Erased Tapes is releasing “Chapter Two: Konstellation Neu” today, B.E.F.’s second album, and the label offered PlayGroundMag.net the possibility to premiere it as an online stream for all there readers. An ideal opportunity to (re-)discover their magic. Plus, band member Aid Burrows has a couple of words to say about each track.
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JL / Chapter Two: Konstellation Neu Album Teaser
The B.E.F. are due to release ‘Chapter Two: Konstellation Neu’ on March 26th via Erased Tapes.
YCNI:M / New Stuff Extras
So after creating the yourcodenameis:milo wallpapers and iPhone/iPod screens, I decided to create some for some of the member’s new ventures. So below you will find Young Legionnaire (Paul) , We Are Knuckle Dragger (Shaun), Mammal Club (Adam), handheldcineclub (Justin), Tomahawks For Targets (Ross), Losers (PAUL) -
JL / A Long Way From Home
THE BRITISH EXPEDITIONARY FORCE – A LONG WAY FROM HOME
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The music featured on ‘Chapter One : A Long Way From Home’ is the most unusual to ever come from this camp. It’s indie music for people who want a little more for their money, pop music for people getting bored with pop or electronica for those of you who don’t mind some vocals slapped about over the glitches and pads, and somehow it works.
JL / The British Expeditionary Force
Justin Lockey is emerging as the pre-eminent young British producer.
Lockey’s music is supplemented on The B.E.F. by the vocal talents of Aid Burrows. The creative partnership between the two was forged despite geographical difficulties: using a process not to dissimilar to Benjamin Gibbard and Jimmy Tamborello’s Postal Service, Lockey constructed the music in isolation in Newcastle upon Tyne and then, via the magic of the internet, sent it on to the Warrington based Burrows who supplied lyrics and vocals before sending the music back to Lockey for mixing and Erased Tapes founder Robert Raths for co-production and mastering. This meant that neither Justin nor Aid never meet together in the whole recording process. The result is an inspired collection of songs that are representative of the return of progressive, genre-defying music to the British Isles.
THE BRITISH EXPEDITIONARY FORCE – CHAPTER ONE
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