Impersonator, by Carlos Perón

Impersonator

by Carlos Perón

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1.	Her Heäd Is Bräkin Intu Foör 02:19	info	buy track
2.	Rocky 00:36		buy track
3.	Impersonator 04:12		buy track
4.	Méthode 01:21	info	buy track
5.	Dog Muzzles 01:35		buy track
6.	Einsatz 03:36	info	buy track
7.	Infiltration 05:06		buy track
8.	Ordal 00:17		buy track
9.	Oui, Oui 00:29		buy track
10.	Frigorex 03:46	info	buy track
11.	The Winner 01:38	info	buy track
12.	Dom Pedro's Chamber 04:41		buy track
13.	Quadra 00:48		buy track
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25.	Borussian Drag 02:55		buy track
26.	Frigorex 04:00	info	buy track
27.	Her Heäd Is Bräkin Intu Foör (Et Mix) 04:14	info	buy track
28.	Two Minds 02:34		buy track
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40th anniversary edition of the debut album by the multi-talented musician Carlos Perón. “Impersonator” was originally released in 1981 when he was still a member of Yello. This first solo work represents a desire to conduct daring electronic experiments, to achieve stylistic variety and musical intensity while at the same time it is an example of Mr. Perón’s bizarre sense of humour.

Since the beginning of his career he pushed experimentation beyond limits with noise atmospheres, loops and complex textures which he has long used since before the introduction of sampling technology. With the arrival of sound sampling, he was among the first to experiment with equipment such as the Fairlight, Emulator and Mirage. During his time with Yello, Carlos may well have been one of the world's first sampling masters.

This new re-issue of “Impersonator" includes all original tracks with some bonus including the whole Frigorex EP from 1984 and six previously unreleased cuts recorded between 1982 and 1983.

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released March 18, 2022

Music produced, mixed and performed by Carlos Perón.

Tracks 1-19 / Impersonator / 1981
Recorded at Yello Sound Studio.
Cuts and copies by Hairy Vogel aka Le Crétain Bleu.

Tracks 20-21 / Punk EP / 1982/83
Tracks 22-25 / Dance EP / 1982/83
Recorded at Splatt Studio and Yello Sound Studio.
Engineered and performed by Chris Lunch.

Tracks 26-30 / Frigorex EP / 1984
Recorded at Kristall Sound and Yello Sound Studio.
Engineered by Jan Tregoning except “Two Minds” and “Room 101” by Hairy Vogel.

Transferred and remastered by Nicolás Zúñiga.
Artwork by Stefan Alt. Cover photo by Isa Nogara and retouched by Chico Hablas.

Published by Eisenberg Édition Musicale.

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