The Techno Rose of Blighty (album)
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The Techno Rose of Blighty is the first album
by British
electronica
group Fluke
, first released in 1991.
The name is based upon Blighty
, being slang for Great Britain
; it is also ironic as the album is not particularly Techno
based.
Bonus tracks from 1993 LP edition
A 2-disc set consisting of this album and Six Wheels On My Wagon
was released, featuring all nine tracks of this album on one disc and Six Wheels on the second.
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
by British
United Kingdom
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electronica
Electronica
Electronica includes a wide range of contemporary electronic music designed for a wide range of uses, including foreground listening, some forms of dancing, and background music for other activities; however, unlike electronic dance music, it is not specifically made for dancing...
group Fluke
Fluke (band)
Fluke are an English electronic music group formed in the late 1980s by Mike Bryant, Jon Fugler and Mike Tournier with Julian Nugent as the band's manager...
, first released in 1991.
The name is based upon Blighty
Blighty
Blighty is a British English slang term for Britain, deriving from the Hindustani word vilāyatī , from Persian vilayet and ultimately from Arabic wilayah, originally meaning something like "province"...
, being slang for Great Britain
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
; it is also ironic as the album is not particularly Techno
Techno
Techno is a form of electronic dance music that emerged in Detroit, Michigan in the United States during the mid to late 1980s. The first recorded use of the word techno, in reference to a genre of music, was in 1988...
based.
Track listing
- "Philly" – 7:06
- "Glorious" – 5:53
- "Cool Hand Flute" – 3:54
- "Joni" – 5:15
- "Easy Peasy" – 4:09
- "Phin" – 6:30
Bonus tracks from 1993 LP edition
- "Jig" - 5:03
- "Taxi" - 4:10
- "Coolest" - 2:50
A 2-disc set consisting of this album and Six Wheels On My Wagon
Six Wheels on My Wagon
Six Wheels On My Wagon is the third album by British electronic music group Fluke, first released in 1993. The most prominent track on the album, "Slid" is featured in the 1993 Phillip Noyce film Sliver as well as being a club favourite of popular DJ Sasha.-Track listing:# "Groovy Feeling - Make...
was released, featuring all nine tracks of this album on one disc and Six Wheels on the second.