{"id":12378,"date":"2020-06-21T05:00:08","date_gmt":"2020-06-21T05:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=12378"},"modified":"2020-06-20T10:28:19","modified_gmt":"2020-06-20T10:28:19","slug":"pauline-murray-penetration-new-single-secrets-and-new-solo-album-elemental-out-september-25th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=12378","title":{"rendered":"Pauline Murray (Penetration) – new single ‘Secrets’ and new solo album ‘Elemental’ out September 25th"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Pauline Murray<\/strong>, singer, songwriter and performer with iconic first-wave punks Penetration<\/strong> and 80s pop ensemble the Invisible Girls<\/strong> with infamous Mancunian producer Martin<\/strong> Hannett<\/strong>, releases her third solo album \u2018Elemental\u2019 on 25th <\/sup>September.<\/p>\n

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Recorded in France during October 2016 and completed at their own Polestar Studios, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne in 2019, the album continues her long-term partnership with Robert Blamire.<\/strong> Additional musicians, including Penetration\u2019s Paul Harvey<\/strong>, Steve Wallace<\/strong> and Ken Goodinson <\/strong>are augmented by the keyboards of Steve Hopkins <\/strong>from the Invisible Girls and Roxy<\/strong> Music<\/strong>\u2019s Paul Thompson<\/strong> on drums.<\/p>\n

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The ten songs on \u2018Elemental\u2019, all in minor keys were written by Pauline Murray, originated on acoustic guitar and electronically, with full production by Robert Blamire. Their subject matter includes topics such as the power of nature, emotional ties, reflections, depression, missing persons and ancestors.<\/p>\n

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Pauline Murray\u2019s distinctive vocals, lyrics and melodies are matched musically to create an original work of high quality and you can hear the first results today on the new single \u2018Secrets\u2019. Originally written and recorded on a 4 track Teac tape machine in the late 1980\u2019s, the only version that existed was a copy on cassette as the original tape was long lost.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt was mixed to a cassette and left in a box for years,\u201d explains Pauline. \u201cWhen we were recording the new album, we remembered this track, found the cassette but couldn\u2019t find the original master tape. All the parts were there, and it sounded really good, but the recording was unusable. We decided to re-record it and tried to replicate the original arrangements, keyboard parts and sounds whilst maintaining the original atmosphere. It\u2019s amazing that something hidden away for so long can assert itself fully into the here and now. Like a secret being revealed.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cLyrically, it\u2019s about the pressure to conform to social perceptions and expectations,\u201d she continues. \u201chaving to rely on body language and energy exchange to see what\u2019s really going on.\u201d<\/p>\n

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