Bumble were a dance collective, based in Ireland and signed to U2’s Mother Records label. This may have been the cause of Peel’s description of this Andrew Weatherall mix as Weatherall goes to Dublin, though I suspect it has more to do with the prevalence of bodhrans and penny whistles throughout the track. In fairness, Peel could have described it as Weatherall goes to Lausanne given that what I keep hearing is the sound of a cuckoo clock from about 1:45.
If the mention of Gaelic instruments and Andrew Weatherall has you picturing some kind of ghastly fusion of Matt Molloy with Loaded era Primal Scream, then relax. What we have here is something far more stylish and haunting. The female harmonies that dovetail through the track conjure images of selkies trying to capture the hearts of fishermen. The beats are propulsive, but the call is entrancing.
There is an even longer Weatherall mix of West in Motion which slightly dilutes the Splash in County Kerry vibe by plastering Robert Miles style piano work throughout it.
Video courtesy of TheMadFerret.
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