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"19 April 2023
New album
Fun recording brass today!"
New Album!
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leesmapman
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This is VERY exciting.
It’s been, what, a decade since they did anything with natural tone and timbre.
Will put some colour in their cheeks, finally.
It’s been, what, a decade since they did anything with natural tone and timbre.
Will put some colour in their cheeks, finally.
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With these two references, I think this album can be tremendous.
rashomon wrote: Fri 17 Mar 2023, 6:16 pm https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp5jnPBgKGZ/
Neil's voice samples + Chris' synth patterns + ChatGPT = The music plays forever
Left to my own devices?psbfannyc wrote: Thu 20 Apr 2023, 4:28 am https://www.petshopboys.co.uk/pet-texts ... /new-album
"19 April 2023
New album
Fun recording brass today!"
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I think there is an orchestra of 30 people here (more or less). Let to my own Devices had 40 people people, I think.euroboy wrote: Thu 20 Apr 2023, 11:34 am With these two references, I think this album can be tremendous.
rashomon wrote: Fri 17 Mar 2023, 6:16 pm https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp5jnPBgKGZ/
Neil's voice samples + Chris' synth patterns + ChatGPT = The music plays foreverLeft to my own devices?psbfannyc wrote: Thu 20 Apr 2023, 4:28 am https://www.petshopboys.co.uk/pet-texts ... /new-album
"19 April 2023
New album
Fun recording brass today!"
Someone told Trevor Horn that it wasn't necessary so many musicians to record Left to my own devices. It depended on the quality of the musicians but he insisted on it. The arrangements of Richard Niles were amazingly good (he worked also on Go West and Somewhere).
Watch this:
https://www.petshopboys.co.uk/pet-texts ... hard-niles
I'm happy with it but I know the way orchestra worked on Elysium. So I try not to be so optimistic. It depends on the quality of the songs and the new producer is not Trevor Horn and his amazing team.
Richard Niles and Bandzilla:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8detqHU2Vo
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100% agree. Really looking forward to hearing an album with an orchestra again.jasonjohn wrote: Thu 20 Apr 2023, 11:08 am This is VERY exciting.
It’s been, what, a decade since they did anything with natural tone and timbre.
Will put some colour in their cheeks, finally.
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Ooooooo a string and brass.
Fundamentally interesting.
Fundamentally interesting.
A small voice of calm and reason.
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I don't know if the musical director is Owen Pallet (well, he is composer, musician but I don't know if he is musical director) or maybe Sven Helbig.leesmapman wrote: Thu 20 Apr 2023, 1:14 pm https://twitter.com/petshopboys/status/ ... 2423922688
"Strings today, sounding gorgeous."
Maybe he is Owen Pallet. he also worked with The Last Shadow Puppet.
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The orchestra worked on Integral. It made the song much better that it was. The live orchestral version of TSGS worked really good too.Disco. wrote: Thu 20 Apr 2023, 1:46 pm Hopefully not like Fundamental that was one boring album(mostly)
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Nothing to do with the orchestra, just find the album boring these days, except foe a few tracks.
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oh each to their own
Fundy and Elysium are two favs of mine.
I love the textures, and I love when Neil holds us close with more earnest topics.
They decidedly put the Fun in Fundamental. It's one reason they chose the name! Right from the opening two tracks they gave us ring side seats at a circus, and that album still holds up well today.
However, I think Lost disposes of tracks and the possibility of a Fundy-styled effort. I think they might wisely side step dwelling on current events (plague/war/right wing zealots) for the new work.
My prediction is something "Beautiful", à la Behavior. With a select few dance tracks.
Fundy and Elysium are two favs of mine.
I love the textures, and I love when Neil holds us close with more earnest topics.
They decidedly put the Fun in Fundamental. It's one reason they chose the name! Right from the opening two tracks they gave us ring side seats at a circus, and that album still holds up well today.
However, I think Lost disposes of tracks and the possibility of a Fundy-styled effort. I think they might wisely side step dwelling on current events (plague/war/right wing zealots) for the new work.
My prediction is something "Beautiful", à la Behavior. With a select few dance tracks.
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Fundamental is the worst album of them all, for me. Though I'm aware it's a fan favourite.
Who knows if the Strings and Brass photos mean the album will be focused on those sounds.
I'm fully expecting the brass and strings to be incorporated with electronic dance elements layed along side in the studio.
I'm expecting the new album to be Please 2. With hip-hop inspired elements, plenty of pop-y synth elements, and PSB's trademark orchestral style.
Please has been doing well on streaming services recently. To me it's natural to choose sounds that fit in with Please and Actually following the Greatest Hits tour. Stick to their guns.
(I'm also expecting some modern creative twists, but James Ford's recent production efforts on Memento Mori seems to be aimed at a timeless, career-defining sound in favour of the latest trends. In a good way.)
Let's not forget, the album was announced along side an image from the studio with a wide array of vintage sythnesisers and other electronic equipment.
Pet head John Synth has done an analysis of the gear in the above image, and has put together a video showcasing the sounds.
https://youtu.be/Nm_0s13eIb8
Who knows if the Strings and Brass photos mean the album will be focused on those sounds.
I'm fully expecting the brass and strings to be incorporated with electronic dance elements layed along side in the studio.
I'm expecting the new album to be Please 2. With hip-hop inspired elements, plenty of pop-y synth elements, and PSB's trademark orchestral style.
Please has been doing well on streaming services recently. To me it's natural to choose sounds that fit in with Please and Actually following the Greatest Hits tour. Stick to their guns.
(I'm also expecting some modern creative twists, but James Ford's recent production efforts on Memento Mori seems to be aimed at a timeless, career-defining sound in favour of the latest trends. In a good way.)
Let's not forget, the album was announced along side an image from the studio with a wide array of vintage sythnesisers and other electronic equipment.
Pet head John Synth has done an analysis of the gear in the above image, and has put together a video showcasing the sounds.
https://youtu.be/Nm_0s13eIb8