M.O.D.

M.O.D.: a number owing a great debt to the phenomenon of synchronicity

Reportedly, Stavely Makepeace alter ego Lieutenant Pigeon wrote a song in protest at the introduction of decimalised currency to the UK on 15th February, 1971. It took quite a while to reach UK number one, via its use on a Belgian current affairs programme (eventually topping the chart from 14th October, 1972 for 4 weeks). Coincidentally, the UK had introduced the 50p coin, in anticipation of decimalisation 3 years previously, on 14th October, 1969.

However, in later years, 57 year old pianist Hilda Woodward revealed her involvement had been on the understanding that the song related to her concerns about the Soviet Union and the People's Republic of China signing a mutual defence treaty…… on 15th February, 1950, when Hilda, in her mid thirties, feared another global conflict, having survived the severe bombing on her home town of Coventry in 1940. She wrote to the Ministries of Defence in a variety of nations, receiving no replies.

The original title of the song Mouldy Old Dough was M.O.D.

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Miami Weiss

Miami Weiss is claimed to be a traditional Germenn Hefeweizen or Weissbier, with banana and clove aroma and flavour. How can this be? How could an ale with such a title be ‘traditional’ or ‘established’?

Certainly the beer appears to have been produced in accordance with the German Purity Laws, but Van Credenza feel a degree uneasy about these two terms, ‘German’ and ‘purity’ being juxtaposed. Don’t mention the war!

1. Steep your grains @ 155° for 30 min
2. Add 1# of extract, stir well
3. Bring to a rolling boil
4. Throw in your hops, set time for 50 min
5. At 50 min take off heat and stir in the rest of your extract
6. Bring back to boil and hold there for 10 min
7. Cool wort to 65-75° and add your yeast

Walt Weiss played ball for the Miami Merlins in the early 1990’s.

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The Tall Man

Who is The Tall Man?

Don Coscarelli wrote, produced and directed a highly influential film during the 1970’s, where a small town is threatened by zombie dwarfs under the control of ‘The Tall Man’. Eventually, the Tall Man is entombed in a mine shaft……… or is he? The film was released in Australia as Never Dead, although as a general release it was known as Phantasm.

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Meeting with the Akicita

Van Credenza entered into pow wow with the akicita (peacekeepers) who always speak with owatamla (straight tongue). We all took a journey on the shunke canku (iron horse). Until recently, one was a pahaska – a longhair – the other is still a medicine man (pejula wacasa or diyi). They were zunta with Van Credenza, and suggested an alteration to UltraBoom.

That alteration is available here: http://vancredenza.blogspot.com/2010/04/ultraboom.html

Egogahan.

Hanno the Navigator

Libyophoenician culture establishment was a major purpose of Hanno (the navigator). He led up to 30,000 people in a Carthaginian venture to colonise north and west Africa, perhaps as far as present day Gambia, in an attempt to control trade in that sector.

During his voyages, Hanno encountered a savage, unkempt, long-haired race of Africans on an island: his armies were unable to capture any males who were so numerous and savage that they could not be taken alive. Three females were taken, but they too were so ferocious that they had to be killed.

This tribute celebrates Hanno’s encounters with that violent hirsute foe.

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Apache

A very influential number to Van Credenza and much of the hip-hop movement, described as such by Afrika Bambaataa and the Sugarhill Gang, Apache has been covered, sampled and mashed by a huge variety of artists. Bert Weedon, rather than The Shadows, initially recorded the tune, although the sample used here is from The Ventures.

Although normally an instrumental, Van Credenza utilises Red Indian backing singers for parts of this rendering: listen carefully, they tell a story.

UltraBoom

A song written to beta titanium standards, but is it hydraulic? We incorporate funky house sounds with driving rhythms to recreate the noise of ariel work platforms in a golfing context.



Or does this concern the increasing prosperity of millions of Asian workers?



This is the opposite of silence, and the world can now listen to the clamour.

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19th Nervous Breakdown

"19th Nervous Breakdown" has only been officially released in monophonic sound by the Rolling Stones, like many early Stones recordings. Not many other artists have recorded this song, apart from Peruvian Quechua language band Runa Simi. However, Van Credenza's interpretation is vastly different from both of these known versions.

No Cakes

There are no cakes in this tune and film: no fancy bakes either.

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20th Century Boy

This version of the famous T Rex song owes a greater gratitude to Drain STH’s version. A melodic metal band based in Stockholm, Sweden, this all female quartet surpassed, to the mind of Van Credenza, the original Visconti produced Bolan offering.

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