Thursday, February 12, 2009

Lampshade - Stop Pause Play


1. The Rest
2. 123 - Lalala - Take It Back
3. Silkesår (feat. Teitur)
4. Neon People
5. Architecture Wounds
6. Den støjende tid (Bonus track)

RebekkaMaria presses stop, pause and plays with the indie collective Lampshade once again - maybe for the last time. New mini album and tour is the 'Thank you, goodnight' from the Scandinavian sound expressionists, who don't know whether they will stop or just pause. But for now they just PLAY.  With an enormous variation in style and sound, yet a consequent focus on art and expression the Swedish/Danish music collective is back as we know it - and again in a totally different way. "Stop Pause Play" is the title of their new 6-track mini album that follows up their 2003 debut success "Because Trees Can Fly" and the latest full length "Let's Away" from 2006. Again the charismatic singer RebekkaMaria enchants the listener but on the new recording guitarist Erik Nylén takes the lead on 2 tracks - both as singer and songwriter adding yet another dimension to the sound landscape. Further more RebekkaMaria sings a duet with Faroese star Teitur on the Danish pop hymn 'Silkesar'.  Lampshade is playful as ever. Singing in Danish and English, playing soft and monotone, loud and noisy, combining male/female vocals, "Stop Pause Play" becomes a bomb of expressions. And maybe the last release from the band that has decided to take a break - not knowing how long or if it's even definite. The reason is partly to be found in the increasing solo career of singer RebekkaMaria - the electropop project As In RebekkaMaria and in the new band This Is Head formed by guitarist Henric Claesson and drummer Adam Jacobsson. After the upcoming tour the members of Lampshade will focus 100% on other projects...www.friendly-fire.nl But before the break there are new songs to be heard live and on "Stop Pause Play". Most of the new songs will be on the set list on the upcoming tour among Lampshade classics like Disse Fugle, Come on In, Joy, The Hug and Treasure Is. 

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