As we are gleeful fans of the Simonsound ( see here & here) we’re excited to hear all about their latest release on 7″ vinyl, ‘Tour De Mars’! It will be available November 2nd. I personally adore the fact that vinyl, the superior format ( in my opinion) is making such a ‘comeback’ !

Here’s a bit of info from Simon James (one half of The Simonsound along with Matt Ford) about their trippy , blippy ‘interplanetary’ new offering for us Earthlings! I shall now quote:

“…The A side ‘Tour de Mars’ is a cover of Kraftwerk’s ‘Tour de France’ which soundtracks an imaginary journey into deep space, beyond the Moon and onwards to the red planet. Heavy drums, Moog synthesiser and spaced out FX supply a cosmic backdrop for the interplanetary message of goodwill delivered using the Vocoder.

The B side ‘Baker’s Dozen’ is heavily inspired by library music from the 60′s and 70′s; the kind of strange instrumental music you might have heard in the background of cult TV shows or adverts. Using the sound of a cork being popped from an empty bottle of gin as its main instrument the track is also inspired by the work of BBC Radiophonic Workshop composer John Baker, famous for taking everyday sounds and using them to create music.

The single ‘Tour de Mars’ is available from the 2nd November 2009 on 7″ vinyl and as a digital download from Bandcamp .”

But not least, here is the clip scooped from Ulf from the wonderful ihavesynth (also read their Simonsound article) .

 Also see The Simonsound Soundcloud page for more wonderful sonic treats. Enjoy!