Stainless Style is the debut album from Neon Neon—a project from Super Furry Animals front man Gruff Rhys and electronic artist Boom Bip—which was released in March 2008 via Lex Records. The album was streamed in its entirety on the band's Myspace page for one week before its physical release.[9]
According to Rhys, he and Boom Bip (real name Bryan Hollon) had been working together on various projects before they finally came up with Neon Neon. In an interview with Sam Richards, Rhys stated:
We've been touring and recording together occasionally for around six years. Early in 2006 Boom Bip contacted me about coming to LA to make a bonkers disco record. I was on the next flight.[12]
Rhys and Boom Bip had also previously collaborated on "Do's & Don'ts" from the latter's 2005 album Blue Eyed in the Red Room.
Productionedit
Recording for the album began in London in August 2006, and it was gradually mixed and finished over the course of the following year in London and Los Angeles.[13] According to the band, the primary goal was to make something entirely different from their previous work. "It had to be something completely outside of ourselves," said Hollon.[14] Rhys adds that although the duo were trying to make something different, "we didn't realize we were going to make a mid-'80s synth-pop record. That was never part of the plan."[14]
In order to recreate this mid-'80s synthpop sound, the band relied on keyboards such as the Casio SK-5, miniKORG 700 and Roland SH-101, as well as Casio drum pads and sticks and a 1964 Silvertone Jupiter guitar.[14] Concerning the album's production Hollon said
We wanted the tracks to sound like a new version of something familiar but also hit hard on a sound system, so it was a careful process of making sure some sounds were full and warm while others were thin and ping-y. For guitars, we mostly recorded those direct into an Eventide chorus [effects pedal]. There wasn't any reason to have an amp color the sound. It just needed to be thin, with the chorus dominating the sound.[14]
Concept albumedit
Stainless Style is a concept album based on the tumultuous life of playboy car designer John DeLorean. In an interview with Marc Hogan, Rhys described it as
The Neon Neon album is a full-on concept record about the wives and lives ... Of John DeLorean, so it's been a real pleasure to write about a specific subject, and to think about various scenarios relating to his life and imaginary scenarios that may have happened to him on the way. And so musically we've been writing in a style that personally mirrored his kind of fast, cocktail-driven lifestyle. ... It's a very frivolous electro-pop record about the first playboy engineer.[13]
The album's title is a pun on stainless steel, deriving from the fact that the only car produced by the DeLorean Motor Company—the DeLorean—was distinctive by the fact that its body was fiberglass with a stainless steel veneer. DeLorean also began selling "D=MC2" stainless steel watches for $3,495 each on the internet in 2000.[15] The song "Raquel" is based upon tales of an affair DeLorean allegedly had with actress Raquel Welch in the mid-'70s, and mentions many true-life biographical details about Welch, such as her Bolivian father and Irish mother, her birth in "north Chicago", and education and upbringing in California. The song is sung from DeLorean's perspective, as he delivers lines to Welch such as "I saw you as a movie star, but now you're riding in my car."[16] According to Rhys, "I Lust U" recounts "a dark period in DeLorean's life when he was having lots of affairs", while "Michael Douglas" describes the time when DeLorean "redesigned his own chin while sitting at pool parties in LA with Michael Douglas."[17]
Track listingedit
All tracks are written by B. Hollon and G. Rhys; Except where indicated
^ abHogan, Marc (27 August 2007). . Pitchfork Media. Archived from the original on 13 June 2008.
^ abcdHerman, Max (1 April 2008). "Hot Wheels: L.A. Beat Whiz and Welsh Rocker Revisit the '80s, Inspired by an American Auto Icon". remixmag.com. Retrieved 13 May 2009.
^Reed, Christopher (21 March 2005). "Obituary: John DeLorean; American car-maker and conman whose victims included the UK and the US governments". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 May 2009.
^Hogan, Marc. . Pitchfork Media. Archived from the original on 22 April 2008.
^"Neon Neon make live debut at SXSW pool party". NME. 14 March 2008. Retrieved 13 May 2009.
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Stainless Style is the debut album from Neon Neon a project from Super Furry Animals front man Gruff Rhys and electronic artist Boom Bip which was released in March 2008 via Lex Records The album was streamed in its entirety on the band s Myspace page for one week before its physical release 9 Stainless StyleStudio album by Neon NeonReleased17 March 2008 2008 03 17 UK 18 March 2008 2008 03 18 U S GenrePop electronica hip hopLength42 58LabelLex RecordsNeon Neon chronologyStainless Style 2008 Praxis Makes Perfect 2013 Singles from Stainless Style Trick for Treat Released 25 June 2007 Raquel Released 19 November 2007 I Lust U Released 24 March 2008 Professional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllmusic 1 Drowned in Sound 7 10 2 The Guardian 3 Hot Press 9 10 4 musicOMH 5 The Observer 6 Pitchfork Media 7 7 10 7 Uncut 8 Stainless Style is a loose concept album based on the tumultuous life of DeLorean Motor Company founder John DeLorean 10 and features a number of high profile guest appearances from Fab Moretti of The Strokes Har Mar Superstar Yo Majesty Spank Rock Cate Le Bon and Fatlip The album was nominated for the 2008 Mercury Music Prize 11 Contents 1 Background 2 Production 3 Concept album 4 Track listing 5 Personnel 6 Chart performance 7 Notes 8 External linksBackground editAccording to Rhys he and Boom Bip real name Bryan Hollon had been working together on various projects before they finally came up with Neon Neon In an interview with Sam Richards Rhys stated We ve been touring and recording together occasionally for around six years Early in 2006 Boom Bip contacted me about coming to LA to make a bonkers disco record I was on the next flight 12 Rhys and Boom Bip had also previously collaborated on Do s amp Don ts from the latter s 2005 album Blue Eyed in the Red Room Production editRecording for the album began in London in August 2006 and it was gradually mixed and finished over the course of the following year in London and Los Angeles 13 According to the band the primary goal was to make something entirely different from their previous work It had to be something completely outside of ourselves said Hollon 14 Rhys adds that although the duo were trying to make something different we didn t realize we were going to make a mid 80s synth pop record That was never part of the plan 14 In order to recreate this mid 80s synthpop sound the band relied on keyboards such as the Casio SK 5 miniKORG 700 and Roland SH 101 as well as Casio drum pads and sticks and a 1964 Silvertone Jupiter guitar 14 Concerning the album s production Hollon saidWe wanted the tracks to sound like a new version of something familiar but also hit hard on a sound system so it was a careful process of making sure some sounds were full and warm while others were thin and ping y For guitars we mostly recorded those direct into an Eventide chorus effects pedal There wasn t any reason to have an amp color the sound It just needed to be thin with the chorus dominating the sound 14 Concept album editStainless Style is a concept album based on the tumultuous life of playboy car designer John DeLorean In an interview with Marc Hogan Rhys described it asThe Neon Neon album is a full on concept record about the wives and lives Of John DeLorean so it s been a real pleasure to write about a specific subject and to think about various scenarios relating to his life and imaginary scenarios that may have happened to him on the way And so musically we ve been writing in a style that personally mirrored his kind of fast cocktail driven lifestyle It s a very frivolous electro pop record about the first playboy engineer 13 The album s title is a pun on stainless steel deriving from the fact that the only car produced by the DeLorean Motor Company the DeLorean was distinctive by the fact that its body was fiberglass with a stainless steel veneer DeLorean also began selling D MC2 stainless steel watches for 3 495 each on the internet in 2000 15 The song Raquel is based upon tales of an affair DeLorean allegedly had with actress Raquel Welch in the mid 70s and mentions many true life biographical details about Welch such as her Bolivian father and Irish mother her birth in north Chicago and education and upbringing in California The song is sung from DeLorean s perspective as he delivers lines to Welch such as I saw you as a movie star but now you re riding in my car 16 According to Rhys I Lust U recounts a dark period in DeLorean s life when he was having lots of affairs while Michael Douglas describes the time when DeLorean redesigned his own chin while sitting at pool parties in LA with Michael Douglas 17 Track listing editAll tracks are written by B Hollon and G Rhys Except where indicatedNo TitleWriter s Length1 Neon Theme B Hollon Marty Sataman2 202 Dream Cars 3 243 I Told Her on Alderaan 3 414 Raquel 5 015 Trick for Treat feat Spank Rock amp Har Mar Superstar B Hollon G Rhys N Juwan4 426 Steel Your Girl B Hollon G Rhys J Klinghoffer3 327 I Lust U feat Cate Le Bon 2 568 Sweat Shop feat Yo Majesty B Hollon G Rhys L Flowers W Baynham R Burt3 569 Belfast 3 0810 Michael Douglas 4 1211 Luxury Pool feat Fatlip B Hollon G Rhys D Stewart3 5312 Stainless Style 2 01Personnel editMusicians Bryan Hollon performer all tracks Marty Sataman performer 1 Gruff Rhys performer all tracks except 1 Fab Moretti drums 2 Shay additional backing vocals 3 additional vocals 5 Spank Rock performer 5 Har Mar Superstar performer 5 N Juwan performer 5 additional vocals 5 Sean Tillmann additional vocals 5 8 Josh Klinghoffer performer 6 guitar 6 bass 6 drums 6 Cate Le Bon performer 7 additional vocals 7 Sylvia G additional vocals 7 Yo Majesty performer 8 Jwl B additional vocals 8 Shon B additional vocals 8 Shunda K additional vocals 8 Fatlip performer 11 additional vocals 11 Angela Gannon additional vocals 12 Michele Stodart additional vocals 12 Romeo Stodart additional vocals 12 Technical Boom Bip producer all tracks except 6 Max Dingle engineer 2 to 4 7 to 12 Danny Kalb engineer 2 4 Kris Jenkins engineer 2 Adam Samuels engineer 6 Todd Monfalcone engineer 6 Sir Douglas Styles engineer 7 Adam Tilzer assistant engineer 2 Boom Bip mixing 1 Chris Shaw mixing 2 to 4 6 7 9 10 Danny Kalb mixing 4 5 8 11 12 Guy Davie mastering Tom Brown A amp R Will Skeaping A amp R David Rodrick and Kevin Gasser Boom Bip management Alun Llwyd Gruff Rhys managementChart performance editChart 2008 Peakposition UK Albums OCC 18 67Notes edit Allmusic review Drowned in Sound review Archived from the original on 25 March 2008 Retrieved 10 April 2008 The Guardian review Hot Press review musicOMH review The Observer review Pitchfork Media review Archived from the original on 12 April 2008 Retrieved 9 April 2008 Uncut review Neon Neon to stream entire album online NME 13 March 2008 Retrieved 13 May 2009 Super Furry Animals Frontman Boom Bip Join Forces Spin 8 January 2007 Retrieved 26 October 2007 Swash Rosie 22 July 2008 Mercury Music Prize 2008 nominations announced The Guardian Retrieved 13 May 2009 Richards Sam UNCUT Q amp A Gruff Rhys Uncut Retrieved 13 May 2009 a b Hogan Marc 27 August 2007 Interview Super Furry Animals Pitchfork Media Archived from the original on 13 June 2008 a b c d Herman Max 1 April 2008 Hot Wheels L A Beat Whiz and Welsh Rocker Revisit the 80s Inspired by an American Auto Icon remixmag com Retrieved 13 May 2009 Reed Christopher 21 March 2005 Obituary John DeLorean American car maker and conman whose victims included the UK and the US governments The Guardian Retrieved 13 May 2009 Hogan Marc New Music Neon Neon Super Furry Animals Gruff Rhys and Boom Bip Raquel Pitchfork Media Archived from the original on 22 April 2008 Neon Neon make live debut at SXSW pool party NME 14 March 2008 Retrieved 13 May 2009 NEON NEON Artist Official Charts UK Albums Chart External links editNeon Neon Myspace page Official Lex Records album page Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Stainless Style amp oldid 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