We started playing this back in 2017 when we asked to perform a Christmas song on a local radio show and it was a toss-up between "A Wombling Merry Christmas" and this. It's been part of the set for all late-December In Isolation gigs ever since. We finally got around to recording our version earlier this year and although we weren't able to properly emulate Slade and record it in LA in August, it was done during one of the heatwaves earlier in the year.
So, I give you our version of the Greg Lake/Prokofiev classic "I Believe In Father Christmas". We've decided to release the storming Matt Pop remix first with our more conventional version and accompanying video (which we shot earlier in the week) coming out a bit closer to Christmas itself.
A Christmas Single From In Isolation
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Very interesting, especially considering the stuff we've heard from you before.
Look forward to the 'normal' release to compare.
Look forward to the 'normal' release to compare.
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Matt Pop has done quite a few remixes for us and the previous ones have been gathered together on a 4-track EP.
For me this dance floor-friendly synth pop style of music is more what I was playing back in the 80s and 90s. Have a listen to SkinTight by SugarBox to hear what I was doing 25 years ago. I'm hoping to get my 80s synth pop/synth rock stuff digitised and released at some point in the future too.
For me this dance floor-friendly synth pop style of music is more what I was playing back in the 80s and 90s. Have a listen to SkinTight by SugarBox to hear what I was doing 25 years ago. I'm hoping to get my 80s synth pop/synth rock stuff digitised and released at some point in the future too.
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BigRedX wrote: ↑Mon Dec 05, 2022 1:32 pm Matt Pop has done quite a few remixes for us and the previous ones have been gathered together on a 4-track EP.
For me this dance floor-friendly synth pop style of music is more what I was playing back in the 80s and 90s. Have a listen to SkinTight by SugarBox to hear what I was doing 25 years ago. I'm hoping to get my 80s synth pop/synth rock stuff digitised and released at some point in the future too.
Having a listen now.
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A fine companion.
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Wow! talk about chalk and cheese
This is also very well done. Difficult to decide on a favourite - should keep us all occupied for a while
This is also very well done. Difficult to decide on a favourite - should keep us all occupied for a while
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Re: A Christmas Single From In Isolation
Thanks everyone!
And here a little bit later than originally planned is the video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNw9yJf852A
And here a little bit later than originally planned is the video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNw9yJf852A
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