{"product_id":"chris-carter-the-spaces-between-colored-vinyl-vinyl-lp","title":"Chris Carter: The Spaces Between (Colored Vinyl) Vinyl LP","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Throbbing+Gristle\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThrobbing Gristle\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e’s brief but fruitful output teetered between performance art shock theatrics\u003c\/i\u003e and forward-thinking analog proto-techno, and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Chris+Carter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChris Carter\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e was the driving force behind the latter dimension of the crew’s sound. Listening to \u003cem\u003eThe Spaces Between\u003c\/em\u003e, you can hear Carter’s fingerprints all over the more rhythmic \u003cstrong\u003eTG\u003c\/strong\u003e classics like “AB\/7A,” “Distant Dreams,” “Walkabout,” “Still Walking” and “Hot On The Heels Of Love.” Originally released as \u003cem\u003eThe Space Between\u003c\/em\u003e on TG’s own Industrial Records, \u003cstrong\u003eChris Carter\u003c\/strong\u003e’s debut solo record is given new life on grey colored vinyl with new artwork and a slight tweak of the album title courtesy of Glasgow-based \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Optimo+Music\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eOptimo Music\u003c\/a\u003e. The lush, kosmische-influenced “Outreach,” the muscular analog chug of “Solidit” and the disoriented dischord of “Electrodub” foreshadow the discoteque-friendly songs of love and lust he would spend the next three decades cooking up with wifey \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Cosey+Fanny+Tutti\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCosey Fanny Tutti\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e as \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Chris+%26+Cosey\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChris \u0026amp; Cosey\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e. The tracklisting has been pared down from the original 90 minute cassette release to conform to the run time \u0026amp; audio fidelity constraints of vinyl (a joint decision by \u003cstrong\u003eCarter\u003c\/strong\u003e and Optimo boss \u003cstrong\u003eJD Twitch\u003c\/strong\u003e), with the welcome addition of a previously unreleased tune (“Climbing”) that effortlessly assimilates with the rest of the record and quickly rises up as the most imaginative and colorful track of the lot (also, \u003cstrong\u003eJD Twitch\u003c\/strong\u003e asserts that “Climbing” marks the first appearance of the Roland TR-808 on record). The album sits snugly at the intersection of (or if you like, the space between) disco and power electronics; synth music and dance music; even \u003cstrong\u003eThrobbing Gristle\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eChris \u0026amp; Cosey\u003c\/strong\u003e, and goes down nicely played back to back with Cosey’s recently reissued solo album \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=cosey+time+to+tell\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eTime To Tell\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e. Recommended.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003egrey colored vinyl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eoriginally released in 1980\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eincludes bonus track 'Climbing'\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eliner notes by JD Twitch\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003elimited edition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emusic label: Optimo Music 2017\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003ereviewed by hannibal chew 01\/2018\u003c\/h6\u003e","brand":"Chris Carter","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl LP","offer_id":1306738458632,"sku":"lp-9283","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/4542\/products\/chriscarter-spacesbetween.jpg?v=1762274415","url":"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/products\/chris-carter-the-spaces-between-colored-vinyl-vinyl-lp","provider":"turntablelab.mom","version":"1.0","type":"link"}