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Artist:	COLOMA
Title:	Silverware
Label:	WARE (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.50
Catalog #:	WARE 005CD

"Ware's next step: the duo Coloma (Rob Taylor & Alex Paulick) with the debut album Silverware. Classic British song writing meets smart beats and clicks in a style which might be categorized as 'Click-Pop'. Silverware is definitely not dance-floor. But it definitely is minimal electronic music, and from a perspective never quite heard before. Also noteworthy: Rob Taylor is the voice of Mathias Schaffhäuser's club hit 'Hey Little Girl', and Alex Paulick doubles as bassist for Düsseldorf electro-pop purists Kreidler. The Coloma sound is based on Rob Taylor's lyrics and voice in combination with Alex Paulick's subtle melodies, set within a abstract electronic framework. Organ bass, two-finger keyboard lines and guitar-chord fragments underpin the vocal. A straight bass drum emerges from the rhythmic ticks and crackles before things can get too serious."

Artist:	COLOMA
Title:	Finery
Label:	WARE (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.50
Catalog #:	WARE 011CD

"A little over a year after the release of their debut album Silverware, Alex Paulick and Rob Taylor are dressing up in their Sunday best to present Finery, a collection characterized by harmonious shape and classic lines. Once again the pair have clearly been attending to detail, as befits their bespoke approach to songwriting. Paulick's cuts (and clicks) are perfectly measured, and piano, vibraphone and violin (hand-played, of course) provide natural warmth. Taylor's voice is sometimes buttoned up; sometimes he gets just a little hot under the collar... As you are probably realizing, there is a common thread running through Finery. From a melodic yearning to put away the winter garb and put on the clothes that summer wears, along a procession of thought (in seven verses!) from a megalomaniac tailor, and on to a stream of consciousness journey wrapped in a coat made out of senses. 'Illegible Love' features Christoph Clöser, Of Bohren & The Club Of Gore."

Artist:	COLOMA
Title:	Transparent
Label:	WARE (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$8.50
Catalog #:	WARE 026EP

"A new chapter for Ware: The duo Coloma doesn't make dance music, but rather a wonderful hybrid between classic British pop-sensibility and crisp, minimal electronic music. 'Clicks'n'Pop(s)' is the buzzword on the scene. This pre-album remix maxi single guarantees Coloma a suitably worthy and seamless entrance into the world of Ware, prior the February release of the album Silverware. Decomposed Subsonic and Mathias Schaffhäuser build a bridge between those lofty Coloma melodies and typical Ware-dancefloor. Clyne (alias Thomas Klein of Kreidler) also contributes with a tastefully restrained, four-to-the-floor version of 'The Difference Between Silver & Grey', more or less the album's title song. 'Transparent' itself is a collaboration between Coloma and Mr. Subsonic, created in two intensive night sessions, and is as clear and resonant as cut crystal. By the way: Coloma's singer is Rob Taylor, who also sings that 'Hey Little Girl'. His partner Alex Paulick is primarily responsible for the wonderfully understated instrumentation and production (he also doubles as live-bassist for the Düsseldorf band Kreidler)."

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