Big Men Cry (20th Anniversary Edition)
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Banco De Gaia
Big Men Cry (20th Anniversary Edition)
[ Disco Gecko CD / 2 CD ]
Release Date: Friday 7 July 2017
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Big Men Cry is considered by some to be the undiscovered masterpiece of the Banco de Gaia catalogue and its return is both long overdue and highly anticipated.
The album's original release was surrounded by chaos, due to a myriad of problems at the label (which soon after went bankrupt). As a result, despite getting airplay from Pete Tong and Annie Nightingale on Radio One, amongst many others, Big Men Cry never really broke through like its predecessors - 'Maya' and 'Last Train to Lhasa'.
Which is a shame, as the album contains plenty of stellar moments, and was described as both "the perfect soundtrack to a little candle-lit bath time fun"(Big Issue), and as if "Pink Floyd had invested Dark Side Of The Moon with just one ounce of dub"(Muzik)! Raindrops, ethnic wails and pounding beats sit alongside bagpipes (Drunk as a Monk) and violins (Big Men Cry), while Dick Parry from Pink Floyd adds his trademark saxophone sound to Celestine. Fans of the film Pi may also recognise the track Drippy.
Tracks:
Disc 1:
1. Drippy
2. Celestine
3. Drunk as a Monk
4. Big Men Cry
5. Gates Does Windows
6. One Billion Miles Out
7. Starstation Earth
Disc 2:
1. Drippy (Deeply Dipped Remix)
2. Celestine (Radio Rerun)
3. Drunk as a Monk (Temple of Sound Remix)
4. Big Men Cry (Nigel Mazlyn Jones Version)
5. Gates Virtually does the Windows (Digidub Reconstruction)
6. One Billion Miles Out (One Billion Hearts Mix)
7. Star Station Earth (100th Monkey Remix)
8. Celestine (Future Loop Foundation Night Time Deluxe Remix)
9. Drunk as a Monk (Rabbit in the Moon's Brass Monkey Remix)
10. Celestine (Live at Bruton Dub Club)
