‘Blood’ by Franz Ferdinand

When Franz Ferdinand released their third album, ‘Tonight’, at the beginning of the year, the special edition had an additional eight tracks on the end. These tracks were remixes of album tracks that carried the collective title ‘Blood’. Later in the year, ‘Blood’ was released on its own with an additional ninth track. My version is the first, and it was an accidental purchase in many ways. I bought ‘Tonight’ from ebay from an incredibly small sum, and happily, the special edition is what arrived through the post. To be honest, I’d paid it little attention before now. I was pretty disappointed in ‘Tonight’, so the idea of spending time with a collection of dub versions was relatively unappealing.

Happily, listening properly to this while coming to work on a cold dark morning was a more interesting experience than I thought it would be. It’s a bit samey, as you might expect, but there are some interesting production flourishes, and a good set of basslines. I doubt it would stand up to excessive repeated listening, but as the right kind of background music, it serves its purpose well.