Back to Mine: Audio Bullys

Back to Mine: Audio Bullys
Compilation album by Audio Bullys
Released	4 November 2003
Genre	Electronic music
Length	65:27
Label	Back to Mine/Disco Mix Club
Producer	Audio Bullys

Back to Mine: Audio Bullys , compiled by electronic music duo Audio Bullys, is the fifteenth compilation album in the Back to Mine series published by Disco Mix Club.^[1] The album features a new song by the duo entitled "All Burnt Out".^[2]

Background

With respect to the album, Simon Franks stated that Divine Madness by Madness was what piqued his interest in the band, and that song "A Message to You, Rudy" was what prompted him to become interested in ska band The Specials, both of whose compositions appear on the album.^[3]

Critical reception

Will Hodgkinson of The Guardian states that "Franks' rough voice, the laddish lyrics and the music's club-drenched style make the Audio Bullys seem quite tough",^[3] with Oldies.com stating that "Franks adopts a vocal style somewhere between speech and song, but the music, geared by Dinsdale’s sensibilities as a DJ, is propelled towards the dancefloor" going on to further describe the album as being "typically diverse".^[4] Marisa Brown of Rovi Corporation goes on to describe the album as a "particularly rock heavy set".^[5]

Rowan Shaeffer of Counterculture however, stated that the duo was unable to combine the tunes into a cohesive mix, citing abrupt change in speed and style of music, with "Peaches" by The Stranglers being overpowered by "Out Of Space" by The Prodigy, and Marvin Gaye being swept up by debut song "All Burnt Out", a composition that impressed Shaeffer.^[6]

Track listing

1. My Girl
2. Renegade Master
3. Diamond Rings
4. Who's That Bad Man?
5. Peaches
6. Out of Space
7. Golden Brown
8. Strange Behaviour
9. Blank Expression
10. Dub War
11. All Day and All of the Night
12. Up the Junction
13. Live Your Life With Me
14. Find the Path (In Your Mind)
15. What You Won't Do for Love
16. Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)
17. All Burnt Out
18. God Only Knows

Personnel

• C. Miller - Composer
• M. Smith - Composer
• Glenn Tilbrook - Composer
• Alan Winstanley - Producer
• Hugh Cornwell - Composer
• Liam Howlett-Composer, Mixing, Producer
• Basement Jaxx - Producer, Mixing
• Kevin Thornton - Composer
• DJ Pulse - Composer
• Rodney Smith - Composer
• Simon Ratcliffe - Composer
• Alex Tepper - Producer, Mixing
• Dee Patten - Arranger, Producer
• Tony Asher - Composer
• Audio Bullys - Composer, Producer, DJ, Liner Notes
• Lord Gosh - Mixing
• Wild Children - Composer
• Jean Jacques Burnel - Composer
• Hylton Smythe - Producer
• John Wood - Producer
• Clive Langer - Producer
• Ray Davies - Composer
• Mike Barson - Composer
• Jet Black - Composer
• Jerry Dammers - Composer
• Chris Difford - Composer
• Dave Greenfield - Composer
• Alfons Kettner - Composer
• Marvin Gaye - Composer, Producer
• Jools Holland - Vocals
• The Specials - Composer
• Brian Wilson - Composer
• Bobby Caldwell - Composer^[7][8]

References

1. Review (2003-11-04). "Back to Mine - Audio Bullys | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2014-03-24.
2. "Audio Heaven! | News". Nme.Com. 2003-09-24. Retrieved 2014-03-24.
3. Will Hodgkinson. "Sounding tough | Music". The Guardian. Retrieved 2014-03-24.
4. "Audio Bullys Biography". OLDIES.com. Retrieved 2014-03-24.
5. – Marisa Brown, Rovi (2007-10-08). "103.5 QM/FM Today's Soft Rock :: Back to Mine :: AMG Album". Qmfm.com. Retrieved 2014-03-24.
6. "cc | Audio Bullys : Back To Mine [ Album review ] » Tom Dinsdale, Simon Franks, Madness, The Specials, My Girl, Blank Expression, Wildchild, Renegade Master, Roots Manuva, Strange Behaviour, The Stranglers, Peaches, Outer Space, The Prodigy, Marvin Gaye, All Burnt Out". Counterculture.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-03-24.
7. "Back to Mine by Audio Bullys @ARTISTdirect". Artistdirect.com. Retrieved 2014-03-24.
8. "Audio Bullys - Biography". Billboard. Retrieved 2014-03-24.