The original pairing for the very first Feedelity release way back in 2003 finally make the album we've all been waiting for. Together sultry vocalist Christabelle (aka Solale) and Hans-Peter Lindstrom have come up with an edgy pop album of structured chaos and hypnotic beats - futuristic disco with its roots in the past. Evidence of the duo's influences runs through the set, from the Giorgio Moroder style electrodisco of "Let's Practice" and cosmic electronics on Vangelis cover "Let It Happen", via "Baby Can't Stop" paying tribute to Quincy Jones era MJ and "Keep It Up" channelling the spirit of Prince to the Italo piano bomb "So Much Fun". And that doesn’t even mention dirty cosmic grinder "Lovesick" – three of the most seductive minutes on the whole set. The last essential album release of 2009!

"Real life is a triumphant return to the dancefloor" (4/5, Uncut)

 

"a remarkable dance record" (8,1 Pitchfork)

 

"Real Life is simply stellar" (9,5 / 10 XLR8R)

 

"a masterful 10-song pop album" (5/5, URB Magazine)

 

"An object lesson in less being more" (4/5, The Guardian)

 

"This is a terrific album" (8/10, Drowned In Sound)

 

“Real Life an early front-runner for the year’s best Norwegian electro-disco album" (New York Times, Critics Choice)

 

"You may not hear a better dance-pop album before the year peters out" (4/5, Resident Advisor)

 

"will instantly make your jaw drop" (Anthem Magazine)

 

"an album that’s sweetly sexy and as charming as anything else Lindstrøm’s bestowed upon us to date" (4/5, Time Out New York)

 

"a thrilling amalgam of Lindstrøm`s complex, probing electronics with a more pop-based aesthetic" (4/5, NARC)

 

"Lindstrøm’s tracks range from rubbery funk to Eighties synth cheese, and his true gift is turning out meaty sounds" (Rolling Stone Magazine)

 

"Lindstrøm may have made his catchiest album yet, but that hasn’t stopped him from challenging our ears" (4/5 Time Out Chicago)

 

“A strutting, sexy record" (4,5 / 5 DJ Magazine)

 

"If anyone betters it this year we'll be spoilt" (The Quietus)

 

"An accomplished, fun-filled detour" (8/10, IDJ Magazine)

 

“Pleasingly organic compared to the majority of most modern, digital dance music” (BBC)

 

"Just about all of the new tracks would make fine A-sides" (4,5 / 5, All Music Guide)

 

"the overwhelming feeling of cool" (9/10, Prefix Magazine)

 

"a Moroder-ish album of sun-up delight" (Monocle Magazine)

 

"Lindstrøm still comes up with some of the most exciting productions in contemporary dance music" (4/5, Mixmag, Album of the month)

 

"Real Life Is No Cool is a delightful disco-pop odyssey" (5/5, Irish Times)

 

“Real Life is a creamy, luscious sequence of classically structured pop-funk” (4/5, Slant Magazine)

Lindstrøm & Christabelle first live show announced for Øya Festival in August 2010

 

The Øya Festival is a festival put together by music lovers, for music lovers, and with a focus on presenting a cutting-edge bill with a big, Scandinavian heart. Where else would you find such great and diverse artists as The Knife, Band Of Horses, High On Fire, Beck, and Yoko Ono all sharing the same backstage?

The Øya Festival is held in what is called the Medieval Park in Oslo, Norway – a beautiful spot surrounded by white, sandy beaches, the Oslo Fjord to the south, and the Oslo skyline to the west. The Medieval Park is also the site on which the capital of Norway was founded a thousand years ago – and it’s only a short walk to the city center of Oslo, which creates an exciting rendezvous between nature and culture.

 

here:

http://www.xlr8r.com/reviews/lindstr-m-amp-christabelle/real-life-no-cool

 

The original pairing for the very first Feedelity release way back in 2003 finally make the album we've all been waiting for. Together sultry vocalist Christabelle (aka Solale) and Hans-Peter Lindstrom have come up with an edgy pop album of structured chaos and hypnotic beats - futuristic disco with its roots in the past. Evidence of the duo's influences runs through the set, from the Giorgio Moroder style electrodisco of "Let's Practice" and cosmic electronics on Vangelis cover "Let It Happen", via "Baby Can't Stop" paying tribute to Quincy Jones era MJ and "Keep It Up" channelling the spirit of Prince to the Italo piano bomb "So Much Fun". And that doesn’t even mention dirty cosmic grinder "Lovesick" – three of the most seductive minutes on the whole set. The last essential album release of 2009!

Tracklisting:

1. Looking for What
2. Lovesick
3. Let It Happen
4. Keep It Up
5. Music
6. Baby Can't Stop
7. Let's Practise
8. So Much Fun
9. Never Say Much
10. High & Low

Ltd CD Bonus Tracks

Baby Can't Stop (Prins Thomas Remix)
Baby Can't Stop (Idjut Boys Remix)
Looking For What (Sally Shapiro Remix)
So Much Fun (Dolle Jolle Remix)
Lovesick (Fan Death Rework)

 

Fomat: LP / Vinyl
VÖ: 22.01.2010

 

«A strutting, sexy record, «Real life is no cool» dips into all aspects of Lindstrøm`s eclecticism to deliver memorable, irresistible, ostensibly pop songs- all led by Christabelle`s alluring tones» - Ben Murphy, DJ Magazine, 4,5/5

 

"An accomplished, fun-filled detour, this is Lindstrom as you´ve never heard him before - what comes next is anyone´s guess" IDJ Magazine, Innes Weir, 8/10 

 

«Real life» is a triumphant return to the dancefloor» - Stephen Troussé, UNCUT, 4/4

 

«Pleasingly organic compared to the majority of most modern, digital dance music.» Louis Pattison, BBC

 

"Norway´s bearded wonder of a disco maestro gets the most stubborn shoes shuffling with earthquake bass, nagging arrangements and synths like a swarm of hornets. On Januarys Real Life Is No Cool Christabelle adds her smoky broken English to a Moroder-ish album of sun-up delight" - Robert Bound, Monocle Magazine

 

"Although far from a rampant club-head, Norwegian cosmic disco kingpin Hans-Peter Lindstrøm still comes up with some of the most exciting productions in contemporary dance music" - Mixmag, Thomas Green, 4/5 (Album of the month January 2010)  

 

 

Press Quotes: "a free-floating collection of sounds that not only still works as pastiche, but also somehow provides the basis for a remarkable dance record." Pitchfork 8.1/10.0

"Real Life is simply stellar" XLR8R, 9.5/10

"(...) (Lindstrøms) take on 1980s funk-pop is exhilaratingly woozy, psychedelic and strange, never sliding into retro pastiche. An object lesson in less being more." The Guardian, 4/5

"This is a terrific album that’s as much of an experiment, on its own terms, as Lindstrøm’s slavered-over 2008 opus Where You Go I Go Too" 8/10 Drowned in sound

"(...)“Real Life Is No Cool,” an early front-runner for the year’s best Norwegian electro-disco album" New York Times Critics Choice

"You may not hear a better dance-pop album before the year peters out." Resident Advisor, 4/5

"Not surprisingly, the whole piece flows perfectly and will instantly make your jaw drop." Anthem Magazine

"It’s a dichotomy that works wonders, resulting in an album that’s sweetly sexy and as charming as anything else Lindstrøm’s bestowed upon us to date." Time Out New York, 4/5

"The end result is a thrilling amalgam of Lindstrøm`s complex, probing electronics with a more pop-based aesthetic" NARC, 4/5

"Lindstrøm’s tracks range from rubbery funk to Eighties synth cheese, and his true gift is turning out meaty sounds." Rolling Stone Magazine 

"Lindstrøm may have made his catchiest album yet, but that hasn’t stopped him from challenging our ears." 4/5 Time Out Chicago

«A strutting, sexy record, «Real life is no cool» dips into all aspects of Lindstrøm`s eclecticism to deliver memorable, irresistible, ostensibly pop songs- all led by Christabelle`s alluring tones» Ben Murphy, DJ Magazine, 4,5/5

"An accomplished, fun-filled detour, this is Lindstrom as you´ve never heard him before - what comes next is anyone´s guess" IDJ Magazine, Innes Weir, 8/10 

«Real life» is a triumphant return to the dancefloor» Stephen Troussé, UNCUT, 4/5

«Pleasingly organic compared to the majority of most modern, digital dance music.» Louis Pattison, BBC

"Norway´s bearded wonder of a disco maestro gets the most stubborn shoes shuffling with earthquake bass, nagging arrangements and synths like a swarm of hornets. On Januarys Real Life Is No Cool Christabelle adds her smoky broken English to a Moroder-ish album of sun-up delight" Robert Bound, Monocle Magazine

"Although far from a rampant club-head, Norwegian cosmic disco kingpin Hans-Peter Lindstrøm still comes up with some of the most exciting productions in contemporary dance music" Mixmag, Thomas Green, 4/5 (Album of the month January 2010)  

"Real Life Is No Cool is a delightful disco-pop odyssey, the producer and the singer knocking out a procession of grooves capable of uplifting minds, hearts and soles" Irish Times, 5/5