Faded Ranger: Mechanical Tonight
Faded Ranger: Mechanical Tonight
Format: VINYL LP
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Artist: Faded Ranger
Label: HFN
Product Type: VINYL LP
UPC: 4250382428046
Genre: Pop
The duo of Faded Ranger (Nick Maurer, Neville Attree) unveil their debut LP, Mechanical Tonight, in it's full glory. Bringing together Nick Maurer's gift for bite-size storytelling and Neville Attree's intricate, melodic arrangements, the album is an infectious collection of tracks that resonate with a distinctive crossover appeal, while the dynamic beats ensure it still gravitates towards the dancefloor. Ex-Greens keepers front-man Maurer (Chicago) and Gumption Recordings founder Attree (London) first met while DJ'ing at a notorious outdoor party called Girl's Camp in their adopted home of Heidelberg. Faded Ranger stumbled into existence soon after and has come to represent a meeting of minds borne out of circumstance and driven by musical legacy. Mechanical Tonight may be retro in it's outlook as the pair work the presence of past influences out of their systems, but the melting pot of ideas and references converge at a point of undeniable modern appeal. Amid the conjured beats, majicked lyrics, jokes and storytelling, they hit the ground running, penning "Blindfolds," "Mechanical Tonight," "Pretty Colors" and "Be on the Lookout" in quick succession, setting the tone for the eclectic nature of the album. "Blindfolds" and "Be on the Lookout" are filled to the brim with vintage neon shades and proto-house intensity, while the darker synth-pop of the album's title-track takes it's tongue-in-cheek inspiration from a drunken robot dancing competition. Lyrical content also plays an integral part in the album's alchemy like on the tripped-out sci-fi-dub "Pretty Colors." Then there's the vicious ambiguity of "Come to Me" and their hypnotic cover of Roxy Music's "In Every Dream Home a Heartache." in contrast, the album's introspective moods are achieved with the moody, trip-hop referencing "Everybody," "Room 101" and the sultry interlude "Wax Orgasmic." the final parts of the album puzzle were completed after the outfit had already formed a bond with their current label home HFN Music. With it's slow, deliberate groove, vocal hooks and epic arrangement, "Get Together (Right Now)" recalls the halcyon days of house music. The opening cut "Going Somewhere" is an acute representation of the duo's plethora of influences that should appeal to new and vintage tastes alike, while the album cools out on a poignant note as "The Weak and the Strong" combines classic programming, heartfelt vocals and shifts of melodic suspense. It rounds off an intriguing panorama of sound that captivates and entertains in equal measures. LP contains download code.
Tracks:
1.1 Be on the Lookout
1.2 Going Somewhere
1.3 U Don't Care
1.4 Room 101
1.5 Come to Me
1.6 Get Together (Right Now)
1.7 Mechanical Tonight
1.8 Blindfolds
1.9 Pretty Colours
1.10 Wax Orgasmic
1.11 In Every Dream Home a Heartache
1.12 The Weak and the Strong
1.13 Everybody
