What Meaning / DW022, by Standing Ovation

What Meaning / DW022

by Standing Ovation

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	1.	What meaning 04:06		buy track
	2.	Times of fun 02:51		buy track

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VINYL VERSION (out September, 2019): 275 7" copies, including download code. PRE-ORDER starts August 1 at www.deadwaxrecords.es

STANDING OVATION was a short lived project from Clacton on Sea, UK, created by the very young Paul Bramhall and Glen Redgen in 1982, while they were still at high school. Armed with a Casio MT40, a Korg Polysix, a Korg M500 and a Boss DR55 drum machine plus a guitar and a bass they booked a local studio on 22nd October 1983 and recorded two songs in one day. The two tracks were released on cassette by the also local Falling A label shortly after. They continued making electronic music for a further two years and seeking collaborators through the papers they managed to include a drummer and a lead guitarist, but the sound changed and was no longer the electronic sound that Paul desired. After a few local gigs they drifted apart with musical differences.

The WHAT MEANING / TIMES OF FUN cassette didb't have much repercussion back then and being impossible to find nowadays we decided to give it another try on vinyl. WHAT MEANING is a true minimal synth masterpiece, with its pulsating bassline and overall dark feel. This genre just doesn’t get any better. TIMES OF FUN is a much brighter, poppy tune that puts a smile on your face.

The two songs have been transferred and remastered from the original ¼” reel tape and the also minimalistic but beautiful hand-drawn original artwork has been adapted and enhanced to fit this 7” release.

We are immensely proud to bring it to you as a limited, hand numbered edition of 275 copies, housed in an old-fashioned, matt finish card-sleeve including a download code.

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released September 15, 2019

Paul Bramhall - Vocals, synths (Casio MT40, Korg Polysix), drum programming (Boss DR55)
Glen Redgen - Bass, guitar, synth (Korg M500)

Music by Paul and Glen, lyrics by Paul.
Recorded at a local studio in Clacton-on-Sea (UK), on 22nd October 1983. Produced by Standing Ovation.
Transferred and mastered from the original 1/4" reel tape by Nicolás Zúñiga. Artwork by David Lanna with original front cover drawing by Glen.

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Dead Wax Records is an independent label just like the ones in the early 80s. We do everything ourselves out of pure passion for music, focusing mainly on post-punk, minimal & cold wave, synthpop, goth rock / pop. Quality music always, lost forgotten jewels in need of a second chance, recently discovered treasures that will see the light for the first time.

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