XVIII by Johnny Labelle
A year after the release of his debut LP "Cold Fruit", Johnny Labelle returns with "XVIII".
In his sophomore album, the Athenian singer-songwriter dives into the world of a forgotten dream in search of lost meanings and forms. The 9 tracks of the record bring to the surface the remains of oblivion along with a personal reinterpretation of memory fragments.
The tracks were originally recorded as demos in mid-2019 and were completed with producer Vasilis Dokakis in 2020. This collaboration results in a blend of electronic pop with ambient and dark elements, based on lethargic synthesizers, cinematic strings and Labelle’s baritone crooning vocals that give the album a familiar and at the same time strange sense of pop standards of a previous century.
Tracklist
| 1. | The Dolphins | 5:15 |
| 2. | Doppelgänger | 3:52 |
| 3. | AK | 4:04 |
| 4. | In the Sun | 2:54 |
| 5. | Greek Dark Age | 3:34 |
| 6. | Beginning of the End | 3:59 |
| 7. | Visceral | 3:03 |
| 8. | Disillusionment | 1:48 |
| 9. | Poseidonia | 3:52 |
Credits
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Produced and arranged by Vasilis Dokakis
Mixed and mastered by Vasilis Dokakis
Vinyl mastering by Yiannis Christodoulatos at Sweetspot Productions
All music and lyrics written by Johnny Labelle except for
- Music on Greek Dark Age by Johnny Labelle and Vasilis Dokakis
- “The Dolphins” written by Fred Neil Published by Third Story Music Inc/BMG Platinum Songs US
- Lyrics of “Poseidonia” from “The Dreams of the Dreamer” and “I Want to Die While you Love Me” by Georgia Douglas Johnson (Public Domain)
Saxophone on “The Dolphins” by Chris Scott
Cover Painting:
He turned his face and heard one bird sing terribly afar by Sasha Streshna
66 x 66 cm
oil on canvas
Photographed by Yiorgis Yerolymbos
Graphic Design by Ira Stamatopoulou
