No Disco - (Help)

[CraftyToePoke]

I am chasing the tune that opened up this show in the mid 90's, in Dineen's time there, it was an electronic as opposed to guitar led, but not Bass Odyssey's 'Twilight' track, which I'm almost sure came later. the artist may have been Decal, (or maybe that was the tune, not 100%).

Anyway, having a bit of bother putting my hand to it, and all help appreciated,

Thanks.

[BonnieShels]

Have put out the feelers. A couple of my mates should know having been avid watchers of the show then.

[BonnieShels]

Have been told it's Fatboy Slim, Santa Cruz.

It boasts both electronically and guitars and is very familiar to me now that I've listened to it.

[bluemovie]

Brilliant track from great album: "Better Living Through Chemistry". Didn't he also use "Smokebelch" by Sabres of Paradise (Andy 'Screamadelica' Weatherall) as theme music at one point?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGQ3iZZXaJM

Edit: How do you post youtube videos here rather than just giving the link?

[BonnieShels]

Attach [video ] to the start of the link and [/video ] to the end of the link. Without the spaces after the 'o'.

Only have "Haunted Dancehall" so don't know Smokebelch.

[BonnieShels]

Got this response from RTÉ today...

A number of tracks were used in Donal’s time on ‘no disco’. He also used to change the track every month in a mash up style with video elements interspersed along a theme.

But I think you might be looking for the track by Fatboy Slim ‘Santa Cruz’ which Donal used in an opening sequence in which he appeared.
The closing titles around this time was by Sabres Of Paradise a track called ‘Smokebelch II (beatless mix)’

[BonnieShels]

Chapter reopened...

An esteemed colleague from this parish just reminded me of this too...

[Sullivinho]

Ah, No Disco. There's a blast from the past. I used to watch it religiously. That and some weird, late night weekend show with Sean Moncrieff and Barry Murphy. ('Fragmentary Annals of Ireland' anyone?)

Uaneen waxing lyrical about Mercury Rev and a bunch of other stuff I'd never heard of. Happy days.

[CraftyToePoke]

Bonnieshels, effort appreciated, but its neither of those tunes ! It was quite a minimal sounding progressive beat led track, and I keep thinking Decal was the artist or the tune title, leaning toward artist, but its a long time and a lot of nights out, ago.

Any chance of running the Decal thing past that RTE person who was good enough to reply? or I can, if you are short on time and want to send the contact. After that I may have to just leave it if nothing turns up.

[BonnieShels]

CTP, it was mo trouble at all. It's the sort of thing that bugs me on a regular basis. When you posted this thread I started thinking and it started to annoy the hell out of me as well. Anyway in the end it was Santa Cruz that was annoying me.
I'll email your man about Decal and see what comes back.

[BonnieShels]

Right, he got back to me.

There was a track by dECAL and he's going to check the records now for the track name.

[BonnieShels]

Right finally have an answer...

dECAL- Excelsis (Disco Mix)

Phew.

[Kingdom]

Happy memories.

[BonnieShels]

Mostly sad for me as a result of Uaneen's untimely demise. That memorial in Borris-in-Ossory always made me catch my breath.

Loved the show though. One of RTÉ's finest. Discovered Junkster and Doves through it.

[CraftyToePoke]

Right finally have an answer...

dECAL- Excelsis (Disco Mix)

Phew.

You legend - thank you.

Its been a 15 year plus search, it ends today, here she be.