View basket “Good Fruit” has been added to your basket. Imager Barbarossa SKU: MI0355LP Barcode: 5060146095570 17.00 £17.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Memphis Industries Released Date: 11th May 2015 Buying Format: 1LP Includes Download Code Out of stock Back Order Add to your Wishlist Description Product Info “Melds blue-eyed soul and electronica to addictive effect… exquisite” – The Times “A great example of someone following their musical instincts into new areas and finding success” – Drowned in Sound · “Mathé employs his soft soul falsetto over juddering beats, double-time drum claps and a synth riff… a revelation” – The Guardian Barbarossa, the nom de plume of Londoner James Mathé, follows 2013 album ‘Bloodlines’ with ‘Imager’ on Memphis Industries. ‘Imager’ is a cerebral, slow-burning album, tinged with melancholy and an alluring humanism. Mathé’s musical journey started with folk-tinged balladry that saw him become part of the Fence Collective and subsequently a band member for the likes of José González, Johnny Flynn and Junip. With ‘Bloodlines’ Mathé started to infuse his songwriting with electronic flourishes and now, with ‘Imager’, he completes his transformation into fully fledged electronic soul pioneer. Working with co-producer Ash Workman (Metronomy, Summer Camp) Mathé builds on the foundations provided by his organic approach to songwriting, to build elegiac electronic anthems that are filled with a simple, poignant immediacy. ‘Imager’ is pervaded with a sense of disquiet, perhaps driven subconsciously by the fact that the spaces where creativity and culture flourish in London are rapidly disappearing; that the artistic communities that Mathé grew up with are being driven out of London due to financial pressures and, as a result, something vital is being lost. Yet while the album deals in displacement and heartbreak, a sense that everything is in flux, there are redemptive moments to stir the soul. ‘Silent Island’ is perhaps the best example of this. Its melancholic refrain “this city holds no beauty for me” giving way to a blissful yet propulsive chorus that suggests creativity will always find a way. Elsewhere, ‘Settle’ is the sound of dislocation in the big city, a questioning of how to respond to your surroundings as they become increasingly alien. The languid ‘Home’, which features a guest vocal from José González, is the light to ‘Settles’ shade; its phrase “you’re one of the lucky ones…” providing reassurance and redemption. ‘Imager’ is the sound of Barbarossa stepping out of the shadows and into the limelight as a talent to be reckoned with in his own right, questioning his surroundings, his own creativity and coming up with answers that are compelling, affecting and thoughtful. The LP format includes a digital download code. Artist Barbarossa Genre Rock And Pop Label Memphis Industries Buying Options 1LP Includes Download Code Format 1LP , Includes Download Code Condition New Country UK Track Listings Imager Home Solid Soul Settle Nevada Dark Hopes Silent Island Muted Human Feel The Wall Share this On Facebook On Twitter Via Email More from Barbarossa and more from Rock And Pop View Product Quick View Barbarossa Love Here Listen Rock And Pop | Memphis Industries | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 5th March 2021 £18.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Barbarossa Love Here Listen £18.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Memphis Industries SKU: MI0643LP Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 5th March 2021 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Barbarossa Lier Electronica | Memphis Industries | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl, Includes Download Code Released 30th March 2018 £17.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Barbarossa Lier £17.00 Genre: Electronica Label: Memphis Industries SKU: MI0487LP Formats: 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