Name: Hearsay I-Land
Brand: Roland P Young

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

PFLP002

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Colour

black

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Discogs ID

Discs

Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2021-04-02

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier US

Virtual Label Group/Virtual Direct

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

UPC / Barcode

1 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / black

Artist

Roland P Young

Genre US

New Wave & Post Punk

Label US

Palto Flats

Recognized for his spiritual jazz classic, Isophonic Boogie Woogie, as well as his more recent output on EM records, Hearsay I-Land presents another parallel and deeply engaging side to Roland P. Young’s story. This long-awaited re-release highlights Young’s mid-80’s foray into pop structures, soul, and dance music, and comprises the entirety of his scarce 1984 four song 12”, I-LAND, as well as most of his 1987 LP, Hearsay Evidence, both self-released on his Flow-Chart Records. Originally compiled and released in 2013, this updated and remastered edition proudly includes an additional inner sleeve with unpublished photos, tip-on jacket, and a more superb vinyl pressing.

Hearsay I-Land will fit at home in any downtempo 80s New York set. It’s a more intimate and personal album, marking a departure for the classically trained clarinetist, and followed a decade in the fervent Bay Area where he experimented within the minimalist and jazz genres, and then with his early 80s work in the postpunk-funk group The Offs. These recordings reflect a change of coasts, with Roland moving to Manhattan, and touch upon many lyrical and worldly themes of the era via Roland’s soulful voice, save for Ballo-Balla, which features floating vocals from his partner Risa over a spacey drum machine and hypnotic bass sequence, imploring the listener to dance.

Hearsay I-Land

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