WAS - Word and Sound Medien GmbH Soundtracks For Living (Expanded Edition) [VINYL]

WRWTFWW Records proudly presents THE GENTLE PEOPLE Soundtracks for Living (Expanded Edition), the ultimate lounge/chill-out classic from 1997, reissued! Available as a limited edition 3LP on white vinyl in a sturdy 3-panel folding cover. When The Gentle People entered the stage in the mid-90s with their string sounds, melodies and gentle sine waves, they sounded like visitors from another, more glamorous planet. The multinational E-Z-Core lounge group, signed to the cult label Rephlex by Richard D. James (Aphex Twin), took the aesthetics of Easy Listening and the Exotica of the 50s/60s and gently smuggled them into the club culture of the 90s. Soundtracks for Living was her musical statement: an album that turns the lounge scene upside down, completely reinterpreting it heavenly and delightfully as it was called in a contemporary criticism. Imagine KLF's Chill Out or Space, grown up with French pop of the 60s/70s, bossa nova, soundtracks, vocal groups, library music and easy listening to then go out for a late night date with Dub, Ambient Techno and Bubble Bath Pop. That's exactly what Soundtracks for Living: an album that underlines both cocktail hour and nighttime taxi rides at 4 a.m. and daydreams with headphones with the same effortless elegance.The Gentle People Dougee Dimensional, Laurie LeMans, Valentine Carnelian and Honeymink began their careers in Brixton in the early 90s with costume parties before her audiovisuthe universe into the studio. For them, music was a way of life: beneficial to the ear, rich in catchy pop hooks and settled somewhere between playfully silly and highly intelligent. Their debut at Rephlex was the single journey, which was later refined by a shimmering Aphex-Twin remix and took her sugar-sweet sound into unimagined spheres. This extended edition of Soundtracks for Living finally gives this milestone of the glam pop genre the deserved appreciation. Lovingly distributed over 3 LPs, it offers a new mastering of the original sources, making every harp glando, string swell and analogue wind chime shine in brilliant sound quality. The main album is complemented by a bonus 12 single with unreleased and rare material that offers a deeper insight into the world of Gentle People: alternative versions, lost interludes and secret soundtrack motifs for lives not yet lived. Particularly noteworthy is Journey, which appears here in its original version, as Gentle Instrumental and in the legendary Aphex twin remix. This unites band and label mate and highlights the silent but radical character of the project: lounge music that could exist alongside Braindance, Acid and IDM and yet ruled the stage.The Soundtrack for Living (Expanded Edition) pressed on limited white vinyl invites long-time fans and new listeners alike to immerse themselves in the universe of The Gentle People in a world full of fondue. Bubble Chairs, Bubble ChairStarlit elevators and endless recurring sunsets where the path to the stars is never quite out of reach.