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Looking For Saint-Tropez (Remastered)
ReleaseProduct
Looking For Saint-Tropez (Remastered)
Artist
Telex
Label
Mute
Catalogue Number
ITELEX1
Release Date
April 14, 2023

Remastered and newly mixed by band members Dan Lacksman and Michel Moers, Telex releases Looking For Saint-Tropez.

Looking For Saint Tropez was Telex’s debut album originally released in 1979. It contains covers of Plastic Bertrand’s pop-punk ‘Ça Plane Pour Moi’ and Bill Haley’s ‘Rock Around The Clock’, in which, so to speak, all of the rock is removed leaving nothing but the clock; a ticking, vocoderised, supremely deadpan robot parody of the original. Had Telex merely confined themselves to such covers they might have been regarded as a rather clever comedy band. But they also cut ‘Moskow Diskow’, a rollocking, swerving, steaming dancefloor classic, a track which lays down the railroad for as yet unimagined electronic musics such as House and Techno. Years ahead of its time, its reputation has only been enhanced over time, as other, more date stamped electropop has fallen by the wayside.

This is released longside Neurovision and Sex on vinyl following the now sold out coloured vinyl box set release. Wonderful World, Looney Tunes and How Do You Dance? are set for release later in the year.

The Belgian synthpop trio - Marc Moulin (1942- 2008), Lacksman and Michel Moers - launched in Brussels in 1978 and, as one of only a handful of synthpop pioneers at the time, helped bring electronic pop to the mainstream. Telex announced their retirement in 2008, following Moulin’s death, and in 2021 began a new partnership with Mute beginning with the release of This Is Telex.

Recent Praise:

“If you can find a copy of Looking for Saint Tropez – or either of their best ofs – you're in for an electro treat.” - The Guardian

“Telex were largely misunderstood during their time together in the late ‘70s and ‘80s, yet this boxset containing the arch Belgian synthpop trio’s six newly remastered albums suggests they deserve a closer listen.” - 8/10* Uncut

“This release is a must for all synth music fans.” – Blitzed magazine

“… a vital bridge between Kraftwerk and arguably all subsequent EDM… New Beat’s ground zero.” – Classic Rock

Available on vinyl.

Digital Tracklist

  1. 1 Moskow Diskow (2021 Remaster) 3:19 Buy

    Moskow Diskow (2021 Remaster)

  2. 2 Pakmoväst (2022 Remaster) 3:39 Buy

    Pakmoväst (2022 Remaster)

  3. 3 Café De La Jungle (2023 Remaster) 1:07 Buy

    Café De La Jungle (2023 Remaster)

  4. 4 Ça Plane Pour Moi (2023 Remaster) 5:22 Buy

    Ça Plane Pour Moi (2023 Remaster)

  5. 5 Some Day / Un jour (2023 Remaster) 1:10 Buy

    Some Day / Un jour (2023 Remaster)

  6. 6 Something To Say (2023 Remaster) 5:01 Buy

    Something To Say (2023 Remaster)

  7. 7 Rock Around The Clock (2022 Remaster) 3:53 Buy

    Rock Around The Clock (2022 Remaster)

  8. 8 Victime De La Société (2023 Remaster) 3:53 Buy

    Victime De La Société (2023 Remaster)

  9. 9 Twist À Saint-Tropez (2021 Remaster) 3:26 Buy

    Twist À Saint-Tropez (2021 Remaster)

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