Credits:

Ash

Description:

The classic album is back, remastered from the original tapes, "76:14", one of the most famous ambient techno masterpieces of the 90's! Global Communication is the legendary project of Mark Pritchard and Tom Middleton. After teaming up in 1991, the two began working together in earnest as Global Communication in 1992. They have also released works under different names such as Link, E621, Reload, Chameleon, and Jedi Knights, but their only studio album "76:14," released in 1994, is widely known as one of the greatest albums in music history. This reissue on their own Evolution Records label features remastered material from the original DAT tapes, supervised by Tom and Mark, so that the full dynamics of the recording can be experienced. The Guardian called it "a timeless masterpiece of unfathomable beauty" and ranked it #11 on Mixmag's Best Dance Albums of All Time, making it an indisputable classic.While there is a hint of Detroit techno DNA in the music, it is also juxtaposed with the film music of Vangelis and Tangerine Dream, Brian Eno's groundbreaking instrumental albums of the late 70s, Aphex Twin's "Selected Ambient Works" series, and The KLF's "Chill Out", which is a masterpiece from 2000 onward. The KLF's "Chill Out" and other post-2000 masterpieces. The band's use of texture and harmony to create surprisingly moving abstract soundscapes has much in common with the exploratory guitar music of bands like My Bloody Valentine and sounds that could be categorized as post-rock.In the 90's, when the Britpop movement was taking off around the world, an important band was born in Northern Ireland. Ash, a rock trio consisting of Tim Wheeler, Mark Hamilton, and Rick McMurray, has been active ever since, expressing their brilliant sense of melody and subtle emotion in a superb pop-rock sound. The trio was 15 years old when they formed, but made their debut at 16, and their style of honestly expressing the innocent sparkle and sadness of youth through their sound has received rave reviews from all media, including BBC Radio, Pop magazine's "Smash Hits," and metal magazine "Kerrang! Ashe's debut album, "1977", released in 1996, was a huge hit, and the band quickly became one of the most popular bands in the world. Charlotte Hatherly joined and left the band during the course of their career, but the original members of the band have remained active to this day, making them an extremely rare entity.Now, 25 years after their memorable debut single "Jack Names The Planets" in 1994, the band is releasing a new best-of album "TEENAGE WILDLIFE: 25 YEARS OF ASH" featuring songs selected by the band members! The album features not only their debut song "Jack Names The Planets", which was full of explosive energy, but also "Uncle Pat", "Petrol" and 36 other songs from their 1994 mini album "TRAILER", which they released when they were 16 years old, as well as "Jack Names The Planets", which they released while attending school and reached #1 in the UK in 1996. From their 1996 debut album "1977", which reached #1 in the UK, to their UK Top 20 album "ISLANDS" in 2018, and their new song "Darkest Hour Of The Night", this is the best album of their 25 year history. The album is now available.The album "1977" includes "Girls from Mars", "Angel Interceptor", "Goldfinger", "Oh Yeah", "A Life Less Ordinary" for the movie "A Life Less Ordinary", "Jesus Says" from "NU-CLEAR SOUNDS" (1998), "Shining Light" and "Burn Baby Burn" from "FREE ALL ANGELS" (2001), and "Burn Baby Burn" from "NU-CLEAR SOUNDS" (1998). The album also includes 13 UK Top 40 singles such as "Jesus Says" from 1998's "NU-CLEAR SOUNDS", "Shining Light" and "Burn Baby Burn" from 2001's "FREE ALL ANGELS", as well as 36 songs selected by the band members themselves. TEENAGE WILDLIFE: 25 YEARS OF ASH" is the perfect encapsulation of their 25 years of captivating the world with their unparalleled talent and sense of melody, and will shine beyond time. It will be a timeless work of art...!

Tracklisting:

1.A Lifeless Ordinary
2.Arcadia
3.Darkest Hour of the Night
4.Kung Fu
5.Cocoon
6.Goldfinger