Valette, Sydney
How Many Lives
How many lives. can one have within a single life? wonders Sydney Valette from the start of his 5th delivery. Here are
the usings of a young soul that managed to stay around for over a decade - somewhere between the electro-goth scene and
warehouse raves. Somewhat surprised at his own longevity, Sydney sees a kind of musical continuum form as his output
grows year by year, and adds yet another 8 tracks to it, fueled by the the same dynamics but within a slightly darker
mindset. A bipolar set, shared between frontal upbeat moments and more withdrawn, brooding ones. The EBM service is
provided by urgent cuts such as I cant or Rzurekt. On the more poppy front we find Space & Time, that stands as the
climax of the lot, building upon melodic echoes of nostalgia and hopefulness. But on the flipside, the hyperactive
crooner slides into muddier territories and shows an inclination towards post-punk moodiness. The guitar-based Lies adds
a darker shade to the producers spectrum, New Pictures drifts alone in the distance followed by a haze of doom, and Back
from Mexico mixes field recording with Carpenter-esque key- boards on a linear journey with a goth aftertaste. As a
final blow, a cover of the Sex Pistols Anarchy in the UK revisits the old revolutionary myths embodied by this
archetypal punk anthem, and gives them a dark ballad treatment! You will be amazed by Sydneys enduring inner struggles
about daily melancholia and urban Isolation! A very strong album - enriched by 3 tracks from previous albums as
bonus-tracks!
Price
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Format
CD - 1 disk
Release
01-02-2019
Label
Item-nr
524575
EAN
8016670135111
Availability
Not in stock
Tracks
Title
Artist
1
HOW MANY LIVES
2
I CAN'T
3
LIES
4
BACK FROM MEXICO 05 NEW PICTURES
5
SPACE AND TIME
6
ANARCHY IN THE UK
7
RZUREKT
8
MY PRIDE (2014)
9
POLISHED MIRRORS (2013)
10
SOME LETTERS (2013)