{"title":"Areu Areu","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"areu-areu","title":"Areu Areu","description":"\u003cp\u003eUnder the name \u003cem\u003eAreu Areu\u003c\/em\u003e, the two Camouflage musicians \u003cstrong\u003eHeiko Maile\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eMarcus Meyn\u003c\/strong\u003e released a 5-track EP in 1992, which is now being re-released in an extended version in a limited edition and for the first time on vinyl.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1991, a friend and companion of \u003cstrong\u003eHeiko Maile\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eMarcus Meyn\u003c\/strong\u003e, the photographer Reiner Pfisterer, celebrated his 24th birthday. Instead of records or books, the two Camouflage founders planned to present the birthday child with a performance by a band formed especially for the occasion and launched Areu Areu.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAfter Camouflage had just released their rather acoustic sounding album Meanwhile, \u003cstrong\u003eMaile\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eMeyn\u003c\/strong\u003e were more in the mood for purely electronic music, so this side project was just what they needed to play around with the electronic gear they had accumulated in their studio in the center of the small town of Bietigheim in southern Germany.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe result were cover versions of songs that had always strongly influenced \u003cstrong\u003eMaile\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eMeyn\u003c\/strong\u003e: We hear \"\u003cem\u003eDay Tripper\u003c\/em\u003e\", \"\u003cem\u003eCold\u003c\/em\u003e\", \"\u003cem\u003eRicky's Hand\u003c\/em\u003e\" and a two-song medley of \"\u003cem\u003eI'm Your Money\u003c\/em\u003e\" and the Depeche Mode classic \"\u003cem\u003eTora! Tora! Tora!\u003c\/em\u003e\". In addition, several versions of their legendary German language song \"\u003cem\u003eMr. X\u003c\/em\u003e\" were worked out.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA few weeks after the party, \u003cstrong\u003eMaile\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eMeyn\u003c\/strong\u003e told their A\u0026amp;R manager about the project, and in 1992 a small number of tracks were released in a small edition on CD. On the occasion of the 30th anniversary of this release, the complete work of Areu Areu now appears on an album for the first time and we can state: Areu Areu created the perfect soundtrack for a party in the hot summer of '91: Areu Areu are danceable, unpolished and wild.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bureau B","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":50893863518539,"sku":"1170106","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50893863813451,"sku":"1170107","price":13.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/fd92e7ff-0e97-44fc-b12f-325298e91c44_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1732633882"}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/fr\/collections\/areu-areu.oembed","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}