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Released
  
May 1989

Artist
  
The Shamen

Label
  
Moksha Recordings

Phorward (1989)
  
En-Tact (1990)

Release date
  
May 1989

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Length
  
23:06 (1989 10") 47:45 (1989 CD) 32:12 (1999 CD reissue)

Genres
  
Techno, House music, Acid house, Electronic dance music, Electronica

Similar
  
In Gorbachev We Trust, Hempton Manor, En‑Tact, UV, Axis Mutatis

Phorward is a studio album by the Scottish band The Shamen. It was released in 1989 on Moksha Records. It was billed as a "mini album" because the original vinyl release had only six tracks.

Contents

Background

On the CD version, DJ Eddie Richards remixed tracks including "You Me and Everything", "Reraptyouare", "Splash 2", and "Phorward", further expanding the musical impact the mini-album made on the acid house scene. It was reissued with slightly different tracks in 1999 on the Essential label.

The front cover image is a monochrome, heavily rasterized excerpt of the cover image on In Gorbachev We Trust.

1989 10"

  1. "You Me And Everything (Else)"
  2. "Splash 2"
  3. "Negation State"
  4. "Reraptyouare"
  5. "Strange Day Dreams '89" [written as "sdd89"]
  6. "Phorward"

Track 3 ends in an infinite loop.

1989 7" the s&n sessions

Some copies of the 10" came with a white label 7".

  1. "Happy Days"
  2. "Knature of a Girl"

The German version of Phorward was released on regular 12" vinyl, and appends these two tracks as the last track on each side, respectively.

1989 CD

The 1989 CD issue contained three extra tracks (from the "You Me & Everything" single) not found on the vinyl or the 1999 reissue.

  1. "You Me And Everything (Else)"
  2. "Splash 2"
  3. "Negation State"
  4. "Reraptyouare"
  5. "Strange Day Dreams '89"
  6. "Phorward"
  7. "Happy Days"
  8. "Knature of a Girl"
  9. "You, Me and Everything (Evil Edit)"
  10. "Reraptyouare/Phorward/Splash 2 (Acid Megamix)"
  11. "Ed's Bonus Beats"
  • Track 5 written as "sdd 89"
  • Track 7–8 written as "the s & n sessions"
  • Track 9–11 written as "evil edit (freakin' the beats **for a phurther 15 minutes)"

    • 1999 CD

    Digitally remastered, with new liner notes.

    1. "You Me And Everything (Else)"
    2. "Splash 2"
    3. "Negation State"
    4. "Reraptyouare"
    5. "Strange Day Dreams '89" [written as "SDD 89"]
    6. "Phorward"
    7. "Happy Days"/"Knature of a Girl" [written as "The S and N Sessions"]
    8. "Darkness in Zion"

    Songs

    1You Me & Everything (Else)4:03
    2Splash 23:15
    3Negation State3:33

    References

    Phorward Wikipedia
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