Devendra Banhart remixes a b3science favorite off Oasis‘ last and final LP Dig Out Your Soul.

Oasis - High Horse Lady (Devendra Banhart Remix)

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Rating: 9.3

John Harris once asked Liam Gallagher during an interview for the NME “do you have any recurring dreams?” Liam’s response, “Yeah, just the one… where I take over the band.” a powerful statement from Liam off Fierce Panda’s Oas*s Wibbling Rivalry release recorded in 1994. the bootleg of the Gallagher brothers bickering about Liam getting thrown off a ferry (transcript here) charted in the UK at #52 in November 1995, making it the highest ever charting recorded interview. most importantly though, the interview ends eerily with that exact quote from Liam.

in fact, Liam has put it on the table several times that Oasis would continue without his brother Noel. reason being that he was instrumental in the original line up of the band in 1991 formerly known as The Rain, of which Noel would later join to form Oasis. it became official this week that Oasis would not continue without Noel, since his for real departure from the band in late August. in an interview with The Times UK Liam stated:

“Well, Oasis is no longer. I think we all know that. So that’s done,” he explained. “It’s a shame, but that’s life. We had a good run at it. The thing about Oasis is no-one… we ended Oasis. No-one ended it for us. Which was pretty, kind of… cool. I’m thinking of what the next step is musically, which is all my mind’s on.”

And a shame it is, but of course Liam did leave room for a possible reunion, “People will be able to buy his (Noel’s) records. People will be able to buy our records. So everyone’s happy,” he explained, adding that he hoped in future to recover his relationship with Noel. “Well, that’s a long way off yet, man, but who knows?”

as a solo artist Noel Gallagher so frequently produces incredible moments, which you can hear in this arrangement of the classic Oasis b-side “Listen Up” that he and guitarist Gem Archer performed during a small unplugged tour in 2006. Noel has also stated he has loads of song that he didn’t think were “Oasis tunes”. it’s been rumored that Noel is working on a solo project, of which we’ll definitely keep you posted. as for Liam, while so many claim he’s the lesser talented of the two, his tracks on Oasis’ last few releases speak for themselves. it will be interesting to see what kind of projects he gets involved with… as long as he doesn’t take Jay-Z up on his offer, we’re cool with it. Andy Bell, Ride reunion.. eh? sing us out Noel..

Cos I’ve been sailing down this river alone,
Just trying to find my way back home.
But I don’t believe in magic cos life is automatic,
and I don’t mind being on my own

Oasis - Listen Up (Noel Gallagher Unplugged at Le Cabaret Sauvage, Paris 11.28.06 )
Oas*s - Wibbling Rivalry (Part 1)
Oas*s - Wibbling Rivalry (Part 2)

get familiar

i’ve watched this movie like 4 times this week! i can’t believe guitar hero actually got it on tv.. sure the game blows, but when it comes to the telescreen nowadays - i’ll take it..

plain and simple, the movie kicks ass, and so does a hard days night… let it be, the anthology… fuck it’s all brillant. the beatles were brillant. when was the last time any band was this fucking cool? makes you wonder the point of even having bands anymore??

b3sci MIXTAPES: Oasis

01. Oasis - “Thank You For the Good Times”
02. Oasis - “Falling Down”
03. Oasis - “Columbia”
04. Oasis - “Full On”
05. Oasis - “Part of the Queue”
06. Oasis - “Pass Me Down the Wine”
07. Oasis - “It’s Getting Better (Man!!)”
08. Oasis - “Morning Glory”
09. Oasis - “Where Did It All Go Wrong?”
10. Oasis - “Headshrinker”
11. Oasis - “Hey Now!”
12. Oasis - “(It’s Good) To Be Free”
13. Oasis - “Live Forever”
14. Oasis - “It’s a Crime (Let There Be Love Demo)”
get the tunes here

Dearly beloved, it is with a heavy heart and a sad face that I say this to you this morning.

As of last Friday the 28th August, I have been forced to leave the Manchester rock’n'roll pop group Oasis.

NG.

noel, this is completely unacceptable:

“It’s with some sadness and great relief to tell you that I quit Oasis tonight. People will write and say what they like, but I simply could not go on working with Liam a day longer. Apologies to all the people who bought tickets for the shows in Paris, Konstanz and Milan.”

noel, we know our kid can be a fookin’ wanker. we know. but, for real, ya fookin’ geezer, DO NOT BLOW IT!

b3sci MIXTAPES: Manchester

we’re mad fer it.

01. New Order - “Let’s Go (Nothing For Me)”
02. Happy Mondays - “Tart Tart”
03. The Fall - “Kicker Conspiracy”
04. A Certain Ratio - “Do the Du”
05. Elbow - “Grounds for Divorce”
06. The Hollies - “Just One Look”
07. The Chemical Brothers - “Star Guitar”
08. Oasis - “My Big Mouth”
09. Magazine - “Recoil”
10. Doves - “Black and White Town”
11. James - “Laid”
12. The Smiths - “Still Ill”
13. The Stone Roses - “Made of Stone”
14. Buzzcocks - “Oh Shit!”
15. Cherry Ghost - “Mountain Bird”
16. The Bee Gees - “To Love Somebody”
17. Inspiral Carpets - “Keep the Circle Around”
18. Joy Division - “Shadowplay”

Oasis - “Falling Down”

we live a dying dream, if you know what i mean… still got it.

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rating: Manchester City

Alberta Cross - Ramblin’ Home

a song like “Ramblin’ Home” shows a glimmer of hope that Alberta Cross could be bound for great things… and word is that their first full-length is due sometime this month, so we’ll see.. their 2007 EP The Thief & The Heartbreaker was re-issued after selling out, and they have been on the road since. per Noel Gallagher’s personal request, they supported Oasis’ UK dates in ‘08, performed at this year’s Coachella and Bonnaroo festivals, and are heading back across the pond for a string of live dates and festivals including Glastonbury and Hard Rock Calling with Neil Young… before they head back to the states for Lollapalooza and ACL. busy busy bees

download “Ramblin’ Home”

Rating: 9

Noel tells us about the music he loves to rip off. At first you will wonder why the Beatles aren’t on here, but then you’ll remember the Beatles aren’t on iTunes. All songwriter swindling debates aside, foookin’ a man, d’you know what i mean?? some killer tunes. You can grab it on iTunes HERE.

(Track 1) Aphrodite’s Child - The Four Horsemen
“An absolute lost psychedelic classic fronted and sang by the ’70’s housewives’ choice - Demis Roussos - everything else he done was utter sh*te!!” - noel

(Track 2) The Pretty Things - Baron Saturday
“So good that I fully intend to base the rest of my career around it.” - noel

(Track 3) The Soundtrack Of Our Lives - Infra Riot
“The opening track from the album Behind The Music. The album of the decade. (FACT)” - noel

(Track 4) The Doors - Back Door Man
“We always forget just how good the Doors were. Could’ve picked maybe a dozen classics. This one will do for now.” - noel

(Track 5) Bob Dylan - Quinn The Eskimo (The Mighty Quinn)
“The tune made famous by Manfred Mann, which is brilliant, but the original? Phew…far out! This is why Dylan’s a genius.” - noel

(Track 6) Michael Andrews - The Artifact and Living
“It’s that piano piece from the Ford Mondeo advert. Beautiful.” - noel

(Track 7) Marmalade - I See The Rain
“Another lost 60’s psychedelic classic. Get on the guitar solo.”- noel

(Track 8 ) Colosseum - The Kettle
“Don’t know anything about these lot apart from they’ve been sampled by Fatboy Slim and they all love to solo, all at the same time.” - noel

(Track 9) Pink Floyd - One Of These Days
“Bloody awesome, old bean!!!” - noel

(Track 10) Elvis Presley -Moody Blue
“The King. ‘Nuff said.” - noel