Former Things ＞＞ Re-Formed＜数量限定盤/Clear Orange Vinyl＞

ローンレディことジュリー・キャンベルが2021年のアルバム『Former Things』収録曲のリミックスEPを数量限定カラーヴァイナルでリリース!!

〈Warp〉創始者スティーヴ・ベケット、P.I.L.、アート・オブ・ノイズら伝説達を虜にするローンレディことジュリー・キャンベルが2021年最新アルバム『Former Things』収録曲のリミックスEPを発表!
リミキサーにはニュー・オーダー/ジョイ・ディヴィジョンのスティーヴン・モリスによるThe Other Two 、ドレクシアの第三の男としても名を馳せるエレクトロ・マスターDJスティングレイ、エイフェックス・ツインの〈Rephlex〉からのリリースで知られるエレクトロの先駆者、DMXクルーというエレクトロ愛に溢れる人選となっている。レトロフューチャーなソウルを宿した「A2. Fear Colours (DMX Krew Remix)」、強靭なビートにディストピアな影を感じる「B2. Threats (DJ STINGRAY 313 VIGILANCE MIX)」など4曲収録!

I feel like lately Ive been missing in action, LoneLadys Julie Campbell sings on Former Things, and while its true that shes not the most prolific artist, when she returns every half-decade or so, its with something meaningful and beautifully crafted. Time is on her mind on her third album, and though six years lie between it and her previous full-length Hinterland, Former Things is so immediately gripping that it feels like the blink of an eye. The Catcher begins the album by proving that her dance-punk is as spine-tinglingly taut as it was when she introduced it on 2010s Nerve Up. This is the first album she created outside of her beloved Manchester, which loomed large on both Hinterland and her debut. Instead, Campbell accepted a residency at Londons Somerset House Rifle Range, a renovated 18th century shooting range that afforded her the ability to create in private and enjoy one of the worlds biggest and busiest cities. Though she didnt completely change her habits -- she recorded the album entirely by herself -- the change of scenery brings new colors and moods to her musics foundations. Immersing herself completely in the electronics that crept into her sound on Hinterland, Campbell nods to Cybotron and Neneh Cherry with crisp textures and restless beats that capture a bustling city (or dancefloor) with the same vividness her previous albums evoked desolate urban ruins. The tension between past and present, and inner and outer selves, makes Former Things riveting listening, particularly on the paranoid electro-funk of Threats, on which Campbells sense of identity dissolves into confetti over an ominously snaking synth bass. Shes always questioned and challenged herself on each album, but its rarely sounded as pleasurable as it does on Former Things. She balances her introspection with plenty of hooks, whether its the glockenspiel and synth strings that sweeten her musings on the passing of time on the title track or the zaps, beeps, and vocoders that shadow her as she stares down her worries on Fear Colours. Both economical and richly evocative, Former Things is as brilliant and sharp as a diamond -- and its the first LoneLady album that could honestly be described as fun. ~ Heather Phares