The Shamen - ProGen (Beatmasters 7" Edit)

[slowcurl]

I know it's live footage synched to a studio recording, but it strikes me as hilarious that the two frontmen are shown here dancing around with guitars while the track is nothing more than synths, samplers and a drum machine.

[arglwyddanfradwrus]

@slowcurl Actually both bass and "normal" guitars used in making the track. The bass and guitar "parts" are almost throughout all of it!

/watch?v=x1blhzcqf_I (00:00 - 00:14 - The bass (volume may need to be increased, as it's quite low), 00:15 - 00:31 - The trumpet (digitised/synthed), 00:32 - 01:04 - The guitar, 01:04 - 01:36 - The keyboard, 01:38 - 01:46 - The sax)

But you are 75% right; How? Well, the bass and guitars were connected to synthesisers to "digitise" the sound.

[joemck74]

Is there an early version, without that twat Mr C rabbiting on?

[arglwyddanfradwrus]

@joemck74 I'm not sure. On what people claim to be the original version (The "Land Of Oz" mix), Mr C's rap is even longer!

[womanlovesmusic]

Originaly this song was created on january 17th 1988??? if it`s that HARD TO BELIEVE!!!! I`M STILL VERY SURPRISE WHAT WILL AND COLIN HAD DONE THEY CREATED LEGACY!!!!! 100% MY TWO LOVES!

[arglwyddanfradwrus]

@womanlovesmusic Wow, I'm surprised at that! Are you sure about that?

If that's true, it means ProGen/Move Any Mountain predates "What Time Is Love?" (and even "Doctorin' The Tardis")

[womanlovesmusic]

Dear.........I still do not BELIEVE this song is from the 1989 or 1990 ...OH is like i just had said , and i will say it OVER AND OVER THE SHAMEN IS....A GOD`S GIFT!!1

[seanseanston]

Colin looks amazingly different in this.

[arglwyddanfradwrus]

Yes, he does... This video might have been recorded in 1989 (or even 1988!), though the COMMERCIAL single release (i.e. to be counted in the UK Charts) of Pro>Gen was in 1990.

[bigrich77uk]

Top tune !!!

[arglwyddanfradwrus]

Thnx! :-D

[b0redavid]

awesome!

[arglwyddanfradwrus]

Glad that you like it! :)