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The first copies of the "1985 (GM '85 Remixes)" CD single are winging their way over the Pacific Ocean to our good friends at CD Baby in the US. Please note that this will primarily be a digital release and will gradually find it's way onto iTunes, Napster, etc.

HOWEVER....if you're old school like me you may still want a physical, tangible plastic disc! (And the sound quality *is* better off CD...)

So, a limited number of physical CDs have been produced. These will be retailed internationally *exclusively* through CD Baby, and we'll also have a few copies for sale at live shows (which are becoming rarer these days). Some info on this release can be read here

As a special treat to those of you on this email list, for a limited time you can purchase the CD direct from us with payment through Paypal only (sorry - no cash, cheques, bank deposits etc). Pricing as follows:

Within Australia AUD$8 including postage & handling.

Internationally AUD$10 including postage & handling to anywhere in the world (that's approx US$8.90, GBP₤5.50 or €6.20)

Please email & make Paypal payment to tycho33@hotmail.com with your address details for any direct sales.

These remixes were a lot of fun to create, I sincerely hope you enjoy listening to them! Hint - highly recommended for fans of mid '80s Moroder, Berlin, Electric Dreams, etc :-)

Cheers, Ken.

The artwork has been finalised for the 1985 (GM '85 Remixes) single! Digital and CD distribution is currently being set up in the US, but in the meantime you can hear "1985 (GM '85 Remix)" featuring guest artist and Giorgio Moroder's main '80s man Arthur Barrow on synth and bass guitar over at our Myspace.
The release also features an '80s style extended version and instrumental dub, so if you're a fan of mid '80s Moroder (eg Electric Dreams, Berlin, Irene Cara, Limahl, etc) please be sure to check it out when it becomes available on iTunes etc - you'll read about it here first!
The artwork, reflective of the mid '80s era, is a departure from previous Tycho releases, as is the '80s Moroder style of the remixes themselves. This is best explained in the liner notes of this release: "This recording is an homage to those days. A novelty. An oddity. A pastiche. A lot of fun to create. A song celebrating the year 1985, remixed in the style of 1985's greatest synthpop hit maker, Giorgio Moroder. A glimpse of what Tycho may have sounded like if it had existed at that time."
In Arthur's own words: "So authentic it hurts!"

And the zebra print artwork? What's with that, eh? It's actually a close up photo of a shirt I used to wear in 1985, as seen in this Polaroid from, errrm, 1985...also note the skinny leather tie and long fringe. Yes, I still have the shirt. What you can't see in this photo is the very cool but utterly useless side buttoning pocket :-)

Cheers,
Ken.

Hey tychfans, a new gallery is up: Tycho Brahe & The Human League, Sydney, 2009.03.31 - featuring photos by Angus Young.