13-01-2010 @ 21:43
De pioniers van de electropop the Human league, die in de jaren 80 hits scoorden met onder meer 'Don't You Want Me' en 'Mirror Man', hebben een contract getekend voor een wereldwijd multi album deal bij het label Wall of Sound en zijn begonnen aan de opnames van hun tiende studioalbum.
De band die wereldwijd meer dan 20 miljoen albums verkocht, brengen negen jaar na 'Secrets' uit 2001 een nieuw album uit. Phil Oakey, Susan Sulley en Joanne Catherall hopen met het nieuwe album ook nieuwe fans te krijgen.
Philip Oakey, “Emerging from a decade in which everyone seems to have spent their time looking backwards we are delighted to have the opportunity to march forwards once again and attempt to produce new and exciting music in a new and exciting partnership. After a break from recording of very nearly eight years we can’t think of a better situation than working with Wall Of Sound in our ambition to make the best recordings of our career and to further extend the audience for, and the possibilities of, original electronic popular music.”
Wall of Sound, Mark Jones, “Never before have The Human League been more relevant musically than they are today. The evolution and progression of electronic popular music is what brings us together. It’s an honour and inspiration to have them signed to Wall Of Sound. They say ‘never work with you heroes’…. but fuck that for starters.”
http://www.wallofsound.net/
(pias)