- LP
- Pick Up
- Recommended
- New Release
Steve Beresford & Anne Marie Beretta
Dancing The Line
Wewantsounds - Cat No: WWSLP97
- updated:2026-10-15
Flying Lizards、General Strikeなどアヴァンギャルド実験性とポップス・ロック、ジャズ、レゲエ＆ダブなどジャンルの境界線を見事に結んで活動していた、近年ではMusic From Memoryのコンピなどでも取り上げられた英国の即興音楽家、鬼才Steve Beresfordが、RXドラムマシン、Yamaha DX7などを駆使して作り上げた1985年フランスのみでリリースされていたアヴァンポップ・シンセスローファンク異色作「Dancing the Line」がWewantsoundsより初アナログLP化！！ノーデジタル・ヴァイナルオンリー・リリース。ストック発掘。レコメンドさせてください。
Track List
-
SIDE. A
-
1. Tendance
-
2. Sand from a Desert
-
3. Hiver 83/84
-
4. Lover of Paradox
-
5. Snap
-
6. Un Aimant Vivant
-
SIDE. B
-
1. Altitude
-
2. Clins D'œil
-
3. Comfortable Gestures
-
4. Été 82
-
5. Gift of Linen
-
6. Horse Tail
-
7. Cicada
FIRST EVER REISSUE OF STEVE BERESFORD'S 1985 AMBIENT POP CULT CLASSIC "DANCING THE LINE", A COLLABORATION WITH FRENCH FASHION DESIGNER ANNE MARIE BERETTA, RELEASED ON FRENCH LABEL NATO. WITH REMASTERED AUDIO, ORIGINAL ARTWORK AND NEW LINER NOTES BY NATO PRODUCER JEAN ROCHARD
Wewantsounds is delighted to announce the reissue of Steve Beresford's highly sought-after album "Dancing the Line", released in France in 1985 on the French label nato. The album, taking its inspiration from French designer Anne Marie Beretta's fashion, features his Alterations acolyte David Toop plus Alan Hacker and Kazuko Hohki (Frank Chickens) with lyrics by Andrew Brenner. The music mixes sophisticated ambient pop powered by a RX11 drum machine with elements synth funk and experimental music. "Tendance" and "Comfortable Gestures" have become underground classics over the years and this is the first time the album is reissued, in partnership with nato who will release the CD version later this year. The reissue includes audio newly remastered by Translab in Paris, original gatefold artwork and a 4-page insert with liner notes by nato's Jean Rochard.
British musician, composer and arranger Steve Beresford has been a vital force in the British and international music scene since the early 70s. Starting his recording career in 1973, recording with the Portsmouth Sinfonia alongside Gavin Bryars and Brian Eno, he went on to collaborate with a wide array of leading musicians in the free improvisation field and beyond, including Derek Bailey, John Zorn, Han Bennink, The Slits, Prince Far I, Thurston Moore and Christian Marclay. He was also a member of the groundbreaking quartet Alterations with David Toop, Peter Cusack and Terry Day.
In the early 80s, Beresford started a fruitful collaboration with French producer Jean Rochard repeatedly attending the latter's music festival in the Chantenay Villedieu village and subsequently recording for his label nato. Rochard himself had a special affinity with the British scene and had started inviting the likes of Beresford, Lol Coxhill, Tony Coe, Mike Cooper to the festival. In 1985, Rochard introduced Beresford to French fashion designer Anne Marie Beretta and, in Spring of that year, the musician came over to Paris with his friend and collaborator, lyricist Andrew Brenner to spend a few days at Beretta's atelier in order to write songs for an upcoming album themed around the designer's works. Together they came up with several songs inspired by the fashion ideas, the fabrics, the colours used by Beretta and the emotions they conveyed.
The recording session took place in Chantenay in Summer 85 in a small clothing shop turned recording studio. It featured Beresford on piano, voice, Yamaha DX7 keyboard and RX11 drum machine, David Toop on flute and guitar, Alan Hacker on Clarinet and London-based Japanese singer Kazuko Hohki from the group Frank Chickens, which Beresford and Toop had recently produced.
The album "Dancing the Line" was released in France in October 1985. It is a subtle mix of ethereal pop songs ("Tendances", "Comfortable Gestures" the latter featured in Music from Memory's "Uneven Paths" compilation), funkier tracks ("Sand from a Desert", "Altitude"), a beautiful piano ballad ("Lover of Paradox") and a couple of free instrumentals ("Horse Tail" featuring David Toop on flute and "Snap" with Alan Hacker on clarinet).
In the last years, the album has been rediscovered by a growing legion of new fans and has become an underground favourite with many DJs and collectors around the world. "Dancing the Line" was only released in France at the time and Wewantsounds is delighted to reissue this gem worldwide in its original format in partnership with nato.
Wewantsounds is delighted to announce the reissue of Steve Beresford's highly sought-after album "Dancing the Line", released in France in 1985 on the French label nato. The album, taking its inspiration from French designer Anne Marie Beretta's fashion, features his Alterations acolyte David Toop plus Alan Hacker and Kazuko Hohki (Frank Chickens) with lyrics by Andrew Brenner. The music mixes sophisticated ambient pop powered by a RX11 drum machine with elements synth funk and experimental music. "Tendance" and "Comfortable Gestures" have become underground classics over the years and this is the first time the album is reissued, in partnership with nato who will release the CD version later this year. The reissue includes audio newly remastered by Translab in Paris, original gatefold artwork and a 4-page insert with liner notes by nato's Jean Rochard.
British musician, composer and arranger Steve Beresford has been a vital force in the British and international music scene since the early 70s. Starting his recording career in 1973, recording with the Portsmouth Sinfonia alongside Gavin Bryars and Brian Eno, he went on to collaborate with a wide array of leading musicians in the free improvisation field and beyond, including Derek Bailey, John Zorn, Han Bennink, The Slits, Prince Far I, Thurston Moore and Christian Marclay. He was also a member of the groundbreaking quartet Alterations with David Toop, Peter Cusack and Terry Day.
In the early 80s, Beresford started a fruitful collaboration with French producer Jean Rochard repeatedly attending the latter's music festival in the Chantenay Villedieu village and subsequently recording for his label nato. Rochard himself had a special affinity with the British scene and had started inviting the likes of Beresford, Lol Coxhill, Tony Coe, Mike Cooper to the festival. In 1985, Rochard introduced Beresford to French fashion designer Anne Marie Beretta and, in Spring of that year, the musician came over to Paris with his friend and collaborator, lyricist Andrew Brenner to spend a few days at Beretta's atelier in order to write songs for an upcoming album themed around the designer's works. Together they came up with several songs inspired by the fashion ideas, the fabrics, the colours used by Beretta and the emotions they conveyed.
The recording session took place in Chantenay in Summer 85 in a small clothing shop turned recording studio. It featured Beresford on piano, voice, Yamaha DX7 keyboard and RX11 drum machine, David Toop on flute and guitar, Alan Hacker on Clarinet and London-based Japanese singer Kazuko Hohki from the group Frank Chickens, which Beresford and Toop had recently produced.
The album "Dancing the Line" was released in France in October 1985. It is a subtle mix of ethereal pop songs ("Tendances", "Comfortable Gestures" the latter featured in Music from Memory's "Uneven Paths" compilation), funkier tracks ("Sand from a Desert", "Altitude"), a beautiful piano ballad ("Lover of Paradox") and a couple of free instrumentals ("Horse Tail" featuring David Toop on flute and "Snap" with Alan Hacker on clarinet).
In the last years, the album has been rediscovered by a growing legion of new fans and has become an underground favourite with many DJs and collectors around the world. "Dancing the Line" was only released in France at the time and Wewantsounds is delighted to reissue this gem worldwide in its original format in partnership with nato.
フランスのファッションデザイナーであるAnne Marie Berettaのファッションからインスパイアされて制作されたアルバムで、Steve Beresfordによる、Yamaha DX7、RX11、Drum Machine、ピアノ、フランクチキンズのKazuko Hohkiのチャント、David Toopによるフルート、ギター、バンブーフルート、Alan Hackerによるクラリネット、サックス、Andrew Brennerによる囁き、などによる、先鋭的ハイセンス、実験性アヴァンポップにしてバレアリック・コズミックなレフロフィールド・シンセサイザー・スローファンク、アンビエント・ジャズなど、Steve Beresford ならではの洒落たユーモアを感じさせてくれる美しいサウンドスケープを存分に堪能できる逸品アルバムとなっている。全13曲。
オリジナル同様ゲートフォールド・アートワーク見開きジャケット仕様。オリジナル・リリース・レーベルnatoのJean Rochardによるライナーノーツを掲載した4ページのインサートが封入された豪華仕様となっている。アヴァンポップ・コズミック・アンビエントジャズ・スローファンクの素晴らしき隠れた名盤。