Name: Loverboy
Brand: Meemo Comma

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Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

ZIQ451

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Black

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Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2023-02-24

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5055869566353

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Black LP

Artist

Meemo Comma

Genre GB

Electronic

Label GB

Planet Mu

Meemo Comma is the alias of Brighton born Lara Rix-Martin, a talented artist who previously recorded as part of the Heterotic duo on Planet Mu. With her unique sound and experimental approach to music, Meemo Comma has carved out her own niche in the industry.
Her music draws inspiration from a diverse range of genres and styles, blending elements of electronic, ambient, and avant-garde music. Meemo Comma's compositions are characterized by intricate rhythms, ethereal melodies, and captivating textures.
With a discography that spans several releases, Meemo Comma has gained recognition for her innovative soundscapes and boundary-pushing productions. Her work has garnered critical acclaim and attracted a dedicated following.

Planet Mu is an independent music label that was founded in 1995 by Mike Paradinas. Originally starting as an imprint on Virgin, the label was created to release music from artists like µ-Ziq and others who shared a similar style. However, due to Virgin's lack of success in marketing this type of music, Mike Paradinas decided to establish Planet Mu as an independent label in 1998. It is at this point that the catalog numbers for releases under the name *ZIQ* began.

Loverboy is a shift in gear from Meemo Comma’s previous works, speeding up the tempos and rhythms, it's set in the nineties with trance, breakbeat hardcore and jungle as some of the influences. After playing a club gig in Spain as lockdown rules were loosening, Rix-Martin was reminded of the power music and people coming together creates.

The album is peppered with influences from friends past and new as well as artists that have transformed the sound of Meemo Comma over the years, including Autechre, Guy Called Gerald, Orbital and Shitmat as well as others. 

The album changes pace throughout with different rooms of the club being explored which add to the brevity of Rix-Martin’s production style on tracks such as 'Kyle' and 'AK47'. What started as a personal joke about Rix-Martin’s background formed a narrative for some darker, cheeky breaks that echo back on title track "Loverboy", a track that Rix-Martin describes as “working class gender euphoria”. 

Maybe the mask has come off, and the shackles of pseudo-intellectualism have been put to rest for an honest, fun and ‘propa cheeky’ rave album instead.

Loverboy

Music GB