![]() We’re no longer exclusively travelling overland. A new palette to paint from and further refinement of the craft. Lines drawn to connect those moments of inspiration. Each one a self-contained analogue electronic journey across northern Britain, viewed through the lens of a century in popular music. Meticulously curated, each release moves the Craven Faults story forward. It follows a trilogy of long sold out EPs, 2020’s Erratics & Unconformities LP, the Enclosures mini-album and a series of studio performances entitled Live Works. Standers is the second full-length album by Craven Faults. This is the Pennine Edition - unique to a selection of shops in Yorkshire, Lancashire and Cumbria - all formats include an exclusive embroidered patch. While there is very little that would sound bad with Goldfrapp singing atop it, this is the perfect mix of drive and wooze. 'The Love Invention' sees Alison veer dramatically into synth-heavy dancefloor grooves, crisply produced house and rich 303 sweeps. STAFF COMMENTS Barry says: Alison Goldfrapp has been at the forefront of electronic music for a good few decades now, both with Will Gregory and now on her own. On “NeverStop,” she is flooded with the rush of an all-encompassing love over a buoyant, rubberised beat the sublime synth-pop of “Fever” is an ode to the intoxicating majesty of the dancefloor, with a chorus that explodes as if setting off a glitter cannon. The sense of uninhibited liberation courses through album highlights like “In Electric Blue,” a yearning synth-pop confection with a chorus as blissful as love’s first butterflies. “So Hard So Hot” bottles the ephemeral joy of a dancefloor with its anthemic house beat, disco handclaps, and an exquisitely alluring vocal from Alison. The Love Invention marks Alison’s reawakening as a dancefloor priestess, in an intoxicating showcase of the disco and house influences that have always been at the heart of her musical DNA. With the release of her debut solo album The Love Invention- an electrifying dance-pop suite - her multi-faceted musicianship reaches a new peak. The magnetic London-born singer, songwriter and producer’s seven albums with Goldfrapp were fuelled by an unfailing modernity and a sixth sense for sounds that were more timeless than any trend. Heartfelt, grand and full of nuance, 'The Last Rotation.' is by far his most refined and enjoyable outing yet.Īlison Goldfrapp has set a towering bar for British synth-pop in the 21st century and she’s only just getting started. What's not so expected however is how BC's self-confessed pains and setbacks have resulted in such a wonderfully jubilant end-result. STAFF COMMENTS Barry says: A wonderful return for Brian Christinzio, full of soaring pop songs and perfectly manicured melodies, as you'd expect. The Philadelphian then joked, “I can't wait to make an album that isn’t surrounded by some awful tragedy.” “A masterpiece,” said The Guardian’s 5 star review, “a half hour or so that roils with anxiety, stuns with beauty and, occasionally, provokes laughter.” Even then, fate intervened when the album was released in April 2020, just as Covid and lockdown kicked in, so he was unable to tour the record until late 2021. That Christinzio has bettered his previous album is an achievement, given that Shortly After Takeoff received the best reviews of his life. The outcome is an extraordinary record, with Christinzio describing it as “more cinematic, sophisticated, and nuanced than anything I’ve done before. The album follows this break-up amid long-term struggles with addiction and declining mental health. Whilst making his new album The Last Rotation Of Earth, Christinzio’s relationship with his fiancé crumbled after nine inseparable years. ![]() Is there a curse that says Brian ‘BC Camplight’ Christinzio cannot move forward without being knocked back? That the greatest material is born out of emotional trauma? ![]()
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