Browse by Label: CITY SLANG (GERMANY)

Artist:	SCHNEIDER TM
Title:	Frogtoise
Label:	CITY SLANG (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$3.00
Catalog #:	CITY 20198CD

Last copies, reduced price. "Schneider TM returns to mess with your minds with the release of 'Frogtoise', a limited edition single which features one of the stand out tracks from his album Zoomer. Inspired by a dream in which Schneider dreamt he had surgically spliced together a frog and a turtle, the single contains four radically different versions of the song. The lead Frogtoise Exploitation Edit blossoms vividly with a rich palette of sounds, a killer melody and a timbre that Schneider memorably described (flippantly, possibly) as 'post-Timbaland'. The Frogtoise Vredus Remix is a more electro-pop friendly version, drier and glossier and not a million miles away from a more avant-garde Pet Shop Boys! The Frogstears Schneider FM Remake sees Schneider TM take an acoustic approach to the song -- something that he is also able to do with any of the songs on Zoomer, and which he probably will -- while Fruktos sees Schneider's live companion KptMichigan tear the song apart in a glitch and crackle style." This CD version adds a video clip.

Artist:	NOTWIST, THE
Title:	Pilot
Label:	CITY SLANG (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$8.00
Catalog #:	CITY 8382CD

"The Notwist have finished their long awaited fifth album Neon Golden, and it's big step further towards what they've been aiming towards for years: seamlessly unifying guitar driven music with modern electronica. Brimming with self confidence, they effortlessly move between both styles and ultimately make it something all their own. The Pilot single will be our first offering from the Neon Golden record. Pilot starts with an insistent 4/4 groove accentuated by Console's (Martin Gretschmann's) buzzes and stuttering electro beats and is underpinned by Micha Acher's unshakeable bass line."

Artist:	EXPERIMENTAL POP BAND
Title:	Homesick
Label:	CITY SLANG (GERMANY)
Format:	LP
Price:	$15.00
Catalog #:	CITY 8721LP

"Experimental Pop Band hail from Bristol, England, and are one band whose name truly represents the music they make. Led by singer-guitarist-songwriter-DJ -Davy Woodward, EPB started out as a studio project in 1995 and released a few funky, eclectic singles and their debut LP, Discgrotesque on the English label Swarf Finger. Although they come from Bristol, you'd never confuse them with the likes of Tricky, Portishead, or Massive Attack. EPB certainly use slippery, groovy beats like their fellow Bristolians, but the mood is miles away from Tricky's dark offerings or Portishead's detached cool. This is because underneath the beats and samples lies the warm, beating heart of a singer-songwriter who hung out in clubs DJ'ing instead of singing 'Kumbaya' around the campfire. That's right, songs that'll make you wiggle your hips and snap your fingers and they top it off with wry, sardonic lyrics that will make you listen more than twice." Limited stock, deleted item.

Artist:	TO ROCOCO ROT & I SOUND
Title:	Pantone EP
Label:	CITY SLANG (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$8.00
Catalog #:	CITY 8749

"With their fourth album, Music Is A Hungry Ghost, the well known Berlin/Duesseldorf electronics collective -- this time around strengthened by New York DJ I-Sound -- have succeeded in expanding their musical universe and enriching it around yet another new variation. To Rococo Rot are ceaseless in their quest to perfect their vision of timeless music. Playful electronic sound paintings, which are at times disturbing and untamed but equally set up a cozy, homey groove that always manages to touch the listener in a special place. They create other yet nevertheless familiar worlds which envelope you and make it very difficult to leave. Internationally, To Rococo Rot are heralded and respected above and beyond their German peers, having won the hearts of Björk, Radiohead, and Leftfield (just to name a few). The new EP, 'Pantone', is not a single in the traditional sense, but a result of their touring together with I-Sound. The title-track, 'Pantone(red)', has been drastically re-worked after the aforementioned tour experience as has 'Trance of Travel (gets)', which has to this point been unavailable on vinyl, although, like, 'Pantone', can be found on the Music Is The Hungry Ghost CD. 'Brett 2 (plus)' is a different version than of that on the 'Kölner Brett' (Staubgold) compilation and 'I Wanted To Meet Him' and 'Fisherman Dresses Like Joseph Beuys' are two wonderful tracks that, for some inexplicable reason, never made it on the record."

Artist:	SOPHIA
Title:	People Are Like Seasons
Label:	CITY SLANG (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$18.00
Catalog #:	CITY 95176CD

"Sophia is Robin Proper-Sheppard, formerly of The God Machine, and a cast of musicians drawn from a pool of bands with whom Robin has worked throughout his career, otherwise known as 'The Sophia Collective'. The previous two albums were entirely financed, recorded and produced by Robin, who also oversaw the entire production, promotion and distribution of the albums on his own The Flower Shop Recordings label. This is the first time since the days of The God Machine that Robin has agreed to work with another label. The new album fleshes out the sound and extends the dynamic boundaries, whilst maintaining Robin's traditional but effective approach of keeping things minimal, whether they be lyrically or musically. The overriding impression of the album is that it rocks, but this is quite clearly not a rock record. In fact much of it is quiet, pained, acoustic and mines a rich vein of melancholy that seems to seep through all of Robin's music throughout the years."

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