Alan Wilkis - Vocals, Instruments, & General Megalomania
Extra Special Guests:
Gunnar Olsen - drums (Dragons Of Zynth, The Exit, Earl Greyhound, Asobi Seksu, Fires of Rome) Grey McMurray - guitar (itsnotyouitsme, Bell, Matmos) Ryan Ferreira - guitar (Alarm Will Sound, Bell) Eric Biondo - trumpet (Antibalas, Shakira, TV on the Radio, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Dirty On Purpose) Tony Barba - tenor saxophone (Youngblood Brass Band) Jason Treuting - drums (So Percussion)
PINK AND PURPLE is the sophomore release from Brooklyn-based producer/multi-instrumentalist, Alan Wilkis. Jampacked with 808s, vintage synths, handclaps, hooks, and harmonies, PAP is an eclectic romp through the FM airwaves of the 1980s - 6 songs of non-stop electro-pop dynamite.
Home-recorded from June ‘08 - February ’09, PAP is Wilkis' follow up to BABIES DREAM BIG (2008). On it, he continues to explore his unique genre-bending aesthetic, crafting a sound that is at once familiar and yet entirely his own, with influences ranging from Prince and Rick James to Steve Winwood and Madonna.
PRESS:
Okayplayer.com:
“A warm familiarity while still sounding like nothing I’ve ever heard... Constantly evolving soundscapes, each song moving in a variety of different directions without sacrificing coherence... Displays a penchant for guitar and synth solos with an aptitude that conjures a Discovery-era Daft Punk. These sound as though they are as natural as breathing to Wilkis, and his ear for timing and melody is quite remarkable, pointing to the real star of Pink and Purple: taste... Wilkis’s keen understanding of musical construction evident in the songs of PAP could be dissected endlessly on a formal level, but their true merit lies in the fact that they are best enjoyed for the way they feel, achieving the balls-to-the-wall sense of fun that keeps people returning to the ‘80s.”
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