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Hypnotique:
The Hanging Garden
These twelve heroic songs, noir narratives and melancholic
instrumentals are the amazing new electronic sound of the
future. Take time out from this depressing, soulless life
and blissfully stroll with Hypnotique into "The
Hanging Garden".
Blossoming
in this garden of iniquity are adults-only macabre tales,
surreal lunar musical landscapes, hypnotic ether sounds, and
darn funky grooves which transport the listener from drug-like
euphoria to the gates of despair. Hypnotique tells the tales
and amplifies the sounds of a new urban, industrial age -
with real life tales of corrupt presidents, disenchanted Prime
Ministers and dead media princesses. For music, take an oscillator-driven
fairground whirr and beat in a viciously rotating blender
with a dash of Berlin cabaret, film noir soundtracks, and
free jazz electronics, then serve in a cocktail glass of high
glamour and brutal sexuality. Bottoms up! But do not be misled:
these are not the 'burlesque' or 'retro' sounds popular in
today's transient London club scene; this is not the sound
of the past but of the future. It's the soundtrack to Orwellian
nightmares - ideal to uplift and soothe the soul before the
impending apocalypse.
Self
composed, self produced and self performed, Hypnotique epitomises
the spirit of independence, sadly lacking from the Pop Idol
hordes, and she is not afraid to go 'DIY'. On this, her debut
record, she uses no less than ten instruments from her repertoire
- including anarchic vintage synthesizers, sultry woodwind,
and grandiose virtuoso solos on the electronic oddity the
theremin, of which she is a renowned performer. She learnt
her highly skilled trade as a student of Leon Theremin's
grand niece, Lydia Kavina, and has since given international
appearances on TV, radio, and records, including a recent
presentation with Bob Moog in Denmark.
Although
a new and delicate rose in this garden, Hypnotique is no stranger
to the landscaping of popular music: she has previously worked
with cinematic Ostalgie fans Heist; the "head"
music of Zorch, Britain's first synthesizer duo; jazz
diva Gwyneth Herbert…the list is endless. She
has recorded BBC sessions for the late, great John Peel
with sonic noise terrorists Nought and surrealist alt rockers
Dawn Of The Replicants, whom she collaborated with
on three albums. Her "Switched On" radio documentaries
with maverick producer Bruce Wooley have seen her interview
legends like Jean-Jacques Perrey, Bob Moog, Angelo Badalamenti,
Gershon Kingsley and Air.
"The Hanging Garden" is released on April 25th
2005 on Lunette Records. It's available in two formats:
a budget price high quality MP3 download with downloadable
artwork and lyrics, and a unique and highly collectable gatefold
sleeve CD, with ruby ribbon tie, hand-made and designed by
Hypnotique herself. Limited numbered edition of 777.
Hypnotique
is available for press interviews and performances. Her outspoken
comments on the neo-political age and the future of the music
business will delight readers. Her web site provides further
photographs, interviews, video, audio, and social commentaries
at www.hypnotique.net
For
press and media enquiries regarding "The Hanging Garden"
contact Susi @ Lunette Records, tel: 0044 (0)115 931 2864,
or email: sales *at* lunette.co.uk
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