have with no doubt in your collection.
'All We Want' provides the listener with a lot of melodies mixed with a few powerful rhythms that will make your body 'dance' while you're humming the catchy chorus 'All we want is to be glamorous....'
The lyrics transport us to those magical nights of clubs like Studio 54 - full of glamour and fun.
We think that this track should not be missed on any DJ set, if you don't want that the dance floor to be empty... yeahhhh!'
www.myspace.com/obliquemusic
05 Katsen: Where Nobody Can Find Us (UK)
(Donna Grimaldi/ Chris Blackburn)
 Fantastically bleepy and 'wonky' DIY pop from Brighton duo Katsen. EY fell in love with this track as soon as we heard it and thought that it could be a big summer pop hit if released on a major label.
Fronted by the lovely Donna Grimaldi with Chris Blackburn providing the left of field sonics, 'Where Nobody Can Find Us' is essentially a classic pop song brilliantly executed that still very much reminds us of Mint Royal's 1999 hit 'Don't Falter'.
(Donna image: Russ Bell 2009)
As soon as we heard this song, we emailed Undo begging to have it added to the CD. Sophie of Marsheaux loved the track and although it would ultimately push back the release date (the CD was 'locked' by August 08), we had to have this track.
The song has since appeared on three other CDs that beat our eventual release date of June 19th but we have the exclusive extended remix that is included on CD2.
Katsen knob twiddler Chris Blackburn explains how the track came about:
 'The basic idea for WNCFU was complete within seconds of a phone call with Donna- We hadn't seen each other for a while, and were planning where to meet, and I remember saying 'Let's just go where nobody can find us...'
The rest of the song is both a tour guide for an imaginary city and a romantic invitation. That's what happens when you are dehydrated and hallucinating on a severely overheated Victoria Line tube to Brixton! 'I'm mostly good, but have an underground...'
We completed the song together in Brighton.
The real instruments you can hear on the track include:
Casio VL-1 (modified)
Casio MT-68 (pride and joy!)
Roland SH-01 (held together with gaffer tape)
Yamaha CS-01 (thru delay pedal for some drum sounds)(modified, or broken? we can't tell! don't care either, cos it sounds great!)
Teisco 110-F (weighs a ton, sounds like an odyssey)
Virtual Instruments:
GMedia Oddity (glorious)
Native Instruments Pro-53
Waldorf Attack
Odo Synths 38911 Bytes (Free C64 SID chip emulator...Get One!!!)
www.myspace.com/katsenbeeps
06 Tiger Baby: At Least I'm Honest (Denmark)
(Tiger baby)
 Fronted by Pernille Pang who is originally from Indonesia, Tiger Baby's 'At Least I'm Honest' is a Marsheaux fave and one of several tracks chosen for 'EY VOL 1' by Undo Records.
Though the backing is sweet and very melodic, the lyrics are bittersweet and love gone totally wrong - a theme that is touched upon with many of the tracks on this compilation.
With influences that include Client, Pet Shop Boys and Dubstar, we think that this song is pure Saint Etienne ie: utterly lovely.
www.myspace.com/tigerbabymusic
07 Marsheaux: Sadly (Greece)
(Marsheaux)
 When the 'EY VOL 1' CD was first discussed with Undo, we would have been happy just to include one of the many gems from 'Peek A Boo' and the main front runners were 'What You Don't Like' and 'Hanging On'.
When Undo suggested that Marsheaux would write an exclusive new track just for us we were simply ecstatic.
'Sadly' is pure Marsheaux with lead vox from Pop Princess Marianthi fitting in nicely somewhere between 'Ebay Queen' and 'Peek A Boo'.
Like most of the Marshy tracks, 'Sadly' is warm and buzzy and a blinding instrumental break in the final third that has to be heard loud.
Recording on this track was completed in late May 2008 and this is its first and only appearance on CD and absolutely essential for collectors of all things Marsheaux.
Marsheaux have just released their third studio album 'Luminuex Noir' and for EY, it is way up there with the La Roux debut.
Wouldn't it be nice to see the girls live in the UK again at a special electro event...?
www.myspace.com/marsheaux
08 Red Blooded Women: You Made Your Bed (UK)
(RBW & Trademark)
 This was a very, very late edition that we squeezed on to the CD last November after RBW produced an astonishing live set for EY3 in Hoxton.
Due to an influx of new tracks that were so impressive, Undo agreed that the EY release should now become a double CD.
There were several RBW tracks under consideration but a few were earmarked as possible singles whilst others contained samples that hadn't been cleared such as Yazoo's 'Don't Go' for 'Colour Me Dirty'.
In the end, we decided to go with RBW's debut single 'You Made Your Bed' which was the first track that made us fall for them.
With stunning production from Trademark and soaring vocals, this track kicks off EY VOL 1's sequence of pure pop before things get mean & moody again towards the end of CD1.
 RBW momentum was effected somewhat by the sudden departure of Carly whose vocals had already been recorded for the debut album (which is a blinding collection of pop songs).
New girl Katie did a fantastic job of stepping in at the last possible minute to perform with Candy and Liz at the Ultrasonics album launch in April and the band are currently busy re-recording songs with Katie's vocals.
http://www.myspace.com/redbloodedwomenmusic
09 The Ultrasonics: Perfect Girl (UK)
(Cliff Millender - James Kinnear - Jon Kinnear)
 Another late edition to 'EY VOL 1', 'Perfect Girl' was brought in to replace another Ultrasonics song that we can't name due to contractual reasons.
There are a few promo CDs floating around with the original track that blending perfectly into 'X Minus One'.
We were gutted to lose the track but thankfully, the Ultra's had just released 'Perfect Girl' described as 'Thunderous disco polish...top British pop!' by top UK music site Popjustice.
This track fits in effortlessly and the version on offer here is the original single edit from 2008 with vox from Johanna Lee Gervin (pictured opposite).
Ultrasonics released their debut album ' Ultrasound' in April with a special EY edition that included a brilliant Parralox remix of ' Go Electro'.
Stuart Maconie recently played 'Go Electro with new vocalist Hannah Saunders on his BBC6 show Freakzone and dedicated it to all those who came along to the 'Electronically Yours night'.
The Ultra producers a re very talented guys and Jon K has writing credits on the latest album from Belgium dance act Cascada who this week knocked La Roux off the top slot (boo!) with their single ' Evacuate the Dancefloor'.
Jon K
has kindly sent us the following notes on 'Perfect Girl';
'Perfect Girl' is one of the first tracks we recorded for our album 'Ultrasound'. We wanted to create a song that was built around a bouncy synth bassline, inspired by early 80s Human League and Depeche Mode.
As with many of the songs on our album, the lyrics in 'Perfect Girl' are very much story-based, and under all the production there's a fun pop song.
We released 'Perfect Girl' as a single towards the end of 2008, for which a selection of remixes were made. One of these - coming courtesy of Parralox - has also been included on 'EY Vol. 1''.
www.myspace.com/ultrasonics
10 Parralox: X Minus One (Australia)
(John Von Ahlen)
 This was to be Parralox's CD debut ahead of anything else but the 'Electricity EY Special Edition' superseded the compilation when it was released in late August 08.
'X Minus One' was always our first choice Parralox track with its New York flavoured production and sharp drum programming.
Always a tireless and talented worker, Jon Von Ahlen stumped up a lot of his own cash to come over and play just for us at EY3 and his passion for the Parralox project is infectious.
'X Minus One' could frequently be heard blasting out of EY HQ in 2008 from the moment we discovered the Australian Sensations and the track sounded amazing when played over the PA at Queen of Hoxton for EY4 & EY5.
Should've been a single.
Parralox are currently putting the finishing touches to the 'Electricity' follow-up 'State of Decay' which is due for release in Autumn 2009 and its all sounding very promising with just a hint of darkness including this brand new track 'Isn't it Strange' that reminds us a little bit of the New Order classic 'Touched By The Hand of God'.
Terrific stuff - go and have a listen here.
Parralox are tentatively booked to come and play at EY7 in Jan/Feb 2010 if that pesky black obelisk doesn't turn up and swallow everything as predicted by the late Arthur C Clarke.
www.myspace.com/parralox
11 Mikro: Restart (Greece)
(Music: Nick Bitzenis/Lyrics: Ria Mazini)
 Chosen by Undo, Mikro are a big band in Greece with regular tours and appearances on prime time TV.
The group have also taken part in several ad campaigns that include having their image splashed all over cartons of orange juice and the band's continued success in Greece has enabled Undo to sign new acts.
'Restart' is probably the most European sounding track on the compilation whilst much of their other output is chilled electronica that evokes thoughts of quiet beaches, blazing sunshine and a fridge full of cool beverages.
EY would love to see them live.
Lead singer Ria who is pictured above provides the following 'Restart' notes;
''Restart' is a song about the web and the social networks, such as myspace and facebook. Avatars and profiles mixed with pictures, videos and animations. The lyrics talk about this new way of sharing your music around the world and the new meaning of the net friendship. The sound is electro, happy and vibrant, influenced by the music of the late 80s.
We are currently working on our new album, which is going to be released on September. We are also in the middle of our summer tour in Greece and we hope that we will soon introduce our work abroad.
www.myspace.com/mikrospace
12 Rachel Car: Love Love Baby (US)
(Rachel Car)
 Soulful and sultry vox from Rachel Car set to some stark and broody synth lines that could have come out of Berlin in the late 70's.
Rachel composed, produced and sequenced all the synths on this DIY track and her talent reminded us a much of Noush when we were working with her on tracks.
Rachel is also a bit of a character and sends us the odd postcard greeting from Las Vegas where she's currently recording new material.
'Love Love Baby' is a cheeky and playful seduction song and we love the dark bassline.
A friend was listening to the EY promo a few months back and he picked this track as one of his faves and was convinced that it had been a chart hit some years ago.
The idea with both CDs was to slow it down at the end so that you don't have to rush to turn the CD down late at night.
EY cares about its neighbours...
www.myspace.com/rachelcarmusic
13 Noush: Tropic (Undo Edit) (UK)
(Anouska Chatoo)
The Mighty Noush suddenly appeared into the life of EY like force gale of epic proportions.
Our wine consumption jumped by 70% with boozy nights in the seediest parts of London and we had some very memorable nights discussing plans of electro domination.
A few months after EY1, it became clear that we needed a brand new track for the compilation and by this time we were officially 'managing' Noushie and trying to guide her creatively.
For a good few years before Little Boots and La Roux opened up the charts to nu-electro, we had this very strong feeling that female led electro would eventually challenge RnB and Noush looked like the perfect pop star from the moment we first saw her in Bethnal Green in September 2007.
Never short of anything to say, Noush had a brilliant mind and was very quick when it came to witty replies that would've been great for interviews.
'Tropic' was recorded as a demo in Reading in May 2008 not far from where Martin Rushent worked on 'Dare' and Noush recorded three songs with a long time friend of EY Nic Blake.
The sessions were long and fruitful and any one of those three tracks could have made it on to 'EY VOL 1' but eventually, we opted for 'Tropic' a song based on a doomed but intense love affair that Noush was going through earlier that year.
During these recording sessions, there was an under current of bad feeling with people bending Noush's ear about introducing a drummer and guitars to her live sound.
This was totally at odds with the philosophy of EY and our idea of an artist that would pre-date La Roux.
There were also disagreements with production. EY felt that things had to have a sonic edge in order to compete with everything else and bands such as Marsheaux and Parralox had raised the bar in that respect.
Nic did a great job but the recording of 'Tropic' needed some post-production polish to bring it up to CD standard. We sent all the isolated parts to Undo who loved the track and gave it a futuristic sheen.
Many of the original session layers are included on this Undo version and its very faithful to the original. Undo completed this remix in November 2008 and Noush was very happy with the results.
There was no huge row towards the end, just a quiet parting of ways not long after Noush turned up to Gordon's wine bar for a gathering wearing a Guns & Roses t-shirt and the writing appeared to be on the wall at that point.
Our favourite Noush moment was this dialogue somewhere, sometime in London:
EY: 'We need to get you out of that school uniform. You are always wearing it. How about PVC?
Noush: 'I'm not some f***ing doll for you to dress up!'
The last time we saw Noush was live at Synthetic around August last year but since then she's done really well getting live slots on the NME/XFM tour with thrash metal band Rubella along with a recent interview on the BBC's 6Music.
We still think that 'Tropic' is a genius track both lyrically and musically and all this came from a girl who was just 19 at the time...
www.myspace.com/neonoushie
CD2
01 Technologic: We Are Technology (Austria/Amsterdam)
(Martina Mars, Ray Grant)
 Technologic's manager contacted EY in the summer of 2008 offering to send us an album that had been under lock and key for a good few years.
We had a listen and immediately singled out the track 'We Are Technology' and within moments we were ripping the track and uploading it for the ears of Undo.
'We Are Technology' is actually the oldest track on this compilation, recorded in 2003 - it was actually a radio hit in Poland with interested that extended to MTV Europe who ran several features on the track including interviews with Martina Mars and Ray Grant who revealed that they had actually met in the official forum of the Pet Shop Boys a few years earlier.
No surprise really when you hear this track as it is classic Tennant & Lowe with lush instrumental breaks and tingly chords - it all sounds like a big budget recording.
During a meeting with Jon Von Ahlen in Gordon's wine bar, London, we played him this song and when it had finished, John looked up beaming and said in a strong Australian accent; 'Brilliant! Ready for radio!'.
This is the prefect intro to CD2 and we were delighted to gain permission for use of this rarely heard gem.
www.myspace.com/wearetechnologic
02 Kid Moxie: La Romance D'Hiver (Motorbikes in Tokyo Remix) (Greece)
(Kid Moxie)
 Undo recommended this track and if you close your eyes whilst listening to it, you may be reminded of fuzzy French porn with Elena Charbila's breathy and sensual vocals.
Filmic in nature and a bit of a grower, Elena sings some of the song in French and Motorbikes in Tokyo who opened EY3 add to the atmosphere with some clever keyboard work.
We took Elena to a Human League concert last December in London and she's utterly adorable - Elena has sent us these whispery thoughts on ' La Romance D'Hiver':
'This song was featured on the Season 4 premier of the American hit TV series 'The L Word'. It's a song about spy intrigue,winter romance and obsession and the story takes place in a city where people wear black and the elevators in the buildings look a bit like cages ...maybe Paris?'
Kid Moxie have just released ' Selector' on Undo Records and we will be taking a look at that very shortly...
www.myspace.com/kidmoxie
03 Hidden Place: United (In The Name Of Memory) (Italy)
(Lyrics: Sara Lux Vitelli, music:Fabio Vitelli, Giampiero Di Barbaro, Antonia Lasenna)
 'EY VOL 1' goes a little bit Gothic with this atmospheric slab of Italian electro.
The band fronted by Sara Lux (opposite) contacted us via myspace in late 2007 and 'United' was the first track we sampled.
We requested a copy of the album instantly and many weeks passed until we decided we had to buy a copy.
At that moment, something dropped through the letterbox, a copy of Hidden Place's debut album 'Fantastic Meccanica' encased in a fabulous slip case with a photo of striking singer and Italian glamour socialite Sara lux complete with a Thunderbirds 2 hat.
The album was solid a moody (Chi heard it for the first time recently and was full of praise for the album that has completely sold out).
We think that Sara looks oriental but she assures us that she's Italian - Sara gives us the following thoughts on 'United';:
'United is the most radiant track of Fantasia Meccanica.
Its born from the pop side of the album, and the voice becomes more clear and ironic without loosing the elegance of Hidden Place.
United is an electro hymn, an electro ballad where the keyboards prove it with their rhythm.
The lyrics are in harmony with the music with an invitation to dance'.
www.myspace.com/hiddenplaceitalia
 04 Electrobelle: Mirrorball (Marsheaux Remix)
With Undo release delays and pressing plant problems, this remix was almost lost never to be heard but we saved it and pressed to CD here in England thanks to some timely recommendations from Northern Kind.
This is a brilliant Marshy take on a track they positively love and like the remixes that follow - we have kept to the traditional 80's remix (extend the great bits, add some clever bits and ultimately...show respect to the brilliance of the source material).
This was one of our most played remixes of 2008.
05 Parralox: X-Minus One (EY3 RMX)
EY's guidelines to JVA when we requested a remix of this track:
1: Classic early 80's extended remix
2: Make it like the 12" mix of Shannon 'Let The Music Play'!!!
3: Beef up the drums
John came up with this mix within a few days of EY3 hence the title (though its radically different to the slowed down version performed at EY3 that you can hear on the EY Myspace player).
Fantastic mix this...
06 Ultrasonics: Perfect Girl (Parralox RMX)
Parralox are simply so good at remixes. This one was already in the bag by the time we were commissioning new remixes and we really liked the new synthy hooks that Jon had added to the mix.
'Perfect Girl' was an immediate choice when it came to including mixes of CD1.
07 Marsheaux: Hanging On (Extended Remix)
 With all the delays and banging on tables, Marsheaux eventually took pity on EY and provided EY with a dream wish.
During the second half of 2008, the Marshy girls were busy composing their next studio album and were understandably reluctant to go back and work on previous songs.
'Hanging On' was an EY 2007 fave and during a long wait outside the Roundhouse, London for an OMD gig in October 2008, EY pleaded with Undo for a remix of this track.
Undo were a bit worried as Marsheaux were already on the compilation with a new track and remix of Client and felt that it may be overkill for the Greek act.
We pointed out to Undo that this CD wouldn't have existed without Marsheaux...EY may never have continued had we not found Marsheaux in late 2006.
This brilliant 'old school' remix was completed in November 2008 and we will always fondly remember Undo's George Geranios prior to a Human League gig in London, telling us how much we would love the new remix of 'Hanging On'.
He was right as always...
08 Katsen: Where Nobody Can Find Us (Tragedy Mix)
This was the final track added to 'EY VOL 1' that was 'locked' for the final time in October.
I think I asked Katsen's Chris for an extended remix for my own listening pleasure but upon hearing it, I emailed Undo begging to have it included on the compilation.
Chris gave me the WAV file for this mix at EY3.
A most adorable extended remix - with more arcade game bleeps and more of Donna...
09 Northern Kind: On & On 2008 Extended Mix
 This remix was originally intended for CD1 before it evolved into a 2-CD deluxe pack and the mix came about because we thought the track would be perfect as a traditional extended version.
Matt Culpin knows his Mute history inside out (and is currently working with an ex-DM band member) and we knew that he would produce a most perfect remix of a very catchy song from their debut '53 Degrees North'.
Matt kindly provided the following notes on this exclusive remix:
'Today's remixes tend to be complete re-workings of songs but in the early 80's most where done by the artists themselves. I really like DM's Combination mix for 'Get The Balance Right' and I love the way it breaks down the track into it's component parts
This is really the idea I had for this remix''
10 Fotonovela: Unfair
This track was delivered to us the same night as Marsheaux's 'Sadly' and we adored it.
Undo also wanted this track to close the CD (before it evolved into a double CD edition).
Lat December, Undo told us that they were thinking of removing it and we screamed 'Nooooo!'
This dreamy OMD inspired track is perfect late night closure to a project that has been an absolute joy to work on.
A big thank you to all the artists involved and I dedicate this monster update to all each and every one of you very talented electro people.
www.myspace.com/wearefotonovela
Grab a copy of the deluxe 'EY VOL 1' via this link
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