We hear they’re putting out a ‘45’. How quaint. Yes, well, plenty of people continue to put out 45s, and The Simonsound are no exception. The debut 45 features the traditional two tracks. On the A side may be found a switched-on moog cover of the classic B-boy funk track It’s Just Begun, originally recorded by the Jimmy Castor Bunch. In putting their own brand on the tune The Simonsound have replaced the original’s soulful vocals, gritty rhythm and horn sections with heavy Moog synth and electronic sounds that place you, as the Simons would have it, ‘firmly in outer space’. The B si… read more
We hear they’re putting out a ‘45’. How quaint. Yes, well, plenty of people continue to put out 45s, and The Simonsound are no exception. The debut 4… read more
We hear they’re putting out a ‘45’. How quaint. Yes, well, plenty of people continue to put out 45s, and The Simonsound are no exception. The debut 45 features the traditional two tracks… read more
Sign up for the monthly newsletter at http://www.thesimonsound.com/ Words can be no substitute for the aural experience, but if you will have words, the duo’s first album, ‘Reverse Engineering’ offers an intriguing variety of sounds, including what the duo describe as ’50s and ’60s-inspired space music, mood music for film and TV, haunting vocal tracks, and switched-on cover versions of classics realised on the Moog synthesiser. Simon and Matt have been working together on various projects over the years. You may have heard their work together before on Matt’s albums under his guise… read more
Sign up for the monthly newsletter at http://www.thesimonsound.com/ Words can be no substitute for the aural experience, but if you will have words, the duo’s first album, ‘Reverse Engineer… read more
Sign up for the monthly newsletter at http://www.thesimonsound.com/ Words can be no substitute for the aural experience, but if you will have words, the duo’s first album, ‘Reverse Engineering’ offers an intriguing variety of sounds, i… read more