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NEW MUSICAL EXPRESS

24th April 1999

Oasis have begun recording their fourth album in a remote French chateau belonging to fashion designer Christian Dior to escape media attention.
The band began rehearsing material for their next release at Music Bank Studios in south London in February before shipping equipment to their new base, including an original 1960s valve desk that Noel reportedly bought for Ł15,000 despite his comment last December that: "Hopefully, the new producer will make it sound like it's been recorded in 1999 and not 1969."
It is believed the band are recording tracks live and all mixing will be done at a later date, backing up reports that the band are keen to get "back to basics" following the accusation of many critics that the last album was "overproduced".
Oasis' spokesman told NME that the band were certainly taking a "more direct approach">
"Basically, it's all going pretty well and everyone's in a good mood. They're just back doing what they really enjoy." The band will stay in France for "as long as it takes" to get the album how they want it, he added.
The band are working with Mark 'Spike' Stent, who most recently worked wih Mansun on their album, 'Six'. Noel, who's co-producing the album, told NME previously that they working on 22 songs.
Liam described the new material as "awesome". The band's label, Creation, is expecting to release the album early in the new year, but a single may come out before then, the spokesman said.

"Celebrity Square-Ups"
In an article revisiting yesteryear's great rock feuds, Johnny Cigarettes tells the story and asks "what if...?"
Britpop big mouth bout:
Damon Albarn [Blur] vs Liam Gallagher [Oasis] vs Brett Anderson [Suede]
Grudge(s): Shared girlfriends, professional jealousy and public slanging matches.
Rumble: The final opportunity to settle the Britpop wars, as Albarn's enemies ally against him in a fight to the death. On paper, it looks like it's all over for the Colchester cockernee. But his ability to adopt any style to suit whatever the judges might be impressed by at any particular time, suggest staying power and flexibility in the face of slightly predictable opposition. Liam's tactics would surely be limited by his insistence in standing absolutely stock still at all times, feet at ten to two, with his glass chin sticking out like a coconut on a shy. And if he starts arguing with his trainer brother, Noel, the fight could end up outside the ring. Meanwhile, Brett's scrawny frame and sickly demeanour may not last the full distance. He may insist that he's alright, he's just got a bit of a cold today, but it won't wash with the judges.

songs in the key of life - Andy Bell of Hurricane #1
on the tunes that made him a man
record that evokes the greatest summer of your life
Live Forever & Slide Away - Oasis
"I'm probably happier now, but that time when those songs came out was just so exciting and the music enhanced it all so much. I was in Ride then, we were just splitting up, and my life was getting kind of empty in that way. Often we'd go on a road trip and all we'd need was the Oasis tape and a stereo. We'd stick it on, drink loads of vodka then go out to a club where they'd be playing it too. It was just always there."
In an article revisiting yesteryear's great rock feuds, Johnny Cigarettes tells the story and asks "what if...?"
Britpop big mouth bout:
Damon Albarn [Blur] vs Liam Gallagher [Oasis] vs Brett Anderson [Suede]
Grudge(s): Shared girlfriends, professional jealousy and public slanging matches.
Rumble: The final opportunity to settle the Britpop wars, as Albarn's enemies ally against him in a fight to the death. On paper, it looks like it's all over for the Colchester cockernee. But his ability to adopt any style to suit whatever the judges might be impressed by at any particular time, suggest staying power and flexibility in the face of slightly predictable opposition. Liam's tactics would surely be limited by his insistence in standing absolutely stock still at all times, feet at ten to two, with his glass chin sticking out like a coconut on a shy. And if he starts arguing with his trainer brother, Noel, the fight could end up outside the ring. Meanwhile, Brett's scrawny frame and sickly demeanour may not last the full distance. He may insist that he's alright, he's just got a bit of a cold today, but it won't wash with the judges.

songs in the key of life - Andy Bell of Hurricane #1
on the tunes that made him a man
record that evokes the greatest summer of your life
Live Forever & Slide Away - Oasis
"I'm probably happier now, but that time when those songs came out was just so exciting and the music enhanced it all so much. I was in Ride then, we were just splitting up, and my life was getting kind of empty in that way. Often we'd go on a road trip and all we'd need was the Oasis tape and a stereo. We'd stick it on, drink loads of vodka then go out to a club where they'd be playing it too. It was just always there."
on the tunes that made him a man
record that evokes the greatest summer of your life
Live Forever & Slide Away - Oasis
"I'm probably happier now, but that time when those songs came out was just so exciting and the music enhanced it all so much. I was in Ride then, we were just splitting up, and my life was getting kind of empty in that way. Often we'd go on a road trip and all we'd need was the Oasis tape and a stereo. We'd stick it on, drink loads of vodka then go out to a club where they'd be playing it too. It was just always there."

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