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ARTIST
T.R.A.S.E.
TITLE
Electronic Rock
FORMAT
7"
LABEL
FINDERS KEEPERS
CATALOG #
FKSP 005EP
FKSP 005EP
GENRE
ROCK
RELEASE DATE
5/31/2024
Originally released in 1981. Known amongst a small group of teenage friends as
T.R.A.S.E.
(
Tape Recorder And Synthesiser Ensemble
) this previously unearthed and fully formed electronic music project was spearheaded by a 16-year-old schoolboy as an extension of his woodwork, metalwork and science classes in 1981. Composed and recorded using a self-made synth, audio mixer and electronic percussion units T.R.A.S.E would bridge the gap between a love for sci-fi horror soundtracks,
Gary Numan
B-sides and an extra-curricular hobby as a sound and lighting designer for school plays -- bequeathing a backstory as unique and unfathomable as the individualistic sonic results that he would finally commit to C90. Having successfully recorded his only solo album,
Electronic Rock
(which was never duplicated beyond his own demo copy), this early musical achievement by
Andy Popplewell
stands up as a rare self-initiated example of embryonic experimental electro pop and genuine outsider music, marking the early domestication of synthesizers and the dawn of electronic home recording studios and the uninhibited results. This ambitious cross section of robotic funk and moody soundscape sequences makes instrumental nods to
John Carpenter
and
Kraftwerk
next to unpolished vocal drones worthy of a sedated
Human League
or
Joy Divison
, all of whom shared radio dial digits amongst
Giorgio Moroder
,
Tubeway Army
, and
The Glitter Band
as Popplewell's clearest unabashed influences. The T.R.A.S.E tapes, finally unearthed by Finders Keepers, show the full extent of the projects repertoire before the "group's" final hiatus which, for Andy, was followed by a working education in London under BBC employment as a trainee radio engineer (not far from the closed door of the Radiophonic Workshop) which has since led to a widespread reputation as one of the country's leading independent tape engineers/editors/archivists indiscriminately splicing and baking vintage tapes for anyone in-between Alpha in Brussels and ZTT in London.
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