Hi-Fi Companions - Swingers In Paradise

This is a new project, a collaboration of classic electronic artists, Eat Static's Merv Pepler and Tangerine Dream's Steve Jolliffe, including guest appearances from Ed Wynne and Will White.

Track List:

1. I Croon On Ermine
2. Strange Rampage
3. Skyclad
4. Thrill Seeker
5. A Night In Timisoara
6. Orgazmonaut
7. Swingers In Paradise
8. Dr Phibes
9. Bin Liner
10. Amoria
11. The Livin' End

A blend of electronic styles, a mix of old with new, bringing together Merv's understanding and knowledge of sampling methods and Steve's classical training, from the Berlin School of Music alongside other famous electronic pioneers like Kraftwerk to form the Hi-Fi Companions.

Steve had even been a formative member of Supertramp and over the years had developed his own production of modern music, having seen Eat Static and met Merv in the studio he realised the similarity in tastes they have today and this connection formed the Hi-Fi Companions and paved the way for the album, ‘Swingers In Paradise’.

Much like the artists who made it, it is a mature look at lounge music, sound images from their main influences, Ennio Morricone, Russ Meyer’s movies, real musicianship mixed with a modern electronic twist, very much like Ralph Myerz recent stardom with his porn sound tracked beat cocktails, Hi-Fi Companions reeks of 50’s parties, 60’s saxophone and synthesisers yet has the modern breaks and beats of today’s lounge music. This is lounge with style, not throw-away background music, but modern engaging music, full of real instrumentation from classically trained musicians but with a depth that can only come from experience and a real sense of history.