Ba Da Bing collects four complete Th' Faith Healers sessions from John Peel's legendary radio
show. The CD includes songs never before released, unexpected covers
and old favorites from this highly influential and unheralded UK band
from the mid-nineties. Out November 15th.
From the press release:
With a healthy dose of noise and less political lyrics than label mates Stereolab and PJ Harvey, Th' Faith Healers' brilliance came from the intense energy found in their songs, made all the more explicit by these recordings. With three albums on Too Pure (the last two released in the US on Elektra), they combined the innovative minimal groove techniques of Krautrockers Can and Neu with the blaring intensity of The Stooges. Th' Faith Healers' biggest hit, "Reptile Smile," wraps Roxanne Stephen's powerful vocals around jagged, sliding guitar riffs and bottom-heavy bass and drums, a relentless sound that prefigured lots of the fast-tempo noise bands around today.
Guitarist Tom Cullinan went on to form Quickspace after the group dissolved the late '90s, while drummer Joe Dilworth continued his career in photography, having shot many memorable band photos, as well as the iconic "Loveless" cover for My Bloody Valentine. Th' Faith Healers Peel Sessions collects 16 tracks, including the last songs they wrote that were never released, and covers of ABBA's "S.O.S." and Badfinger's "Without You." A track listing is below.
While Th' Faith Healers first Peel Sessions appeared on a Strange Fruit compilation in the mid-nineties—along with the first sessions by Stereolab and PJ Harvey—this CD collects every other recording they made for Peel's radio show.
1) Hippy Hole
2) This Time
3) Reptile Smile
4) S.O.S. (ABBA cover)
5) My Loser
6) Moona Inna Joona
7) I'm Ready (never released)
8) Get the F**k Out Of My Face (never released)
9) See Saw
10) Bulkhead (never released)
11) Sparklingly Chime
12) Serge (never released)
13) Ooh La La (never released)
14) Curly Lips
15) New Number Two (never released)
16) Without You (Badfinger/Harry Nilsson cover)
