
Touch Sensitive
Vox Populi! - Psyko Tropix
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Touch
Sensitive
is
honoured
to
dig
into
the
vaults
of
legendary
cult
French
group
Vox
Populi!
with
a
collection
primarily
pulling
from
their
creative
highpoint
of
1986-1990.
The
vast
majority
of
the
works
are
unreleased
and
all
make
their
first
appearance
on
vinyl.
The
recordings
have
been
licensed
from
the
group’s
extensive
archive,
mastered
by
Rupert
Clervaux
and
cut
by
Andreas
Kauffelt
at
Schnitstelle.
The
release
is
completed
by
liner
notes
focusing
on
Vox
Populi!’s
creative
process
and
prolific
output.
Springing
from
the
rip
it
up
restart
of
post-punk
in
1980
and
primarily
active
throughout
that
decade,
Vox
Populi!'s
discography
is
a
perfect
showcase
of
an
almost
unclassifiable
group.
The
often-used
‘ethno-industrial’
tag
-
even
if
not
approved
by
the
group
-
goes
some
way
to
describing
a
melting
pot
of
primarily
self-taught
techniques
and
vast
cultural
influences.
Founding
member
Axel
Kyrou’s
parents
were
avant-garde
musicians
and
filmmakers
resulting
in
a
heavy
cultural
immersion
from
a
young
age.
His
partner
and
bandmate
Mitra
moved
from
Iran
to
Paris
in
1978
-
followed
a
few
years
later
by
her
virtuoso
brother
Arash
who
joined
the
group
at
the
age
of
14.
Based
in
their
14th
arronidissement
studio
-
previously
Axel
and
his
brother’s
family
playroom
-
Vox
Populi!
quickly
became
a
lynchpin
in
the
Parisian
experimental
scene
and
beyond
through
the
burgeoning
mail-art
scene.
The
group
contributed
work
to
a
huge
number
of
independent
labels.
Their
music
and
approach
quickly
progressed
from
rudimentary
experiments
to
harness
transcendental
spiritual
qualities
and
moments
of
intense
beauty.
In
this
collection,
we
can
feel
the
vibrations
of
Don
Cherry’s
Organic
Music
Society,
Faust’s
communal
explorations
and
King
Tubby’s
forward-thinking
studio
experimentation.
“We
recorded
everything
-
every
idea.
We
would
always
have
a
cassette
or
a
reel
running.
We
made
such
different
styles
-
freaky,
alternative,
experimental,
industrial
etc.
We
had
no
rules
and
no
plans
-
our
main
motives
were
play
and
pleasure.
I
think
that
many
people
can
feel
that
in
the
music.”
Three
tracks
recorded
in
2017
by
a
reconfigured
Vox
Populi!
sit
perfectly
with
music
from
30
years
previous
-
“We
were
never
defined
by
fashion
or
the
zeitgeist.
So
we
remained
ourselves.
Our
sound
is
still
natural.
We
had
to
be
turned
on
by
our
own
music
and
we
wanted
the
music
to
have
an
impact
on
consciousness.
We
were
the
subjects
of
our
own
experiments
and
there
was
also
a
kind
of
mystery
-
even
for
us."
The
Psyko
Tropix
collection
is
another
magical
and
mysterious
addition
to
the
open-hearted
and
open-eared
world
of
Vox
Populi!
“The
music
of
Vox
Populi!
found
me
several
years
ago
and
it
was
one
of
my
record
digging
highlights.
Their
stark
contrast
of
dark
and
light
paints
a
beautiful
picture
of
the
physical
and
mental
world
we
all
live
in.
This
new
album
doesn’t
miss
a
step
in
exploring
further
in
both
directions”
Cut
Chemist
TRACKLIST:
1.Caballo
Blanco
2.Mush
Dubby
Gnarls
&
Vrooms
3.Holistikoholic
4.Golpari
June
5.Koutchoulou
6.Getting
To
Know
Mars
&
Venus
7.Psycho
Tropics
8.Ethno
Space
Trek
9.Somebody's
Calling
My
Name
10.Sunshine
Boy
In
India
11.Farewell
Ceremony
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