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Soft Hearted Scientists - The Phantom Of Canton
Soft Hearted Scientists - The Phantom Of Canton
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An extended 3LP set, including a sidelong reprise of the album and a side of instrumental versions.
Nathan Hall describes the original album... "...loosely speaking, a psychedelia infused concept album of sorts, dealing with themes such as alienation, lost love, and the sometimes high personal price of obsessively pursuing creative projects, or indeed any job or calling; however, it is often very upbeat and hopeful, even joyful, and acknowledges that the highs outweigh the lows and that the protagonist wouldn’t really have it any other way.
'The Phantom of Canton' is universal and is anybody who has felt a sense of identity loss during times of crisis, like a ghost on the sidelines with life passing them by, but also anyone who has then experienced the rush of joy felt when things get back on track.
Musically this might be the band’s most ambitious yet. Even the darker songs are painted in bright colours and infused with an hallucinatory element. Electric and acoustic guitars and a vast range of keyboards and sound effects and sound events illuminate the lyrics.
Influences include 1940s big band music, 1950s doo wop and rock and roll, 1960s psychedelia and folk rock, early 1970s prog rock, punk, post punk, electronic music and sound track music"
Fruits de Mer's 3LP set spreads the original album across four sides of vinyl and adds a side-long 'suite' - put together by Nathan and producer, Frank Naughton - that picks up on the themes of the individual tracks, together with a final side of instrumental mixes.
Nathan Hall describes the original album... "...loosely speaking, a psychedelia infused concept album of sorts, dealing with themes such as alienation, lost love, and the sometimes high personal price of obsessively pursuing creative projects, or indeed any job or calling; however, it is often very upbeat and hopeful, even joyful, and acknowledges that the highs outweigh the lows and that the protagonist wouldn’t really have it any other way.
'The Phantom of Canton' is universal and is anybody who has felt a sense of identity loss during times of crisis, like a ghost on the sidelines with life passing them by, but also anyone who has then experienced the rush of joy felt when things get back on track.
Musically this might be the band’s most ambitious yet. Even the darker songs are painted in bright colours and infused with an hallucinatory element. Electric and acoustic guitars and a vast range of keyboards and sound effects and sound events illuminate the lyrics.
Influences include 1940s big band music, 1950s doo wop and rock and roll, 1960s psychedelia and folk rock, early 1970s prog rock, punk, post punk, electronic music and sound track music"
Fruits de Mer's 3LP set spreads the original album across four sides of vinyl and adds a side-long 'suite' - put together by Nathan and producer, Frank Naughton - that picks up on the themes of the individual tracks, together with a final side of instrumental mixes.
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