Rikki Turner has walked a long road from Manchester to Berlin via Paris (Angels). His new group The Hurt have their debut single Berlin out on Valentine's Day on Play And Record Records. Berlin is the sound of a gathering storm, a walk through the city at night- mirrors crack, lovers are lost, touches are cold. Electronics and driving guitars, doomy bass, gothic touches and Rikki's urgent baritone vocal but shot through with a touch of pop, 70s Bowie/Eno style. Tremendous, powerful stuff.
The single's B-Side The Dead has been remixed by Suddi Raval, formerly one half of Together who were responsible for Hardcore Uproar and a blindingly good remix of The Durutti Column. It's a dark, dangerous acid house version with 808 squiggles and washes of backing vocals before the Hacienda groove kicks in. Rikki's echo-laden vocal hovers over the breakdown and then the bleeps and kickdrums return. I can't share it at the moment but you'll want to hear it when the single comes out.
Rikki was lead singer in Paris Angels whose Perfume (All On You) is a big Bagging Area favourite. In The Hurt he's joined by former Paris Angel and former Black Grape Wags, Jack Scraggs and Keith Higgins. Before parting company with The New Southern Electrikk the group recorded Rikki's song Brown Eyes which I loved and posted.
Rikki Turner is a favorite here as well SA. Paris Angels always deserved more than they achieved/received. I enjoyed New Southern Electrikk but it's obvious from Berlin that Rikki Turner is what I focus on. This is a tremendous song!
ReplyDeleteWonderful stuff. Good to hear something new from Mr. Turner. The sound reminds me on David Bowie in his Berlin days, what is not too bad.
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