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Claudia Brucken, Andrew Poppy
Another Language
Genres: Dance & Electronic, International Music, Pop, Rock

Track Listings (12) - Disc #1
1. Lipstick Vogue - Claudia Brucken, Costello, Elvis
2. White Noise Maker - Claudia Brucken, Black, Frank
3. Drive in Saturday - Claudia Brucken, Bowie, David
4. Broken English - Claudia Brucken, Faithfull, Marianne
5. Nice Dream - Claudia Brucken, Radiohead
6. Running Up That Hill - Claudia Brucken, Bush, Kate
7. Amsterdam 1896 - Claudia Brucken, Brücken
8. Breakfast - Claudia Brucken, Mackenzie, Billy
9. Die Nebensonnen - Claudia Brucken, Brücken
10. Libertango (I've Seen That Face Before) - Claudia Brucken, Delan, N.
11. You Do - Claudia Brucken, Butler
12. Wooden Heart - Claudia Brucken, Kaempfert

CD Details

All Artists: Claudia Brucken, Andrew Poppy
Title: Another Language
Members Wishing: 1
Total Copies: 0
Label: Mute UK Indie
Original Release Date: 1/1/2005
Re-Release Date: 4/4/2005
Album Type: Import
Genres: Dance & Electronic, International Music, Pop, Rock
Styles: Electronica, Europe, Continental Europe
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 5030094105126

Synopsis

Album Description

Produced by Claudia and Andrew along with Paul Humphreys (Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark) the performances rely in a unique way on the voice coupled with on single instrument, be it guitar or piano. The album consists of covers of songs by Elvis Costello, Radiohead, Franck Black, David Bowie, Marianne Faithful, Kate Bush, Billy Machenzie, Franz Schubert and Grace Jones amongst others along with an original written by Claudia Brucken and Andrew Poppy. There There. 2005.

CD Reviews

Incredible

Michael Mcewen | 09/15/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I spent much of my teen years in the 80's tracking down anything with the ZTT label on it. So when I saw this album by Claudia Brücken of Propaganda and Andrew Poppy, I had to have it.

Most of the tracks are covers and what choices! Elvis Costello's vitriolic "Lipstick Vogue" starts the album and sets the tone with Poppy accompanying Claudia's clear vocals with a solo guitar. The results are nothing less than astonishing. The lyrics are front and center and none of the power is lost.

Second is Frank Black's "White Noise Maker". Poppy is on the piano for this one. Black's version is all noise and flash (good noise, but still noise). Here the song is haunting and beautiful: a real revelation.

And so it goes, throughout the album with Poppy accompanying Claudia with a solo instrument. Bowie's "Drive in Saturday" sounds like lost Brecht. Radiohead's "Nice Dream" floats. Kate Bush's "Running Up That Hill" pierces. Each reconstruction is perfect.

You can hear Poppy's steady hand in the stripped down arrangements and he pushes Claudia to new heights. Her voice has never sounded this good.

If you are looking for something that sounds like Propaganda or Act, look elsewhere, but this album is beautiful and inspiring. It is expensive, but well worth it."