Herman Dune - Not on Top (Heat 33) CDLP, VINYL LP
CDLP: Mail order & online price: £7.49 inc P&P
Vinyl LP: SOLD OUT, SORRY

The Paris based Swedish / Swiss trio of André, David and Neman Herman Düne return with their 6th LP of lo-fi folk beauty. On this occasion they’re augmented by Canadian Julie Doiron (formerly of Eric’s Trip) on bass and backing vocals.

Not on Top was made in Leeds, England with former Sonic Boom collaborator, Richard Formby, and recorded in mono. Why mono? Well, mono just sounds best, of course. As David-Ivar puts it, ‘If you're cooking in you're kitchen and your stereo is in the next room, what are the chances that you're gonna be right in the middle of the two speakers? Stereo is such a Renaissance approach to music. The artists, the producer, the sound guy, want you to be sitting somewhere in particular, between the two speakers. Listening to stereo CDs, while driving on tour, I noticed it’s not fair that the driver only gets the left speaker mix. It’s kinda dumb, right?