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”Survival” is a Project of Denis Haines and Gus Hale in the early 80”s

Name: Hale And Haines - Survival (CD)
SKU: WEEC648467
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David Bowie had just finished his Berlin trilogy with the album ”Lodger” when the New Wave protagonists Gus Hale and Denis Haines decided to record their new project HALE AND HAINES in Berlin which at that time was still divided by the wall. For young sound wizard Denis Haines who had previously proved his talent as keyboarder and songwriter with the HOLLIES, GARY NUMAN and the EDGAR BROUGHTON BAND, the former studio of Berlin”s electronic rock pioneers TANGERINE DREAM”s ”Paragon” was exactly the right surrounding. For nearly two months the two Englishmen locked themselves in there to create their album ”Survival”. From the British island came several good friends to accompany this project. JOHNNY WARMAN, at that time in the charts with the album ”Walking Into Mirrors” and the single Ã¢â¬Å¾Screaming Jets”” (with Peer Gabriel GABRIEL), as well as RRUSSELL BELL from the GARY NUMAN BAND played the guitar and JOHN ”RHINO” EDWARDS (former DEXYS MIDNIGHT RUNNERS and since 1986 STATUS QUO) provided the bass sounds. The album ”Survival”, first released in 1982 with Polydor has two parts: The first four tracks (side A of the 1982 vinyl) consist of richly produced synth pop with a strong flavour of New Romantic which develop their very own charm and reflect the zeitgeist of the early 80”s. Side B of the vinyl was called ”their Berlin side” by HALE & HAINES. Nearly all of these tracks evolved during the production at the Paragon where Gus Hale und Denis Haines process their impressions of strolls through the divided city, of long walks and drives as well as encounters within the districts of Kreuzberg, NeukÃÂ¶lln and Wedding. Denis Haines paints rather dark but melodic soundscapes, in a way reminiscing of Bowie”s Ã¢â¬Å¾V2 Schneider”. This reference to the atmosphere of the city Berlin is even increased in the bonus material, especially in the track Ã¢â¬Å¾Karl-Marx-Strasse”. Here, Haines creates a nearly melancholic and pensive mood.