Biography
The Paparazzi is the musical pseudonym of songwriter
and rock auteur Erik Paparazzi, who has spent the better part of the
past decade as a sideman with Cat Power's Dirty Delta Blues. His new
record Rococo, recorded back in 2004, has finally seen in March
2010 thanks to Serious Business. Expect a lush and dreamy ride that
harnesses the best moves of several purveyors of lost classics and lost
weekends: Brian Wilson, Harry Nilsson, and Todd Rundgren.
Back in 2004 when The Paparazzi was performing regularly as a 7 piece band, they recorded the tracks for what was to become Rococo.
But something was missing in the final results, and Erik shelved the
record until 2007. On the road with Cat Power, he began remixing it on
his laptop and wound up deconstructing many of the original performances
and arrangements, sometimes drastically reinventing the songs. In so
doing he gave new life to the project, and brought us a sonically
stunning and wholly immersive record.
This is one to play through. From the first note to the last, Rococo
thrusts listeners into a quasi dream state, conjuring rich images and
soundscapes while reveling in pop thrills with enough happy accidents to
subvert any hint of predictability.PLEASE BUY THE VINYL DIRECT FROM SERIOUS BUSINESS RECORDS.
and rock auteur Erik Paparazzi, who has spent the better part of the
past decade as a sideman with Cat Power's Dirty Delta Blues. His new
record Rococo, recorded back in 2004, has finally seen in March
2010 thanks to Serious Business. Expect a lush and dreamy ride that
harnesses the best moves of several purveyors of lost classics and lost
weekends: Brian Wilson, Harry Nilsson, and Todd Rundgren.
Back in 2004 when The Paparazzi was performing regularly as a 7 piece band, they recorded the tracks for what was to become Rococo.
But something was missing in the final results, and Erik shelved the
record until 2007. On the road with Cat Power, he began remixing it on
his laptop and wound up deconstructing many of the original performances
and arrangements, sometimes drastically reinventing the songs. In so
doing he gave new life to the project, and brought us a sonically
stunning and wholly immersive record.
This is one to play through. From the first note to the last, Rococo
thrusts listeners into a quasi dream state, conjuring rich images and
soundscapes while reveling in pop thrills with enough happy accidents to
subvert any hint of predictability.PLEASE BUY THE VINYL DIRECT FROM SERIOUS BUSINESS RECORDS.
