Description
- Expanded edition of the quintessential 90's rave tune!
- Incl. Graham Massey & Andrew Weatherall remixes
Released in 1991 through the London label Jumpin' & Pumpin', Papua New Guinea, which featured three versions of the title track, was the first release by The Future Sound Of London, making it a contender for the greatest debut of all time.
The album version is longer than any on the EP version of Papua New Guinea, which came out around the same time, but the track it most closely resembles is the "Dali Mix," which later became the "12" Original Mix." This is the dance floor smash. Lush and feverish, it's built from a hodgepodge of samples, including sounds from a nature documentary about Papua New Guinea. Cobain and Dougans nicked the rumbling, proto-jungle bassline from Meat Beat Manifesto. The soaring howl, which enters in a rush of euphoria midway through, was cut from the UK house act Circuit. The track's other vocal, sombre and wailing, came from Dead Can Dance's "Dawn Of The Iconoclast."
But for all the crafty sampling, the record's most powerful sound was created by Dougans. If "Papua New Guinea" is the quintessential '90s rave tune, a spine-tingling tangle of hardcore, ambient and Balearic, then its gated strings are a big reason why. They make the track epic!
Limited to 2000 copies.
Wise Music
℗ 1992 Passion Music Ltd
© 2023 Passion Music Ltd
A2: Additional Production & Remix at The Workhouse
B3: Additional Production & Remix at Fon Studios
