ARTIST...: Solid Space
TITLE....: Space Museum
YEAR.....: 2017
LABEL....: Dark Entries
CAT.NO...: DE-190
GENRE....: New Wave
TIME.....: 37:34
SIZE.....: 86,27 MB
QUALITY..: 320kbps/44,1kHz/Joint Stereo
ENCODER..: LAME
SOURCE...: WEB
RLS.DATE.: 2017/12/14
WEBSITE..: https://play.google.com
TRACKLIST
01) (01:49) Afghan Dance
02) (03:11) Spectrum Is Green
03) (02:41) Destination Moon
04) (01:57) The Guests
05) (05:42) New Statue
06) (03:56) A Darkness In My Soul
07) (02:15) Radio France
08) (02:52) Tenth Planet
09) (01:37) Earthshock
10) (03:15) Contemplation
11) (01:39) Please Don't Fade Away...
12) (03:22) Tutti Lo Sanno
13) (03:18) Platform 6
Dark Entries is honored to finally present the first ever official vinyl reissue of
Space Museum by Solid Space. Solid Space was the British duo of Dan Goldstein
(keyboards, vocals) and Matthew æMafÆ Vosburgh (guitar, bass, keyboards, vocals)
formed in 1980. Dan and Matthew met at the age of 11 while attending school in north
London. In late 1978 at at the age of 14, they formed Exhibit æAÆ with Paul
ôPlatypusö and Andrew ôLunchboxö Bynghall. They recorded two EPs in 1979 and 1980,
self-released on Irrelevant Wombat Records and appeared on æThe Thing From The CryptÆ
compilation. After the dissolution of the group, Mathew started taking his guitar
over to DanÆs house where heÆd play his Casio MT-30 and they would record songs.
Eventually a second hand drum machine and Wasp synthesizer were acquired from
classified ads in Melody Maker and the Solid Space sound was born. By this time they
were just turning 18 and finally found the freedom to make the music theyÆd had in
their heads.
Over the course of the next two years the band assembled eleven bedroom recordings
that would become one of the most cherished DIY obscurities of its kind. Their debut
album æSpace MuseumÆ was released in 1982 on cassette by In Phaze Records. All of the
songs were mixed by label boss Pat Bermingham on 8-track tape at The Shed, in Ilford,
which was literally a garden shed. The bandÆs music and lyrics were heavily indebted
to science fiction, in particular the 1960s television series Doctor Who. æSpace
MuseumÆ is an unveiling of atmospheric, minimalist post punk supported by bright
melodies. The music combines drum machines and synths with acoustic guitar and toy
drums whilst also experimenting with samples between tracks. Lyrics deal with space
travel and a general sense of dejection. Representing a bubbling spirit within the
underground, they foreshadowed an entire world of independent music which would
emerge across the 80Æs and well into the 90Æs. For this reissue weÆve included two
bonus tracks from the bandÆs archive, ôPlatform 6ö originally released on the B-side
of the second single by Exhibit æAÆ, this song features only Dan and Matthew and is
the first Solid Space track ever recorded. ôTutti Lo Sannoö is a cover of In Phaze
label mates Marine Girls, though the lyrics have been changed to suit the gender of
the new singer.
Each song has been carefully remastered for vinyl by George Horn at Fantasy Studios
in Berkeley. The record is sleeved in a replica of the cassette artwork featuring the
Cybermen and Jamie from the Doctor Who episode ôThe Wheel in Spaceö. Every copy
includes a double sided 11╫11 insert with lyrics, notes and never before seen
photographs of the band taken by Maf as well as a postcard featuring an original
advert for the cassette.
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