Megatop Phoenix remaster

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bazarboy75 wrote:
05 Apr 2021, 6:14am
second theory
is that because they used lot's of digital elements in particular the synth which is very greedy as regards the frequency spectrum
in the end, the other "analog" instruments must give it its place in the mix which would explain the low bass level even as you said Marky that they want to "insert" dub bass into their music
Yeah that synth is in indeed a greedy instrument. I really wish they had used a hammond that would've given a much more organic feel. But that wasn't modern sounding or cost effective. And we have to remember that BAD were breaking new ground with Megatop.
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Megatop as an album is a masterpiece
Surely not the taste of everybody because it very acid house oriented but it s the third time that our Mick reinvent himself.
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Agree 100%, to me this was the best of BAD I, thank you for the remaster

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coffeepotman wrote:
05 Apr 2021, 8:08am
bazarboy75 wrote:
03 Apr 2021, 1:17pm
Megatop as an album is a masterpiece
Surely not the taste of everybody because it very acid house oriented but it s the third time that our Mick reinvent himself.
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Agree 100%, to me this was the best of BAD I, thank you for the remaster
Are you thanking bb for my remaster. 🤣
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Marky Dread wrote:
05 Apr 2021, 8:10am
coffeepotman wrote:
05 Apr 2021, 8:08am
bazarboy75 wrote:
03 Apr 2021, 1:17pm
Megatop as an album is a masterpiece
Surely not the taste of everybody because it very acid house oriented but it s the third time that our Mick reinvent himself.
Pure class
Agree 100%, to me this was the best of BAD I, thank you for the remaster
Are you thanking bb for my remaster. 🤣
Ooooops, no just haven't finished my morning coffee yet! Agreeing with BB regarding Megatop and thanking YOU for the remaster!

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coffeepotman wrote:
05 Apr 2021, 8:24am
Marky Dread wrote:
05 Apr 2021, 8:10am
coffeepotman wrote:
05 Apr 2021, 8:08am
bazarboy75 wrote:
03 Apr 2021, 1:17pm
Megatop as an album is a masterpiece
Surely not the taste of everybody because it very acid house oriented but it s the third time that our Mick reinvent himself.
Pure class
Agree 100%, to me this was the best of BAD I, thank you for the remaster
Are you thanking bb for my remaster. 🤣
Ooooops, no just haven't finished my morning coffee yet! Agreeing with BB regarding Megatop and thanking YOU for the remaster!
Just teasing mate. ;) Hope you and yours are doing well in these trying times.
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Thank you!! Great work, with your remix 32 years later I'm still discovering new sounds on this album!!!

Although being a massive BAD fan Megatop Phoenix is the only BAD album that I can listen to straight from start to end (literally) ;)

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ALF wrote:
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Thank you!! Great work, with your remix 32 years later I'm still discovering new sounds on this album!!!

Although being a massive BAD fan Megatop Phoenix is the only BAD album that I can listen to straight from start to end (literally) ;)
Hi Alf, nice one mate. Glad it's offering something new. Very underrated album for me.
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I'm taking these to the lab tomorrow night, might drop an E. ;)
There's a tiny, tiny hopeful part of me that says you guys are running a Kaufmanesque long con on the board

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I'm taking these to the lab tomorrow night, might drop an E. ;)
No worries I'll have a P please, Bob.
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Marky Dread wrote:
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I'm taking these to the lab tomorrow night, might drop an E. ;)
No worries I'll have a P please, Bob.
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Silent Majority wrote:
05 Apr 2021, 3:58pm
Marky Dread wrote:
05 Apr 2021, 3:28pm
Heston wrote:
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I'm taking these to the lab tomorrow night, might drop an E. ;)
No worries I'll have a P please, Bob.
He'll have a scratch around the local pubs.
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Thanks Marky. My version was she-it.

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white man wrote:
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Thanks Marky. My version was she-it.
Poor girl. ;)
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Getting a chance to download this now (and haven't had a chance to listen to your BAD best of comps yet either, gonna be a BAD weekend coming up for me I think) - thanks man! This one has never really resonated with me, but I'm looking forward to giving it some fresh ears with one of your superb mixes and just seeing if there's some more I can pick out that I'll enjoy. In any case, I appreciate you turning your attention to the BAD catalog, if ever there was Clash-adjacent body of work in need of some love...
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I'm in the lab with it now. Two days off work so I have some vials of bubbling liquid on the go.

Sounds crisp as fuck straight away. And yes, the guitars on "Union, Jack" are much louder and cutting right through. Superb stuff, I will comment more as the album goes on.
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