Manuel Tur covers ‘Swans Reflecting Elephants’
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February 29, 2012
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# Manuel Tur covers ‘Swans Reflecting Elephants’
# Having produced a vast number of remixes until 2009 you might think that **Manuel Tur** is a notorious +1 -- but this would leave to the wrong impression since the twenty-something producer was already on top of the game back three years ago with his own tracks and through collaborations with **Dplay**.
But it was probably this one track in 2010 which was something called a
game changer for Tur: his 'Syphon Drum Remix' for **Solomun**'s 12″
'Cloud Dancer' opened up a differnet angle for the mid-twenty producer.
In the last months, Tur turned more to remixing artists such as **Azari
& III**, **[Jazzanova][1]**, **Wildbirds & Peacedrum**, **Little
Dragon**, **Festland**, and **[Jacob Korn][2]**, and by this expanding
his focus to more alt-pop and established artists while also slowing
down his release rhythm. Maybe this new direction is also due to him
releasing his sophomore album on **Freerange Records** in April.
Following up on his remarkable debut full length ***0201*** from 2009,
Tur focussed on his own imprint **Mild Pitch** for a while, where he
released the 12″ 'About to Fall' in November 2011. Following up in April
on Freerange Records April 23rd, the new album ***Swans Reflecting
Elephants*** is reported to being more "*dance floor-oriented*" than
0201, and also featuring vocals by **Mark Bell** aka **Blakkat** as well
as **Elina Monova**.
Also, it is a nice [reference][3]{: target="_blank" rel="noopener"} to a
painting by Spanish surrealist **Salvador Dalí**, taken from his
Paranoic-critical period. "*The painting 'Swans Reflecting Elephants'
worked as a metaphor for me when recording the album and searching for a
general sound*", Tur [says][4]{: target="_blank" rel="noopener"}.
"*Being interested in both accessible and poppy sounds, as well as
rather abstract textures, I wanted to merge these two opposed sides like
Dalí brought together the two very different animal species that are
delicate swans and hugely powerful elephants. I like how Dalí mirrored
them to create a cohesive fusion of the two and I wanted to achieve the
same with the music. I find the fuzzy setting, the obscure colours and
the dull light in the painting very inspiring.*"
Let's see what this has in store musicwise. If Tur can keep pace with
his production quality since 2009, there might be a true deep house
highlight coming up in 2012.
**Manuel Tur -- Swans Reflecting Elephants**:
01. Back to Me?02. Phantom Ride
03. High Needs Low?04. Feel
05. Maybe Next Lifetime feat. Blakkat
06. Mirrors
07. Obsidian
08. Just Love feat. Elina Monova
09. Serenity
10. I'm Alive feat. Blakkat
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[1]: http://www.electronicbeats.net/music/features/jazzanovas-look-what-youre-doin-to-me-download-win
[2]: http://www.electronicbeats.net/category/tags/Jacob-Korn
[3]: http://eu.art.com/products/p10044489-sa-i665455/posters.htm
[4]: http://bpmmag.co.za/news/new-release-manuel-tur-swans-reflecting-elephants/
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<h1>Having produced a vast number of remixes until 2009 you might think that <strong>Manuel Tur</strong> is a notorious +1 – but this would leave to the wrong impression since the twenty-something producer was already on top of the game back three years ago with his own tracks and through collaborations with <strong>Dplay</strong>.</h1><p>But it was probably this one track in 2010 which was something called a game changer for Tur: his ‘Syphon Drum Remix’ for <strong>Solomun</strong>‘s 12″ ‘Cloud Dancer’ opened up a differnet angle for the mid-twenty producer.</p><p>In the last months, Tur turned more to remixing artists such as <strong>Azari & III</strong>, <strong><a href="http://www.electronicbeats.net/music/features/jazzanovas-look-what-youre-doin-to-me-download-win">Jazzanova</a></strong>, <strong>Wildbirds & Peacedrum</strong>, <strong>Little Dragon</strong>, <strong>Festland</strong>, and <strong><a href="http://www.electronicbeats.net/category/tags/Jacob-Korn">Jacob Korn</a></strong>, and by this expanding his focus to more alt-pop and established artists while also slowing down his release rhythm. Maybe this new direction is also due to him releasing his sophomore album on <strong>Freerange Records</strong> in April.</p><p>Following up on his remarkable debut full length <strong><em>0201</em></strong> from 2009, Tur focussed on his own imprint <strong>Mild Pitch</strong> for a while, where he released the 12″ ‘About to Fall’ in November 2011. Following up in April on Freerange Records April 23rd, the new album <strong><em>Swans Reflecting Elephants</em></strong> is reported to being more “<em>dance floor-oriented</em>” than 0201, and also featuring vocals by <strong>Mark Bell</strong> aka <strong>Blakkat</strong> as well as <strong>Elina Monova</strong>.</p><p>Also, it is a nice <a href="http://eu.art.com/products/p10044489-sa-i665455/posters.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reference</a> to a painting by Spanish surrealist <strong>Salvador Dalí</strong>, taken from his Paranoic-critical period. “<em>The painting ‘Swans Reflecting Elephants’ worked as a metaphor for me when recording the album and searching for a general sound</em>“, Tur <a href="http://bpmmag.co.za/news/new-release-manuel-tur-swans-reflecting-elephants/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">says</a>. “<em>Being interested in both accessible and poppy sounds, as well as rather abstract textures, I wanted to merge these two opposed sides like Dalí brought together the two very different animal species that are delicate swans and hugely powerful elephants. I like how Dalí mirrored them to create a cohesive fusion of the two and I wanted to achieve the same with the music. I find the fuzzy setting, the obscure colours and the dull light in the painting very inspiring.</em>”</p><p>Let’s see what this has in store musicwise. If Tur can keep pace with his production quality since 2009, there might be a true deep house highlight coming up in 2012.</p><p><strong>Manuel Tur – Swans Reflecting Elephants</strong>:<br>
01. Back to Me?02. Phantom Ride<br>
03. High Needs Low?04. Feel<br>
05. Maybe Next Lifetime feat. Blakkat<br>
06. Mirrors<br>
07. Obsidian<br>
08. Just Love feat. Elina Monova<br>
09. Serenity<br>
10. I’m Alive feat. Blakkat</p><p><em><u>The author on Twitter</u></em>:<br>
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# Manuel Tur covers ‘Swans Reflecting Elephants’ . # Having produced a vast number of remixes until 2009 you might think that **Manuel Tur** is a notorious +1 -- but this would leave to the wrong impression since the twenty-something producer was already on top of the game back three years ago w...
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Following up on his remarkable debut full length ***0201*** from 2009, Tur focussed on his own imprint **Mild Pitch** for a while, where he released the 12″ 'About to Fall' in November 2011. Following up in April on Freerange Records April 23rd, the new album ***Swans Reflecting Elephants*** is r...
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"*Being interested in both accessible and poppy sounds, as well as rather abstract textures, I wanted to merge these two opposed sides like Dalí brought together the two very different animal species that are delicate swans and hugely powerful elephants. I like how Dalí mirrored them to cre...
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