CD shooting party

Ink’s party leaders Blair, Hague, Kennedy and The voice of reason gathered at a secret location to pass judgement, track by track, on the new manifestos from the music hustings

MUSE | ROBERT MILES | JJ72 | PEARL FISHERS | MANBREAK
ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN | THE COOPER TEMPLE CLAUSE
VOY | SPEK | PILOT

SPEK – I’M A HIPPY ECHO

Possibly the feel good novelty hit of the summer. Or possibly the last thing you hear before you scrub your ears off with knife-soap.

THE VOICE OF REASON: Nicely irritating. Are they American or just pretending?
HAGUE: It says here they’re Canadians living in London.
THE VOICE OF REASON: Ah, so just pretending then. Isn’t sampling the Primal’s Loaded cheating a bit?
BLAIR: I could imagine it being a hit. More so if Saturday Swap Shop was still going.