Super Madrigal Brothers - Shakestation

American Patchwork
(AMPATCH003: 708527100325)

$12.00

Momus writes: 'I discovered Adam Bruneau (alias Oliver Cobol) when the young Georgian sent me an intriguing record called '8 Bit Christmas' towards the end of 2001. I was with my friend Toog in New York when we heard it, and it became our favourite record: melodic, cute, full of nostalgia for the artificial landscapes of 1980s computer games. At about the same time, on tour in Detroit, I met John Talaga (alias Sir John Fashion Flesh) and heard the amazing, radical deconstructions of his group Fashion Flesh. In Tokyo I'd been talking with Sony about making a Playstation game about Shakespeare, and suddenly I realised that these young unknown musicians were perfectly qualified to make this concept into an amazing pop record for my label, American Patchwork. And so Super Madrigal Brothers came into being. Adam, the 'new-fangler', made 8 bit versions of renaissance tunes, and John, the 'mangler' deformed them. Encompassing both sugar and spice, melody and dub, the results have exceeded my wildest expectations. I truly believe this record to be the 'Switched On Bach' of the gaming generation.'

1. Say Dear, Will You Not Have?
2. Say Dear, Will You Not Have?
3. Pastime With Good Company
4. Pastime With Good Company
5. Gagliarda Veneziana
6. Gagliarda Veneziana
7. Puisque M'Amour
8. Puisque M'Amour
9. Galliarde
10. Galliarde
11. Unam Petii
12. Unam Petii
13. Kemp's Jig
14. Kemp's Jig
15. Minuet
16. Minuet
17. Good Morrow Fair Ladies Of The May
18. Good Morrow Fair Ladies Of The May
19. O Venus Bant
20. O Venus Bant
21. Recercada Quinta
22. Recercada Quinta
23. Romanesca
24. Romanesca