{"product_id":"the-invisible-college-the-luxury-of-horns-vinyl-lp-pre-order-out-8-21-26","title":"The Invisible College - The Luxury Of Horns (Vinyl LP) PRE-ORDER - Out 8\/21\/26","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis is a pre-order. It will ship on or before: 8\/21\/26\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Melbourne trio from the early '80s known as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Invisible College\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e were a bit of a mystery to those who knew of their sole cassette release, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Luxury Of Horns\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, released on the RASH (Decisions) label in 1982, and that was the point. The group was otherwise known as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eLaughing Hands\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, a crucial cog in the influential and highly creative experimental post-punk scene centered around the Clifton Hill Organ Factory in inner city Melbourne. The Laughing Hands released a series of exceptional LPs in the first half of the decade before splitting, with member \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaul Schutze\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e then beginning a successful solo career that has seen him based in the UK for the past 35 years. Since then, Schutze has scored soundtracks, collaborated with the likes of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrian Eno\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eJah Wobble\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and released many recordings on labels from Virgin to Extreme. The Invisible College used the alias for this release to dupe a critic who was always deriding the works of the Laughing Hands, to see if they could elicit a positive review without the baggage (they did!). It is a truly remarkable DIY release from the era, one that mixes electronics with a more organic feel. Over the course of seven tracks, the music slowly evolves and devolves, blending the sounds of Berlin-school electronics (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eManuel Gottsching, Conrad Schnitzler\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e) with the Fourth World sonics of Brian Eno and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eJon Hassell\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. It also provides an excellent musical bridge between the more minimalist sounds of Laughing Hands and Schutze's adventurous and prolific solo career. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Luxury Of Horns\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is experimental yet imminently listenable, at times broaching on a kind of proto-techno, just as Manuel Gottsching's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eE2E4\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e did around the same time. This edition is the first time it's ever been released as a stand-alone LP, with all-new artwork and liner notes from Schutze himself.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jackpot Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48257661927642,"sku":null,"price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0624\/5705\/3402\/files\/EMV007LP_PROD.jpg?v=1784768151","url":"https:\/\/jackpotrecords.com\/products\/the-invisible-college-the-luxury-of-horns-vinyl-lp-pre-order-out-8-21-26","provider":"Jackpot Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}