Lothar Zagrosek - Claudine Von Villa Bella - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Lothar Zagrosek - Salambo [COMPACT DISCS] date 11/01/1998

Why, in a booklet accompanying a recording of InchFlute Music at the Court of Frederick the GreatInch, is an attempt being made at this point to take a look into the soul of a damaged monarch? There is a guiding Inchthread of AriadneInch that leads through the labyrinthine trials and tribulations of Frederick's life and suffering - a singular passion that he discovered at a young age and never forgot throughout his life. It is the love of music, especially the love of playing the Inchflûte traversièreInch.

The latest project from Oscar Scheller, is HTTP404. Since his debut full length, Cut & Paste, Oscar has been very busy working as a writer and producer for other pop acts (Mae Muller, Lily Allen etc). And as ably demonstrated by the two singles (1UP with Sarah Bonito and Runaway with Tiffi) that have come since that debut, he has very clearly made a huge leap as both a songwriter and producer. HTTP404 is a collection of 11 jaw-dropping pop songs, all bar one produced or co-produced by Oscar himself, and all bar one collaborations with other musicians he has been working with or who he has been excited by on the scene (including Lily Allen, PAWWS, Vera Hotsauce, Jevon and Havelock, amongst others). Gone are the guitars that characterized his earlier sound and now in their place we find synths, samples and programming that pull the work of Oscar Scheller right into the zeitgeist. Characterised by the incisive and witty lyrics we have come to know and love from Scheller and backed by melodies that will be jammed in your head all day long, HTTP404 is a rush of smart, pop magic.