Description


What a surprise this album is from Vancouver's Dan Bejar, a man who has paid his dues since establishing the Destroyers brand in 1995. The sound he throws into the ring to underpin this album Kaputt lifts liberally from the musical embarrassment of early eighties Lounge Lizards such as Kenny G and David Sanborn, throws in a spice of Sade's Diamond Life and wraps it under the blanket of west coast based smooth jazz and studio 54 disco sounds. Yes it sounds a bit insane and on occasions you suspect that Bejar the architect of all this eccentricity could have found the words 'sectioned under the mental health' whispered by the studio producer. But it works and is often very funny to boot. This is much more than just a piece of 80s retro and like Gayngs recently evoking the ghost of 10cc here the key reference point is brian ferry all done up in a suave suit singing 'avalon' with saxophones blazing, but with cigarette ash smeared into the shiny lapels and with a bitter 'Morning after the Night Before' taste left in your mouth.

Delivery, packaging & returns


Our service is rated 'Excellent' on TrustPilot. See the reviews here.

Star Icon

Click & Collect from our stores and pay £0 on shipping.

Click & Collect Icon

Free domestic shipping on all orders for Rough Trade Club members (or for orders over £75)

Free Delivery Icon

Tracked Global shipping available on all orders.

Global Icon

In-stock items dispatched within 24-48 hours

Dispatched Icon

Carefully packaged in recycled packaging

Packaging Icon

For more information on Shipping and Orders click here.

Icon image for https://images.prismic.io/roughtrade/ZpaaOB5LeNNTxNVL_RT_site_Icons_Info.png?auto=format,compress

Terms of Sale & GSPR


For more information on our Terms of Sale and for more information of the suppliers of this (or any) product, click here.

Crystal Clear
Limited to 500 copies
Released05/11/2021Catalogue NumberDOC046LP-C1Customer Limit1Learn more
Released24/03/2014Catalogue Numberdoc046lpLearn more