Name: Hyperocean
Brand: Niagara

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mono105vnl

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Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2016-04-27

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5060464100000

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1 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

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Niagara

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Indie Pop / Shoegaze

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Monotreme

Monotreme Records is an independent label based in London, UK. Founded in 2002 by Kim Harrison-Lavoie, the label has established itself as a prominent force in the music industry. With a diverse roster of talented artists, Monotreme has consistently delivered groundbreaking and innovative music to its listeners.

At Monotreme, we pride ourselves on our commitment to supporting and nurturing emerging talent. Our team works closely with *artists* to help them develop their unique sound and reach their full potential. We believe in giving our *performers* creative freedom while providing them with the resources they need to succeed.

With a focus on alternative and experimental genres, Monotreme offers a refreshing alternative to mainstream music. Our catalog includes an eclectic mix of styles ranging from post-rock and shoegaze to electronic and indie folk. Whether you're a fan of atmospheric soundscapes or catchy pop hooks, there's something for everyone at Monotreme Records.

Muriel Laporte, also known as Niagara, is a French artist who emerged in the early 80s. While studying in Rennes, France, she crossed paths with José Tamarin and together they formed the band Niagara. In 1985, their first 12" record titled "Tchiki Boum" was released by Polydor. Despite guitarist José Tamarin leaving shortly after its release, Niagara went on to produce several hit songs before ultimately disbanding during a tour in Sweden in 1992.

Niagara's music can be described as a blend of pop and rock with catchy melodies and captivating lyrics. Their unique sound resonated with audiences across France and beyond. Throughout their career, Niagara gained recognition for their distinctive style and memorable performances.

Similar artists that share Niagara's musical style include Axel Bauer, Étienne Daho, Laurent Voulzy, Richard Gotainer, Alain Chamfort, Michel Berger, Jean-Pierre Mader, Les Innocents, Lio Marc Lavoine Stephan Eicher Alain Souchon Jean-Louis Aubert Thierry Hazard Jeanne Mas Les Rita Mitsouko William Sheller Véronique Sanson Eddy Mitchell Michel Polnareff

Turin-based experimental-pop pioneers David Tomat and Gabriele Ottino return as Niagara for their third album, 'Hyperocean'. Still retaining the band's trademark pop edge, it is Niagara's most experimental effort to date, combining alternative electronica, dark-tinted psychedelia and funk, with sweeping arrangements complimenting spluttering rhythms and booming electronics, akin to digital alt-pop peers Lapalux, Mount Kimbie and Nosaj Thing. The Italian duo have always had a driving concept behind their albums. Where their 2014 offering 'Don't Take it Personally' focused on the struggle between technology and nature, 'Hyperocean' has allowed the band to conceptualise something that has inspired them from the start of their musical careers: Water. "Water is also the element from which Niagara started as a project, and so we felt the need to go back there to our beginning, to what really inspired us emotionally", Tomat and Ottino explain. "Hyperocean is a pluri-dimensional planet almost completely covered in water. It changes continuously, reacting with whoever is visiting it by switching from one number of dimensions to another" At every turn the record is sonically considered; not only in concept, water also plays a central role in the production of the album, featuring hydrophone-recorded samples that help shape their "imaginary world made of water". 'Hyperocean' presents 11 expansive landscapes that sculpt Niagara's oceanic world. Ebbing and flowing between the eerie calm of 'Drift' and the violent, visceral waves of 'Roger Water', it shifts itself into new forms, like water itself. Opener 'Mizu', an eerie descent into unchartered territory, sets a fluid pace for the album, which surfaces for breath only at the delicate 'Firefly' before submerging again into a realm of aquatic ambience, decorated with textured synths and fluid basslines. Explosive cuts 'Escher Surfers' and 'Solar Valley' force the running order to flow between moments of serenity and calamity, much like the unpredictable nature of the seas, and the epic 'Alfa 11' slowly transforms into an all-encompassing, grandiose conclusion. CD in 4-panel digisleeve (1000 units)LP - 180 Gram LP with album CD included inside, 500 only (200 black / 300 clear vinyl randomly picked).

Hyperocean

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