Now here is a song that is up there with the very best One-hit wonders and although they actually released two albums... you wouldn't know it. Freur were from Cardiff and they originally went by an unpronounceable symbol or squiggle (a la Prince) until the record company forced them to have a pronounceable name. They released "Doot Doot" in 1983 and to me it was one of the best New Wave/Dance hybrids to date. They blended the two genre's together and set the standard that even they perfected years later as 'Underworld'. They formed 'Underworld' in 1988 after the demise of Freur and the rest is history because we know how important 'Underworld' have been to Indie/Dance music. With "Doot Doot" Freur used all the best technology of the time for a sound that was mind blowing and the amazing thing is that it still sounds great now.... it has out lasted a hell of a lot of other 80's music (some of it unlistenable now)... and the same can be said about the Underworld songs of the 90's.
Here is an early version with Welsh lyrics.
Greetings from Vienna! :-)
ReplyDeleteDo you happen to know when this Doot-Doot Welsh version was taped (or at least aired)?
Many thanks in advance.
Kind regards,
Valentin
Hi there
ReplyDeleteI can't find much information about when the Welsh version was taped or aired. They formed in 1982 and released the "Doot-Doot" single and album in 1983. So my guess is some time in 1982. The Welsh version here has Karl on guitar rather than vocals. He was the vocalist by the time it was recorded and released.
Cheers
Bryan
Hi Bryan,
ReplyDeletemany thanks for your quick reply! I've been loving this track since I first saw it - back in '84, behind the Iron Curtain, on a messy MTV VHS recording - and it never let me go: it's one of those tracks that give the impression that musicians went where no-one has gone before (yes, it does sound like Star Trek, but this is my best way to describe it).
At the moment I'm painstakingly collecting all Freur material I can find, it was a great surprise to find the original video of a track I had recently grabbed. Many thanks for posting it here in the first place.
Best,
Valentin