Transmeridian

TransmeridianTransmeridian is the first album from Departure Lounge (ex Bella Union) in 19 years. It features all four original members plus a guest appearance from legendary REM guitarist, Peter Buck, one of many long standing admirers of a band that embodied a lost age of reflective, experimental pop music coming to the fore at the turn of the Millennium alongside The Beta Band, Tunng, Boards Of Canada and Gorkys Zygotic Mynci. The surprise new album, named

Tracks C1 to D3: Recorded live at Emerald City

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We pass through one-offs like Andy Pratt’s astonishing

Deluxe PVC sleeve

The singles are some of the greatest lightbulb moments in the history of pop but album tracks like “Talent Is An Asset” and “Thank God It’s Not Christmas” just showcase Sparks on completely singular form

The album contains some of Richard’s most beautiful songs including “”For Shame Of Doing Wrong””

A1 Chor Moiré

conductor and orchestrator of film scores

That’s that gulf stream

A4 Magneto

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