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Artist: Fortran 5: mp3 download    Genre(s):  Electronic     Discography:      Blues    Year: 1991    Tracks: 14 Recruiting a bevy of oddball-celebrity sidemen and invitee vocalists -- sampled or otherwise -- slightly bleary-eyed the backbone of the grouping, only David Barker and Simon Leonard recorded several albums of elysian ambient-techno as Fortran 5. Indebted to such culprits of British whimsy as Syd Barrett and Monty Python, the couplet commonly recorded with samplers blazing, the devilish solution of which included outre pop collisions like Donna Summer and the Pretenders or the Champs' "Tequila" and thrash-metal. With roots in the Mute Records artists I Start Counting, the match debuted with 1990's "Crazy Earth," a woolgathering acid-house raceway counting Barrett among its sample victims. Several singles followed during 1990-91, including "Mettle on the Line" with (live) vocals by Miranda Sex Garden. The debut Fortran 5 LP was Blues, released in 1991; it included contributions from Can's Holger Hiller, Orb's Kris Weston (aka Thrash) and far-famed DJ Colin Faver. The weirdest collaboration, nevertheless, was a compensate of Syd Barrett's "Motorcycle," with vocals obtained by posthumously sampling assorted lines from legendary comedian and Carry On film star, Sid James -- the group was perchance saved from a court sheath since producer on the session was Sid James' son Steve. Following the LP were several high profile singles, including "Look to the Future" (with live vocals by Sly Stone alumnus Larry Graham) and "Irani Blues" (with Neil Arthur of Blancmange). The sampling shenanigans continued on Fortran 5's second full-length, Forged Head Park. The "Sid Sings Syd" theme was resurrected, with notable British actor Derek Nimmo unwittingly loaning his vocals to a compensate of Derek & the Dominos' "Layla," spell Barker and Leonard besides called upon John Barry and media coverage of the Gulf War to enhance their compositions. The couplet featured no collaborators and few samples on their one-third, the 1995 concept album Aguacate Suite. Fortran 5 as well remixed Erasure, Inspiral Carpets, Miranda Sex Garden and Laibach.