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1UsefulNotes/{{Glasgow}}-based alternative dance group who were touted as the next big thing in the UK music press circa 1993.
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6%%* BreakupBreakout: Dot Allison
7* CallBack: "Transient Truth" re-uses the spoken line "But if you want to know the truth" from "Fallen".
8* CoverVersion: One of the many acts who have tackled Music/DollyParton's "Jolene", their version was in an ambient dub style. There's also an unreleased cover of Simon Dupree's psychedelic classic "Kites" in circulation.
9* EpicRocking: The first seven tracks on ''Morning Dove White'' average over seven minutes each. And then there are the remixes: Secret Knowledge turned in remixes of "Breakdown" running 10:08 and 11:02, Music/{{Underworld|Band}}'s mixes of "Why Don't You Take Me" are 11:02 and 14:55, Slam's two mixes of "White Love" run 15:34 and 17:35.
10* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: The ghost story "Fallen" may be a FantasticRomance, or just a very flowery description of masturbation.
11* NewSoundAlbum: The B-sides for their final single "Why Don't You Take Me" showcased a more dub-oriented sound which was going to be the basis of their second album.
12%%* NonAppearingTitle: "There Goes The Cure", "Transient Truth", "Skanga"
13* OneBookAuthor: only ever released one album, ''Morning Dove White''.
14* SpecialGuest: Jah Wobble's [[LeadBassist lead bass]] contribution to "There Goes the Cure" raises it to the level of SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic.
15%%* SpokenWordInMusic: "Fallen" and "Transient Truth".

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