Vinyl, LP, Album, 180g incl. Poster + DL Code
"Civis Jams" is a bubbling work of slumbering structures and calm, powerful songs. The vocals stick to the edges of the mixes, giving them an intimate yet cryptic sound. This feeling is reinforced by Darkstar's nocturnal production of drums and synths. Highlights include the tracks "Wolf" in the best Mount Kimbie style of the "Cold Spring Fault Less Youth" phase and "Jam", a potential peaktime banger, which the Darkstar interprets gently and with the sharpness of a Jai Paul. After their hyperdub debut "North" (2010) and the two Warp successors "News From Nowhere" (2013) and "Foam Island" (2015), Darkstar have created an album with terrific underwater night songs with "Civic Jams".
In spring 1984 the debut album 'Sophisticated Boom Boom' was released. The LP brought a mix of Hi-NRG disco and new wave sound. Around the same time, the single, 'That's the Way (I Like It)', originally from the KC & Sunshine Band, was placed in the British charts. However, the big success only came after the change to the production team Stock Aitken Waterman. At the end of 1984 her single 'You Spin Me Round' (Like A Record) entered the British charts and shortly after became the leader (USA # 11). The fifth studio album 'Fan The Flame' was released in 1990, but only in Japan until it was included in an extensive box in 2016. For the 30th anniversary, the album is finally released for the European market as 180 gr. LP (white vinyl) and printed inner sleeve!
Das Internetphänomen The Midnight veröffentlicht neues Album auf Counter Records! Das Duo Tyler Lyle und Tim McEwan besser bekannt als The Midnight hat sich in den letzten Jahren von einem Online-Phänomen zur Nummer 1 der Billboard Electronic Albumcharts entwickelt. Mit ihrem mitreißenden Sound, der Americana-Archetypen mit einer aufrüttelnden Palette elektronischer Sounds verbindet referenziert er Synth-geschwängerte Filmmusik, Deep House, Pop und Rock. Das neue Album „MONSTERS“ ist eine Fortsetzung des allumfassenden Plans von The Midnight, der eine glühende Fangemeinde generiert hat - eine große Gemeinschaft von Internetkultur-Besessenen, Schlafzimmerproduzenten, Tumblr-Goths, Cosplayern, Teenagern, ihren Eltern und allen dazwischen - die seit fast zwei Jahren nach einem neuen Album schmachten. „‚MONSTERS‘ ist die Geschichte eines Teenagers.“, sagt die Band. „Die Pubertät ist chaotisch, tragisch, brutal, wehmütig und schön. ‚MONSTERS‘ ist all das.“ Vom Artwork des Albums von Aaron Campbell bis hin zu den Songtiteln gräbt die Platte Teenagergefühle durch nostalgische Prüfsteine, wie das frühe Internet, VHS-Kassetten, Playstations oder Filmplakate aus, um die aufregenden und vernichtenden Erlebnisse jener turbulenten Jahre wiederzugeben. The Midnight sind Tyler Lyle und Tim McEwan, die ursprünglich erst aufgrund eines gemeinsamen Musikerkollegen zusammengebracht wurden. Der Instrumentalist und Produzent Tim stammt aus dem Vereinigten Königreich und Dänemark und begann mit der Produktion von Hiphop- und Pop-Acts, während Sänger, Texter und Gitarrist Tyler im ländlichen Georgia aufwuchs und als Singer-Songwriter auch schon mit Folk- und Country-Stars arbeitete. Formate: - Violettes Doppelvinyl (140g) im Gatefold-Sleeve inklusive Downloadcode!
In spring 1984 the debut album 'Sophisticated Boom Boom' was released. The LP brought a mix of Hi-NRG disco and new wave sound. Around the same time, the single, 'That's the Way (I Like It)', originally from the KC & Sunshine Band, was placed in the British charts. However, the big success only came after the change to the production team Stock Aitken Waterman. At the end of 1984 her single 'You Spin Me Round' (Like A Record) entered the British charts and shortly after became the leader (USA # 11). The seventh, final studio album, 'Fragile', was released in 2000, but only in Japan until it was included in an extensive box in 2016. To celebrate its 20th anniversary, the album is finally being released for the European market as 180 gr. -Double LP (Red Vinyl) and printed inner sleeve!
Moscoman aka Chen Moscovici, Berlin based by choice and DJ of Panorama Bar (Berghain), Space Miami and Pacha Ibiza, delivers after releases on Because, Life & Death, Greco-Roman, ESP Institute (debut album "A Shot In The Light" 2016) and his own label Disco Halal is now releasing his second album on Moshi Moshi. On "Time Slips Away" he extends his sound from machine disco, melodic techno and wonky house with new sound structures that make the 12 tracks including vocal features by Tom Sanders (Teleman), Vanity Fairy, Wooze, Niki Kini and Nuphar more direct and compelling , which is also due to his early indie rock background.
Remastered and expanded reissue of the debut album "Happiness" (1990) by electro-pop duo The Beloved including their breakthrough single "The Sun Rising", plus "Your Love Takes Me Higher", "Time After Time" and "Hello". Inspired by the acid house scene in the 'Summer of Love' in 1988, founding members Jon Marsh and Steve Waddington changed from an indie band to a hybrid of pop and balearic house. While the 2LP first appeared on 180g heavyweight vinyl, the CD contains numerous bonus tracks, including demos, unpublished tracks (2,3,4,13), B-sides, alternative versions, as well as the previously unpublished "The Sun Rising (Evening Session Remix) "from a BBC Radio 1 session.
Shortly after the new work "Civic Jams" (including "Album of the Week" at ByteFM), the British duo Darkstar released a fantastic remix EP. The Catalan top producer John Talabot then transforms the keytrack "Wolf" into a club hit with a lighter touch, while Loraine James (Hyperdub) presents a breathtakingly spooky dance floor anthem. The second keytrack "Jam" is accelerated by Horsepower Productions (Tempa) with 1990s garage snippets, while Dwayne Parris (Idle Hands) dissolves his dubstep into spacey spaces. Talabot's final dub, on the other hand, is a dark post-punk abstraction as a contrast to the end.
Extended 30-year reissue of the excellent collaboration album "Wrong Way Up" (1990) by the two leftfield icons Brian Eno and John Cale, who have known each other since the 1970s at Roxy Music / Velvet Undergound. "Wrong Way Up" marked the first song-based recordings for Eno since 1977 and was a triumph for both musicians. Physical formats have not been available for 15 years and now contain the rare bonus tracks "Grandfather's House" and "Palanquin" (B-sides of the single "Spinning Away" (1990)) on CD and as an LP download code. - Formats: CD Digipak (12 tracks), Ltd. CD in bound hardcover (12 tracks), LP (10 tracks) with download code (12 tracks). All formats contain an interview with Brian Eno from 1990 about the creation of the album in the liner notes.
“The Neon”, the 18th studio album by the legendary British synth-pop duo Erasure, is a radiantly optimistic piece of pop music. When Vince Clark and Andy Bell met for the first recording sessions for this album, the first since “World Be Gone” in 2017, there was a very special optimism. Erasure is doing well at the moment and you can hear that on the 10 songs of the album “The Neon”, which will be released on August 21st via Mute, with every note and every note. - Black vinyl incl. Download code.
On their second album, the Sheffielder trio International Teachers Of Pop inspires with nerd disco and a weird pop-not-pop attitude. References are the legendary Studio 54, Grace Jones, Bianca Jagger on a white horse and happy clubbing times in Sheffield and Manchester. "Pop Gossip" was recorded by ITOP member Dean Honer, who has worked for top stars from Jarvis Cocker to Britney Spears. The keytracks include the opener "Don't Diss The Disco", "I Stole Yer Plimoles" with Jason Williamson (Sleaford Mods) and the German-language Pink Floyd cover "Another stone in the wall" (!).
First vinyl reissue of the electro-funk rarity by South African artist Linda 'Babe' Majika (ex-member of the Hot Soul Singers) from 1988. Six tight tracks of glittering electro-bubblegum and synth-based, sun-soaked machine funk, produced by Ace Mbuyisa (member of the Boogie-Funk-Maestros Freeway). Remastered from the original tapes.
New album from The Chain Gang Of 1974, the indietronica project of the US musician and singer Kamtin Mohager from Los Angeles. Mohager's sound is strongly influenced by the 1980s synth-pop, it combines influences from Prefab Sprout, Tears For Fears and OMD with modern indie-pop electronics such as M83, The Naked & Famous or Foster The People. In 2013 his track "Sleepwalking" made it onto the soundtrack and trailer of the blockbuster PC game "Grand Theft Auto V". "Honey Moon Drips", his fifth album, will be released on red 180g vinyl in gatefold on his own label FEVER LTD.
RYUICHI SAKAMOTO'S LANDMARK 1981 ALBUM REISSUED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN DECADES OUTSIDE OF JAPAN. THE ALBUM WILL BE REISSUED IN ITS RARE JAPANESE EDITION TOGETHER WITH A 2-LP LIMITED EDITION FEATURING THE ALBUM PLUS A 2ND LP FEATURING ITS NEVER-RELEASED FULL INSTRUMENTAL MIX, ALL REMASTERED BY BERNIE GRUNDMAN. Wewantsounds is proud to announce the reissue of Ryuichi Sakamoto's third solo album "Hidari Ude No Yume" (Left Handed Dream), originally released in 1981 on the Alfa label. Save for a small-scale Dutch vinyl release in 1981, it is the first time the album's original Japanese edition is released outside of Japan (the European release on Epic Records included significantly different tracks and mixes). Newly remastered from the original tapes by renowned engineer Bernie Grundman, this LP edition comes with original artwork featuring a striking cover shot by famous photographer Masayoshi Sukita (sourced from the original negative), OBI strip and 4-page insert with new introduction by journalist Anton Spice. The album will also be released as a 2-LP limited edition gatefold including the album's full instrumental mix. Ryuichi Sakamoto's third album, "Hidari Ude No Yume" was recorded at the legendary Alfa Studio 'A' in Tokyo during the Summer of 1981. it came after "B-2 Unit" in 1980 and his debut album "Thousand Knives Of" in 1978, the very year Sakamoto was invited by Haruomi Hosono to join Yellow Magic Orchestra alongside Yukihiro Takahashi. In the process, they became global stars as the group rewrote the rules of electronic pop and toured around the world, yet Sakamoto was keen to remain active as a solo artist. ?In 1981, the musician decided to record an album rooted in Pop, following "B-2 Unit" which had a more of an experimental edge and his landmark electro debut from 1978. For this new album entitled "Hidari Ude No Yume," Sakamoto invited British producer Robin Scott, who had had huge hit with 'Pop Muzik,' to co-produce. They entered the Alfa studio in July 1981, accompanied by a handful of musicians. These included his fellow YMO musicians Haruomi Hosono and Yukihiro Takahashi, keyboard programmer extraordinaire Hideki Matsutake who'd been on Sakamoto's first two albums and became YMO's unofficial fourth member, violinist Kaoru Sato, saxophonist Satoshi Nakamura and American guitarist Adrian Belew who'd played with David Bowie, The Talking Heads' "Remain In Light" and more recently, Tom Tom Club’s debut (co-writing 'Genius Of Love'). ?Together, they created a fascinating mix of pop, ambient and electronic music with elements of avant garde and traditional Japanese music, the whole firmly rooted in a solid groove. Sakamoto wanted to give the album a spontaneous feel and decided to let ideas flow and evolve organically during the sessions as musicians would develop them together. From the funk of 'Relâché' to the new wave feel of 'Venezia' and the ambient minimalism of 'Slat Dance,' the album is remarkably consistent while displaying a wealth of global influences as shown by the diversity of instruments featured on the credits: Marimba, didgeridu, traditional Japanese instruments such as the Sho and Hichiriki flutes. ?The album was released in Japan in 1981 and Epic Records picked it up for Europe a year later but decided to release it in a significantly altered version. The sequencing was completely reshuffled and two tracks, 'Saru No Ie' and 'Living In The Dark' were completely dropped while three others, ‘Relâché’, ‘Tell 'em To Me’, ‘Venezia’ were heavily remodelled with english lyrics and became 'Just About Enough', 'Once In A Lifetime' and 'The Left Bank'. Last but not least, a new English-sung track, 'The Arrangement,' was added, making the album nine tracks instead of ten for the Japanese edition. Altogether this International version called "Left-Handed Dream" was a very different album from the Japanese one and although both were successful at the time and further established Ryuichi Sakamoto as a global solo artist, the Japanese edition of "Hidari Ude No Yume" remains largely unknown to international ears. Wewantsounds is now delighted to release this original Japanese edition for the first time in decades as a single LP together with a 2-LP limited-edition set adding, as a bonus, its fascinating instrumental mix, discovered in the label's vaults a few years ago (Note that 'The Garden Of Poppies', 'Slat Dance' and 'Saru No Ie' are instrumentals but for the consistency of the album we kept them on the Instrumental Mix). "Hidari Ude No Yume" is an essential album in Ryuichi Sakamoto's rich discography. It is now available in its purest original Japanese form.
"Be a Rebel", the first new New Order song in five years, is an uplifting and dreamy new piece from the New Order synth-pop school with the message that at the end of the day, above all, do not let yourself get down however tough the times may be. "Be a Rebel" was originally planned as a release for this year's New Order autumn tour, but although the live shows have been put on hold for now and the dates have been postponed to 2021, the band felt it was important to keep their fans involved in new music to let.
Limited 7 "release from the second Gunship album" Dark All Day "(2018) with the sensual" Black Blood Red Kiss "featuring celeb model Kat Von D on vocals, plus a new remix by the British" metal choir "Choir Noir for the singer Kat Marsh, limited edition on white-red splatter vinyl.
Limited 7 "release from the second Gunship album" Dark All Day "(2018) with the keytrack" The Drone Racing League "as well as a new remix by the Australian synthwave duo Power Glove for the title track" Dark All Day " green vinyl.
Reissue of the second studio album "Endless Fantasy" by the New York chiptune indie band Anamanaguchi, which was released in 2013 on their own label dream.hax Entertainment. The band creates music from hacked Nintendo systems, Gameboys and live instruments, hence the term "Chiptune". "Endless Fantasy" with its 22 tracks is considered an 8-bit masterpiece and is now released on clear vinyl with rainbow splatter, including download code.
As a teaser for the upcoming reissue of the Soft Cell reunion album from 2002, "Cruelty Without Beauty", an EP with 6 album highlights will be released in brand new 2020 extended mixes on white vinyl.
Erstmalige Wiederveröffentlichung des Erfolgsalbums von Marc Almond. Sein viertes Soloalbum mit dem Mega-Hit "Something’s Gotten Hold Of My Heart“ als Duett mit Gene Pitney erschien ursprünglich 1988 auf dem Parlophone Label. Erstmals erhältlich als Doppel LP-Edition mit dem Originalalbum und allen Single-B-Sides sowie Versionen der Songs “The Stars We Are” (Full Length Version) and “These My Dreams Are Yours"’ (Through The Night Mix). Der letzte Bonutrack ist Marc Almonds Solo-Version des Hits „Something’s Gotten Hold Of My Heart”.
Marie Davidson ist zurück mit einem neuen Album, einer neuen Band und einem kühnen neuen Sound! Als „Marie Davidson & L'Œil Nu“ erscheint ein Trio, das aus drei alten Freunden und langjährigen Mitstreitern mit gemeinsamen Wurzeln in der Montrealer DIY-Szene besteht: Marie, ihr Ehemann Pierre Guerineau, die zusammen auch als Essaie Pas weltweit Erfolge feiern, und Asaël R. Robitaille. Von der Idee der ewigen Wiederkehr angezogen, liefern sie eine zukunftsweisende, innovative Pop-Platte, die auf den klassischen Methoden von Maries Musik aufbaut, um etwas zu schaffen, das ein breiteres Publikum anspricht. Mit dunklem Humor und eingeschobenen musikalischen Einflüssen - von Fleetwood Mac über Kraftwerk bis hin zu Jazzklassikern wie Billie Holiday und Chet Baker - spinnen sie jeden ihrer Beiträge in wild fantasievolle Richtungen.
In den späten neunziger Jahren war Wien Welthauptstadt der elektronischen Musik - Namen wie Kruder & Dorfmeister, Pulsinger & Tunakan, Waldeck, Electric Indigo oder Fennesz künden davon. Danach kam lange Zeit nichts, bis eine neue Generation - von HVOB bis Parov Stelar, von Dorian Concept bis Elektro Guzzi - sehr nachdrücklich eigene markante Sound- und Leuchtspuren setzte. Und nun kündigt sich abermals ein Zeitsprung an. Zu große Töne gespuckt? Nein. Selbst Christian Fennesz zieht schon den Hut. Vor Drahthaus. Einer Band, die eigentlich keine Band ist. Noch nicht einmal eines der vielen Projekte, die immer und überall rasch entstehen und noch rascher wieder vergehen. Hier ist etwas radikal anderes im Kommen. Das 2015 gegründete Kollektiv Drahthaus ist ein Zusammenschluss diverser in Wien lebender Kreativer (Musiker, Künstler, Designer, Filmemacher, Techniker, Programmierer, Handwerker, Veranstalter und Kreativer jeglichen Geschlechts) mit der Vision, alte Strukturen in Frage zu stellen. Und Raum für gänzlich Neues zu schaffen. Die Faktoren Lust, Neugier, Fachwissen und künstlerische Vernetzung sind mit im Spiel. Auch wenn Drahthaus den anarchischen Freiraum der Kunst mit präzisen, systematischen, analytischen Fragestellungen vermessen. Im April erscheint das erste Album - es trägt keinen Titel. Aber es wird die Elektroniksphäre aus den Angeln heben. Lokal, national, international. Willkommen im Drahthaus.
Airchina ist eine schwerelose, instrumentale Maschinenmusik, zuweilen mit einer verhuschten Stimme oder einem synthetischen Chor geisterhaft anthropomorphiziert. Airchina ist verspielt-melodiöse elektronische Musik von und für Heute, die dabei auch an globalen Ambient- und Pop-Entwürfen Ende der 1970er bis Ende der 1980er Jahre ansetzt. Airchina ist ein Soloprojekt von Nikolai Szymanski. LP 2 ist seine zweite Veröffentlichung, das Debütalbum LP 1 erschien im Sommer 2018 auf italic. Szymanski ist Teil der Band Stabil Elite und arbeitet als bildender Künstler.
Unter Evolution versteht man gemeinhin die allmähliche Veränderung der vererbbaren Merkmale einer Population von organischen Strukturen von Generation zu Generation. Überträgt man diesen Gedanken aus der biologischen Welt in die musikalische von Northern Lite, so trägt jedes neue Album die signifikanten Merkmale seiner Vorgänger in sich, aber erfindet dennoch den typischen Northern Lite Sound auf spielerische Art neu. Evolution, das 13. Studioalbum von Northern Lite, gibt ihrem unstillbaren Drang nach Härte und Geschwindigkeit Raum, ohne jedoch die existenzielle Notwendigkeit von Liebe zu verleugnen. Sich ihrer eigenen Vergänglichkeit bewusst geworden, gehen Kubat, Bohn und Rödel, nun jenseits der vierzig, schonungslos mit sich ins Gericht. Weder textlich noch musikalisch werden Gefangene gemacht. Von zärtlich quecksilbrigen Pop Balladen, bis hin zu neuen Hymnen, die die Kraft haben, ganze Generationen im Herzen zu verbinden, nimmt jeder Song des neuen Albums seine Hörer mit auf eine Reise zu sich selbst. Im Ergebnis bilden hier Inhalt und Form eine rauschhafte Koexistenz, die nur durch die meisterhafte Präzision der musikalischen Ausführung noch Steigerung erfährt.
Wewantsounds is proud to announce the reissue of Ryuichi Sakamoto's third solo album "Hidari Ude No Yume" (Left Handed Dream), originally released in 1981 on the Alfa label. Save for a small-scale Dutch vinyl release in 1981, it is the first time the album's original Japanese edition is released outside of Japan (the European release on Epic Records included significantly different tracks and mixes). Newly remastered from the original tapes by renowned engineer Bernie Grundman, this LP edition comes with original artwork featuring a striking cover shot by famous photographer Masayoshi Sukita (sourced from the original negative), OBI strip and 4-page insert with new introduction by journalist Anton Spice. The album will also be released as a 2-LP limited edition gatefold including the album's full instrumental mix. Ryuichi Sakamoto's third album, "Hidari Ude No Yume" was recorded at the legendary Alfa Studio 'A' in Tokyo during the Summer of 1981. it came after "B-2 Unit" in 1980 and his debut album "Thousand Knives Of" in 1978, the very year Sakamoto was invited by Haruomi Hosono to join Yellow Magic Orchestra alongside Yukihiro Takahashi. In the process, they became global stars as the group rewrote the rules of electronic pop and toured around the world, yet Sakamoto was keen to remain active as a solo artist. ?In 1981, the musician decided to record an album rooted in Pop, following "B-2 Unit" which had a more of an experimental edge and his landmark electro debut from 1978. For this new album entitled "Hidari Ude No Yume," Sakamoto invited British producer Robin Scott, who had had huge hit with 'Pop Muzik,' to co-produce. They entered the Alfa studio in July 1981, accompanied by a handful of musicians. These included his fellow YMO musicians Haruomi Hosono and Yukihiro Takahashi, keyboard programmer extraordinaire Hideki Matsutake who'd been on Sakamoto's first two albums and became YMO's unofficial fourth member, violinist Kaoru Sato, saxophonist Satoshi Nakamura and American guitarist Adrian Belew who'd played with David Bowie, The Talking Heads' "Remain In Light" and more recently, Tom Tom Club’s debut (co-writing 'Genius Of Love'). ?Together, they created a fascinating mix of pop, ambient and electronic music with elements of avant garde and traditional Japanese music, the whole firmly rooted in a solid groove. Sakamoto wanted to give the album a spontaneous feel and decided to let ideas flow and evolve organically during the sessions as musicians would develop them together. From the funk of 'Relâché' to the new wave feel of 'Venezia' and the ambient minimalism of 'Slat Dance,' the album is remarkably consistent while displaying a wealth of global influences as shown by the diversity of instruments featured on the credits: Marimba, didgeridu, traditional Japanese instruments such as the Sho and Hichiriki flutes. The album was released in Japan in 1981 and Epic Records picked it up for Europe a year later but decided to release it in a significantly altered version. The sequencing was completely reshuffled and two tracks, 'Saru No Ie' and 'Living In The Dark' were completely dropped while three others, ‘Relâché’, ‘Tell 'em To Me’, ‘Venezia’ were heavily remodelled with english lyrics and became 'Just About Enough', 'Once In A Lifetime' and 'The Left Bank'. Last but not least, a new English-sung track, 'The Arrangement,' was added, making the album nine tracks instead of ten for the Japanese edition. Altogether this International version called "Left-Handed Dream" was a very different album from the Japanese one and although both were successful at the time and further established Ryuichi Sakamoto as a global solo artist, the Japanese edition of "Hidari Ude No Yume" remains largely unknown to international ears. Wewantsounds is now delighted to release this original Japanese edition for the first time in decades as a single LP together with a 2-LP limited-edition set adding, as a bonus, its fascinating instrumental mix, discovered in the label's vaults a few years ago (Note that 'The Garden Of Poppies', 'Slat Dance' and 'Saru No Ie' are instrumentals but for the consistency of the album we kept them on the Instrumental Mix). "Hidari Ude No Yume" is an essential album in Ryuichi Sakamoto's rich discography. It is now available in its purest original Japanese form.
His name may not be instantly familiar, but Hideki Matsutake has had a huge influence over Electronic music. Starting his career as the assistant of Japanese Electronic Music master Isao Tomita in the early 70s, he went on to work with Ryuichi Sakamoto and then Yellow Magic Orchestra as their keyboard programmer and unofficial fourth member. In 1981 he started his own Logic System project recording "Venus" that year in Los Angeles with Don Grusin, Nathan East and Michael Boddicker, brilliantly mixing Synth Funk, Ambient and Boogie with a touch of Fusion Jazz predating Vaporwave by a mere 30 years. Wewantsounds is delighted to reissue this visionary album, which comes remastered from the original tapes and features Pater Sato stunning artwork including the rare beautiful 8-page insert with an exclusive interview of Hideki Matsutake by Hashim Kotaro Bharoocha. The early 80s were prolific for Hideki Matsutake. As the go-to keyboard programmer for the tokyo music scene, he worked on Akiko Yano's "Gohan Ga Dekitayo", YMO's "BGM", Ryuichi Sakamoto's "B-2 Unit", Mkwaju Ensemble's "Mkwaju" and found time to record two Logic System albums in 1981. While the first album, "Logic" had a harder techno feel, the second one "Venus" was different affair. Recorded in Los Angeles at the new state of the art Yamaha Studio, it was loosely themed on the Greek goddess Venus and had a funkier more organic sound. For the album Matsutake had asked a handful of American musicians to provide songs he would then add his synth magic touch to. Michael Boddicker, Don Grusin, Nathan East and Roger Powell duly complied and also played on the album. The updated sound was achieved by switching from the Moog III to the E-mu modular System (which Matsutake brought over to LA) and other synths like the Prophet 5, the Roland MC-8 and TR 808 and the Yamaha GS-1, a forerunner of the DX7. The result is an amazing futuristic mix of electronic music and early 80s funk, announcing many genres to come, from techno and house to French electro and Vaporwave. From the breezy ambient synth of "I Love You" to the city pop edge of "Be Yourself" (originally written by Nathan East for Debra Laws) and the vocoder-led Daft Punk-ish "Take A Chance", Venus is a fascinating album that both pushes the boundaries of electronic music and is yet strangely accessible and beautiful. The other key elements of Venus is the artwork designed by Japanese legendary illustrator Pater Sato. Sato had started in Japan in the early 70s doing many album covers for Japanese artists including Tatsuro Yamashita's cult Spacy LP before moving to New York in 1979 to pursue a career in fashion and advertising. His airbrush style became hugely influential over the years and in 2018, Stella McCartney dedicated a whole Men’s collection based on his Venus. Star make up artist Pat McGrath also regularly posts his artwork to her 3 million fans on her instagram. The original album came with a beautiful 8-panel insert illustrated by Sato which Wewantsounds has reproduced on this deluxe reissue also featuring remastered sound, OBI strip and a second insert featuring credits and line up plus liner notes by Hashim Bharoocha. The notes will feature an exclusive interview with Hideki Matsutake reminiscing about the making of this visionary album which Wewantsounds is delighted to reissue.
Jorja Chalmers zog 2004 von Sydney nach London, trat jahrelang mit Bryan Ferry & Roxy Music auf, ihr Debütalbum "Human Again" entstand in Ferrys Londoner Studio und wurde später von Johnny Jewel (Chromatics) und Dean Hurley im legendären Asymmetrical Studio (Hollywood) finalisiert. Die Kombination ist schlicht atemberaubend. Die verträumte Neon-Sinfonie kombiniert den spacigen Minimalismus von Bowie & Eno's "Low" mit Laurie Anderson-like Vocals, den Vernebelungen von Badalamentis "Lost Highway" Score, dem Doom von Goblin, der Klaustrophobie von John Carpenter und der Präzision von Amon Düül. Ein neuer Stern im Nachthimmel des Italians Do It Better-Label.
Wenn etwas aseptisch kalt wie die Musik der New Romantics und gleichzeitig aber deep, soulful und trippy ist, dann dieser Release von Al Chem aus Berlin: ein verdammt gutes Modellieren von No Wave, Electronic, Minimal und Dance. Aufgewachsen mit einer Diät von Post-Punk, New-Wave, verloren in einem verrauchten Warehouse - diese Art von Musik und Stimme (Depeche Mode oder Johnny Cash lassen entfernt und posthum grüßen) in einem minimalen Lo-Fi Electronic Bett ist schwer zu finden. Al Chem’s Timbre und Texte sind einfach betörend, in den Himmel eintauchend, begleitet von einem hypnotischen Synth-Faden. Das Paket mit zwei tipp-topp Remixen angereichert: Shahrokh Dini zaubert einen super drahtigen Club-Mix, durchaus geeignet für jedwede Peaktime, während Compost‘s Boss Michael Reinboth cool und sicher auf einem stein-kalten 80er Groovegerüst herumturnt.
Grammy Gewinner RAC ist mit neuem Album zurück inklusive Features von Jamie Lidell, Gothic Tropic, St. Luisa & vielen mehr! Der mit einem Grammy ausgezeichnete Produzent und Songwriter André Allen Anjos, besser bekannt als RAC, hat das bevorstehende Release seines neuen Albums angekündigt. „BOY“ wird am 8. Mai 2020 über Counter Records erscheinen und handelt vom Erwachsenwerden. Das Album ist eine melodiegesteuerte Indie-Elektronik-Platte, auf der Anjos seine künstlerischen Grenzen ausreizt, indem er seine komplexe Kindheit thematisch erforscht. Zu den Sängerinnen und Sängern seiner Wahl bei „BOY“ gehören u.a. der L.A.-Rocker Gothic Tropic, der britische Soulfreak Jamie Lidell, der Alt-Popstar St. Lucia und die aufstrebende Sängerin LeyeT. In seiner 10-jährigen Karriere hat sich RAC als einer der produktivsten Remix-Künstler dieses Jahrzehnts erwiesen, mit über 200 Remixen, darunter für Lana Del Rey, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Weezer, Phoenix, Bob Marley, Imagine Dragons, New Order, Two Door Cinema Club und The Shins.
Jaakko Eino Kalevi, der finnische Psych-Pop Reisende, kehrt mit einem neuen Mini-Album zurück. Die sieben Tracks auf Dissolution sind eine funkelnde neue Konstellation im Kalevi-Universum. In ihnen gräbt Jaakko, der sich niemals wiederholt, tief und untersucht dabei die kosmischen Auswirkungen eines gut gelebten Lebens. Es sind sicherlich einige der bisher freakigsten Cuts von Jaakko, darunter drei Tracks, bei denen die in Berlin ansässige Taiwanerin Yu-Ching Huang als Gastsängerin auftritt. Während das Out of Touch-Album des letzten Jahres Jaakko Eino Kalevi in einer nachdenklichen Stimmung fand, ist er bei Dissolutionneugierig und engagiert und sucht nach Bedeutung auf einer Platte, die Funk, chakra-orientierte Elektro- und Rokoko-Weltraumballaden enthält. "So wie sich ein Tropfen Tinte in einem Glas Wasser auflöst, so soll das Leben auf der Erde begonnen haben", sagt Jaakko, der die Songs in Berlin und Helsinki geschrieben und produziert hat. "Es ist unmöglich, wieder dieser Tropfen zu werden. Das Leben auf der Erde ist ein Geheimnis - es ist eine Geschichte der Auflösung."
Um die enigmatische US-Band Chromatics und ihren Mastermind Johnny Jewel herrscht ein Kult der Faszination, ausgelöst durch ihre einzigartige Kombination aus ultracooler Postpunk-Attitüde und ebenso sexy Synthpop-Sounds zwischen Italo-Disco und Dreampop, die sich in Temperaturschwankungen von warm-melodisch bis eisig kalt entfalten. Chromatics Releases erscheinen sporadisch, EP's, Coverversionen, Remixes und Reissues zwischendurch häufiger, neue Longplayer sind aber eine Seltenheit, die man im Kalendar rot markiert. War lange Zeit "Dear Tommy" als neues Werk angekündigt, so ist dieses mysteriöse Projekt wieder auf unbestimmte Zeit verschoben, so dass wir uns erstmal an dem Album "Closer To Grey" erfreuen dürfen, das als CD & Do-LP auf blutrotem 180g Vinyl erscheint, begleitet von einem kurzen, prägnanten Statement der Band: "Music Is Medicine." Nichts brauchen wir mehr die Tage.
A Bath Full of Ecstasy vereint den Sound, für den die Band berühmt geworden ist - Euphorie und Melancholie verschmelzen mit bunten Melodien, eigenwilligen Gesangslinien und pumpenden elektronischen Pop-Rhythmen. Am 21.Juni 2019 veröffentlichen Hot Chip ihr siebtes Studioalbum „A Bath Full Of Ecstasy“. Für die Produktion holten sie Philippe Zdar, den französische Maestro, der die Magie von Cassius und Phoenix geprägt hat, und Rodaidh McDonald, der mit The XX, David Byrne, Sampha, u.a. zusammen gearbeitet hat, ins Boot. Es geht zurück auf das, was Taylor als Inbegriff von Hot Chip versteht: "Eine musikalische Formulierung dessen, was gesagt werden muss, oft aber nicht ausgesprochen werden kann".