Dear all,
3 (“4”) NEW RELEASES OUT SOON ON ANNA LOGUE RECORDS:
ANNA 016, 017 and 018 are at the pressing plant and so is a 7” by THE PHONE which is released on Steve Lippert’s newly founded vinyl label ATTRACTIVE! in the UK. Steve is Anna Logue Records’ permanent graphic designer and close friend, therefore his first project has been co-produced and manufactured by Anna Logue Records. It also has some slight participations by Dave Hewson from POEME ELECTRONIQUE! So in case everything works out well, all four releases shall be available in around two weeks.
SPOON FAZER “Bam Boo EP”
7”EP Anna Logue Records ANNA 018.2008
a1 Rising Sun 4:10
a2 Kyoto 2:56
b1 Festival 3:45
b2 Back to the Beginning 3:13
SPOON FAZER is the early 80’s solo project of Simon Patterson from the UK who got his name from his band mates when playing in some in avant-garde punk bands in Devon and London. He is still occasionally called ‘Spoon’ by old friends. Being originally a drummer, fortunately Simon found interest in working with synthesisers and drum machines. On stage he used to play his electronic drums with guess what … spoons, of course! SPOON FAZER released the “Music 2 Dance 2” 7”EP (Project Records, Project 1, UK, 1980), Sunset 12”EP (Illuminated Records, ILL 912, UK, 1982), which actually featured the first vinyl appearance by Jimmy Caulty of later KLF fame, and was featured on the “East of Croydon” compilation LP (Nothing Shaking Records, SHAK 1, UK, 1981). Apart from that, SPOON FAZER recorded two tapes entitled “Bam Boo” and “Just another Man-in-Sect”. The four ‘most Anna Logue-compatible’ songs from “Bam Boo” (recorded in 1982) were chosen for inclusion on this beautifully designed 7”EP. “Bam Boo” was the musical expression of Simon’s obsession with Japan which you will clearly hear throughout the tracks presented here. The last words are Simon’s: “Spoon was a mask I wore! But I have now come to terms with the fact that actually I am Spoon Fazer!”
Record features:
- 7” black vinyl, 33 1/3rpm
- high quality pressing made in the Netherlands
- limited pressing of 333 copies
- 4 tracks previously unreleased on vinyl
- full colour sleeve
- lyrics sheet
- hand numbered and signed photo
- polyethylene inner sleeve for vinyl protection
- transparent record sleeve for sleeve protection
TWINS NATALIA “When We Were Young/Kleiner Satellit”
7” Anna Logue Records ANNA 017.2008
a1 When We Were Young 4:32
b1 Kleiner Satellit 5:37
TWINS NATALIA … is a most unreachable dream coming true! Being involved in this project, I feel a bit timid writing this. Anyway, the TWINS NATALIA songs are unique products of creative minds working together in order to write some beautiful, catchy and substantial electropop songs combining an early 80’s musical approach (analogue drum machine sounds, way of sequencing, etc.) with up-to-date recording techniques. TWINS NATALIA is one of the many brainchildren of Steve Lippert, Anna’s permanent and wonderful graphic designer, who we owe so much. The basic musical ideas are composed by Marc Schaffer creating a basic melancholic and melodic structure. Additional composition, arrangement and performance by Dave Hewson, with beautiful lyrics and vocal lines added by Sharon Abbott, performed by Sharon, and Julie Ruler, the latter three well-known from actually being POEME ELECTRONIQUE. In the end, for me this is close to being the perfect electropop. Further tracks are at early stages so a complete TWINS NATALIA album is planned for 2009.
Record features:
- 7” black vinyl, 45rpm
- high quality pressing made in the Netherlands
- limited pressing of 333 copies
- 2 previously unreleased tracks
- b/w nostalgia sleeve
- lyrics sheet
- hand numbered photo
- polyethylene inner sleeve for vinyl protection
- transparent record sleeve for sleeve protection
CAR CRASH SET “Join the Car Crash Set”
LP Anna Logue Records ANNA 016.2008
a1 Hit and run 3’20’‘
a2 Outsider (12“ Version) 5’58’‘
a3 Toys 4’42’‘
a4 Heart of Stone (Demo) 6’58’‘
b1 Another Day (Demo) 5’55’‘
b2 Heart of Stone 5’08’‘
b3 Dreams 2’42’
b4 Fall from Grace 7’52’‘
CAR CRASH SET were one of the very few electropop acts coming out of New Zealand and have released several vinyls nationally between 1983 and 1986. Basically, the CAR CRASH SET consisted of synthesists/composers David Bulog and Nigel Russell and guitarist/producer Trevor Reekie, and was formed in late 1981. They created such outstanding electropop songs with a Roland TR-606/808 and such lovely sequencing, - e.g. “Fall from Grace” is definitely a song that Anna will take with her into her grave – that it is indeed a shame that they didn’t receive more attention. Anyway, their 1983 12” ‘Two Songs’ (including “Outsider” and “Fall from Grace”) and the V/A ‘We’ll do our best’ LP (including CAR CRASH SET’s “Toys”) are at least highly collectible items amongst electropop connoisseurs and many people will be happy to see these tracks being available again as well as four previously unavailable demos from both their earliest and later days. David and Nigel are said to be recording again together with only the original Roland gear (“nothing else will do” as David says): TR-606, Jupiter-4, MC-4, System 100m modular and System 104 sequencer as well as Nigel’s Korg MS20… oh well, Anna is prepared!
Record features:
- 12”LP, 160 gramms, 33 1/3 rpm, black vinyl
- high quality pressing made in the Netherlands
- limited pressing of 400 copies
- 4 previously unreleased tracks
- full colour sleeve
- hand numbered lyrics sheet
- polyethylene inner sleeves for vinyl protection
- transparent record sleeves for sleeve protection
THE PHONE – Discreet Affair/The Phone
7”EP UK 2008 ATCO01 - 4 Tracks
THE PHONE is a minimal electropop project around some Jonni, Jacki, Steve and Diane, releasing this EP on Steve Lippert’s Attractive label in the UK. “Discreet Affair” sounds perfectly like Soft Cell anno 1980, and - DJs read carefully - will make the people shake their bodies on your dancefloor for sure! “The Phone” comes along with familiar Casio VL-1 sounds and rhythms, and samples around the topic - guess what - phone, ya, and it’s also made to keep your legs in motion. And then there’s “Discreet Dub” which sounds like Einstürzende Neubauten on a weird minimal electro/C64 trip. All tracks are fueled with lots of analogue synth and percussion sounds, great effects, some familiar sounds and a cool male voice. The sleeve comes in a do-it-yourself manner. Make sure you order quickly as only few copies seem to carry the very rare badges! The UK is back in flesh and vinyl! And now excuse me, please, but “I’m talking on the telephone…”. Highly recommended!
7”EPs are new, and limited to 300 copies.