Cybotron

Clear b/w Industrial Lies

scum stats: Australian version with different center label, I’d guess 500 copies

I’m amazed at the LEGS this record had so early on. The fact that Festival (the Australian affiliate of the US label, Fantasy) saw fit to do a local release of this title speaks volumes to me.

Although I have more of an affinity for the self-released Cybotron titles (Alleys of Your Mind, Cosmic Cars) the fact that this track was sampled by both Poison Clan (“Shake Whatcha Mama Gave Ya”) and Missy Elliott (“Lose Control”) gives it cred beyond belief.

Juan tells a great story in an interview (that I can’t seem to find at the moment) about taking an old synthesizer of his in to get repaired and out of nowhere, the melody from “Clear” spit out of the machine, something like 25 years after he’d recorded it and thought it long gone.

A story like that just makes me happy in an indescribable way. As does this single.