Jeff Phelps - Magnetic Eyes

Jeff Phelps - Magnetic EyesMuch is made of Detroit techno progenitors proximity to the auto plants. Similarly, overlooked electronic pioneer Jeff Phelps was raised just blocks from a Western Pennsylvania steel mill close enough to smell the sulphur and hear the roaring blast furnace. When Tascam released their ground breaking Portastudio in 1984 allowing multi tracking on the far more financially inclusive cassette tape Phelps purchased one immediately, and quickly added a

Known perhaps already for their exploration of folkloric Japan and the 'domestic and democratic quality of everyday life'

Exploding with near chaotic energy

” a breakout single that captures both longing and liberation

On the heels of his lovely Secretly Canadian debut

known for his hits 'La Clé Des Champs'

it made perfect sense - the gentle sway of their country leaning pop songs seeped in melancholy

While that construct is the duo's immediate kiss and crush

Little could she have known that decades later

a reaction to Quartet

2 is a collection of stripped down acoustic versions of classic Joseph songs from "Come In Close" (from their self-released debut)

" and the heart-wrenching "Who Can I Turn To

Buhnensucht Live is available on colored vinyl for the first time