BMX Bandits In Space

BMX BANDITS again release an album for Elefant Records, this time to Long With All-new material. The sixteenth reference group Duglas T Stewart is sponsored by several large news. First, This new album marks the return of two of the original members of BMX Bandits, who Were Not Involved in the group since its inception back in 1985. Jim McCulloch (Snowgoose, THE SOUP DRAGONS) has returned to join the training Also closely Involved in the creation of many of the themes and Sean Dickson (THE SOUP DRAGONS) That has composed the themes open and close the disc. Second, another contributor regularly returning to the payroll is the great and ubiquitous Norman Blake (Teenage Fanclub) who plays several instruments and co-produces the captivating “Still.” And finally, we are facing a kind of pop space opera That leaves one of the greatest works of One of the most charismatic characters in the history of indie pop.

“BMX Bandits In Space” tells the journey through time and space of a man who seeks forgiveness and how to return home. During That journey is Reflected in small flashes, some are memories, others are imagined. “Every song, every musical flash is like a piece of a puzzle That Helps to discover how our hero lost and ended up wandering endlessly through space, and Which Love is the vision That I’ve made. ”

After That overture before commented, “Still” That tells the vehicle will take us along the story, a frail and broken vessel, between spatial and arpeggios choirs toy has the support of the Japanese plectrum. “That his friends recalls Performer reinforced the notion That everything would be fine but it does not feel so sure ” itself Explains Stewart . “Beautiful Friend” begins to hit northern-soul to break the touch of synthesizers (in Line with the more danceable FRIES) That Gives vitality composition Requires That the memory of a beautiful foreigner who visits our astronaut in Scotland, the threat of a new home soon vanishes. Do you just a dream?

“Look At You, Look At Me”, in Collaboration With The Argentine Cineplexx Between echoes and fifties, has a dream Appears In Which a girl, lost and frightened Also. “Dreams That Both find love. And the end of this dream is a fairytale style Jacques Demy . ” Here comes “Like The Morning Sun”, a delightful pop with echoes of structure and lounge sixtie and soul. “Listen To Some Music” reminds us of the comforting Ability of music with a perfect pop song, Which enjoys a wonderful melody, sunshine-pop vocals, and a collection of colored horn arrangements.

“Elegant Love” reinterprets “Elegant Lines” (an old theme ‘own BMX BANDITS, and Again With the help of Cineplexx) to synth-pop beats, a round and wonderful theme, Which Brings a new stylistic counterpoint, as brand of the house , to make way for That “And It’s You” tells a love story ended but bequeaths a lot of wonderful and unforgettable moments, Including acoustic and caressing pizpiretos casiotone loops, and a new chorus delicious. ‘You Dissapointed Me “puts our astronaut, as in “Fucked Up”, recalling friends failed relationships by mistrust and betrayal several, putting the theatrical and dramatic pieces MOST amazing album, ingeniously arranged, with a large visual power, emphasizing the groove Negroid “Fucked Up.” But “Fireworks” (written by the very young Carla Easton , soon we will have more news about it) retrieves the hopeful tone melodies and Arrangements Between fifties, like Perry Como navegase looking deserted island where Shirelles They have been flooded.

“All Around The World” is the essence of the album, started with that wonderful phrase “I believe in beauty, and there it takes me, I will go there. ‘ As if ABBA and The Beatles Were left lead by Bacharach , Duglas Explains the idiosyncrasies of love, and the Ongoing search in the hope That there is always something to look for. “While We’re Dancing” draws the picture of a couple falling in love in waltz, in a church hall, before the man was going to fight in World War II. The protagonist himself see the same scene again, several years later, with the same partner, much larger, surrounded by several friends, in the same hall of the church. Tom Waits song I Wish That it had been part of his repertoire tempranero, fiddle With That beautiful, romantic, velvety …

Finally, “The Unforgiven”, another piece with a great power play, from Henry Mancini and FM Cornog , tells how at the last moment, When It Seemed That the trip would never end, “our hero an angel bathes in the light of forgiveness and love, making your trip ends Suddenly, being in a landscape of green hills, way back home where love has probably waiting for him back to life. ” Can you imagine what the musical representation of That angel? Do not tell them anything more, Because this unique work Requires Thousands of listeners, from That first hasty and clueless in the unrepeatable elegance and captivating melodies Arrangements and we Inevitably, Those last in Which We scrutinize every sentence in around our hero, in Which each sound has a key role In This story, as extras with indescribable importance.

Reference Also topped with a very great cover of Duprez , Able to combine a line of vintage design with a space theme (as it did With The Elefant compilation “Space Escapade”), And Also give colored and spirit knowing pop solitaire space starry background. It’s probably the best work of Duglas T. Stewart , Which, speaking of One of the most important icons of pop music today, and Which is already running behind, is not an understatement. What is clear is Talking About That we are a special disc , wonderful, That Elefant Records we orgullosísimos to share with everyone. Enjoy it.