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Sleeping With the Past
Pop · 1989 · 9 tracks

Sleeping With the Past

Elton John

A polished homage to 60s soul filtered through 80s digital synths. Intimate, rhythm-heavy, and anchored by the career-defining restraint of Sacrifice.

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Soulful retrospective

A cool, indigo-tinted R&B reverence permeates these ten tracks, which trade traditional stadium bombast for a sleek, late-eighties digital homage to classic sixties soul. Recorded in Denmark, the music encases the vocal phrasing of Otis Redding and Marvin Gaye in a pristine, synth-driven architecture of shimmering vocal layers and tight, disciplined grooves.

Sleeping With the Past · vs · Elton John
Digital Clarity+2.1σ

The production is built around digital clarity than this artist usually allows.

Tracklist · 9 Tracks
01
Durban Deep
5:32
02
Healing Hands
4:23
03
Whispers
5:30
04
Club at the End of the Street
4:51
05
Sleeping With the Past
4:59
06
Stone’s Throw From Hurtin’
4:57
08
I Never Knew Her Name
3:32
09
Amazes Me
4:41
10
Blue Avenue
4:22
Moments Worth Waiting For
02Healing HandsThe sleek, mid-tempo groove of 'Healing Hands' relies on a clean, digital synthesizer pulse and layered backing vocals to evoke a classic gospel-soul call-and-response.
01Durban DeepKeyboardist Guy Babylon makes his studio debut on 'Durban Deep', introducing a sophisticated, modern synthesizer texture that would define the next two decades of live performances.
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