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Before After 
Heaven 17
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Electro pop pioneers Heaven 17
release their first album in 8 years on 27th February 2006 entitled ‘Before After’
on Go! Entertainment via Rough Trade Distribution
Before After takes the band back
to their roots with strong melodies, disco beats and electro sound combined to make
this their strongest album since ‘Penthouse & Pavement’ and ‘Luxury Gap’ The songs
feature Billie Godfrey and the legendary Angie Brown on additional vocals.
Fronted
by the charismatic Glenn Gregory, alongside the other original members Martyn Ware
and Ian Craig Marsh, Heaven 17 have collectively pioneered British synthesizer pop
through The Future (The Golden Hour Of The Future), The Human League (Reproduction,
Travelogue) and Heaven 17 (Penthouse And Pavement). They are responsible for two
of the UK’s greatest ‘electro’ singles -
Heaven 17 also elevated the role of producer to the
level of artist in the 1980s by shaping hits such as ‘Sign Your Name’ with Terence
Trent D’Arby and re-
In recent years Martyn Ware has
recorded music with Vince Clarke (Depeche Mode, Erasure) for art installations including
a one-
‘…these
guys were commenting on ‘80s culture before the decade had fully arrived: ‘Their
entire aesthetic predicted the look and sound of the decade. Three Sheffield boys
reared on glam, funkadelia and German electronics, using synthesizers instead of
guitars, doing Pas not gigs, sporting ponytails and suits, and espousing principles
every bit as socialist as the class of 77’
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1. I'm Gonna Make You Fall In Love With Me
2. Hands Up To Heaven
3. The Way It Is
4. Freedom From Love
5. Don't Fear The Reaper
6. Into The Blue
7. Deeper and Deeper
8. What Would It Take
9. Someone For Real
10. Are You Ready?
