Freddy Cole - My Mood Is You - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

This contains two albums on one CD. The first is pianist/vocalist Freddy Cole's InchThe Cole Everybody KnowsInch originally released in 1977 and featuring guitarist Buddy Cooner, bassist Ed Edwards, and drummer Paul Avery. The second is vocalist Herb Jeffries' InchThe Best Year of My LifeInch originally released in 1979 and featuring the Aronson Garrett Band and the Jerry Fielding Orchestra.

Following the double-A side single 'Full Moon/ Black Hole' U's next is the substantial 8-track 'Life Isn't A Fountain?', U's debut EP on Lex. U's output genuinely defies categorisation. Slotting into the broad genre classifications of techno, hip-hop and experimental electronica while never fully pledging allegiance to any. Perhaps, strictly, U should be more methodical selecting records yet invariably drifts towards current musical, historical, anthropological and artistic obsessions. These inclinations have transported U to the grand orchestras of 18th century Vienna (Why Did I Pick Vienna To Use As A Metaphor For Rest of Your Life?' LP, Where to Now?), sordid warehouse raves ('Ecstasy' EP, Phantasy Sound), the break up of the giant, unified landmass that would become Europe ('Lowlands' EP, Where to Now?) and further back still to the primordial sludge with a neaderthal chug that strains towards the sun and halcyon warmth of Berlin's Love Parade 'Parade/ Watchers' (EP, Phantasy Sound). It has been mooted that the electronic splicing and reorganisation of these moments in history may even point to future events.The fascination that has inspired the cohesive collection of recordings for 'Life Isn't A Fountain?' and provided a wealth of sonic gold dust for U to tweak and rework is the outer fringes of British post-punk, new wave and progressive rock, and all of the minute offshoots that sprang from this era, where recorded material was abundant and yet abandoned as musicians and listeners alike strove to find the next sound. U has traced these threads through their record collection and exhumed a wealth of source material to alter into this intriguing reflection on the peripheries of pop music, designed to portray a sense of gleeful mental imbalance teetering on the edge of hysteria.InchThe Question Is Do We?

Donovan Blanc is the realization of a purified version of the duo's work, fit for consumption by disciples of technicolor baroque and singer/songwriter pop music. Therecord's aim isn't to evoke nostalgia, but rather to re-contextualize the familiar and foreign to create new moments; some that are bold and exuberant, and others that are reserved and melancholic. Donovan Blanc delivers a glimpse of the rich texturesand vivid colors of pop's golden age through a modern lens.