An Awkward Pause

An Awkward Pause
A1 Two Shaves And A Shine
(Concerto For Bouzouki And 3 Piece Rock Group In 93 Six Second Segments) (9:54)
A2 Lunar Cement Sidewalk (10:42)
B The Penis Fruit Loop (21:28)


A Shoe Fly Debris Situation
C Untitled (22:32)
D Untitled (23:29)



Extras
2-1 Mummer's Little Weeper (Kinky Whim Demo) (5:38)
2-2 Intravenous (Unrefined Component No.1) (5:28)
2-3 Disposition One (5:39)
2-4 Intravenous (Unrefined Component No.2) (5:07)
2-5 Disposition Two (4:46)
2-6 Penis Fuit Loop (Bald And Beardless Version) (7:56)
2-7 Intravenous (Plump Aerospheric Mix) (8:46)
2-8 Disposition Three (5:00)
2-9 Intravenous (Unrefined Component No.3) (6:17)
2-10 Two Shaves And A Shine (Original Archaic Demo) (1:53)
2-11 Two Shaves And A Shine (Ingredients) (1:52)
2-12 Two Shaves And A Shine (Bastard Disco Version) (4:45)
2-13 Mummer's Little Weeper (Mud Ooze Sloth Mix) (5:27)

Track 2-11 is a number of samples from "Two Shaves And A Shine" with which to make your own track.

1999 - Limited edition of 500 copies on clear grey vinyl.
1999 - Double LP test pressing of both "An Awkward Pause" and the bonus album "A Shoe Fly Debris Situation". Housed in a signed and hand labeled sleeve.
1999 - CD on UD
2006 - 2CD on Durtro-Jnana



Two Shaves And A Shine Remix Project (2008)

1
The Stomach Aches (1:19)

Remix - Stomach Aches, The
2
James Hill (2:28)

Remix - James Hill
3
BB³ (4:55)

Remix - BB³
4
Anemone In Toto (4:38)

Remix - Anemone In Toto
5
Wildchurch (4:43)

Remix - Wildchurch
6
Balog (4:48)

Remix - Balog
7
(dell.tree) (4:53)

Remix - (dell.tree)
8
Pepe Wismeer (4:33)

Remix - Pepe Wismeer
9
Xambuca And The Alcatraz Barbershop Quartet (5:12)

Remix - Xambuca And The Alcatraz Barbershop Quartet
10
Vivian Girls (2:40)

Remix - Vivian Girls
11
Forms Of Things Unknown (4:29)

Remix - Forms Of Things Unknown
12
Horst Jankowski's 21st Century Swingers (4:50)

Remix - Horst Jankowski's 21st Century Swingers
13
Lithopedion (5:01)

Remix - Lithopedion
14
Crab Fisher (5:11)

Remix - Crab Fisher
15
Nelson Ford Templeton (3:10)

Remix - Nelson Ford Templeton

The album tracks are named after those who did the respective remix of "Two Shaves And A Shine"

A couple of years ago David Tibet and I were moochin’ around the Virgin record store in Glasgow. David was patiently waiting for me as at that time I was feverishly into female MCs and I wanted to study the sleeves of all the CDs in the shop’s hip-hop section. “You’re on this,” he said, tapping me on the shoulder with a dance compilation in his hand, and sure enough, there it was: Nurse With Wound: Two Shaves and a Shine—remixed. So, somewhat surprised by this discovery I purchased a copy and promptly got in touch with the label who led me on a merry song and dance for over six months until I gave up, neither sending any copies or paying any royalties. The one thing they did give me was the idea of remixing ‘Two Shaves’, so when I was considering the extra material for the upcoming reissue of ‘An Awkward Pause’ (which had been out of print since the collapse of World Serpent Distribution several years back), the concept of supplying the essential ingredients of drums/bass/guitar and giving everybody a chance to fuck with the track and make their own versions really appealed to me. ‘El Duderino’ Mark Logan of Jnana then came up with the stroke of genius: a remix competition, open to everybody; first prize the original artwork from the front cover of this album. For three months, on my car stereo, I listened to over a hundred versions. I listened to them anonymously, not knowing who the remixers were, judging them on their own quirks and musical merits. It was so difficult to choose the versions that appear on this compilation as all entries were intriguing and full of cranky invention. Eventually I honed it down to these gems. Taken as a whole it’s quite an intense ride, especially as all the tracks are crossfaded into one mighty mother of a jam—enjoy! Steven Stapleton, Cooloorta, November 07