Saturday, 25 March 2023

Martha And The Muffins "Danseparc" 1983

A new label, and the beginnings of a name change. Working with Daniel Lanois again, M + M managed to produce another album full of beautiful, layered sound, not entirely unlike the previous release, This Is the Ice Age...
...In fact the two releases are good companions. Mark Gane and Martha Johnson, the writers and main creative forces behind the band, once again expand the pop music form into ambient sounds mixed with solid dance beats, augmented by thought-provoking lyrics and top-notch playing. And, not forgetting the wonderful layered sounds created from a variety of sources, from the powerful, driving "Obedience" to the somber, yet beautiful "Sins of Children" and the almost bittersweet, beat driven yet melodic "Danseparc (Every Day It's Tomorrow)." An excellent album, and once again, the band shows a continuation, yet also a progression from their prior releases. It's also amazing to hear how far they have come since their Metro Music debut a mere four years prior to the release of this album.
traxfromwax:
1 Obedience 2 World Without Borders 3 Walking Into Walls 4 Danseparc (Every Day It's Tomorrow) 5 Sins Of Children 6 Several Styles Of Blonde Girls 7 Boys In The Bushes 8 What People Do For Fun 9 Whatever Happened To Radio Valve Road?
Ripped from Vinyl by RYP with Audacity 3.2.3 : Thorens TD 318/Audio-Technica VM95E - Yamaha A-S301 - Q Acoustics 3020i / Yamaha NS-SW050

4 comments:

RYP said...

Martha And The Muffins "Danseparc"
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cdelint said...

Thanks. It's been forever since I listened to this band.

William hairyartist said...

thank you RYP! hard to believe 40 years have elapsed since I bought this..

tsi&hrjs said...

Wish we could go back to Echo Beach!