{"product_id":"chris-cosey-heartbeat-colored-vinyl-vinyl-lp","title":"Chris \u0026 Cosey: Heartbeat (Colored Vinyl) Vinyl LP","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eOriginally released on Rough Trade in 1981, Heartbeat was the first of many incredible albums by the duo of ex-\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 members \u003cstrong\u003eCosey Fanni Tutti\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eChris Carter\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e It’s impossible to understate the importance of these records to the synthpop genre - they are at once menacing and playful, ironic and well-researched, gloomy yet hopeful. The records make heavy use of custom analog electronic equipment and sampling in addition to Cosey’s spoken vocals and cornet playing, continuing to follow the experimental trail blazed as members of England’s most notorious “wreckers of civilization”. The album starts with a claustrophobic howl of synth sequences that introduce “Put Yourself In Los Angeles” before being quickly swept aside by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=adrian+sherwood\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAdrian Sherwood\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e-esque sampled voices and buzzsaw synth riffs. “This Is Me” is submerged murmured vocals and heady synth textures, a schoolyard game made into a haunting mantra. “Moving Still” is one of the more textural tracks here, synthesized chimes and warm chords. Title track “Heartbeat” closes out the disc, a neat piece of 4\/4 synth work that sounds like a slo-mo \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=human+league\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHuman League\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e album track. Pressed on purple vinyl, includes a printed insert with press clippings from the time of the album's original release. Highly recommended.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003epurple colored vinyl pressing\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eincludes printed insert with vintage press clippings \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003elimited edition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ealso available: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/products\/chris-cosey-trance-colored-vinyl-vinyl-lp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eChris \u0026amp; Cosey : Trance (Colored Vinyl) Vinyl LP\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/products\/chris-cosey-songs-of-love-lust-vinyl-lp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eChris \u0026amp; Cosey: Songs Of Love \u0026amp; Lust (Colored Vinyl) Vinyl LP\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emusic label: Conspiracy International 2019\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003ereviewed by HAMBURGER LADY 2\/2020\u003c\/h6\u003e","brand":"Chris \u0026 Cosey","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl LP","offer_id":31759786573914,"sku":"lp-11096","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/4542\/products\/chriscosey-heartbeat1.jpg?v=1762278066","url":"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/products\/chris-cosey-heartbeat-colored-vinyl-vinyl-lp","provider":"turntablelab.mom","version":"1.0","type":"link"}