{"product_id":"was-it-ever-real","title":"Was It Ever Real?","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWas It Ever Real?\u003c\/i\u003e is the latest release from Drew Daniel, the brilliant mind behind The Soft Pink Truth and one half of the iconic experimental electronic duo Matmos. Features a cover of Coil’s immortal queer classic, ‘The Anal Staircase’, reinterpreted here with slinky hi-hats, a horn section and psychedelic vocal treatments.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe closing title track is a slow-burning post-soul instrumental number with twanging lead guitar from Acetone’s Mark Lightcap and harpsichord by Tom Boram.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe entire mini album moves the listener across the genres of disco, minimalism, ambient and jazz, sliding on and off the dancefloor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCrossfading from hedonism to reverie as it remembers past pleasures and imagines a future yet to come, the EP is also a noticeably social affair, with guest contributions from Matmos’ M.C. Schmidt, Daniel Clarke, Id M Theft Able, Rose E. Kross, Tripp Trapp Trull, Koye Berry and Andrew Bernstein (Horse Lords).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe resulting music is not retro kitsch but pays homage to highly personal interpretations of disco such as Arthur Russell, Don Ray, Dr. Buzzard’s Original Savannah Band and Mandré, or the jazz funk of Creed Taylor and CTI Records.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe CD features artwork by Robert Beatty (Oneohtrix Point Never, The Weeknd, The Flaming Lips).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Thrill Jockey","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50443247878475,"sku":"1161970","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/079378c7-fffe-446a-85b2-a2f1f463bac1_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727011285","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/fr\/products\/was-it-ever-real","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}