{"title":"Chapeau Claudette","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"fashion-c-est-la-latest-attaraction","title":"Fashion C'est La Latest Attaraction","description":"\u003cp\u003eHaving previously focused on inspiring new music from around the world, Into The Light’s ongoing International Series is set to step back in time with its’ first ever reissue: a new edition of a street soul-inspired 1991 single from African-American photographer, film-maker and hat designer-turned-vocalist Claudette Outland AKA Chapeau Claudette.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOutland’s sole single is in many ways an unlikely curio – one of the tracks featured a rap inspired by German reunification, and the other was a stylish celebration of the relationship between fashion and music – but one that has undoubtedly stood the test of time. Musically inspired by a mix of late-‘80s work, British street soul and glassy-eyed European synth-pop, the double A-side was produced and mixed by Cologne studio engineer Jurgen Garbitowski, and subsequently released on his own short-lived label, Gato.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFashion c’est la latest attraction\u003c\/i\u003e, which originally adorned the A-side of the 12” version of the single, is a slow-motion, hip-hop tempo affair in which Outland whispers, sings and raps in English and French over smooth, groovy bass, crunchy street soul beats, chiming synthesizer melodies and dreamy, glassy-eyed chords. Some of the melodic flourishes recall the new age synthesizer sounds of the 1980s, while the track’s bubby groove also boasts subtle nods towards lovers’ rock\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor this reissue edition of the single, Into The Light has secured a previously unreleased “dub edit” of \u003ci\u003ePass Auf\u003c\/i\u003e, the reunification-inspired rap track that first scored her a studio date with Garbitowski. More up-tempo with weightier bass, house-style piano riffs, sampled horns, funky guitar riffs and bustling, club-ready breakbeats, the track casts Outland as Berlin’s answer to Neneh Cherry. All these years on, the record remains as funky, joyous and celebratory as ever!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Into The Light","offers":[{"title":"Black | 12\"","offer_id":50459815739723,"sku":"1125753","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/befa37c5-a7be-48f8-913e-b3a60cdcfa3a_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727227530"}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/fr\/collections\/chapeau-claudette.oembed","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}