SILVER CITY

Description

Marc Almond has personally overseen this commemorative double-CD reissue of his previously little-known 2016 electropop album. It was little-known because, until now, it had only enjoyed a limited vinyl release in Germany. "Silver City," now a 20-track techno-pop essential, was written and produced by Marc with the cult German electronic music production duo Starcluster. It is his most synth-rich work since Soft Cell (Electricity Club, 2016). It's a real pleasure to hear Marc Almond's distinctive and expressive voice, accompanied by a vast array of vintage analogue synthesizers, in this retro-futuristic universe of resplendent authenticity. An album that offers a subtle and eloquent echo of his synth-pop beginnings with the cult duo Soft Cell. The tracks on "Silver City" are aesthetically inspired by classic electronic pop and were all composed using 80s analogue synthesizer sounds. There's a pleasant Moroder/Vangelis vibe on "Smoke And Mirrors," an overt homage to John Foxx in the angular soundscapes of "Pixelated," and a vibrant tribute to three cult synth-pop tracks: Marc and Starcluster's inventive covers of Ronny's "To Have And Have Not," Valerie Dore's Italo disco classic "Get Closer," and a surprisingly creative electro version of Laura Branigan/RAF's 80s international hit, "Self Control." "Silver City" also features several unreleased remixes and two previously unreleased tracks by Marc Almond with Starcluster: "Futuristic Weimar Berlin" and "Dancing Through The Fire." This 2LP edition comes in a wide-spined sleeve adorned with a futuristic cityscape illustration by Kraftwerk collaborator Emil Schult, and includes two full-colour inner sleeves with two previously unseen photographs of Marc.