The release also features an '80s style extended version and instrumental dub, so if you're a fan of mid '80s Moroder (eg Electric Dreams, Berlin, Irene Cara, Limahl, etc) please be sure to check it out when it becomes available on iTunes etc - you'll read about it here first!
The artwork, reflective of the mid '80s era, is a departure from previous Tycho releases, as is the '80s Moroder style of the remixes themselves. This is best explained in the liner notes of this release: "This recording is an homage to those days. A novelty. An oddity. A pastiche. A lot of fun to create. A song celebrating the year 1985, remixed in the style of 1985's greatest synthpop hit maker, Giorgio Moroder. A glimpse of what Tycho may have sounded like if it had existed at that time."
In Arthur's own words: "So authentic it hurts!"
And the zebra print artwork? What's with that, eh? It's actually a close up photo of a shirt I used to wear in 1985, as seen in this Polaroid from, errrm, 1985...also note the skinny leather tie and long fringe. Yes, I still have the shirt. What you can't see in this photo is the very cool but utterly useless side buttoning pocket :-)
Cheers,
Ken.
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