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VivA

by Sylvarluxe

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1.
Viva 05:08
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2.
Half The Rent 05:18
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3.
Good Morning Midnight 03:16
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4.
With A Hip 05:42
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5.
Slow Motion 05:57
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6.
Planet Girl 01:04
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7.
99 Erotische Momente 05:02
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8.
Take Me Out 06:22
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9.
Pointless Games 06:19
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10.
Berlin At Night 02:29
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11.
The Tragic Death Of A French Rocknroll Star 06:29
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12.
Slip Away 05:32
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"so what, she said, as she trashed the place like a hurricane"

A fresh supply of power modernica dream pop explosions of dark edgy Euro lounge high style atmospheric techno dance of symphonic raw to the bone devastating sonic guitar celebrations that searches for the glamour in the gutter.

NYC. Taking a turn off 14th Street, amidst the hustle and noise, the striking union workers and wig shops, all the fast food lit with fluorescents and Urban Outfitters, into the studio four floors above the F train, dubbed The Embassy. This is where VivA took shape. As Richard says “many tracks were written and recorded before the final 12 songs were chosen for inclusion. The reason those particular songs were picked is because they were the ones that fit together to create a whole, whether sonically or thematically. VivA is informed by my thoughts, remembrances, dreams, preoccupations, and perhaps even my somewhat hedonist lifestyle. At the time of writing, cyber culture and artificial intelligence were such a part of the landscape and what I consider an overuse of the internet whereby people actually believe that they are being active and part of community while they’re actually sitting quite alone in their bedroom in front of a computer screen. I wanted to juxtapose that with an emphasis on physical contact, of the nightlife in New York, and its exhausting tendencies. The relationship between physical contact and internet activity is the difference between a hot date and a post card.
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"This duo consists of Richard and Katy. Together they record truly cosmopolitan music. Opener "Viva" is a lush-sounding song that recalls an updated Grace Jones, all angular grace and danger. "Good Morning Midnight" sees Katy singing of nightclub ennui in a way Bryan Ferry would applaud. "Slow Motion" is breathlessly slow and sees Richard signing of a disjointed affair in a soft voice. "The Tragic Death Of A French Rock'n'Roll Star" is pithy and reminiscent of Serge Gainsbourg. "He was found naked, sprawled out on a fur rug, a cigarette dangling from his lips" they sing. I'm not sure if the image is meant to evoke the great songwriter's demise, but it sure seems that way. This record is as beautiful and oddly glacial as a supermodel. If you look closer, the human face, scars and foibles starts to peer out. By singing so much of glamour, Sylvarluxe both fascinate and alienate. They recall old Roxy Music in this way, and seem just as keen on the romance of the unobtainable, and just as capable of shedding tears that smudge the mascara."
Review by Anna Maria Stjämell of Luna Café

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released April 1, 2005

Katy - Chanteuse
Richard - Provocateur

Precious inadvertent advice from Sønje
Recorded at The Embassy NYC
Mixed & Mastered by Wayne Roquette

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Sylvarluxe was formed in downtown Manhattan in the early part of the twenty-first century and is an uncomprimising art pop experiment.

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