| Barbeau, Anton / Berliner Grotesk |
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| Album: | Berliner Grotesk | Collection: | General | |
| Artist: | Barbeau, Anton | Added: | May 2019 | |
| Label: | Beehive Records | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2019-05-10 | Pull Date: | 2019-07-12 |
| Week Ending: | Jul 14 | Jul 7 | Jun 23 | Jun 16 | Jun 9 | Jun 2 | May 26 | May 19 |
| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Jan 10, 2020: | KZSU Time Traveler Don’tforgettogetyourfingerwet | 4. | Jul 12, 2019: | Clean Copper Radio for Time Traveler Love Me Do, Berliner Grotesk | |
| 2. | Jul 19, 2019: | KZSU Time Traveler Don’tforgettogetyourfingerwet | 5. | Jul 05, 2019: | KZSU Time Traveler Love Me Do | |
| 3. | Jul 13, 2019: | Music Casserole Don’tforgettogetyourfingerwet | 6. | Jun 21, 2019: | KZSU Time Traveler Don’tforgettogetyourfingerwet |
| Album Review |
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| Francis D Reviewed 2019-05-01 | ||
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“Berliner Grotesk” Anton Barbeau Anton Barbeau labels his music “pre-apocalyptic psychedelic pop,” which provides a bit of insight into this mad magician’s approach to his craft. Barbeau is local (a Sacramento native), who now lives and records in Berlin, Germany. He’s prolific — producing around 20 albums in 25 years. And he has recorded with well-known and highly respected members of XTC, The Soft Boys, the Bevis Frond, Cake, and more. On “Berliner Grotesk,” all his talents and proclivities are on display: lyrics that offer wry insight into life’s trials and tribulations, a love of the weird and wonderful, a flare for the melodramatic (in Bowie-like fashion), and consummate professionalism. RIYL: Bowie, psych-rock, glam rock, alternative theatrical rock. — Francis Recommended: 10, 7, 3, 8, 1, 4. No FCCs detected. 1. (3:05) Berliner Grotesk — Circus-like composition in 3/4 time. Piano. Organ. Musical theater-type vocals. *** 2. (2:23) I Been To Bromley — Meandering piano. Synth strings. Guitar solo in lead break. 3. (2:26) Love Me Do — Reggae cover of the Beatles tune, originally recorded by the band in 1962. Harmonized vocals. Guitar with weird psych effects in lead break. *** 4. (1:20) Down Weird Dog — Playful tune about a dog, with a tongue-in-cheek title that’s a play on the yoga pose. ** 5. (2:59) The Gruff Exterminator — Leisurely walking pace with somewhat singsong, crooning vocals. Synth orchestral chords in lead break. 6. (2:37) Baby Can You? — Power-pop anthem. Plinking piano with a stop-and-go beat. Synth orchestral backing. 7. (3:20) Horns — Piano ballad. Very Bowie…but with weird lyrics about holding on to a girlfriend via horns glued to her head. Strangely captivating. *** 8. (3:09) Not The World’s Most Wave-Formed Man — Swinging pop melody. Piano. Organ. Bells. Intricate rhythm using sticks on drum rims or blocks. *** 9. (1:42) Disaster On Sandwich Island — Melancholy piano melody with quavering vocals. Swelling synths in the background. 10. (4:21) don’tforgettogetyourfingerwet — The single! Upbeat pop-rock with a hooky melody. Piano. Pulsing bass. Tumbling tom-toms. Big synth chords in the choruses. Fun lead break. **** 11. (2:34) Boxcat Blues — Wistful psych-rock. Lilting piano. Reverbed vocals. Sampled voices in places. | ||
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