the royal family & the poorthe project : phase I (the temple of the 13th tribe)
Released 1984 on factory records
Reviewed by lemoncholy, 30/05/2009ce
album with electronic components of the recording slightly hinted @ new orders sound (obviously because of hook's influence in the production but this doesn't hinder the songs). standout tracks for me are minimalist sequencer driven 'discipline' and the bass driven radio egypt (complete with hook on vocodered vocals) but the more thought provoking moments are 'power of will' with it's beautiful vocals and the piano ambience of 'the dawn song'. if you like thought provoking solo artists who record under the intelligent production of what feels like the production of a band recording using soft vocals , beautiful sounding synths & minimal sounding drum rythyms similar to pink industry with shades of pyschic tv then source this 1984 release which has been re-released by the eclectic LTM label (by factory buff james nice) ps james why don't you try and release nyam nyam's hope of heaven as it's well overdue a digital release
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