My Fantoms: 1. When You Were Dreaming
A song of romantic frustration musically inspired, in equal parts, by droning Teutonic rock and swooning Oriental pop.
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Our updating of the feather-light Brazilian-inflected sounds of ‘60s and ‘70s sunshine pop.
View ArticleMy Fantoms: 3. Les Petits Chasseurs De Son
Part two of our long-term mouse opera project. This instrumental - featuring the sounds of a malfunctioning Casio CZ-101 - introduces a band of fantastical sound-hunting rodents, inspired by the real...
View ArticleMy Fantoms: 4. Softly Sung
An ethereal lullaby of regret, backed by a Mellotron- and Casio-tooled take on Julee Cruise and David Lynch’s ‘50s fantasies.
View ArticleMy Fantoms: 5. My Fantoms
Named in tribute to Théophile Gauthier and his translator Richard Holmes, this title track is rooted musically in the softest and synthiest of ‘70s MOR. The lyrics explore the heedless self-deception...
View ArticleMy Fantoms: 6. Theme From King Of Chinatown
From the soundtrack to an imaginary late 1980s Hong Kong action movie set in London's Chinatown, full of honourable bloodshed and mawkish sentiment.
View ArticleMy Fantoms: 7. Diaryland
A motorik pop song for synth and drum machine, detailing a private childhood dreamworld.
View ArticleMy Fantoms: 8. All At Sea
What we imagine The Velvet Underground might have sounded like had they been forced to perform as a lounge band on a cruise ship.
View ArticleMy Fantoms: 9. Cobb's Box
An unearthly mood piece, built on recordings of an antique music box.
View ArticleMy Fantoms: 10. At Your Door
Another song inspired by our vision of the lush, warm sounds of ‘70s AM radio.
View ArticleMy Fantoms: 11. Les Petits Chasseurs Au Bord Du Lac Lunaire
Part three of the mouse opera, in which the eponymous “chasseurs” encounter a vast and otherworldly landscape.
View ArticleMy Fantoms: 12. Shadow Of The Bear
The oldest song on the album, originally written in an attempt to combine the sounds of Nico’s first two solo albums.
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