Strawberries Oceans Ships Forest | |||||
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Studio album by The Fireman | |||||
Released | 15 November 1993 | ||||
Recorded | 1978 & 1992 | ||||
Genre | Ambient electronic | ||||
Length | 77:01 | ||||
Label | Parlophone/EMI Records (UK) Capitol/EMI Records (U.S.) 7243 8 27167 2 3 C2-27167 |
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Producer | The Fireman | ||||
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Strawberries Oceans Ships Forest is a 1993 ambient electronic music album by The Fireman, a duo consisting of Paul McCartney and producer Youth, who is best known as a member of Killing Joke and the Orb.
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The album consists of samples of McCartney material, mostly from the sessions that spawned his Off the Ground album, as well as samples of "Reception" and "The Broadcast" from 1979's Back to the Egg, as remixed by Youth. Neither McCartney nor Youth are credited on the album; rumours of McCartney's involvement were eventually confirmed by EMI.
In a Melody Maker review, Michael Bonner wrote,
The project began when McCartney asked Youth to remix several tracks from McCartney's Off the Ground album for use on possible 12" singles. McCartney stated,
Regarding the project, Youth has stated,
Eventually, McCartney decided to join Youth in the studio to create new music to add to the tapestry along with the existing samples, and the project became a more collaborative effort. Although originally conceived as a series of 12" remixes, McCartney became so enamoured with the results of the sessions that the project became this full-length album, released in 1993 in the United Kingdom, and several months later in 1994 in the United States of America.
Strawberries Oceans Ships Forest, which never charted, is no longer in print as a CD. It is, however, available on the iTunes Store.
All songs written and composed by The Fireman.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Transpiritual Stomp" | 9:01 |
2. | "Trans Lunar Rising" | 9:09 |
3. | "Transcrystaline" | 8:39 |
4. | "Pure Trance" | 8:40 |
5. | "Arizona Light" | 8:39 |
6. | "Celtic Stomp" | 8:34 |
7. | "Strawberries Oceans Ships Forest" | 8:07 |
8. | "4 4 4" | 7:35 |
9. | "Sunrise Mix" | 8:16 |
Country | Release date | Record label |
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United Kingdom | 15 November 1993 | Parlophone/EMI Records |
United States | 14 February 1994 | Capitol/EMI Records |