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Real World

by Fatal Shore

  • Compact Disc (CD)

    Tracklist:

    01. Black Venus
    02, The Looking Glass Song
    03. Six Miles Deep
    04. Between A Heaven And A Hell
    05. So Glad I Did
    06. Blind Jesus
    07. Numb Inside
    08. Rainy Sunday Morning
    09. Out Of The Sky
    10. If You Go Away
    11. Faithless
    12. Vivi The Flea
    13. The Train Song
    14. Real World

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The new CD by Fatal Shore, REAL WORLD, sees the band taking the unique sound of their first two CDs and developing it in a significant new direction. The Melbourne Gothic-Blues soundscapes of The Fatal Shore (1997), and the stripped-down, grungy rhythms of Free Fall (2004), are still present, but have been overlayed with the rich orchestral arrangements of producer Yoyo Röhm (D) to produce an album of rare musical beauty.
The band’s two principal songwriters – Bruno Adams (Aus) and Phil Shoenfelt (GB) – have drawn on a variety of influences this time, that show their interest in many different genres of music. Black Venus, the first track on the album, is an original version of the traditional gypsy song Khamoro, a song which was featured in the 1970’s film Time Of The Gypsies. Between A Heaven And A Hell is a grungy rocker, while the title track, Real World, draws on soul and gospel influences from the American Deep South. Blind Jesus, by way of contrast, takes the listener south of the border into a mythical Mexico of the imagination, while Vivi The Flea explores gypsy rhythms and Grappelli-influenced violin, with its tale of a washed-up, world-weary burlesque dancer.
Throughout the album, these disparate influences are welded into the unmistakeable sound of Fatal Shore. The unique drumming and percussion of Chris Hughes (Aus) produces unexpected rhythmic twists and turns, while multi-instrumentalist Röhm adds textures and colours that take the band into altogether new territory. Coming from a background of post-punk, Melbourne-Berlin Blues, Fatal Shore have produced, in REAL WORLD, a gorgeously diverse set of songs that will take the listener on a wide-angled trip through the hinterlands of popular music

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released March 15, 2007

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Phil Shoenfelt Prague, Czechia

Phil Shoenfelt is a British singer/guitarist/songwriter/producer who has lived in Prague since 1995. To date, he has released eighteen albums + EPs and singles. He is also a published poet and is the author of "Junkie Love". He has worked with: The Nothing, Disturbed Furniture, Khmer Rouge (NYC); Spirithouse (London); Phil Shoenfelt & Southern Cross, (Prague); Fatal Shore, Dim Locator (Berlin). ... more

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