ARTIST: Pet
TITLE: Rewind The Sofa Lady
LABEL: Gronland
GENRE: Electronic
BITRATE: 230kbps avg
PLAYTIME: 0h 42min total
RELEASE DATE: 2006-08-28
RIP DATE: 2006-08-01
Track List
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01. Cloud Nine 4:02
02. Whip My Blue Chip 3:55
03. Out Of The Blue 3:53
04. That Kinder Feeling 3:27
05. Slow Machine 4:53
06. Diving For Pearls 4:30
07. Why 3:06
08. Rewind The Sofa Lady 3:54
09. Dynamite 2:36
10. All The Same 3:07
11. Wurlitzer Jukebox 5:05
Release Notes:
Having picked up numerous plaudits for their debut album, 2004Æs æPlayer
One ReadyÆ (which included John Peel's and the Xfm favourite æNo Yes NoÆ),
PET are swinging back into town with their second LP û the curiously
titled æRewind The Sofa LadyÆ. Recorded in Berlin and partly mixed and
co-produced by Gareth Parton, whose talents have recently propelled the
similarly eclectic Go! Team into the mainstream.
PETÆs Berlin contingent are Andre Abshagen and Miss Mono. Andre, PETÆs
founding member, built his first electric guitar out of cardboard at the
age of eight, then formed his first band when he was fourteen. HeÆs
currently building his own synthesizer, based on a Commadore 64 chip. Miss
Mono, who also works as a TV journalist in Berlin, first moved to the city
for study, then found that she didnÆt want to leave. In the years between
uni and PET she found herself starring in (and composing music for) cult
German horror movies. As one does.
Over in Milan, the other half of PET are Dodo NKishi (also resident
sticksman in Mouse On Mars) and Stefania Vacca. Growing up in Sardinia,
Stefania was a choirgirl with a strong connection with nature. During her
teenage years she fell in with groups of musicians, artists and political
activists and her passion for music - punk, reggae and rock û blossomed.
She met drummer Dodo in London, who drew out her talents, making music a
priority as well as a profession. These four disparate spirits came to be
entwined over a long period.
It all began when Andre was in his former band, the experimental German act
Dauerfisch, looking for new challenges outside of electronica. As is often
the way with these things, it wasnÆt long before the side-project became
the main focus of AndreÆs creativity, and he spent the following two years
developing the sound of PET. On early recordings, Andre had done everything
in earshot: the songwriting and production, all the programming, all the
instruments; but as æPlayer One ReadyÆ took shape he called in favours from
friends and friends of friends, and saw PETÆs ranks swelling to a
full-blown four-piece. Raving about that first album, PlayLouder noted that
it sounded rather like ôwhat somebody from the 70s who'd been to the 80s
thought the 21st century would sound likeö.
Working from two different cities might prove challenging for many bands,
but for PET the situation fuels a brilliantly diverse creative atmosphere.
For æRewind The Sofa LadyÆ, ideas were sent backwards and forwards for
months. The new album was finally recorded in just two weeks. Along with
the bandÆs varied sonic motifs, from night-time club tracks to drivetime
anthems, AndreÆs novel lyrical touches provide further evidence for PETÆs
commitment to being anything but ordinary. With AndreÆs original vision for
the group refined to such a degree - PET, once a studio-based one man band,
now also have a potent and explosive live show to their name. With the
shades on, the windows down and the stereo blaring PET are hitting the road
in order to bring sonic pop to your ears this Summer.