FRIDAY FUSION
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Been another long week. Here’s a much needed introspective fusion/prog noodler from the mighty Tim Blake to take us through the weekend. It’s actually a selection from Brother Murray, but he was too hand-tied to right any blurb…welcome to my world! Big up the Fusion massive where ever you are.
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Krull (The Greatest Love of All)
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Nothing says ‘I love and I want to spend the rest of my life with you’ quite like an honour guard dressed like these guys. And nothing makes me feel like I was born at the wrong time, than finding out 27 years too late that in 1983 I could have won the opportunity to have a ‘Krull wedding‘.
On a hot summer day in 1983, a dozen couples gathered in a soundstage in Burbank to take part in a group wedding. One after another, they walked past a pair of futuristic soldiers in fanciful armor, down a red carpet flanked by strangers in folding chairs, and up to an altar made of faux stone. These were the lucky winners of a national contest sponsored by Columbia Pictures. They had penned the winning statements describing, as the studio’s press release states, “why their ‘Fantasy Come True’ would be to have a ‘Krull’ wedding in Hollywood.”
The Krull wedding concept was part of a broader ‘thinking outside the box’ marketing strategy which was for the most part beyond parody;
And the weddings weren’t the only promotions that the folks at Columbia had dreamt up. The press-book sent to theater owners, a thin pamphlet filled with ad art and short articles to plant in local papers, outlines a number of interesting promotional gimmicks. One suggests approaching the local bakery about creating special pastries in the shape of the Glaive and dubbing them the punny ‘Krullers’. “Everyone knows what a cruller is…a tasty glazed donut. Now comes the Kruller…a tasty Glaived donut.” Another elaborate scheme involved acquiring a dark van and driving it around town (“like the Fortress, it’s apt to be anywhere”), improbably evoking the dark fortress from the film and, more improbably, inspiring passing motorists and pedestrians to rush to their local theater and plop down $3.50 for a seat.
My heart goes out to the poor bride/groom, for that moment when the cold reality of what they had embarked on hit home. I’m guessing it was somewhere between a worried sideways glance at the honour guard and when they turned to face the fake “guests” for the first moments of the rest of their lives….
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FRIDAY FUSION
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This is a heavy cut off of ‘DJ Mitsu the Beats – One more Roses’ mix CD. It’s called ‘Paltido Alto’ we don’t seem to have an artist name, though it does sounds kind of like an Azymuth track and the name/vibe suggests something Brazilian but who knows… (leave a comment if you’ve got any suggestions).
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DEDICATION WEEK (PART FOUR)
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Dee Dee Bridgewater — Love from the Sun (Deep Range Filtered Mix)
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DEDICATION WEEK (PART THREE)
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DEDICATION WEEK (PART TWO)
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DEDICATION WEEK (PART ONE)
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New Sector Movements — The Sun (Dwelogy Remix)
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FRIDAY FUSION
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Can’t think of a more personal dedication to my new born daughter. Welcome to your world darling.
Friday’s Child
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Not strictly fusion, but sometimes the occasion is more important than weekly traditions and such.
Quaid is busy adjusting to a new arrival, so here is something ’til he (and mrs quaid) remember which day it is…
Love to the Sun.
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