{"title":"Finlay Shakespeare","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFinlay Shakespeare is a talented artist known for his unique blend of electronic and experimental music. With influences ranging from synth-pop to industrial, he creates captivating soundscapes that push the boundaries of traditional genres.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHis music has been compared to artists such as The Remainder, Chain of Flowers, and B. Rupp, but Finlay Shakespeare's style is truly one-of-a-kind. He combines intricate melodies with hypnotic beats, creating a mesmerizing experience for listeners.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhether performing solo or collaborating with other musicians like Jennifer Touch and Entidad Animada, Finlay Shakespeare always delivers an unforgettable live show. His dynamic stage presence and innovative use of technology make each performance a truly immersive experience.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"domestic-economy","title":"Domestic Economy","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe playful confidence that exudes Finlay Shakespeare's practice is flagarenty laid out on Domestic Economy, his extraordinary debut full length. Domestic Economy displays two eventful sides evidencing the unique musical approach Shakespeare has developed in such a short period of time. Let's get some facts straight, Finlay is young. And talented. His programming skills belie his years and one can detect a sharp appreciation of historical electronic pop whilst simultaneously developing a canny understanding as to where such a form exists in the current age. Shakespeare's brazen lyrical content and significant melodic prowess highlight a brave new voice in what can often be an sterile aesthetic environment. Domestic Economy bursts with edgy ecstatic electronic pop. A form not only unusual for Editions Mego (actually known for idolising such forms) but somewhat of a scarcity amongst the modern electronic landscape. Beling age, form and movement Domestic Economy is a damn near perfect amalgamation of historical respect and contemporary anxiety wrapped in an exquisite song-form package. Made in Bristol. Published in Wien. 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Simultaneously a modern throwback to the brooding synth pop age and concurrently an absolute belter in the contemporary mainframe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFinlay Shakespeare has made it quite clear, that he is here.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn alternate version of Perris will appear on the new album to be released in early 2019.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA. Routine [5:10] Recorded 8th-9th August 2018. B. Perris (Inevitable Forthcoming Netflix Docudrama Version) [6:28] Originally recorded live 30th January 2018. Revisions made August 2018. All audible work undertaken by Finlay Shakespeare at Studio B17, Bristol. Mastered by Russell Haswell. 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After studying audio engineering, he was invited to become in-house engineer for the Moog Sound Lab UK, leading to collaborations with acts as diverse as Suicide, Charlemagne Palestine, The Grid and Mica Levi and Eliza McCarthy, both in live and studio environments.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 2017, Finlay began recording a series of monthly \u003ci\u003eHousediet\u003c\/i\u003e releases - all improvised and captured at home utilising drum machines, modular synthesis and processed vocals. After several encounters with Peter Rehberg of Editions Mego, a compilation of the Housediet tracks was drawn up by Rehberg and Shakespeare, culminating in the release of \u003ci\u003eDomestic Economy\u003c\/i\u003e in early 2019. “Solemnities' ', a second album for Editions Mego appeared the following year. In the period since Rehberg’s untimely passing, Finlay has recorded for Superpang, Modulisme and his own GOTO Records imprint. \u003ci\u003eIllusion + Memory\u003c\/i\u003e, meanwhile, continues on from where “Solemnities” left off, with Finlay once again aiming to work at the fringes of electronic pop.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlter is proud to present\u003ci\u003e Illusion + Memory\u003c\/i\u003e, the third full length physical LP of Shakespeare’s utterly unique and sophisticated output.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShakespeare’s obsession and knowledge of late 70’s and early 80’s electronic pop music is once again at the forefront of this intense and dynamic release. Alas, this is not some retro throwback. Shakespeare’s deep understanding of his machines breathes new life into a genre of music once defunct.  Supporting the likes of Blancmange bolstered his reputation for sublime synth hooks and dark lyrical content. Building on his previous work in the field \u003ci\u003eIllusion + Memory\u003c\/i\u003e is an unabashed pop record, as joyous as it is intense, moving from the brooding opening ballad “Your Side of the River” through the punchy “Theresa” which could be read as a love song to Throbbing Gristle’s United. Elsewhere “Climb” unleashes the opportunity to the dancefloor as wild electronics snake into all manner of schizophrenic shapes. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere is a romantic side to this music. In its homage to electronic pop of the late 70’s and early 80’s but also in the emotional punch Shakespeare injects into every second of every track. Shakespeare’s reboot of these musical forms is technically impressive, one rich in feeling and deep in emotion, atmospherically and vocally. The two come together to create a unique visceral sonic experience… today! \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"No Label","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":50478690599243,"sku":"2014921","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/Illusion__Memory_1157d1b3_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727488913"},{"product_id":"solemnities","title":"Solemnities","description":"\u003cp\u003eFinlay Shakespeare is a freak. With this, his second album for Editions he confirms this. As a one man band it often strikes the listener as bewildering that he can do all this; the programming sits firmly in the realms of genius, the constant punch of melody upon melody leaves a pleasant sting of surprise and as a lyric writer there's a part of his moniker that seems apt. Solemnities is more gritty than his previous outings as a more raucous industrial edge is grafted on to his epic electronic pop leanings. Occupation launches proceedings as a snarling electro pop monster. Finlay's vocals have never been delivered with such urgency.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom here it's one melodic banger followed by another as Shakespeare truly hones his voice and craft into something utterly of his own devising, despite, or as a result of, the specific world of electronic music he is referencing. Covering a wide range of emotional states, from anger to euphoria this is a wild complex dip into one man's world perfectly crafted into an external release. She Says \/ Nothing Ends concludes proceedings with an anthem so bold it would be a worldwide hit if the world could be told. Find a comfortable position, turn Solemnities up loud and let Finlay take you on this startling spectacular trip.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Editions Mego","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":50479591588171,"sku":"1092202","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/95bc5d3e-60f4-4ef2-835e-6db3bf9f16fe_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727510534"},{"product_id":"directions-out-of-town","title":"Directions Out Of Town","description":"\u003cp\u003eDirections Out Of Town is the latest and teased as (possibly) the last LP by DIY electronic abstract pop wizard Finlay Shakespeare.\nDirections Out Of Town is a fierce mix of headstrong pop bangers. Fact. There is simply no one else traversing the field that Shakespeare is exploring. It can be lonely in the desert, Simon says. Lyrically, Directions Out Of Town is dealing with loss; personally, geographically, politically, culturally - a general decay of everything.\nThis new record is heavily inspired by structural film where the results unravel a method where metaphor is removed from the act of sound synthesis, production and mix of the tracks. Fiercely independent and brimming with integrity this is a deeply effective journey through machines of the human experience.\nThe track titles are telling: 'Away', 'Get', 'Direction', 'I go for a walk', etc\nThis is sentiment via complex synthesis wrung through patterns of pop. One also finds ways out that only turn out to be false\/untrue.\n\"I essentially don't know where I belong any more. This record is the precursor to that.\"\nWhat is ostensibly an electro pop record reveals a multitude of layers and depth as one man and his machines wrestle with the reality of this tangled matrix. 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