Cerysmatic.Factory

14 Oct 2019

Scream City 2 was published in June 2006 a mere 4 months after the first issue. This production cycle proved to be unsustainable though as it was 2007 before the third one appeared.

There was a loose theme around Fac 151 The Festival of the Tenth Summer plus interviews with Andy McCluskey of OMD, Cath Carroll of Gay Animals and Miaow, Larry Cassidy of Section 25 and Tony & Chris from 4M (whose track 'The PSV' was a covermount CD which is now available to listen to via Soundcloud).

moist wrote an article about the long-lost original 'Haçienda Classics' compilation album that was scuppered due to Factory in-fighting and other shenanigans. Meanwhile the non-original 'Haçienda Classics' was hitting the shelves...

Andrew James contributed the seminal music vs style guide with his 'Giving Alvar Aalto to the Kids' and he charged a very reasonable fee.

The cover evolved from my fondness next of Observer books and the Photoshop/Illustrator mastery of Steven Hankinson. The design evolution will be covered in a future article.

With only a very small amount of editing to protect you from my editor error in the first place and malware on obsolete websites in the second, I present to you - Scream City 2.

Labels: 4M, Alvar_Aalto, Cath_Carroll, FAC51_The_Hacienda, Hacienda_Classics, OMD, Peter Saville, Scream_City, Section_25, Tenth_Summer

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4 Nov 2013

Haçienda Classics

The full story of how the original Haçienda Classics compilation for the tenth birthday of FAC 51 The Haçienda never came to be was told in Scream City 2 by moist back in the mists of 2006. With the recent discovery of those compact cassette tapes (see untreated photo above of cassette one side one) we thought it an opportune moment to bring the original tracklisting into the digital age via Spotify. Various tracks (approximately one third - indicated [x]) are not available for whatever reason but our 'Haçienda Classics selection' playlist is presented for your pleasure. Comments on sourcing any missing tracks gratefully received!

Side One

Afrika Bambaataa & The Soulsonic Force: Planet Rock
Klein & MBO: Dirty Talk
NYC Peech Boys: Don't Make Me Wait
Hashim: Al Naafiysh (The Soul)
New Order: Blue Monday
Man Parrish: Boogie Down
Bronx Maze: Twilight [x]

Side Two

Marshall Jefferson: House Music Anthem
Farley Jack Master Funk: Love Can't Turn Around
Fingers Inc: Can You Feel It [x]
T-Coy: Carino
Arnold Jarvis: Take Some Time Out
Sterling Void: It's Alright
Richie Rich: Salsa House [x]
Young MC: Know How

Side Three

Nicole: Rock Da House [x]
Beat Club: Security [x]
Turntable Orchestra: You're Gonna Miss Me When I'm Gone
Deee-Lite: Wild Times (Mayday Mix) [x]
Company Of One: Real Life [x]
Think Tank: Hack One [x]
Trevor Fung: The Shaker Song [x]

Side Four

Extortion: How Do You See Me Now?
Clive Griffen: I'll Be Waiting [x]
K-Klass: Rhythm Is A Mystery
Degrees Of Motion: Do You Want It Right Now?
Eleanor Mills: Mr Right

Hacienda Classics original tape