Magesy

Artist: Aeroplane
Title Of Album: We Can`t Fly
Year Of Release: 27 Sep 2010
Genre: Electropop, Nu Disco, Balearic
Label: Wall Of Sound
Catalog #: WOS077D
Quality: 320kbps avg / 44.1KHz / Joint Stereo
Tracks: 12
Time: 49:08 min
Size: 112 MB

Track List:

01. Mountains of Moscow
02. We Can`t Fly
03. Superstar
04. London Bridge
05. I Don’t Feel
06. Without Lies
07. The Point Of No Return
08. Good Riddance
09. Caramellas (Album Version)
10. Fish In The Sky
11. My Enemy
12. We Fall Over

Release Notes :

After the rather bizarre split of Aeroplane a couple of months ago, Vito De luca
is flying solo now, but the split was amicable and has seen Stephan create a new
disco moniker the Magician. So all is good. Now that Aeroplane are one, he or
they are about to release probably the most anticipated album of 2010 so far.
The aptly named ?We Can?t Fly? finally sees its release on 27 September on Wall
of Sound.

Recorded in all four corners of the world including Toulouse, Paris, London, Los
Angeles it was co-produced by Bertrand Burgalat and is one the finest debut
albums of 2010. It can sit along side the greats like, Destroy Rock n Roll,
Homework, Moon Safari and a shed load of others.

It?s grown up, dazzling, sonically prefect, and showcases not just a passion for
stately, soulful disco and early 80s electronica, but a lush and bittersweet set
of influences that stretch from Abba and film soundtracks to Floyd, the Stones
and Italian crooners. This melting pot provides the backdrop to Aeroplane?s 21st
century take on balearic house.

The classically trained Vito opens the album with the highly accomplished ?We
Can?t Fly?, which is a languid, show stopping anthem-to-be, and will surely
capture the mind of anyone who has heard it. A perfect start to album in every
sense.

We Cant Fly by Aeroplane (Official)

The Kraftwerkian intro to ?Mountains of Moscow? combine perfectly with the
dramatic piano solo to give the track a presence and drama rarely seen in todays
over bearing four-on-the-floor world of dance music.

Early favourite ?Superstar? gets you in the mood to dance ? it?s inspired by the
Giorgio Morder, whose gleaming electronic scores were made famous by Scarface
and Midnight Express. Vito describes it as ?Moroder meets Canned Heat?. And
Superstar features vocoder vocals from Vito himself, Moroder was so impressed
that he has already laid down the vocals for an alternative version of the
track, which will be released later in the year. Cannot wait.

Superstar by Aeroplane (Official)

Moroder wasn?t the only hero of Vito?s to feature ? Merry Clayton lends here
formidable vocal talents to make a rare piece of soulful disco pop in the shape
of ?I Don?t Feel? with more than a wiff of 80?s Tina Turner, which is emotional
and exciting in equal measure and is a truly inspiring piece of music.

The finest song on the album and for us, and one that shows you what Aeroplane
can do when it comes down to more dance-floor centric disco, is ?My Enemy? ? the
rolling beats and overly dramatic violins ? create a track that takes your
breath away and is quickly becoming our favorite track of the moment.

The roster of guest singers is impeccable. Nicolas Ker, the frontman of French
italo-disco outfit Poni Hoax, adds a sullen elan to ?Fish in the Sky?, an
electro torch song worthy of Human League, while dream-pop outfit Au Revoir
Simone breathe delicate harmonies over the woozy ballad ?We Fall Over?, and
London?s Jonathan Jeremiah transforms ?Good Riddance? into a low-slung slice of
honky-tonk soul.

We can?t come up with enough superlatives for this album; rarely does an album
exceed and beat into submission the hype surrounding it. But Aeroplane has done
just this. We Can?t Fly, promises to take Aeroplane?s passengers on a first
class, round-trip of electronic psychedelia.

HBF Rating 10/10