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...according to our Brian on Thu 11 Dec, 2008.
This one's a 12" EP on People in the Sky by Ghostape. 'Allez Allez' has a remix by Screen Tests who turn the original into a strangely addictive mid tempo electro funk stepper with these hovering glacial synth bursts that remind Philthy of Simple Minds when they were good, these spaced out Female vocal samples and a heavily tripped out cosmic disco vibe. It's quite a corking downtempo number & I might spin this at the next party I do amongst all the other badly mixed, horribly misplaced songs I throw at people when they're off their nut. 'After After' is like mogadon motorik slo-pop with eerie effects & an intriguingly crappy chuntering guitar that sounds like a strangled parrot. The lyrics towards the end are sleazy & fucked distorted chirrups & moans from a one woman mind mental. I prefer the balearic chill pop mix of 'Many Stars' (Ste remix) It's poised so beautifully like some of the trippy lounge shit with that tranced ladies tones that you'd hear on old Cafe Del mar comps between all the holiday programme cheeze. So 2 mixes on here are well good for 9.30 AM on a Thursday. Where's my coffee? Grrrr..· Swiss producer Gabs AKA Ghostape has come
up with a stellar EP starting with leading track
‘After After’ with its motorik rhythm and
electronic bass pulse throbbing away under
picking guitars, mad yelps and shamanic
whispers.
· ‘Many Stars’ is a simple, haunting song with
longing chords, given some electronic fizz by
Gabs and his friend Plastic De Rêve.
· ‘Allez Allez’ is an alt.disco slow burner that
emerged from a collaboration with French
producer Screen Tests.
· The ‘Marco Tulio Thrash’ mix of ‘Many Stars’
opens up with a trippy organ riff and a sparse
machine rhythm before slowly morphing into
something that sounds like Adonis trapped in
a lift with Metro Area whilst Martin Hannett
pushes the buttons.
Allez Allez (Screen Tests Mix)
After After (Original)
Many Stars (Original)
Many Stars (STE Remix)
Many Stars (Marco Tulio Thrash Remix)
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