Dead Skiers — unfinished instrumentals
TDK SA 90 high-bias cassette with a worn black shell, scuffed window and handwritten title label. Tape status playable. Unfinished tracks transferred to digital in 2016.
| Accession no. | DMP/EV/002 |
|---|---|
| Category | Audio record |
| Dated | Period recording, undated |
| Condition | TDK SA 90 high-bias cassette with a worn black shell, scuffed window and handwritten title label. Tape status playable. Unfinished tracks transferred to digital in 2016. |
Curator's note
A second working cassette containing unfinished instrumentals, filed under the deliberately misheard title ‘Dead Skiers.’
The handwritten label and Side B marking suggest a rehearsal or work-in-progress copy rather than a release master. Its contents have not been assigned to the public catalogue.
The joke preserves an early problem of the band's name: people heard Detsky Mir, saw the spelling, and supplied their own pronunciation. This tape kept the mishearing as its title.
Tape transfers
Cover — “If I Can’t Have You”
Unfinished band arrangement of the 1970s disco hit, sequenced during the original sessions.
Untitled instrumental — Be Near Me loop
Sketch built on a drum loop sampled from the ABC “Be Near Me” club remix.
Untitled instrumental — industrial intro
An experiment with the industrial sound of bands like Nine Inch Nails. Detsky Mir performed the piece as the introduction to their live set.
Untitled instrumental — latin theme
An experiment with a latin-style synth pop sound.