2025 reissue - 1993 debut album by the trio of Andrew Weatherall, Jagz Kooner and Gary Burns. Unavailable on vinyl and CD since original release. Remastered from the original tapes by Matt Colton, contains 'Smokebelch II (Beatless Mix)' for the first time on the 2LP edition.
Sabres of Paradise's debut album, Sabresonic, established the trio's club bona fides in spades, whether that club was an all-night rave, a sweaty bar with crummy speakers, or a chill-out room. Andrew Weatherall, the most well known of the group, had already established himself as a trailblazing remixer, and this record felt like his calling card to be a dues-paying member of the techno club. He, Jagz Kooner, and Gary Burns whipped up numerous tracks that rolled well past the five-minute mark, underpinned by thumping drums, thunderous sequencers, and sleek synths. The opening "Still Fighting," a reclaimed bit of club nirvana that was meant to be a remix of a Primal Scream track, sets the stage, and the rest of the album follows its template. "Smokebelch I" pairs post-industrial drum sounds with echoing cymbals and minimal synth burbles, "Inter-Lergen-Ten-Ko" shimmers and glides, and "Ano Electro (Allegro)" comes across like a Hi-NRG track filtered through the PA system at an ironworks. Paired against these are tracks that take different approach, dispensing with beats and ramping up the atmosphere. "Clock Factory" is 14 long minutes of horror film soundtrack, with backwards sounds and synths stabs building to a fever pitch; "Smokebelch II (Beatless Mix)" diverges into blissful ambient territory; and while "R.S.D." has a beat, it's not techno and more cop-show funk topped by gleaming synth sounds. - Tim Sendra
| A1 | Still Fighting |
| A2 | Smokebelch I |
| B1 | Clock Factory |
| C1 | Ano Electro (Andante) |
| C2 | R.S.D. |
| D1 | Inter-Lergen-Ten-Ko |
| D2 | Ano Electro (Allegro) |
| D3 | Smokebelch II (Beatless Mix) |
