Fug - Ready For Us

Label:

Nuphonic

Catalog#:

NUX161CD

Format:

CD, Album

Country:

Released:

26 Feb 2001

Genre:

Electronic, Funk / Soul, Jazz

Style:

Leftfield, Breaks, Downtempo, Soul

Tracklist

1	Ready For Us	7:06	X
	Acoustic Guitar - Ben Smith Bass [Electric Bass] - Richard Garfoot Drums - Matt Klose Keyboards - Tom Bailey (3) Keyboards [Additional Keyboards] - Bob Sadler Saxophone [Alto And Baritone Saxophone] - Gareth Bailey Trumpet, Flugelhorn - Toby Coles Vocals - Jess Williams Written-By - B Smith* , A Sadler* , J Williams* , M Klose* , R Garfoot* , T Bailey*
2	R.F.O.	4:36	X
	Cello - Maxine McGuiness , Sophie Pasquel Drums - Matt Klose Keyboards - Tom Bailey (3) Viola - Ann Marie Morris , Katie Squiers Violin - Anna Croad , Elizabeth Croad , Michelle Taylor , Mike Shaw (4) Written-By - A Sadler* , M Klose* , T Bailey*
3	Thin Air	3:52	X
	Drums - Matt Klose Electric Guitar - Richard Poynton Keyboards - Tom Bailey (3) Lyrics By [Additional Lyrics] - David Hill (5) Vocals - Jess Williams Written-By - A Sadler* , J Williams* , M Klose* , T Bailey*
4	Blue Movie	6:32	X
	Cello - Maxine McGuiness , Sophie Pasquel Drums - Matt Klose Piano, Keyboards - Tom Bailey (3) Viola - Ann Marie Morris , Katie Squiers Violin - Anna Croad , Elizabeth Croad , Michelle Taylor , Mike Shaw (4) Written-By - A Sadler* , M Klose* , T Bailey*
5	Overflow	3:31	X
	Acoustic Guitar - Ben Smith Bass [Electric Bass] - Richard Garfoot Cello - Maxine McGuiness , Sophie Pasquel Drums - Matt Klose Keyboards - Tom Bailey (3) Saxophone [Alto And Baritone Saxophone] - Paul Deats Trombone [Bass And Tenor Trombone] - Gareth Bailey Trumpet, Flugelhorn - Toby Coles Viola - Ann Marie Morris , Katie Squiers Violin - Anna Croad , Elizabeth Croad , Michelle Taylor , Mike Shaw (4) Written-By - T Bailey*
6	Cheval Noir	5:08	X
	Acoustic Guitar - Ben Smith Cello - Maxine McGuiness , Sophie Pasquel Drums - Matt Klose Keyboards - Tom Bailey (3) Viola - Ann Marie Morris , Katie Squiers Violin - Anna Croad , Elizabeth Croad , Michelle Taylor , Mike Shaw (4) Written-By - B Smith* , A Sadler* , M Klose* , T Bailey*
7	Chunk	4:00	X
	Double Bass - Steve Truman Drums - Matt Klose Piano, Keyboards - Tom Bailey (3) Written-By - A Sadler* , M Klose* , T Bailey*
8	Fairweather Friend	3:06	X
	Drums - Matt Klose Keyboards - Tom Bailey (3) Saxophone [Alto And Baritone Saxophone] - Paul Deats Trombone [Bass And Tenor Trombone] - Gareth Bailey Trumpet, Flugelhorn - Toby Coles Vocals - Jess Williams Vocals [Additional Vocals] - Tom Bailey (3) Written-By - A Sadler* , J Williams* , M Klose* , T Bailey*
9	The Prophet	5:51	X
	Drums - Matt Klose Piano, Keyboards - Tom Bailey (3) Written-By - A Sadler* , M Klose* , T Bailey*
10	El Diablo	4:37	X
	Acoustic Guitar - Ben Smith Drums - Matt Klose Keyboards - Tom Bailey (3) Saxophone [Alto And Baritone Saxophone] - Paul Deats Trombone [Bass And Tenor Trombone] - Gareth Bailey Trumpet, Flugelhorn - Toby Coles Written-By - B Smith* , A Sadler* , M Klose* , T Bailey*
11	Shrewd Movements	3:38	X
	Double Bass - Steve Truman Drums - Matt Klose Piano - Tom Bailey (3) Written-By - A Sadler* , M Klose* , T Bailey*

Credits

Artwork By [Design] - Tom Hingston Studio
Artwork By [Image] - Marcus James
Engineer [Recording And Mix Engineer] - Bob Sadler
Engineer [Square Centre Session Engineer] - Tom Hewlett
Mastered By - Martin Giles
Producer [All Tracks Produced By], Arranged By [All Tracks Arranged By] - Fug
Score [All Strings And Horns Scored By], Arranged By [All Strings And Horns Arranged By], Conductor [All Strings And Horns Conducted By] - Tom Bailey (3)

Notes

All tracks recorded at Cairo Street and Square Centre Studios. All tracks mixed at Cairo Street.
Mastered at Alchemy Mastering London.

℗ 2001 Nuphonic
© 2001 Nuphonic

Distribution by Vital
Distributed in France by Discograph
Distributed in USA by Studio K7

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Rated 5/5

Review by scoundrel Mar 08, 2007 (edited over 2 years ago)

Fug's debut READY FOR US (on the sorely missed Nuphonic label) is an hour or string-drenched melodies. They take downtempo into a blissful direction. When Jess Williams provides her soaring vocals, the songs rocket straight into the atmosphere: "Overflow" actually does seem to overflow with emotion, while "Ready To Go" floats on the clouds. Elsewhere, Fug takes a jazz approach, from the mellow "The Prophet" to "Shrewd Movements," which picks up a torch and runs with it. They dabble in noir-funk, as well, as "El Diablo" and "Chunk" attest. But on their strongest tracks, they approach a near-classical sensibility: "R.F.O." revels in its baroque strings, backed with a strong rhythmic sense, while "Blue Movie" is a pizzicato heaven, and I'll be damned if it isn't the most memorable track on the album. This album is like ice cream for your ears.