Lovelife: The Lost Mixes

by The Julies

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Lars Gotrich The year is 1995. David Barbe, then Sugar bassist, was just starting a production career. His mixes for these Britpop-loving dudes from New Jersey foregrounded the shoegaze-y guitar. Favorite track: Boy Wonder.

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	1.	Boy Wonder 04:11
	2.	Blue 04:56
	3.	Friday and Faithless 04:38

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The Julies recorded "Lovelife" in a ferocious weekend at Bill Campbell's home studio in 1995. After submitting the final mixes to Flying Tart, the label insisted on having them remixed. The recordings were sent to Dave Barbe, an up and coming engineer, most well-known at the time as the bassist for alternative rock band Sugar, which the band members happened to be big fans of.

The mixes Barbe provided were edgy and lean, often eschewing backing vocals and emphasizing the intricate guitar work of the songs. After some back and forth between the band (who were loyal to Campbell's mixes) and the label, a compromise was reached, with three tracks being selected from each mix engineer.

This Bandcamp-exclusive release provides a glimpse at what would've been had a compromise not been reached, and a further exploration of the early engineering work of a celebrated engineer (who later went on to work with bands like R.E.M., Drive-By Truckers and Deerhunter).

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released March 3, 2023

all songs written by the julies
published by mr. agreeable music (bmi)

produced by the julies and william campbell
engineered by william campbell
mixed by dave barbe
cover design by bill spry

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The Julies Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The Julies were — and somehow are again — an American alternative/indie guitar band that mixes influences from ’80s post- punk and new wave with ’90s shoegaze, indie rock and britpop to create music that was, in the case of 1996’s Lovelife EP at least, singularly magical. ... more

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