Solar Activity 1979-2001 - Suns Of Arqa

Advantages: Not many
Disadvantages: Getting scrappy

...After the triumph of 1978’s Plastic Letters, Blondie seemed to lose their way somewhat. By 1979, they were getting more coverage in The Sun than they were in Sounds: they were a pop group with a capital P. Their 1979 album, again with Mike Chapman at the controls, was Eat To The Beat, one of the first albums to be simultaneously released as a video. A little strained in places by comparison with Parallel Lines, it was still a tremendous hit, a number 1 album that yielded another three major hit singles in Dreaming, Union City Blue and Atomic. Parallel Lines had been massive and was impossible to follow up - Eat To The Beat was not the answer.... Read review

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Advantages: Unique tone poems
Disadvantages: None

...closer to the sun than any of the other known and as such has the shortest year in the solar system. The effect of this short year is that from Earth Mercury seams to flit relatively quickly across the heavens, due to this feature Mercury was seen as the winged messenger of the planets. Accordingly this movement is lively and fun. Mercury can be heard flittering and flickering about. The melodic line rises and falls delightfully moving around without any regular pattern. According to Alan Leo, Mercury represents the personalities of earthly life. No 4: Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity This is most played and most recognised of all the movements. The mood of this piece is very much in keeping with the astrological interpretation of Jupiter as the planet of benevolence and generosity. A fanfare of woodwind opens the movement in a bustle... Read review

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Advantages: Excellent tunes, over 150 minutes
Disadvantages: not enough house tunes

...- Members Of Mayday - 10 in 01 (Original Mix)* 02 - Tall Paul Vs INXS - Precious Heart (Original Mix)* 03 - Fatboy Slim - Star 69 (Timo Maas Remix)* 04 - Schiller - Das Glockenspiel (Dj Tiesto Remix)* 05 - Riva - Stringer 06 - Slusnik Luna - Sun (Original Mix) 07 - Warrior - Voodoo (Club Mix) 08 - Hi Gate - De Tune (Earplugs) 09 - Cosmic Gate - Fire Wire (Club Mix)* 10 - Big Fat - Discogogofiesta (Tech Mix) 11 - Lexos - The Key* 12 - TDR - Squelch (Fellatio Profunda Mix) 13 - Origin - Rage 14 - BT - Never Gonna Come Back Down (Hybrid's Echoplex Dub) 15 - Animated - Container No 2 (Ian Wilkie's Virtual Dog Dub) 16 - La Rissa - I Do Both Jay & Jane (Praha Remix) 17 - Oliver Lieb - Lightspeed* 18 - Xstasia - Sweetness (Moogwai Remix) 19 - Freefall - Skydive (I Feel Wonderful) (John Johnson Vocal Remix)* 20 - Junk Project - Composure (Solar Stone... Read review

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