Name: Bright Magic
Brand: Public Service Broadcasting

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

PIASR1230LP

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Colour

Black

Colour details

Discogs ID

[r20385517]

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Format multiplier

Download code

Download code: Yes

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

Housed in Gatefold Sleeve, 20 Page 12” x 12” Booklet.

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2021-09-24

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

PIAS

Tax rate GB

Standard:20

UPC / Barcode

5400863056285

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Total Cap

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

PIASR1230CDX

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Download code: No

Gatefold Remus-Spined Sleeve with 28 Page Booklet.

5400863056278

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

PIASR1230LPBK

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White

[r20553706]

Deluxe Hardback Book Edition with White Vinyl LP, Extra CD of Demos and 20 Page Book

2021-10-08

5400863056308

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

Artist

Public Service Broadcasting

Genre GB

Alternative / Modern

Label GB

Albums of the Year 2021

PIAS is an international licensing, distribution, sales and marketing company for premium music, film and comedy. The name is short for Play It Again Sam. Headquartered in Brussels, Belgium, the group also has significant operations in the UK, France, Netherlands, Spain, Germany, and Ireland.The Group was founded in 1982 by Kenny Gates and Michel Lambot who are still the co-presidents of the Group. This entry is for the distributor simply marked as "PIAS". When adding releases make sure you use the correct label.Sometimes credited as P.I.A.S.

Public Service Broadcasting is a London-based duo consisting of J. Willgoose, Esq. on guitar, banjo, other stringed instruments, samplings and electronic instruments; and Wrigglesworth on drums, piano and electronic instruments. They take samples from old public information films, archive footage and propaganda material to create their unique sound. Their aim is to teach the lessons of the past through the music of the future.
With a combination of live instrumentation and electronic elements, Public Service Broadcasting creates a captivating blend of sounds that transport listeners to different eras. By using samples from historical sources such as public information films and propaganda material, they provide an educational experience through their music.
J. Willgoose, Esq.'s mastery of various stringed instruments adds depth and richness to their compositions while Wrigglesworth's skills on drums and piano bring energy and rhythm. Together, they create a dynamic musical experience that is both thought-provoking and entertaining.

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Label Spotlight: PIAS

Public Service Broadcasting release their fourth album, Bright Magic, via Play It Again Sam. An album in three parts (Building A City / Building A Myth / Bright Magic), it is their most ambitious undertaking yet, bringing you to Europe’s heart and de facto capital, the cultural and political metropolis that is the ‘Haupstadt’ of the Federal Republic of Germany – Berlin.

Though PSB’s use of electronics and surging guitar rock remain familiar, Bright Magic uses samples, and the English language, sparingly. It differs from their previous albums in other ways: less linear and narrative, instead it’s an impressionistic portrait of a city from the ground up. A Eureka moment of sorts came in November 2018 when Willgoose heard Walter Ruttman’s radical Berlin tape-artwork Wochenende (or Weekend), which is sampled on three of Bright Magic’s tracks. Created in 1928, the piece collaged speech, field recordings and music into a sonic evocation of the city. Resolving to integrate these long-gone fragments with new manipulated sound sources, he set about making his own Wochenende, a narrative drama for the ears which decodes and realises the dreams of Berlin he’d constructed in his mind. J.Willgoose, Esq moved to Berlin from April 2019 to January 2020. Combining sound archaeology and the flâneuring of the psychogeographer, one street-level pursuit of the city’s energy involved Willgoose walking the Leipzigerstrasse, site of the city’s first electric streetlight, using a wide-band electromagnetic receiver from Moscow’s Soma Laboratories.

He wrote and recorded in Kreuzberg’s famous Hansa Tonstudio recording complex. This brought closer several inescapable musical touchstones: Depeche Mode’s classic eighties triumvirate, U2’s Achtung Baby and, crucially, Bowie’s Heroes and Low. Indeed, the Warszawa-evoking “The Visitor” – whose designated colour is the particular Orange of that album’s sleeve – was initially intended to feature a sample of Bowie reflecting. As well as EERA, the album’s other guest voices include Blixa Bargeld, veteran of The Bad Seeds and Einstürzende Neubauten, who becomes the voice of Berlin’s industry on the robo-teknik “Der Rhythmus der Maschinen”. Andreya Casablanca of Berlin garageistes Gurr stands in for Marlene Dietrich in “My Blue Heaven”, an anthem of proud self-determination. A very pro-European record, Bright Magic is ultimately not just about one city, but all centres of human interaction and community which allow the free exchange and cross-pollination of ideas.

Bright Magic

Music GB

Discover Bright Magic by Public Service Broadcasting. Their fourth album, available in CD and LP formats (including signed copies), takes you on an immersive journey through the heart of Berlin. Released by PIAS.