I Thought The World of You by Lewis
“In honour of Light In The Attic Records re-releasing L'Amour, a mystifying 1983 LP recorded under mysterious circumstances and pressed to an unknown label. A #curio”
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In honour of Light In The Attic Records re-releasing L'Amour, a mystifying 1983 LP recorded under mysterious circumstances and pressed to an unknown label. A #curio
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A most mysterious man and record, finally reissued by the good folks of Light In The Attic: http://lightintheattic.net/releases/1140-l-amour
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In 1983, a man named Lewis recorded an album called L'Amour, which was released on the unknown label R.A.W. And that's about all we know. The record itself is a delicate, whispered album, reflecting the way the artist himself, spectral and movie star-like, almost disappears into the grey of the cover. It should come as no surprise that it failed to shout loudly enough to be noticed, another private press album that sank without a trace. The ingredients are simple: smooth synthesizers, feather-light piano, ethereal, occasionally inaudible vocals, and the gentle plucking of acoustic guitars. But the effects are arresting: a spine-tingling, somber album that echoes Springsteen's Nebraska or Angelo Badalamenti's atmospheric soundtracks. Later, Arthur Russell would grasp for something similar on the epochal World Of Echo LP. L'Amour is a true discovery of the blog age, uncovered in an Edmonton flea-market by collector Jon Murphy. http://lightintheattic.net/releases/1140-l-amour
Hadn't heard this music before that crazy story about him reappearing but checked it out and this is just incredible...
Like Blue Nile's first LP, or Big Star's 3rd, like Sylvian's quitest moments or Angelo Badalamenti’s beautiful soundtracks.
But actually not really like anything else. #obscure80'sreissue
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very intrigued by this guy. Brilliant album.
