Popshoppers-At the discotheque-disco,soul,funk etc mix!

Popshoppers
At the discotheque

new CD

release date, Germany: 3rd of February 2006

The Popshoppers came back with another conceptual album. This time it is not about the colourful world of advertisement as in their debut (Popshoppers' Shopping Guide), but rather the discotheque ¿ the Club - the place of yearning, reflection of the world and where wishes come true.

Well suited to this subject, the Popshoppers juggle with dance genres by mixing disco, soul, funk, jazz, house, electro, gospel and Latin elements.

Two sensational singers bring life to the female vocals: Suzie Kerstgens, front woman of KLEE and Janea. Señor 45 and Mr. Alfa sing the male parts. And, of course, singer Citronic (Citron) once again adds a very charming song to the album.

Almost all the lyrics are written in German or in the typical German-English-French-Spanish Pop-Esperanto:
The album features themes such as flirtation on the dance floor (Tanzfläche, dance floor), musical impressions of a journey (New World Travels) or exotic love affairs (Ich will zurück nach Reykjavik, I want to be back in Reykjavik). The Popshoppers even out themselves as a sort of  Pop-Sect (We are the Popshoppers) and they are willing to make remarkable confessions in their songs: ¿Ich will aussehen wir Cher¿ (I want to look like Cher)¿. ¿Ich wünschte, sie nennen einen Club nach mir¿ (I wished they called a club after me) or ¿Es gibt nichts auf dem Planeten, was ich nicht trinken kann¿ (There is nothing on this planet which I cannot drink).
David Bowie¿s Heroes is included as a cover version in German (Helden) and re-made in the typical Popshoppers-style. This song is also their first single release from this album.

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Label:    Diggler Records – DIG018CD, Diggler Records – DIG 018
Format:    
CD, Album
Country:    Germany
Released:    2006
Genre:    Funk / Soul
Style:    Disco
1        Reykjavik (Suzie)
Bass, Electric Piano, Clavinet, Synthesizer, Flute, Drum Programming – Cyborg Haines
Lead Vocals – Señor 45
Lyrics By – Alfa Kay, Señor 45
Music By – Hannes Vesper
Vocals – Janea, Suzie Kerstgens
4:07
2        Helden
Bass – Cyborg Haines
Drums – Martell Beigang
Electric Piano, Synthesizer, Synthesizer [String Ensemble], Guitar, Organ, Glockenspiel, Drum Programming, Arranged By [Horns] – Alfa Kay
Guitar – Pete Car
Percussion – Uli Biggemann
Saxophone – Chrissy Halbach
Synthesizer – Señor 45
Vocals – Suzie Kerstgens
Written-By – Eno*, Bowie*
4:50
3        At The Discotheque
Synthesizer – Señor 45
Vocals, Vocoder, Drum Programming, Bass, Synthesizer, Guitar, Synthesizer [String Ensemble] – Alfa Kay
3:31
4        New World Travels
Drums – Martell Beigang
Electric Piano, Organ, Synthesizer, Drums, Percussion, Bass, Guitar, Synthesizer [String Ensemble], Glockenspiel, Drum Programming – Alfa Kay
Guitar – Pete Car, Señor 45
Lead Vocals – Janea
Lyrics By – Daniela Panteleit
Music By, Lyrics By – Alfa Kay, Señor 45
Percussion – Uli Biggemann
Vocals – Duygu Cingar
4:56
5        Heavy Load
Bass – Cyborg Haines
Drums – Martell Beigang
Guitar – Pete Car
Guitar, Bass, Organ, Electric Piano, Synthesizer, Horns, Drum Programming – Alfa Kay
Saxophone – Chrissy Halbach
Vocals – Suzie Kerstgens
Written-By – Alfa Kay, Señor 45
3:08
6        Tanzfläche
Electric Piano, Organ, Bass, Synthesizer, Drum Programming – Alfa Kay
Guitar – Pete Car
Lead Vocals, Guitar – Señor 45
Vocals – Janea
Written-By – Alfa Kay, Señor 45
3:04
7        Club Sandwich
Bass – Cyborg Haines
Clavinet – Xaver Fischer
Electric Piano, Synthesizer, Synthesizer [String Ensemble], Drum Programming – Alfa Kay
Guitar – Pete Car
Whistle, Guitar – Señor 45
Written-By – Alfa Kay, Señor 45
4:19
8        Lass Es Uns Tun
Bass – Cyborg Haines
Drums – Martell Beigang
Guitar – Pete Car
Organ – Xaver Fischer
Percussion – Uli Biggemann
Saxophone – Chrissy Halbach
Vocals – Janea, Señor 45
Vocals, Electric Piano, Synthesizer, Bass, Horns, Drum Programming – Alfa Kay
Written-By – Alfa Kay, Señor 45
4:04
9        Latina Magica
Bass – Cyborg Haines
Drums – Martell Beigang
Electric Piano – Xaver Fischer
Guitar – Pe Simon*, Pete Car
Lyrics By – Daniela Panteleit
Music By, Lyrics By – Alfa Kay, Señor 45
Percussion – Uli Biggemann
Synthesizer, Organ – Señor 45
Vocals – Janea
Vocals, Electric Piano, Organ, Synthesizer, Drum Programming – Alfa Kay
4:24
10        We Are The Popshoppers
Bass – Cyborg Haines
Drums – Martell Beigang
Vocals – Janea, Señor 45
Vocals, Electric Piano, Synthesizer, Guitar, Drum Programming – Alfa Kay
Written-By – Alfa Kay, Señor 45
3:30
11        Fieber
Drums, Synthesizer, Electric Piano, Bass – Martell Beigang
Guitar – Till Kersting
Vocals – Citronic
Written-By – Citronic, Martell Beigang
3:41
12        Reykjavik (Senor 45)
Bass, Electric Piano, Clavinet, Synthesizer, Flute, Drum Programming – Cyborg Haines
Lead Vocals – Señor 45
Lyrics By – Alfa Kay, Señor 45
Music By – Hannes Vesper
Vocals – Janea, Suzie Kerstgens
4:05

    Arranged By, Mixed By [Assistant] – Alfa Kay, Señor 45
    Design, Photography By, Executive-Producer [Produced For Release] – Alexander Imiela
    Executive-Producer [Produced For Release] – Sascha Bretz
    Liner Notes [Translation] – Julia Meyer-Sommer
    Mastered By – Kai Blankenberg (tracks: 2), Stefan Böhmer (tracks: 1, 3 to 12)
    Other [Prepress] – Christiane Lüdtke
    Photography By – Dirk Bannert
    Producer – Alfa Kay (tracks: 1 to 10, 12), Martell Beigang (tracks: 11), Señor 45 (tracks: 1 to 10, 12), Stefan Böhmer (tracks: 1 to 10, 12)
    Producer, Recorded By – Cyborg Haines (tracks: 1, 12)
    Recorded By – Alfa Kay (tracks: 2 to 11), Señor 45 (tracks: 2 to 11)
    Recorded By, Mixed By – Stefan Böhmer

Recorded at Carnaby Street Boutique Studio, Musik Böhmer Studio, Ultrapain Studio & Bohemian Studio.

(p)+(c) 2006 Diggler Records

    Barcode: 4260005210279
    Label Code: LC 11602
    Rights Society: GEMA

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