Relation: ‘Fear of Night’
Debut Album
Urban Torque
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Urban Torque proudly presents Fear of Night, the debut album from Southend duo Relation. The stylish Fear of Night combines elements of classic 80s electro pop with crisp modern production. Fear Of Night is filled with songs that on the surface appear simple but on closer inspection reveal lyrical and sonic depths.
Press:
"An Underworld-meets-David Byrne soundclash" - BBC Online
"Like a deadpan Talk Talk with a chord sequences by Johnny Marr" - Ben Watt (Everything But The Girl)
"Fear Of Night" and 'Lowest Common Denominator' shows a love of classic deadpan Pet Shop Boys / Electronic too...this is impressive stuff indeed." - Mixmag
"...it sure does impress a great deal for marrying so well uplifting melodies with digital beats in a pretty tasteful manner." - M8 recommended album listening
"Fear Of Night is a real quality piece of work, elements of classic Electro Pop, inventive melodies and lots of messages and thoughtful lyrics." - DMC Update
"Relation have 21st century studio suss thatmakes this album so enjoyable." - Irish Daily Star
Blogs:
“A ‘must have’ album in our eyes.” - Tashed
“England has once again produced electro pop genius! I haven’t heard anything this polished and true to its nature in a very long time.” - Off The Radar
"There's no shortage of quality song-writing on this set, and although the production is smooth, there's also plenty of texture woven into the sonic fabric of the tracks. There are some gritty distorted guitar sounds to be found on 'Way Outside' for example." - Music Emissions
"...the duo of Andrew Leary and Oliver Keech are more than the sum of their parts, creating intelligent, thought provoking '90s style polished pop gems. In fact, forget all your cheesy Lady Gagas and Little Bootsies, when it comes to reviving '80s electro pop, Relation are the daddy." - Sound Advice
UrbanTorque Waffle
Fuelled by the success of the club night of the same name, Urban Torque the label was established in 2002. DJ and promoter Jason Moore set up the label and invited Leigh Morgan, whom he had worked with whilst running Urban Torque club nights at Heaven, London, to join him in his venture. Together they set out to develop a label that would mirror their shared love of deep melodious electronic music and their passion for integrity in the industry. They wanted to share the music they loved, and they wanted to support the artists they believed in without bowing to passing fads and trends.
Leigh and Jason’s escapades with the label began with an inspirational trip to the Miami Winter Music Conference in 2002. Armed with a scorching sampler and a fetching sun-hat for Leigh, the boys won early plaudits from DJs as diverse as Deep Dish, Charles Webster, Sasha, Roger Sanchez, and James Zabiela. Things took off quickly from there, and the label soon gained a reputation for consistency and quality.
Urban Torque's early deep house sensibilities slowly morphed into a more electronic take on the deep; beautiful, emotive music that also impacts heavily on the dance-floor. Things were ticking along nicely, and then came a certain track from a confused Scot posing as a Frenchman.
Francois DuBois's seminal ‘Blood’ and the follow-up ‘I Try’ elevated the label’s status and invigorated Leigh and Jason with a greater confidence and determination to follow through with their vision for Urban Torque. The two of them have invested heavily in artist development and the over-seeing of album projects, and Urban Torque continues to turn-over untouched stones and discover and nurture talented new artists.
Leigh and Jason continue to be in it for the long haul, staying true to their colours and patiently but tenaciously working towards their goals. It’s because of this that Urban Torque has become a benchmark for quality and a reliable source of memorable and enduring electronic music.
smooth trax as always...the relation release is wonderful and I seem to be playing the Lifelike remix of "Your Tiny Mind" a houndred times over...keep taking my money :)
Thank you very much for da Link Up & Sharing the Music Nice to meet you through cyberlink Keep up da Great Work! Wishes you All da Best in 2009! Enjoy your Week
Hi Urban Torque Team!!! How are you? We just passed to listen good music, as usual. We had a very nice surprise when we listen to "Sometimes" by Kimouts!!! Is an excellent track that remember us the music that we hear when we begin to produce music. Full support for this work and the best wishes for all Urban Torque's releases.
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