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Subversive art collective Breton released their brilliantly inscrutable debut album ‘Other People’s Problems’ on 26th March 2012 on FatCat Records. As a bunch of film-makers who turned musicians in order to soundtrack their visual work, who emerged from the south London squat party scene and named themselves after the father of surrealism Andre Breton, their approach to creating this album was never going to be predictable. Nor is the end result. All of the eleven tracks on the album were fashioned from a field recording. Breton mastermind Roman Rappak obsessively records anything that attracts his attention – a building being demolished, a chance conversation, keys opening doors, the hypnotic motion of a New York subway car – and around these incidental sounds songs are created and a story is formed. His process of Automatic writing gives the songs their randomness and complex, dark layers of twisted beauty. Each listen divulges a little more – be it footsteps on a deserted hospital corridor or the ramblings of a beat poet on acid or the songs of prayer in a Belgian mosque. Breton – Other People's Problems Label: FatCat Records – FATCD104 Format: CD, Album Country: UK Released: 2012 Genre: Electronic, Pop Style: Leftfield, Broken Beat 1 Pacemaker 3:51 2 Electrician 3:00 3 Edward The Confessor 3:08 4 2 Years 4:04 5 Wood and Plastic 2:39 6 Governing Correctly 3:50 7 Interference 3:40 8 Ghost Note 4:32 9 Oxides 3:58 10 Jostle 3:57 11 The Commission 4:56 Recorded At – Bretonlabs Recorded At – Sundlaugin Studio Backing Vocals – Py (track: 4) Bass, Voice, Synthesizer, Sampler – Daniel McIlvenny Drums, Voice, Percussion, Sampler – Adam Ainger Engineer – Andrew Bush Film Producer [Visuals] – Ryan McClarnon Producer – Bretonlabs Sampler, Voice, Bass – Ian Patterson Strings, Brass – Hauschka (tracks: 1, 5, 7, 9) Voice, Guitar, Synthesizer, Bass, Sampler, Percussion, Harp, Words By, Music By – Roman Rappak Cardboard sleeve. Electrician features a sample of "The Power of Sunglasses", written and performed by Patrick Lyons. Combined shipping discount on all items unless otherwise noted. Just use the add to cart option and proceed to checkout when done. Please note that the Buy It Now button voids the discount. See the shipping link for more shipping options.