Slave One "Slave One" 7" Bantha Trax 1999 (3:33)
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I would tell you something about Slave One, but I know absolutely nothing about him/her/them other than his/her/their apparent fondness for Star Wars. This is a limited (500), single sided black 7" with a "first fruits of labour! - M.T." etching. It comes in a simple, pastel green sleeve with the clever label name 'bantha trax' on the front (in that oh so cool '80s Atari font) and a drawing of Boba Fett's helmet on the back. For the Star Wars impaired: Slave One is the name of bounty hunter Boba Fett's ship and Bantha Trax is a reference to the tracks left by the large elephant like creatures that the Tusken Raiders/Sand People ride on the desert planet Tatooine. Got that? Ok. The track itself is a lo-fi medley of bits of the orchestral Star Wars tunes, specifically: the 'main title' opening theme, 'cantina band', Darth Vader's theme and the 'end title' theme. It's exactly what the Star Wars music would sound like if played by an Atari 2600 ... overdriven, cheap Casio style tones and beats mixed with video game effects and sounds. Very amusing, especially for a child of the '70s/'80s like myself who grew up on Star Wars and Atari. Was it worth $8? Probably not. But it certainly is a lot of fun, great for mix tapes and a welcome addition to my guilty pleasure/novelty pile. May the force be with you ...
Where did I get this 7"? - mail order via Riouxs Records.