Release Notes:
Space Oddities Vol.1 was last year pretty much at the top of our 2008 'Best Of' chart so when we heard that Permanent Vacation had commissioned Alexis (Tigersushi Bass System) and Jess (Formerly of Jess & Crabbe) to scour the French wilderness for more obscure library, mood music, we got a tad excited to say the least.
A new direction has been chosen for Vol.2 with a more organic, guitar led and psychedelic sound chosen that still focuses on the dancefloor coupled with their love of freaky synths and fierce beats.
After spending the summer of last year choosing the right tracks and managing to get them all cleared they have also managed to convince two of the greatest authorities on library music to write the sleevenotes: Joel Martin (Quiet Village) and Gareth Goddard (Cherrystones/Godsy).
Permanent Vacation are delighted to bring you the second chapter of the first Space Oddities saga compiled by Alexis Le-Tan (music journalist and member of the Tigersushi Bass System) and Jess (formerly of the famed French house duo Jess & Crabbe and now drummer for punk band 10lec6). The pair met in 2001 through a mutual love of no-wave and leftfield disco. In 2003 Jess came upon a big collection of Library music, which he bought for next to nothing. Whilst he was ciphering through it and finding the most interesting extracts, Alexis was digging in all things Cosmic, where along the way he also started to pick up many bits and pieces of obscure mood musics. In 2007, they put together some of their best space disco treasures giving birth to the highly acclaimed Space Oddities project released last July. As the first episode of Space Oddities was reaching to an end and following the amazing feedback they received, the Parisian duo started working on the next volume in the heat of 2008’s sunny days. A new direction was chosen: more organic, guitar lead and psychedelic than the previous one, still focusing on the dancefloor and their love for freaky synths and fierce beats. Although it’s only been a year since their first instalment, it literally feels like a decade has gone by for them to finally complete Vol.2. The licensing of all this new material was definitely no joke! It was all worth it though, and their efforts were rewarded in many respect as they managed to clear all the tracks and on top of that convince two of the greatest authorities on library music to write the sleevenotes: Joel Martin (Quiet Village) and Gareth Goddard (Cherrystones/Godsy) - who’s words can be read below. Artwork comes courtesy of Parisian illustrator Sanghon Kim who created the perfect twisted package to this fantastic compilation. Last but not least, Vol. 2 will instantly become more collectible than the first one, as Permanent Vacation have broken the bank to supply us with a limited edition Gatefold lp. Grab them whilst you can, they won’t be around for long! « Library music? For years overlooked now coveted by a small closely-knit trinity of obsessive retroactive vinyl purists seeking inspiration from cues, bridges, segues and more importantly non-commercially available soundtrack fodder. Over the last few years there have been many compilations serving to fulfil (?) or create a satisfying overview of a global wealth of un-heard (to the general public) library musics which have been left to be discovered and revisited by collectors. Sadly there are those who via trying to make a fast buck miss the target whether it be by sequence or selection or plainly by money being the driving force/motivation, the people who truly love, feel & curate these pieces such as Alexis & Jess show their skills in the compilation you are now holding, consider the trappings of the idiom and listen to how some visions of the past can transcend their time and have the longevity to be FUTURISTIC years later. (…) » Gareth Goddard (Cherrystones/Godsy)
Way more than just the usual sound library collection -- as the grooves here are all more than cosmic enough to live up to their Space Oddities name! The set focuses on some really unusual grooves from the overseas sound library scene of the 70s and early 80s -- tunes that are often heavy on electronics, and also feature a fair bit of keyboards and guitar as well -- usually grooving in a space that's somewhere between keyboard funk experiments of the mid 70s, and some of the cooler space disco tunes from the later club years of the European scene! There's still plenty of funky bits here, but the sound is different from the jazz funk and cinematic modes that usually show up on sound library sets -- and much more in a cool, cosmic groove that's totally great -- and we mean that as a reference to the style of Italy's classic Cosmic club from years back. Titles include "Christopher Columbus" by Guy Pedersen, "Sultana" by Titanic, "Shut Up" by E Warner, "Bluesy Feeling" by C Perraudin, "Space People" by S Mallia, "Leaving" by A Vuolo, "Microchaos" by h Tical, "Saba" by JF Gael & P Buffenoir, "Indian Feeling" by M Bozzai & P Dell'Orso, "Gates Of Pop Empire" by JP Decerf, and "New Life" by A Perry & L Delacour. (Dusty Groove)
01. Open Air - Strange Forms - 5:23
02. New Life - New Life - 9:11
03. Distortion Pop - Equilibrium - 4:05
04. Progressive Percussions - Shut Up - 2:25
05. Speed - Tremplin - 3:28
06. Rock On - Cutting The Funk - 4:52
07. Open Air - Leavin' My Place - 4:13
08. Maxi-Music - Christopus Colombus - 2:59
09. CAM Stati D'Animo - Indian Feeling - 1:39
10. CAM Stati D'Animo - Psycho Feeling - 1:52
11. Evening Colours - Sunshine In My Heart - 3:41
12. Velvet Dreams - Magma Game - 2:52
13. Titanic - Sultana - 4:12
14. Portes D'Orient - Saba - 2:21
15. Pop WOrld Of Yan Tregger - Sun Adoration - 2:17
16. Distortions Pop - Mircochaos - 2:43
17. Panorama - Gates Of Pop Empire - 1:49
18. L'Univers De Le Mar - Les Pingouins S'Amusent - 2:44
19. Derert - Leaving - 4:21
20. Spatial & Col Vol.2 - Space People - 4:32
21. Jogging - Bluesy Feeling - 5:03
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