Are You Psychic? / Astral Decoy, by Michal Turtle

Are You Psychic? / Astral Decoy

by Michal Turtle

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nightdrive1985 Well what can I say but absolutely fantastic. Music like this from the 80's cannot be replicated no matter how hard you try? Michal Turtle your music is off the chart!! Music From Memory thank you so much for bringing this music to my ears. This music is at a cosmic level in every way. Thank you 👍👽

szinzan I’m not psychic but believe Michal Turtle May have held some kind of in-earthly power. This does not sound dated at all.

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Eselsdistel First time I heard this I really thought it was a new production! Excepting the Fender Bass, very little indicates that this stuff is from 1983/1984. I'm just flabbergasted... You could sell "Are You Psychic?" as the latest Berghain pill and get away with it! It's absolutely amazing how these tracks were too forward-thinking even for an era in which people flaunted their thirst for new ideas and lack of fear of experimentalism... THANKS MUSIC FOR THE MEMORY, THANKS MIKE! Favorite track: Are You Psychic?.

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	1.	Are You Psychic? 12:42	info	buy track
	2.	Astral Decoy 08:49		buy track

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For the second installment in their 12” series Music From Memory present two deeply forward thinking electronic tracks from British musician Michal Turtle made between 1983-4.

The first track ‘Are you Psychic?’ is taken from Turtle’s obscure ‘Music From The Living Room’ album which Michal recorded literally in the living room of his family’s South London house at the young age of 22.

Over-running his parents' front room with various synthesizers, amps and instruments, and setting up a portable four track studio the ‘Music From The Living Room’ tracks were built around live jams that took place alone or sometimes with musicians he would invite to play alongside him. Whilst seemingly sample based the instruments were played live and any voices or sound effects were actually recorded directly to tape, or put onto tiny 2.5 second cassette loops.

‘Astral Decoy’ was made in the year following the release of his only solo LP and forms part of a series of unreleased tracks that reflect a growing interest in combining electronics with more analogue elements such as Xylophone and live percussion. At the same time this track draws inspiration from the sound of electro and boogie which Michal had become greatly interested in at the time, and in particular the work of musicians such as Grandmaster Flash.

With access to the archives of the many recordings made at his family home, this 12” serves as an introduction to a wider compilation of Michal Turtles works which is to follow on Music From Memory.

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released December 1, 2015

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