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Surf's Down

by British Space Program

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Surf's Down (Part 1) 05:17
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Surf's Down (Part 2) 06:12
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We Dream In Sound #04. Two track single. Debut release of British Space Program.

"This dear listeners is the first TOR release by British Space Program, and what a joy it is. A single in two parts, making a spiritual whole. POP and experimental, light and shade, definitions and a sea of possibilities. Surf's Down (Part 1) opens with Ukulele and the best whistling since Jimmy Rodgers was roaming Kentucky. From this most endearing start a bright and breezy pop song bursts forth. Yes, This is POP via Cherry Red, 'I Often Dream of Trains' era Robyn Hitchcock, Cluster and K Records. Words yearn for the right girl, the right town, the right type of sunshine. It is a beautiful evocation of a certain type of Northern English melancholy. The feeling that whilst our dreams may always be just beyond reach, their is always the radio, which if your lucky, may be tuned into the world of Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys. In this moment of kinship we can dream again and sail away.

Surf's Down (Part 2) finds us floating on gentle waves, we can hear our heartbeat skip to the world around us. Then the mood changes, we are now on land as we feel the pulse of the industrial world. We walk through the undergrowth, reminded of all those Warp releases, loft spaces filled with Korgs and static, those '74 Munich shows we read about. We are afraid and confused, for sometimes this is how POP music makes us feel. And even though we can't explain why - this alien world we find ourselves in feels like home..." - Marc Gillen.

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released April 14, 2012

Stephen Benson : Electric Guitar, Bass, Theremin & Vocals.
David Thompson : Acoustic Guitar, Ukelele, Keyboards & Vocals.

Produced by Alastair Popple.

TOR021.

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Treehouse Orchestra Recordings Cumbria, UK

Collective of artists and musicians based in Carlisle, Cumbria. Alt. rock, ambient, folk, avant garde, pop and more.

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