Released 20 October 1998 Length 61:20 Artist The Fireman Producer The Fireman | Recorded Early 1998 Rushes
(1998) Run Devil Run
(1999) Release date 20 October 1998 Label Hydra | |
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Rushes
(1998) Electric Arguments
(2008) Genres Ambient music, Intelligent dance music Similar Martin Glover albums, Ambient music albums | ||
Rushes is a 1998 ambient techno album by The Fireman, a duo composed of Paul McCartney and producer Youth.
Contents
Recording
One line of lyrics included in the song "Palo Verde" was taken from an unreleased track of McCartney's, titled "Let Me Love You Always". Similarly, bits from another unreleased song, "Hey Now (What Are You Looking at Me For?)", was used in "Bison", "Auraveda" and "7 a.m.". Both unreleased tracks were recorded at some point during 1995, at McCartney's The Mill studio. In an edition of Club Sandwich magazine, two more songs were mentioned: "Plum Jam" and "Through the Marshes". All of the tracks featured on the album were recorded early 1998.
Release and reception
Better received than predecessor Strawberries Oceans Ships Forest, Rushes is distinguished by not relying so much on McCartney's previous recordings.
Rushes was released in the UK on Hydra on 21 September 1998, while in the US it was released on 20 October 1998. The album was also released on double vinyl and has become a rare collector's piece over the years. Two 12" singles were released from the album, both mixes of "Fluid". The first 12", released on the same day as and with the same name as the album, contains the tracks "Fluid", "Appletree Cinnabar Amber", and an extended version of an album track titled "Bison (Long One)". This release came in a clear 12" sleeve and was packed with a large poster featuring an image of a naked lady, believed to be a 70's pinup girl named Julie Lewis. This image was also printed on one of the sleeves of the full album. Copies of this 12" EP are extremely rare and are sought after collector's items. Furthermore, there are even fewer copies left in existence that still have the poster included. The second 12" was released in 1999, as a limited edition of 3000, titled Fluid (Nitin Sawhney Remixes), and features three remixes of "Fluid" ("Fluid (Out of Body and Mind Mix)", "Fluid (Out of Body Mix)" and "Fluid (Out of Body with Sitar Mix)") and the album version of "Bison". Like the duo's first album, Rushes was a no-show on the charts and is also no longer in print.
Track listing
All songs written by The Fireman.
- "Watercolour Guitars" – 5:48
- "Palo Verde" – 11:56
- "Auraveda" – 12:51
- "Fluid" – 11:19
- "Appletree Cinnabar Amber" – 7:12
- "Bison" – 2:40
- "7 a.m." – 7:49
- "Watercolour Rush" – 1:45
Songs
1Watercolour Guitars5:49
2Palo Verde11:57
3Auraveda12:49