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The complete - Breathing Age

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Luis Guzman After all this time this still has to be favorite album I came accross on bandcamp, a true gem. Oh I hope you and Simon collaborate once again. And can we please get a vinyl pressing, I would do anything for one. I am very grateful for this great collection of surviving tracks. Thanks Paul! Favorite track: I feel betrayed - Demo version.

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1.	(Patience) Toe the line 03:33	info	buy track
2.	Telephone voice 04:16	info	buy track
3.	Lines of Nazca 03:48	info	buy track
4.	Talk about it 03:35	info	buy track
5.	Surroundings never change 03:56	info	buy track
6.	Sweet and fair 03:33	info	buy track
7.	Ballerina 03:23	info	buy track
8.	Here we go (I can see the sea) - Single version 02:47	info	buy track
9.	Camera room - Single version 02:32	info	buy track
10.	Supermarket - Demo version 04:37	info	buy track
11.	Crazy - Demo version 03:05	info	buy track
12.	Splash of red - Demo version 03:14	info	buy track
13.	Shapes of you - Demo version 05:14	info	buy track
14.	I feel betrayed - Demo version 03:29	info	buy track
15.	Supermarket (Live) 03:26	info	buy track

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Breathing Age was formed when my cousin Simon Champion (then Lawrence) approached me in 1981 to add some lyrics and vocal melodies to some electro pop instrumentals he had recorded at his flat in Worthing, England. This compilation presents the total recordings made by the duo over 1981-82, bar 1 song, ironically the self named 'Breathing Age', which did not survive due to cassette tape deterioration. These 15 recordings have been remastered from archived cassette tapes. There is no denying the quality of the recordings was rather poor, both at the time of recording, and after 30 years sitting in a storage box you will notice a fair bit of drop out and tape wear distortion, but having said that, this collection represents the cousins works quite well. The early demos were recorded by bouncing back and forth between two cassette recorders, mixing on the fly, and adding an extra track as we went. Basic, but for that, achieves a certain charm. On 'I feel betrayed' the drum machine was not available and I recorded drum tracks by using my voice. Yes, I really was a pioneer of beat boxing! Although courted by WEA records and Heath Levy Publishers, in late 1981, mainly on the singles 'Here we go (I can see the sea)' and 'Camera room', the first achieving Top 30 status in Germany for a brief spell, the sound and direction produced by Norman Hitchcock for the major label did not really represent what Simon and I were about, and it is the minimal electronic indie synth pop of the earlier demo recordings that highlight the influences of bands like Kraftwerk, OMD, Ultravox, Gary Numan and even Joy Division. Simon and I played a live set at a number of local gigs, but never toured intensively. The Breathing Age cassette was recorded in late 1982, at which time Simon had decided to move on to new pastures, but with his help the first 7 songs in this collection were recorded in Nick Stewart's back bedroom on a 4 track cassette recorder, with vocals and mixing completed at South Coast Recording in Worthing. The synth pop new wave period of the early 80's was an exciting time, and I am proud of the music we contributed. As 1982 came to a close I was to rejoin my pals in the band "All that's Fiction", and Breathing Age would become a thing of history.
Note; When you download the whole collection you will also receive a collection of bonus photographs that catalogue 'Breathing Age' during 1981-82.

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released September 1, 1982

All songs written by Paul Seccombe, except 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 11, 12, & 13, by Paul Seccombe & Simon Champion (Lawrence)
Contributing musicians: Alan Webb (Bass guitar), Nick Stewart (Guitar) Chris Cox (Saxophone), Simon Champion (Synths), Paul Seccombe (Vocals) & Kev Robey (Drums on Live set backing) Photography by Graham Rowley.

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Standing Independent Music (NZ) manages the music compositions / artist projects of Paul Seccombe. Paul is an English born Singer-Songwriter- Producer who lives in New Zealand. He has been a prolific song writer since 1978, and this site is designed to profile his vast catalogue of work. His latest project is alternative R&B, lo-fi hip hop, nu-jazz project 'yardfire' See social media links below ... more

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