Hyperbubble + Manda Rin
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| Released | February 14, 2013 | |||
| Recorded | Texas, U.S. Glasgow, Scotland | |||
| Genre | Synthpop, electropop | |||
| Length | 13:39 | |||
| Language | English | |||
| Label | Pure Pop For Now People (Germany) | |||
| Producer | Jeff Decuir, Jess DeCuir, Manda Rin, Stuart Memo | |||
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Hyperbubble + Manda Rin is an EP released by German label Pure Pop For Now People. It debuted as a CD and digital download on February 14, 2013 in the U.S.[1] The recording was the second collaboration between the American synthpop/electropop duo Hyperbubble and Scottish singer Manda Rin.
History
[edit | edit source]Hyperbubble previously collaborated with Rin on the 2011 album, Drastic Cinematic, in which she contributed vocals to the well received "Geometry"[2] and its remix by Haberdashery on the album's U.K. reissue. The EP reprised her vocals for a sequel, entitled "Geometry II".
Rin also fronted the songs "Hello Heaven Operator" and "In the Movies". A music video for "In the Movies" debuted a week after the EP release on February 21.[3][4] The video was directed by members of Hyperbubble with animation by Jeff DeCuir.[3][5]
Hyperbubble member Jess DeCuir handled lead vocals on "Kamikaze Coma". The track included backing vocals by Monanani Palermo of Femme Fatality, a band that had previously collaborated with Hyperbubble. The last song, "Attack of the 3D Space Kittens", sampled Rin's cat Aikiko and the DeCuirs' cats Smokey and Flyboy. The back of the CD cover included photos of the artists with their cats.[1]
The album integrated sound effects created by Hyperbubble's Jeff DeCuir using Pop Rocks, 7-Up and a Bee Gees lunch box.[6][7] It was produced in part by Stuart Memo, a former band member of Data Panik and later, a member of Bis. Memo also previously engineered the track "Geometry" on Drastic Cinematic.
Critical reception
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| Source | Rating |
| Puro Pinche |  Error creating thumbnail: Error creating thumbnail: Error creating thumbnail: Error creating thumbnail: Error creating thumbnail: [8] |
| Alternative Press Magazine |  [9] |
| Side-Line Music Magazine | Error creating thumbnail: Error creating thumbnail: Error creating thumbnail: [10] |
Craig Haggis of the review site Porky Prime Cuts named Hyperbubble + Manda Rin one of their top ten favorite albums for 2013.[11] The EP provided a unique sound through the mix of Manda Rin's "sweet pop" and the "electric bubblepop" of Hyperbubble.[12] Critics found that the music recalled '80s new wave music[8][13][14][10] and once again revealed Hyperbubble's "passion for vintage electronics."[10] The track "Hello Heaven Operator" represented the "most obviously Devo-influenced of the lot" "with Rin's vocal at its finest."[13][4]
One review likened the music to "early Depeche Mode at one stage then sounding like a microwave gone crazy the next."[14] Together with its "cartoon themes," a complaint was that it came off as "annoying";[9][8] however one complainant observed that "after multiple listens it proves to be so damn catchy and scattered that it’s kinda refreshing."[8] The consistent theme through the recording was a focus on danceability and fun.[12][10][14][15][16]
Track listing
[edit | edit source]All songs written and arranged by Jeff DeCuir.
| No. | Title | Guest musician(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Message from Beyond" | 0:25 | |
| 2. | "Geometry II" | 2:16 | |
| 3. | "Hello Heaven Operator" | 2:44 | |
| 4. | "In the Movies" | 3:04 | |
| 5. | "Kamikaze Coma" | Monanani Palermo | 2:32 |
| 6. | "Attack of the 3-D Space Kittens" | Aikiko, Smokey, Flyboy | 2:38 |
Personnel
[edit | edit source]Musicians
[edit | edit source]- Jess DeCuir – lead vocals, backing vocals, Theremin, synthesizer, Stylophone, organ
- Jeff DeCuir – backing vocals, Sequencers, Vocoder, synthesizer, sound effects
- Manda Rin – lead vocals, Backing vocals
Additional personnel
[edit | edit source]- Monanani Palermo – Backing vocals
- Aikiko, Smokey, Flyboy – Sampled voices
Production
[edit | edit source]- Producers – Jeff Decuir, Jess DeCuir, Manda Rin, Stuart Memo
- Digital mastering – Carl Saff
- Artwork – Jeff DeCuir
- Photography – Jeff DeCuir, Jess DeCuir, Manda Rin
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ a b FOR 03 Hyperbubble + Manda Rin MCD Pure Pop For Now People. Retrieved on March 14, 2018.
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- ^ a b Hyperbubble + Manda Rin = "In the Movies" music video February 21, 2013. Retrieved March 13, 2018
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- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). Retrieved March 12, 2018
- ^ Hyperbubble + Manda Rin – Hyperbubble + Manda Rin Discogs. Retrieved on March 26, 2018.
- ^ "The Art of Hyperbubble" November 5, 2012 lecture for PechaKucha San Antonio Vol. VIII July 26, 2013. Retrieved March 14, 2018
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