O Je Suis Seul
[more obscure classics from the vaults of my 20+ yr dj career]
West India Company were formed by Stephen Luscombe (Blancmange) and included Vince Clarke (Depeche Mode, Yaz, Erasure etc..) and Pandit Dinesh amongst others. They mixed western electronic sounds with Indian instruments and vocals - hence the name. But it wasn’t ’til legendary producers Andrew Weatherall and The Orb’s Alex Paterson got together back in 1990 to remix one of their tracks that I took any real notice..
The long dark intro, bouncy bass, teasing tablas and subtle sample-laden soundscape all melt together into the perfect track for a late night outing under the West Coast full moon. Which is exactly where I used to drop this dreamy and subtlely lysergic groove. Ok so the wicked full moons are long gone, but I have a renewed appetite for the early works of Mr Weatherall and Paterson. More to come…….
O Je Suis Seul (Orient Express Mix).mp3
