Tracy Thorn vs PSB

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df118junkie
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Tracy Thorn vs PSB

#1 Post by df118junkie »

Sorry if this has been posted already....(then I missed it !)....

Tracy Thorn (Everything But The Girl for those who don't know)

Her new album....

my main collaborator/producer is Ewan Pearson, and we've done seven tracks together. A cover of Arthur Russell's Get Around To It, featuring some wonky freakout sax from Gabe of The Rapture. A new song called It's All True, co-written with Sasse and Darshan Jesrani (Metro Area), which is pure early 80's New York dance pop. A piano ballad which Ewan says sounds like "The Carpenters on acid", and a cover of the Pet Shop Boys King's Cross, featuring harmonium and a brass band.. The album has now finally been delivered to the record company and it's scheduled for release on Virgin Records next February

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#2 Post by Debussy »

I'm very excited about this album. Some dude on PopJustice reckons its pretty darn good. Ewan and Tracey sounds very interesting.

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Sounds promising!

Is ebtg a british band?

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#4 Post by transforce »

Excellent news. I've always loved Tracy's voice.

Surely 'Missing' with it's Todd Terry mix was a hit in the US?

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#5 Post by Dreamcatcher2003 »

transforce wrote:Excellent news. I've always loved Tracy's voice.

Surely 'Missing' with it's Todd Terry mix was a hit in the US?
It reached number one in 1995 or around that time. albeit a little bit later than European charts, maybe one and half year...

EBTG is a helluva British band with their hearts always in their music...

Along with Always on my mind by the Boys, Missing (the mix) is my all-time favourite tune...
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#6 Post by Deschanel »

"Missing" was indeed a hit in the US. This weekend, I was dismayed at a club to see that some Euro act has already covered "Missing" with a shirtless male singer, cheap dumb video, dancing girls.. just dumbed down to damned nothing so the stupid teens like it, i guess. god, 11 years ago and already they're mining it.

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#7 Post by ! »

I'm not familiar with Tracy Thorn but I like the sound of those tracks!

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#8 Post by Tom Angel »

To ! I can almost guarantee you'll like their last two album, the lovely deep house vibe Tempermental and the album before called Walking Wounded - both, after a few listens are sublime.

And Throw is a bit special too. Nice one.
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#9 Post by billymanes »

You can hear a snippet of Tracey's first single "It's all true" on Ben Watt's Buzzin Fly radio show (through Dec. 2). Just go to: http://www.buzzinfly.com/buzzradio.html
Click on "Part One" and advance to the 11 minute mark. It's beyond words. Fantastic.

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Tom Angel wrote:To ! I can almost guarantee you'll like their last two album, the lovely deep house vibe Tempermental and the album before called Walking Wounded - both, after a few listens are sublime.
I checked them out. Didn't really like them to honest o_O

Anyway, I found Tracy (or Tracey) is on my Tiefschwarz album so I have heard her!

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